Thanks Rex. I wonder if Cat's Whiskers would be good there too? I have a few egg type flies...but not sure what you mean by a bead head egg pattern. I have several types of nymphs, san juan worms, zebra midges, that type of thing. I have several trout like flies, and some dry flies too. I will make some more woolly buggers. Thanks guys for all the tips. I want my son to catch some fish, and get hooked on fly fishing. He had his first lesson today, and did good. I spent about an hour working with him so he should be able to fish next time we go, which may even be tomorrow.

Annual nonresident fishing license is required for nonresidents who take, attempt to take or possess fish or other aquatic dwelling organisms by any method in Oklahoma. Exemptions include nonresidents under 14, and nonresidents under 16 who are residents of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. Residents of Texas who are 64 years of age or older are also exempt.

your 15 year old will not need a liscense, but will have to get a trout stamp (10 dollars)

send me your email and i will send you the map. i marked it so you will know where to go. the fish are eatinf mostly black midges. i pumped the stomachs of the fish i kept and all they had were black midges in size 16-18. caught a couple on red ones too.

if you make more than 2 trips to oklahoma in a year, you might as well buy the license for one year, regardless you have to have a trout permit (there is also a youth trout permit) and a "legacy permit" these are good for a year and are in addition to a NR license
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/onlinesales/LicenseDescription.asp

great shots Tarponfly
I wish we could have hooked up, maybe next time
I can get a few pics up later this week
I didnt do any good fishing with the fly rod, tried a couple of mornings, still a rookie
did end up getting a few on superduper's and powerbait
Had a great trip over the weekend, (the RV sites where full by thursday afternoon (we where lucky to get ours) and if anyone pulls out it only last a minute thru the weekend
Very busy this lat weekend
I was fishing by an man and wife one morning, that were doing great catching them, A duck?loon?bird? nabed his fish right as he got it to the bank, That was pretty funny to see
I think i have poision ivy and some type of spider bite.
We will find out tomorrow, might have a blown head gasket in the car, all day monday getting that piece of [censored] home
but still a great trip, great place

Ok, so he will need a trout stamp, bummer. I figured he was a minor, and I wouldn't have to buy anything for him like that. Good thing I asked then!!! Yes, I guess I will have to get a year license, it would be worth it in the long run. I just thought I'd ask for the heck of it if I could fish at that state park for free. You know all states should do like Texas does, sure would be nice anyways. I think 17 year olds should not need a license, but they do here. I figure that parents are already paying out the rear for everything, and paying for kids like they are adults is just another got-ya I don't need. They need to have mercy on us...lol.

Legacy permit eh? Sounds like just another way to stick it to ya to me. They ought to call it the just for the hell of it permit...ROTFLMAO.

By the way the OK license is for the calendar year. That means that it will expire Dec 31, even if you buy it in Nov.

There is a little bit of good news, OK does not have an entrance fee for the state park.

Rex

OH MY. Well dang, man I would be ticked if I found out I bought a year long license that lasted just a couple of months.

Well, at least there was one bit of good news. That made me smile...hehehe.

Yep, you just have to take the happy moments whenever you can find them.

Rex

Spillway Creek is a nice, smaller area to wade and fish. Not as daunting as the river itself as far as wading and falling in etc.

The Spillway really seems to benefit from more stocking pounds than the rest of the areas. It appears that all of the logs creating those wonderful pools have been damaged by the flood - typically now only one log of the two that formed the V's is now still in place. The Park Wardens were definitely working last weekend - lights flashing. But I never saw a Game Warden --- and there didn't seem to be much worry about folks going over their limits since it had been pounded pretty hard. I like staying in the Hickory campground as it is a short walk to the Evening Hole. Last week was Oklahoma Public School's "Fall Break", so campgrounds were packed as previously noted. shannon

ok boys and girls. i have a map for yall that have not been there or know where naything is. i added some things so you know where your at. here is the link below.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u201/tarponfly/brokekenbowparkmap.jpg

tip- if you get into town late, get your license at walmart so u can fish early and that way you dont have to burn good fishin time up.. just tell the person in the fron to send someone back to get you one. otherwise u will sit there all night waiting for someone to come back and help.... learned my lesson once.

Thanks again for the great advice, I appreciate it very much!