Rainbows can be caught in all areas for this fishery from the Broken Bow Lake Dam downstream to the Highway 70 bridge. Brown trout fishing begins at the Old Park dam at the downstream end of Beavers Bend State Park and continues to the Highway 70 bridge.

Rainbows

While the better rainbows are in the same area as the brown trout, there are some great fishing spots in the upper end of the stream. One of the most neglected stretches of the river is the Spillway Creek. this area has little fishing pressure and holds some nice bows. There is a near constant Caddis hatch going on in this stretch, but keep them small, in the 16 to 18 range. I tie mine with the webby part of the base of a pheasant tail feather instead of elk hair. They aren’t as durable, but certainly are effective on the Trout in this river. Another fly to use here, especially in the early morning is a Blue Winged Olive about a 12 to 14. These two flies will catch the rainbows in any part of the river. For nymph fishermen, try scuds in size 16 and 18, size 14 march browns, and 14 and smaller larva, tied with an olive lace. These will produce nice bows in the downstream portions of the river.

Brown Trout

The browns in this river are tough to find. There are plenty of them, but they are picky and very, very spooky fish. I have had the best luck with the browns, just below the Old Park Dam on Shad imitations. The browns will sit in the deep holes below the dam, waiting for crippled shad to fall over the weir and swim downstream. Browns in this area can be caught in the 20 to 24 inch range.

What you need to Know

The upper portion of the river, zone 1 is pretty much a put and take fishery. There are no brown trout in this area, but there are some quality holdover rainbow that are well worth the effort when you find them. Zone 2, up until last year was strictly a catch and release area. That regulation has been relaxed to allow anglers to keep either one rainbow or one brown trout over 20″ long. The area is, however, single barbless hook, artificial fly or lure only. Zone 3 has the same length restrictions as zone 2, but live bait fishing is allowed in this portion of the fishery.

There is a fly fishing shop near the entrance to the park. It is in a shop called the Cedar Chest. It can handle most of your fly fishing needs, including advice on hatches and “hot” areas on the river.

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