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Central - See a map of the area
Arcadia: April 21. Elevation normal. Largemouth
bass good on spinnerbaits. White bass good. Channel and blue
catfish good on cut shad. Crappie good at heated docks. Report
submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma
County.
Draper: April 28. Elevation 2 ft. above normal
and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff,
game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: April 21. Elevation below normal, water
murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits. White bass good.
Channel catfish good on cut shad. Crappie good on the dam. Report
submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma
County.
Overholser: April 21. Elevation normal, water murky.
White bass good on 2 in. white grubs and minnows. Striped bass
hybrids good on 2 in. white grubs. Channel catfish good on cut
shad. Crappie good on minnows and jigs on the rocks. Report submitted
by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: April 28. Elevation 3 ft. above normal
and murky. Saugeye fair to good on jigs off points. Crappie beginning
to move up to shallow water to spawn, but are just not there
yet. Some are being caught on minnows and jigs on structure at
4-5 ft. White bass good on jigs and in line spinners off points
and trolling. Largemouth bass good in shallow areas of warmer
water on tandem spinners around structure. Catfish slow. Report
submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland
County.
Wes Watkins: April 7. Elevation 1-2 ft. below normal,
water 43 and murky. Catfish fair to good on minnows, worms, fresh
cut baits, chicken livers and cut baits in deeper waters along
main channel and down by dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits
in shallow waters. Report submitted by M.M. Fowler, St. Gregory's.
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Bell Cow: May 5. Elevation above normal and murky. Largemouth
bass slow. Catfish slow. Crappie fair jigs and minnows. Report
submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: No report submitted this week.
Carl Blackwell: May 5. Elevation normal, water
65 and muddy. Striped bass hybrid fair on live bait and crankbaits.
All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game
warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: May 5. Elevation normal and muddy. Largemouth
bass slow. Crappie good to excellent on jigs and minnows. Report
submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: May 5. Elevation normal and murky. Crappie
fair on minnow and jigs near submerged structure at 10-15 ft.
Blue catfish are fair on cut shad. Channel catfish are good below
the dam on worms and cut shad. Report submitted by Joe Alexander,
game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: May 5. Elevation slightly above normal level,
water 65 and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and
crankbaits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish fair on
trotlines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City
of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: May 5. Elevation 8 ft. above normal,
water 62 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits in flooded
grass and structure. White bass good up stream in running water.
Crappie slow on minnows and jigs around brush piles and structure.
Paddlefish good snagging at Choteau Bend. Below the dam fishing
for white bass is good to excellent on jigs in the tailwaters.
Crappie good on jigs and minnows. Catfish good on shad. Paddlefish
snagging good on the eat and west sides. Report submitted by
Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: Grand-upper end: April 29. Elevation above
normal and dropping, water 64 and clearing. Largemouth bass good
on dark colored plastic worms shallow along shorelines. White
bass and crappie fair to good on minnows, spinnerbaits and jigs
with power baits in Elk River. Channel, blue and flathead catfish
good on brooders, shad and stinkbaits at 30-40 ft. Paddle fish
slow, smaller fish are being caught. Report submitted by Sam
Williams, Grand Lake Sports Center.
Grand: May 5. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water
64-70 and murky. Bass being caught on spinnerbaits, jigs and
crankbaits from boats and around chuck rock banks. Crappie slow
up shallow. Catfish good in the rivers on shad. White bass are
being caught in Elk River at 12-25 ft. jigging spoons. Paddlefish
snagging has slow. A few are being caught in both rivers but
the run is over. Report submitted by Littlefield's Sporting Goods
& Greg Lamb's Guide Service.
Greenleaf: May 5. Elevation normal, water clear.
Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits on the upper
end of lake. Catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbaits on bottom.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at fishing dock and brush structure.
Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee
County.
Hudson: No report submitted this week.
Hulah: May 5. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and
murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near submerged structure
at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish good on cut shad. Report submitted
by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: May 5. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and
muddy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in Little Beaver, Five
Fingers, McFadden and Osage coves at 3-10 ft. White bass good
on jigs, sassy shads, and in-line-spinners in Little Beaver,
Wolf and Bear creeks. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on
cut shad and sunfish in the Pioneer, Bear, and Coon creek areas
on juglines and trotlines. Paddlefish snagging fair below the
1,000 ft. ' marker of Kaw dam. Report submitted by Tracy Daniel,
game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: May 7. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and
dropping, water muddy. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits,
jigs and chunk baits at 3-6 ft. in backs of coves. Smallmouth
bass slow on crankbaits at 5-10 ft. around points. Spotted bass
slow on crankbaits at 4-8 ft. around points. White bass fair
on minnows and jigs at4-8 ft. below dam. Striped bass good on
buck tails and sassy shad at 3-6 ft. below dam. Channel catfish
good on worms at 5-10 ft. midway back in coves and creeks. Blue
catfish good on cut shad and punch baits at 5-10 ft. in mouths
of coves. Flathead catfish good on large shiners at 8-15 ft.
in mouths of coves, bluffs and below the dam. Crappie good on
minnows and orange or chartreuse jigs at 4-15 ft. below dam and
along riprap. Report submitted by Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Lower Illinois: No report submitted this week.
Oologah: May 5. Elevation 9 ft. above normal and
falling, water 60 and muddy. Blue and channel catfish fair drifting
flats with shad 10 ft. Blue and flathead catfish fair on live
goldfish and shad below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry,
game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Pawhuska Lake: No report submitted this week.
Skiatook: May 5. Elevation 2 ft. above normal,
water stained. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits
along rocky shorelines. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair
on cut shad at 30 ft. Crappie fair on minnows at 5-10 ft. in
riprap. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Paul Welch,
game warden stationed in Osage County. For more information about
Skiatook Lake.
Sooner: May 5. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on slabs
and live shad. Channel catfish fair in channels and off points
on cut and live bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs off Hwy
15. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed
in Noble County.
Spavinaw: May 5. Elevation slightly above normal
level, water 65 and muddy. Muddy conditions have slowed fishing,
but some nice largemouth bass have been caught on spinnerbaits.
Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: May 5. Elevation 12 ft. above normal,
water 65 and clearing above Cookson. Largemouth and smallmouth
bass slow with some action in flooded brush on spinnerbaits or
bass assassins. Catfish hitting on minnows or worms in shallow
water. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort. For more
information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: May 5. Elevation 3 ft. above normal,
water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits
near riprap and creek channels. Catfish fair on shad and stinkbaits
on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at brush structure
and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed
in Muskogee County.
Northwest - See
a map of the area
Canton: May 5. Elevation normal. Crappie good in the upper end
of the lake on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish fair on cut
bait and shad. Walleye good on minnows and night crawlers in
deeper holes in upper end of the lake. Striped bass hybrids and
white bass good trolling crankbaits along dam and over submerged
islands. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed
in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: May 5. Elevation normal, water clear.
White bass fair on jigs and spinners along the dam. Crappie fair
on jigs and minnows along the jetties in the shallows. Report
submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper
County.
Great Salt Plains: High temperatures and prolonged
drought during the summer of 2006 resulted in a significant fish
kill. Fisheries personnel has stocked catfish into the lake.
The catfish should grow to catchable size by this summer or next,
if water levels are favorable. The Wildlife Department is going
to monitor fish populations in the lake very closely over the
next few years and make management decisions to ensure this fishery
is as healthy as it can be. This report will be updated as conditions
change.
Southeast - See
a map of the area
Arbuckle: May 3. Elevation normal, water 66 and stained to muddy.
White bass good on points of south coves and along dam. Crappie
good on brush piles. Bass fair using crankbaits, spinnerbaits
and Carolina rigged lizards. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: May 5. Elevation normal, water 66 and
clear. Catfish good on livers and worms. Bass fair to good on
minnows and flies. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician
at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: May 5. Largemouth bass being caught
around structure on soft plastics. Crappie good in flooded timber
on minnows and jigs, Walleye being caught after dark around islands
and off rocky points. North Carson Creek boat ramp is open. Report
submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: May 5. Elevation 3 1/2 ft, above normal
and murky. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits and jigs flipping
flooded brush. White bass good around bridges and culverts. Blue
catfish fair on shad on shallow flats. Crappie fair on minnows
or jigs at 3-10 ft. in culverts and around brush piles. Report
submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: May 5. Elevation normal, water 63. Crappie
good on minnows in creek arms and sand bass fair trolling crankbaits
in the river channel. Catfish good on green sunfish and goldfish.
Fishing below the dam still good on jigs and cut bait. Report
submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and
Bryan Counties.
Konawa: May 5. Elevation normal, water 75 and clear.
Largemouth bass excellent on plastic worms in cattails and weed
beds at 3-6 ft. Channel catfish good on shad and stinkbait along
points at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden
stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: No report submitted
this week.
McGee Creek: May 5. Elevation 1 1/2 ft above normal,
water 65 and murky. Largemouth bass fair to good on soft plastic
lures and crawfish colored crank baits at 4-8 ft. along brush.
Crappie fair on minnows at 12-18 ft. over cedar brush. Channel
catfish fair to good on stink bait in flooded timber. Report
submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: May 5. Water 59 and clear. Largemouth bass
and smallmouth bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, minnows
and worms. White bass fair on minnows and jigs trolling. Channel
catfish good on stinkbait and worms. Crappie fair on minnows
and jigs shallow. Walleye fair on minnows and jigs around dark.
Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in
Carter County.
Pine Creek: May 5. Elevation above normal and murky.
Bass fair on soft plastics when jigged around flooded roadbeds.
Crappie good at the spillway on jigs and minnows. Catfish good
on night crawlers around the lake as well as the spillway. Report
submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain
County.
Robert S. Kerr: May 5. Elevation above normal,
water 71 and murky. Largemouth bass good at 2-4 ft. using plastic
baits and spinnerbaits fishing the weed and woody shoreline spawning
areas. Crappie good at 2-5 ft. using minnows and jigs fishing
just off the spawning areas, some fish are still moving in and
out of the weed beds. White bass fair at 10-15 ft. using jigs
fishing below Webbers Falls and Kerr dams. Blue catfish good
at 3-10 ft. using fresh cut shad and worms fishing the windy
shorelines with weed or rock cover. Report submitted by Rick
Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: May 5. Elevation 2 ft. above normal
and clear to murky. Largemouth bass excellent on plastics around
points and white with red flecks spinnerbaits around timber.
White bass excellent up creeks and trolling lake. Blue catfish
good to excellent on cut bait and shrimp on juglines and trotlines
and around islands and in flooded fields. flathead catfish good
to excellent on small baitfish on trotlines and juglines. Crappie
excellent around bridges and rush piles on minnows. Walleye fair
trolling islands. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden
stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: May 5. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water
65 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth
bass fair to good on spinnerbaits and jig combination baits
from platter flats south. Striped and white bass fair to good
on live bait and sassy shad near the islands. Channel and blue
catfish fair to good on live bait an cut baits from the railroad
bridge north. Crappie fair to good- on minnows and jigs at Widow
Moore Creek and the north and south dikes. All other fishing
is slow. Report submitted by Danny Club, game warden stationed
in Bryan County.
Wister: May 5. Elevation 15 ft .above normal and
murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic baits. Crappie good
with minnows and jigs below dam, sand bass excellent below the
dam. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad below the dam.
Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore
County.
Southwest - See
a map of the area
Altus-Lugert: May 3. Elevation 2.31 ft. below normal and rising.
Recent high winds has limited fishing. Crappie poor. Walleye
are improving to good-tend to be small. Striped bass hybrids
fair to good-also tending to be small. White bass good. Blue
catfish good to very good around the old fish-o-rama. Report
submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Ellsworth: May 5. Elevation above normal and murky.
All floodgates closed. Crappie slow to fair on jigs and minnows.
Catfish fair to good on cut bait in creeks. Report submitted
by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County
Foss: May 5. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal. Walleye
fair along rocks on dam with live bait. Striped bass hybrids
fair with live bait and white or chartreuse jigs. White bass
slow. Catfish good with Danny King stinkbait. Report submitted
by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: May 5. Elevation 1/4 ft. above normal.
Catfish fair on cut baits. Saugeye slow to fair on sassy shad
and drifting night crawlers. Striped bass hybrids and white bass
slow to fair on sassy shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs.
Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden stationed
in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: May 5. Elevation above normal and clear.
Crappie fair to good off rocks around the dam on minnows. All
other fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden
stationed in Comanche County.
Tom Steed: May 5. Elevation normal, water 64.
White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on minnows and jigs
off the old highway. All other fishing slow. Report submitted
by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: May 5. Elevation normal, water 65 and
murky. White bass being caught on artificial baits and live baits.
Catfish being caught on juglines and rod and reel on live bait
and punch bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around Walker
Creek Bridge and Wichita Ridge. Report submitted by Phillip
Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
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