The future of Oklahoma trout fishing is looking a whole lot brighter!
For the last two years, biologists have verified the natural reproduction of wild rainbow trout in the Lower Mountain Fork River in McCurtin County, Oklahoma. These trout spawns are the first of their kind in Oklahoma!
This means that in the future anglers may be able to fish for wild rainbow trout in one of Oklahoma's most popular trout streams.
Why is this such a big deal? Because wild trout are getting harder to find due to various factors including man-made dams, water contamination, over-fishing, etc. In order to spawn and reproduce, wild trout need very clean and cool flowing water with gravel beds. In addition to man-made problems, this is the time of year that many wildfires result in contamination of nearby streams.
And from an angling perspective, catching wild trout is like no other experience. Wild trout tend to be much more acrobatic, colorful and more challenging to catch than hatchery trout.
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