My wifes grandma lives in Miami, OK and I was amazed at the ones they were catching off the bank there at the park in Miami a couple of years ago. Is that the river they closed?
As far as up here, the snag the heck out of them clear over to the KS state line on the Marais Des Cygne/Bates County Drainage ditch. I was taking my boat out at the Old Town Access just north of Rich Hill last spring, and A kid had 2 #60 + fish from the bank just above the ramp. Taberville is also a hotspot. My folks house is on the river there, and its a mess the 1st 2 weekends. People going nuts, camping, partying, snagging... I try to stay off the water then, but they are amusing to watch!