Arkansas River Lock schedule

UP:
Lock #17
Lockmaster- 918/687-4501 (call for updates during the day)

Schedule:
Open- 7:15am Closes 8:00am

Open- 1:50 Closes 2:05

DOWN:
Lock #16
Lockmaster- 918-489-5987 (call for updates during the day)

Schedule:
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XFL Championship

The XFL Championship will be held this weekend on the Arkansas River out of Three Forks Harbor. Take off each day will be approximately 7:15 AM. We will be at the Harbor on Friday from noon until 6 PM taking entries. As always, you can enter online or drop your entries off at Blackbeard Marine in Tulsa.

This is a NO trailering event. All boats will leave and return to the harbor via boat each day. If you plan on locking through each day, I would suggest that you contact the lock master this week at each lock, and verify locking times and schedules.

There will not be staff on the ramps checking live wells. We will do a drive through take off, at which time your live wells will be checked. As your number is called, simply idle by the take off dock with your life jackets on and kill switches attached with your lights on and aerators running.

We want to thank each of you for fishing with us again this year!

Jack (Barney) Barnes

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of our good friend and longest serving staff member of the Skeeter trail. Jack (Barney) Barnes passed away this morning after a long fight with cancer. Join us in praying for his family during this tough time in their lives.

Jack will be missed by all of us at XFL. His humor kept us all going on tough days…godspeed my friend.

Grand Lake Rescheduled for September

We have rescheduled the Grand event that was postponed due to high water this spring. The event will be held on September the 17th out of Martin Landing. As we said all along, it’s impossible to reschedule a event for this lake without stepping on someone else’s toes. We know that there are other events that weekend, we know that there will be a lot of boats on the water, we know that Wolf Creek is spoken for…we know that its not perfect, but we are left with no choice but this date. As always, you can pay and not fish, and still be eligible for the championship. Keep an eye on the web site for more information to come.

Ft. Gibson Reminders

This event will be a 4 fish limit! DO NOT bring more than 4 fish to the tank, and you must cull after you reach your limit.

Take off will be about 6:15 AM.

Take care of your fish! Use ice if necessary, change your water out occasionally, leave your aerators running.

If you launch at Taylor’s Ferry, you may load your boat before weighing your fish.

You must idle under all bridges.

Off limits will be the area between the two boat ramps. DO NOT cast into the off limits area. (see web site for picture).

Texoma

Kingston, OK –  After what seemed like an eternity, the  XFL-Extreme Fishing League finally got to hold  a regularly scheduled tournament.  Torrential rains pounded Oklahoma from late April through early May causing the lakes in NE Oklahoma to reach record levels forcing the tournament directors to reschedule the Grand and Ft. Gibson tournaments.  Continue reading Texoma

Texoma is the next stop….

The next stop on the XFL Southern Division is this coming Sunday June 25th out of Catfish Bay on Texoma. We will be set up to take entries starting at noon on Saturday at the ramp. As always, email or text us if you have any questions.

Ft. Gibson rescheduled for July 9th

We received notice today from the Corp that we may reschedule the cancelled event for Sunday July 9th. The website has been updated to reflect this new date. FYI- we are still trying to find a date for the rescheduled Grand event.