Hunter Crawford (above) caught this rainbow trout recently on the Spring River while fishing with his dad, guide Mark Crawford.

Mark said the river was up recently from the February rains, making wading tough, but the catching has been excellent when water conditions are good. Heavier flies that get down have been the trick this season, he said. This trout was caught on the fly, and big fish have been biting White Lightnings, a big white fly that imitates baitfish that the Crawfords use under an indicator for large trout and smallmouth bass.

Below, Brandon Suga got in on the rainbow action on the Spring River with Mark Crawford earlier this year.

And to start the new year off, Stephen White took his boys to the Little Red River, where Jaxon White caught this nice brown trout.

We've finally experienced more than one or two days in a row of spring-like weather now, as this week has felt like it's time to start fishing in earnest. We should get several more days of this, around some rain in the forecast.