Upper White River and Baron Fork winter Bassin'

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    Our first two fishing floats of 2023 are stretches of stream dad and I have covered many times. As I mentioned in my previous post, these kinds of floats will be discussed from a fishing perspective. I’ll be using the pages from my fishing journal as a template to describe the water conditions and what the fishing was like. Dad and I also made videos accompanying these trips. 



Photos from the Baron Fork:


Nothing represents the bond between a father and son better than a good old-fashioned double up!


17" Smallmouth I caught with a chartreuse and white spinnerbait


Dad managed to catch many smallmouth once we finally left the backwater. This beautiful smallie was his biggest.


White River: Patrick to Crosses (1-1-23)



Start time: 1:30

Finish time: 4:30

Water fished: Upper White River from Patrick to Crosses

Water level/clarity: 90 cfs/clear

Water temp (Start): 44 degrees (Finish):44 degrees

Weather: Slightly overcast/sunny

Air temp: (Start): 68 degrees (Finish): 46 degrees

Wind: 5-10 mph Direction:

Pre - Frontal Conditions

Barometric Pressure:

Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Aquatic Vegetation:

Bait Fish/Forage Base: Small Crayfish

Pre-Spawn/Post Spawn/Post-Spawn: N/A

Fished with: Dad

Lures used: small PB&J football jig w/ watermelon redflake BugZ trailer and a perfect perch TRD ned rig


Smallies

Largies

Spots

Notes

Quantity

1

3

NoneAll fish were caught with the jig

# over 14”

0

2




Biggest

9”

14”




Location

Crossbed Hole

2 Gar Hole

1 Gar Bar





Baron Fork: Thomas Bamburger WMA to Hwy 51 Bridge (1-21-23)



Start time: 11:11

Finish time: 12:14

Water fished: Baron Fork: Thomas Bamburger WMA to Hwy 51 Bridge

Water level/clarity: 400 cfs/clear

Water temp (Start): 44 degrees (Finish): ? degrees

Weather: Cloudy/light rain

Air temp: (Start): 41 degrees (Finish): 44 degrees

Wind: 5-10 mph Direction: East

Pre - Frontal Conditions

Barometric Pressure: ?

Moonphase: Waning Cresent

Aquatic Vegetation:

Bait Fish/Forage Base: Small crayfish/shiners/minnows

Pre-Spawn/Post Spawn/Post-Spawn: N/A

Fished with: Dad

Lures used: small PB&J football jig w/ watermelon redflake zoom craw trailer and a white chartreuse spinner bait w/ a small pearl colored Zman swimbait


Smallies

Largies

Spots

Notes

Quantity

2

7-9

1

# over 14”

2

4

1

Biggest

16.5” Spinnerbait

18”

Jig

14" JigDad caught his 20 incher on a red crankbait

Location

Neck of honey hole/ main current after honey hole for the big one

All caught in honey hole

Main current post honey hole


Thanks for reading/watching, now get to fishing!


Location: 72799 S 4626 Rd, Tahlequah, OK 74464, USA

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