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Redge, I told that boy to keep those fish out of the mud, but.... At least HE wasn't covered with mud. When he and his two brothers were younger, they fished with me a lot. My big mistake back then was to tell them where the stickiest, softest mud was, and telling them to stay out of it. Their mother finally said they were done fishing with Grampa, after she had to scoop about thirty pounds of sand and mud out of the bathtub after having them take a bath. (I'd post a picture, but....).Originally Posted by Redge
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Not for Hefner, George. We've been catching cats though. Perch heads, cut perch, shad chunks, and worms have all been working. I may go out in the tube for crappie tomorrow, if the wind is right.
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I just got my kayak this year .and just got some new Bobby G's.man I'm broke now
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Before I moved to Lake Texoma I lived in Okc for 20 years and I also float tube fished Hefner a lot being as I lived within 3 miles of it. The key to staying warm for me was neoprene waders. There is also some mighty fine walleye fishing in Hefner. I used to go walleye fishing before daylight and put my limit on ice and clean theme after work.
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Hefner is a great lake for night fishing. I waded the shallows for many years and just killed the walleyes and hybrids. There were a lot of 8-9 pound walleyes, but I lost a lot of crankbaits to those toothy critters (should have invested in wire leaders). There were some really big hybrids that liked shallow-running cranks, when retrieved with a pull-stop retrieve. There were a lot of 15-16 pound fish, with the biggest being 18.5 pounds. Most of that fishing was done in the summer, but I haven't done it since about ten years ago, due to spending my summers in Montana, helping my brother with his haying operations and fishing for trout.
My boys used to night fish for the walleyes, with large Rapalas. Many times, they would come back with just the Rapalas' wire frames and a few pieces of wood.
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Where would you catch them in winter time im only able to catch them during the spawn at night using jerkbaits on the dam
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sparky, I have killed them in the winter, fishing just before total dark, on through midnight. Shallow-running cranks like the Baby 1 Minus, Wiggle Warts, and the best is a crank that hasn't been made for a number of years. Rapalas in the size 15 also work well. I usually carry a second rod, rigged with a LARGE sassy shad on a specialty jig head, featuring a large hook with a small jig weight. Cast parallel to the bank, because they are going to be tight in. Deeper-running cranks or heavier jigs will hang up in the rocks. Use a twitch-stop retrieve, rather than a steady retrieve.
Hope this helps.
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I have long wondered what the city/state requires for tube fishing an OKC lake. Do you have to permit your tube like a boat? I'm guessing not at the state level, since they don't even tag canoes/kayaks anymore, but I haven't seen Oklahoma City's policy.
Jeremiah 16:16a "But now I will send for many fishermen," declares the Lord, "and they will catch them."
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DC, The sergeant at the lake patrol told us that you do not have to have a permit to use the float tube, but you must be off the water before dark. The regular police will write you a ticket if you fish near the tower, but the City's law (1992) says that a float tube is defined as a "fisherman's float" and is NOT a watercraft. The sergeant told us that we can fish near the tower, but he said we should not tie up to it. Someone recently told me that the police are still writing tickets, but it was for tying up to the screen on the tower and pulling off the screen. If you have more questions, the sergeant at the lake patrol is the horse's mouth (and a nice guy to boot).
