On the water during the Central Open

Hop in the boat of your favorite Opens angler while they fish the Arkansas River on Day One of competition.

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<p> Tony Cachere started the day flipping shallow cover in the backwaters of the Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.</p>
Tony Cachere started the day flipping shallow cover in the backwaters of the Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.
<p> Creek banks were popular on Day One. </p>
Creek banks were popular on Day One. 
<p> Pete Daniels drove from Louisiana to fish the Central Open on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. His co-angler Travis Tunnell is a member of the Kansas Federation Nation. </p>
Pete Daniels drove from Louisiana to fish the Central Open on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. His co-angler Travis Tunnell is a member of the Kansas Federation Nation. 
<p> Pete Daniels said he felt good about his pre-fishing, but was struggling to get a bite early on Day One. </p>
Pete Daniels said he felt good about his pre-fishing, but was struggling to get a bite early on Day One. 
<p> Lean Reel and his co-angler John Thomas were fishing flipping willow weeds in the back of a creek. </p>
Lean Reel and his co-angler John Thomas were fishing flipping willow weeds in the back of a creek. 
<p> Arkansas pro Quincy Houchman makes a cast near a bridge piling, while his co-angler Eric Cooper casts to a weed line along the shoreline. </p>
Arkansas pro Quincy Houchman makes a cast near a bridge piling, while his co-angler Eric Cooper casts to a weed line along the shoreline. 
<p> Brannon Long has worked his way up the B.A.S.S. Federation ranks. He's hoping to earn a berth in the Elite Series through the Opens. </p>
Brannon Long has worked his way up the B.A.S.S. Federation ranks. He’s hoping to earn a berth in the Elite Series through the Opens. 
<p> Long said he caught most of his fish during practice flipping isolated cover. </p>
Long said he caught most of his fish during practice flipping isolated cover. 
<p> Anglers were moving about early on Day One. </p>
Anglers were moving about early on Day One. 
<p> Brady Winnins and Jason Bloxom were fishing wood cover along the main river channel. </p>
Brady Winnins and Jason Bloxom were fishing wood cover along the main river channel. 
<p> Several anglers opted to lock south through the dam to Kerr Reservoir. </p>
Several anglers opted to lock south through the dam to Kerr Reservoir. 
<p> Rogers Hughes was fishing with Terry Petchinsky on Day One of the Central Open on the Arkansas River. </p>
Rogers Hughes was fishing with Terry Petchinsky on Day One of the Central Open on the Arkansas River. 
<p> Hughes was fishing current along a riprap wall just above the dam. </p>
Hughes was fishing current along a riprap wall just above the dam. 
<p>  </p> <p> B.A.S.S. stickers are a popular boat accessory with bass fishermen in Oklahoma. </p>
 

B.A.S.S. stickers are a popular boat accessory with bass fishermen in Oklahoma. 

<p> High skies met anglers fishing on Day One.</p>
High skies met anglers fishing on Day One.
<p> Bridges over major creeks were a stop for several boats early in the day. </p>
Bridges over major creeks were a stop for several boats early in the day. 
<p>  Huge logjams were evidence of powerful floods along the Arkansas River Valley. </p>
 Huge logjams were evidence of powerful floods along the Arkansas River Valley.