CrustaceanintermediateMidwest & Driftless
Blue River Crawdad
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Available Sizes#4 - #8
Color Variations
Olive/OrangeBrown/RustTanCopper/Orange
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Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on crustacean flies, trout, smallmouth. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
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AZ Fly Shop
Matched on crustacean flies, trout, bass. Arizona and Southwest shop lead for desert trout, bass, canal carp, and warmwater patterns.
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Rocky Mountain Fly Design
Matched on crustacean flies, trout, crawdad. Colorado tier and shop lead for Rocky Mountain trout, bass, and predator patterns.
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Schultz Outfitters
Matched on crustacean flies, trout, smallmouth. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
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Driftless Angler
Matched on Midwest & Driftless, trout. Driftless-specific trout source for spring creek nymphs, dries, and local bug windows.
Midwest & Driftlesstrout
Visit sourceOklahoma is not the state most people associate with trout fishing, which makes catching a twenty-inch brown on the Blue River all the more satisfying. The Blue River and Lower Mountain Fork are coldwater tailwaters that hold quality trout in a state where the temperature regularly exceeds a hundred degrees, and the crawdads in these waters are the filet mignon of the trout diet. This pattern hits the bottom claws-first and retreats through the rocks with the panicked energy of a crustacean that has just realized it is in the wrong neighborhood. The rubber legs twitch on the pause, the dumbbell eyes keep it oriented properly, and the trout -- along with every smallmouth bass in the river -- eat it with conviction. Oklahoma fly fishing is a well-kept secret, and the crawdads are keeping it that way.
Quick Facts
TypeCrustacean
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Sizes#4 - #8
Best LocationsBlue River, OK; Lower Mountain Fork, OK
Where to Fish It
Blue River
OK · Tailwater
Lower Mountain Fork
OK · Tailwater
Map unavailable. Locations for Blue River Crawdad: Blue River, OK; Lower Mountain Fork, OK
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