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Lower Mt. Fork River Trout Area
Trout Season: Year round.
Designated Trout Area/Size/Location: 12 mile portion of the Lower Mountain Fork River and its tributaries from Broken Bow dam downstream to U.S. Hwy 70 bridge. About five miles of this designated trout stream lies within Beaver's Bend State Park, which is six miles north of Broken Bow on U.S. Hwy 259, in McCurtain County. For information call: (580) 494-6300.
Bank Access/Boat Ramps: Access is unlimited within the state park. Below Beaver's Bend State Park there are public access points at the reregulation dam and Presbyterian Falls. Boat ramp just upstream from reregulation dam.
Notes of Interest: Camping and cabin facilities are available within Beaver's Bend State Park and at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's campground at the reregulation dam.
Special Regulations:
Trout Regulations (Entire Stream):
1. Brown trout - Daily limit: one (1); Size limit: 20-inch minimum.
2. Rainbow trout - Daily limit: six (6); see special restrictions for Zone II.
Zone I (Broken Bow spillway downstream to State Park dam) and Zone III (Reregulation dam downstream to Hwy. 70 bridge):
1. Rainbow trout - Daily limit: six (6); Size limit: none.
2. Use of bait and barbed hooks is permitted in Zone I and Zone III.
Zone II (State Park dam downstream to Reregulation dam):
1. Rainbow trout - Daily limit: one (1); Size limit: 20-inch minimum size.
2. Possession of any trout less than 20-inches is prohibited.
3. Use of bait or barbed hooks is prohibited in Zone II. Fishing is restricted to barbless hooks, artificial flies and lures only.
For more info contact
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
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