LMFR Foundation

Enhancing the Trout Fishery of the Lower Mountain Fork River in Southeast Oklahoma

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Let’s get ready to rrruuuummmmbbbbllllleeee!!!!!!!!!! It’s time for the LMFRF 2012 One Fly Tournament!! This is a great way to enjoy the LMF fishing and make some new friends! It will happen 2/25/2012 and you can’t miss out on this. Great prizes will be in order and lots of fun! 2012 One Fly Guidelines 2012 [...]

Could this be a possible future for fishermen in the western US soon? Trout Unlimited has a report that says we may be headed that way soon. Between droughts, invasive species and struggles with government agencies we seem to be fighting harder and harder to have a place to fish. TU article on reduced water [...]

The next meeting is the Annual Fish Fry meeting at Steven’s Gap Pavilion. You have all done so much to help the Foundation throughout the year now it’s time for us to do this for you. The dinner will start at 5:00PM and the meeting will begin about 5:30PM. RSVP to Linda King at Three [...]

As many of you know the LMFRF has been working hard for years to get the low flow pipes at the Re-Regulation Dam cleaned out. This has been spearheaded and driven hard by our president Pat Waters. His tireless efforts have paid off and now The Project is a GO!!!!!! We have received word that [...]

This little guy was caught in Lost Creek 5/7/2011 and was released after a picture moment. More spawned fish means better fishing and a healthier river for all of us to enjoy!!!

Members, Ex-Members, and Friends of the Lower Mountain Fork River Foundation, I’d like to take a few minutes and get everyone up to speed on our work with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Management to maintain and improve the LMFR. At first glance it would appear that not much has been accomplished towards improving our [...]

Here is the short version of the meeting minutes. Buck Ray from ODWC talked about the Spillway repairs and putting 10 logs in for habitat restoration. Also that he will be working to get the Rereg cleaning project funded. Jim Miller, Beavers Bend Park supervisor, said that the funding for the new footbridges has been [...]

There she is, the repaired and amazing looking Spillway Creek. ODWC spent countless hours and manpower to make this happen, and we really appreciate it!!! This area is looking as good as it has in many, many years. And there seems to be a lot of great fishing, and spawning, habitat for the LMF. Buck [...]

Here are the participants from the 2011 One Fly Tournament. It was a great event and heavily attended, Thank You all!!! Overall we had 35 entries this year and we sold an additional 23 mulligan flies which brought in $2210 for the LMFRF and a lot of good press about what we do! Top Three [...]

Broken Bow first and second graders are treated each spring to a fishing field trip. A private pond is stocked with trout purchased by the Lower Mountain Fork River Foundation. The school brings a busload of kids each morning and afternoon for a week. Each student is allowed to keep 3 trout which are cleaned [...]