Oklahoma Report: Blue River A Frozen Mystery
Fish Jumping on the Blue River This Weekend
Conditions & Flies That Surprise – The Tequeely
For those of you looking for a crack in this weekend weather, it’s here. I do have some new information on the Blue River and Beaver’s Bend Oklahoma.
I’m a writer and not mathematician, but I am okay at addition and subtraction. It looks like to me Beaver’s Bend is getting about half the trout stockings
that the Blue River is getting as of the last official numbers on the last stocking date. I never thought I would see that! Maybe it’s always that way during certain times of the season, and I will leave it to you to correct me if this is normal. If stocked fish are your illness, then a short trip to the Blue River seems to be your cure.
AND I have heard that the Blue River fish are eating big flies! So throw your 16’s and 18’s if you like, but word out is that small fish imitations are the ticket to paradise. This means a #6 white Clouser and better yet have a look at the TeQueely Streamer fly for your solution to these fish.
NOW THE BAD NEWS
The flies, and the stocking information is yours to do with as you see fit. The bad news is – reports say the Blue River is virtually frozen over.
So there’s that to deal with.
HERE IS THE LATEST PRESS RELEASE from Barry Shrader
Blue River Fly Classic 2018
General Information
Date Of Event: March 3rd, 2018
- Place: Blue River Public Fishing And Hunting Area
- Time Of Event: 7:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m.
- Starting Point: Main Parking Lot Campground Area Blue River
- Blind Pairings Will Be Prior To Start Of Event
- Entry Fee: $35.00 Per Contestant
Purpose:
The purpose of the Blue River Fly Classic is two-fold. First, the mission of this event is create a day of greater fellowship among the fly fishing community on Blue River. Secondly, this event is designed as a fund raising event with the totality of monies raised by entries fees going directly to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife in support of the Catch and Release section at Blue River. Funds will be monitored by and through the Blue River Association.
Rules:
*A same pattern will only be used. NOTE: Contestants will be given one fly. An additional fly can be purchased (see below).
*All contestants will receive the same pattern and the pattern will remain a mystery until the start of the event. When a contestant loses the fly (or flies) then that contestant is out. If the contestant loses the fly (or flies) and wishes to continue fishing for the sake of fishing, then that contestant must turn their score card over to the person they are paired with. One additional fly can be purchased and used for this event for $10.00.
*Contestants will be allowed to retie their fly, but must notify their partner they are doing so.
*Dry flies as strike indicators will not be allowed.
*Scored fish are fish brought to hand. Each contestant must alert their partner when a fish is brought to hand.
*Each contestant is responsible for keeping their own score card.
*Each contestant should devise a way for measuring fish that are caught. Length of each fish scores additional points.
*This entire event is based on the honor system.
*Deadline for entering is February 10th 2018.
A copy of the general information, rules, and entry form will be available January 1st, 2018. To obtain an entry form contact [email protected] An entry form will be sent to you as an attachment. Print the entry form, fill it out, include payment and mail both in. You will receive a confirmation email once your entry is received.
Prizes:
Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers. Prizes will be announced at a later date.
There will be a number of give-away prizes also in a random drawing.
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