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Updated June 26, 2009

Central - See a map of the area

Arcadia: June 15. Elevation normal, water 77 and semi clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms in shallows and around north points in the morning. White bass good on liver at 2-3 ft. in north cove in the evening. Channel  catfish good on liver and worms at 3-5 ft. along north points and coves all day. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5 ft. around the crappie dock in the morning and evening. Bluegill sunfish fair to good on worms at 3 ft. around points in the morning. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.

Draper: June 22. Elevation normal and clear. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs off fishing docks. Channel catfish good on cut baits and stinkbait. Bass shallow structure for bass with tandem spinners, plastic worms and shallow diving crankbaits. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Hefner: June 22. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Overholser: June 23. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian counties.

Thunderbird: June 22. Elevation normal and clear. Crappie good on small jigs and minnows at 7-9 ft. on structure. Catfish good on stink bait and cut baits off points and drops. Bass fair on tandem spinners, buzz baits and medium-diving crankbaits in coves and structure. Saugeye good on medium-diving crankbaits, earthworms and sassy shad off points and drop offs at 5-8 ft. early and late day.  Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins: No report submitted this week.

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Bell Cow:  June 21. Elevation normal, water clear. Bass good on plastic baits. Channel catfish good on doughbait and stinkbait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch:  June 22. Elevation normal, surface temp. 81, water clear. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic lures at 3-5 ft. and on buzzbaits early and late. Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits trolling mid-lake humps and on live shad 15-20 ft. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, and worms along the rocky banks. Flathead slow on live sunfish at 4-6 ft. near big structure. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 12-15 ft. around brush and in spillway below dam. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell:  June 21. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 79 and murky. Crappie fair at 8 - 10 ft. on minnows and jigs. Saugeye fair trolling with crankbaits and plastic grubs. Striped bass hybrids fair trolling with crankbaits. Catfish good on all types of baits. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Chandler: June 21. Elevation normal, water clear. Bass fair on plastic baits. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, doughbait and stinkbait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: June 22. Elevation normal and murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. near structure. Blue catfish  good on cut shad below the dam. Channel catfish good on chicken livers below the dam.  Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: June 21. Elevation slightly above normal, water 84 and murky. Bluegill good on crickets and worms at the edge of grass beds. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 10-12 ft.  Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits.  Catfish fair on jug lines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Ft. Gibson:  June 21. Elevation 3 ft. above normal and stained. Catfish good on corks with night crawlers and garlic hot dog chunks in the rocky bank areas. Look for Gar surfacing and fish those areas because the gar are feeding on the catfish eggs. White bass on the windy points and biting good on rattletraps, curl tail grubs and crankbaits. Largemouth bass great on frogs, jig and pig combinations and spinnerbaits. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in the brush at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Rick Stafford with www.3riverguideservice.com 

Grand: June 22. Elevation above normal, water 82 and clear. Largemouth bass good on jigs, frogs and crankbaits at 2-10 ft. Smallmouth bass fair on green plastic worms, spinnerbaits and grubs up rivers. White bass excellent trolling white sparkle rooster tails. Catfish fair to good on dip bait, fresh shad and worms at 60 ft. in lake and log jams in the rivers. Bluegill fair to good on crickets and red worms along the banks. Report submitted by Grand Lake Sport’s Center.

Greenleaf: June 22. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits around rocky points and creeks. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom near the spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and purple jigs around the fishing dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson:  June 22. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish good on shrimp and cut shad. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes counties.

Hulah: June 22. Elevation slightly below normal and murky. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. near structure. Blue and flathead catfish good on cut shad and worms below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Kaw: June 22. Crappie good at Washunga Bay around riprap at 15-20 ft. on dark colored jigs and minnows. Blue and channel catfish fair north of Kaw City on juglines baited with sunfish. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and blue catfish good below dam on live shad. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Grant and Kay counties.

Keystone: June 15. Elevation 3 ft. and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms, jig and chunk and buzzbaits early at 4-8 ft. along points early and in creeks and small coves. Smallmouth bass fair on buzz baits early and finesse jigs at 5-10 ft. off points and in deep water coves. Spotted bass fair on pop r's early and small plastic worms at 5-10 ft. off points of deep coves and bluffs. White bass fair on minnows and small white crankbaits at 6-12 ft. same night time action at bridges and mouths of coves. Striped bass fair on buck tail and topwaters early at 3-6 ft. on buck tails during generation and on topwaters when there is no current. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits and worms at 5-10 ft. in creeks and rocky shallow coves. Blue catfish good on cut shad and punch baits at 8-12 ft. from mouths of coves to 1/2 way back. Flathead catfish fair on minnows and tube jigs at 10-15 ft. around docks, brush piles in deep coves.  Report submitted by Woody’s Bait and Tackle.

Lower Illinois: June 18. Elevation normal, water 57 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits all along the river. White bass good on jigs at 1-2 ft. all along the river. Striped bass fair on plugs at 2-3 ft.  and on live bait at 4 ft. below Gore Landing. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Crappie good on jigs at 1-3 ft. all along the river. Sunfish good on worms at 1-2 ft. all along the river. Trout excellent on flies at the surface, on roster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom all along the river. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.

Oologah: June 15. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal and falling slowly. Water upper 70's and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs along rocky banks at 10-15 ft. Channel and blue catfish fair on jugs or drift fishing with shad on flats at 10-20 ft. White bass fair trolling shad colored crankbaits along main lake flats at 10-15 ft. Channel and blue catfish fair on shad below the dam. Flathead catfish fair on live shad or perch below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Pawhuska Lake: Fishing report provided during trout season.

Skiatook: June 23. Elevation normal, water lower 80s and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits. Channel catfish on juglines with live shad at 10-20 ft. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. around structure. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County. For more information about Skiatook Lake.

Sooner: June 23. Bass good in shallow water along riprap. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on live shad in the cold water side of the lake. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait and live bait in the channels. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Spavinaw: June 23. Elevation slightly above normal, water 86 and clear. Bluegill good on crickets and worms at the edge of grass beds.  Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Tenkiller:  June 22. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on finesse worms in the early morning in shallow water. Catfish good on windy shorelines on worms or minnows. Sunfish good on gravel banks with worms. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort. For more information about  Lake Tenkiller.

Webbers Falls: June 22. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creeks, moss beds and riprap. Catfish good on cut bait and shad. Crappie fair on minnows and purple and pink jigs around brush. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County

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Canton: June 22. Elevation normal. Channel catfish good along dam on punch bait and crickets. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on slabs and crankbaits near submerged islands. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Ft. Supply: June 22. Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits all over the lake. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Woodward County.

Great Salt Plains:  High temperatures and prolonged drought during the summer of 2006 resulted in a significant fish kill. 2008 Update - 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.

Southwest - See a map of the area

Arbuckle: June 22. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 79 and stained. Crappie hitting on jigs and minnows around docks and brush piles at 6-12 ft. White bass are roaming main lake with some action on topwaters along south bank. Bass are hitting drop shot, crankbaits, flukes and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish are being caught on prepared baits on baited holes at 15 ft. Sunfish good in the shallows using earthworms and fly-rod bugs.  Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: June 23. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish good on stinkbaits and liver. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: June 21. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on baby brush hogs around clay points. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in the upper end of the lake around structure. Walleye slow to fair on deep running crankbaits around rocky points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: June 21. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along rocky areas. White bass fair in the riprap around bridges. Blue catfish good on a variety of baits in shallow rocky areas. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-20 ft. under bridges and long standing timber. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: June 22. Elevation 4 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and topwaters around flooded brush. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles. Blue catfish good on cut bait below the dam.  Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.

Konawa: June 22. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and plastic worms at 5-8 ft. along weed beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait at 8-10 ft. along points. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: No report submitted this week.

McGee Creek: June 22. Elevation 1 1/4 ft. above normal, water 81 and  clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on soft plastic lures at 2-6 ft., and on topwater baits early and late for schooling fish. Crappie fair to good around cedar brush on minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait along rip rap.  Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: June 22. Water 79 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass excellent on various baits. White bass very good on trolling the surface early and late. Crappie slow. Walleye slow. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.

Pine Creek: June 22. Elevation above normal and murky.  Bass fair on baby brush hogs fished around points.  Crappie great on minnows around flooded timber and tops.  Catfish are good on stinkbait fished on jugs and yo-yos.  White bass fair on white grubs around the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: June 23.  Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 86 and murky. Crappie good around brush piles at 8-12 ft. on minnows and small jigs. White slow. Largemouth bass good at 2-5 ft. along the grass beds on rubber worms and spinnerbaits. Catfish slow at this time but the smaller fish are being caught on earthworms, fresh shad and punch bait. Flathead catfish good on live and fresh sunfish at 3-7 ft. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: June 22.  Elevation above normal and murky due to rains. Bass good in grass beds shallow up at 1-5 ft. on chatter bait, spinnerbaits and plugs also good on watermelon lizards. Crappie excellent on pink grubs or green and black around cover and off of Jack Fork bridge, half bridge and tower using live minnows. Flathead catfish fair on shad, sunfish or goldfish on jugs or trotlines. Blue and channel catfish excellent on jugs and trotlines on cut bait or shrimp or shad. White bass excellent trolling around islands and east side lake by tower and excellent when found surfacing on lake. Walleye fair trolling around islands on rattletraps.  Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: June 22. Elevation normal, water 80 and mostly clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good in the creek channels. Striped and white bass good  from Catfish Bay south. Channel and blue catfish good from Platter Flats north to the Washita River. Sunfish good around the fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: June 21. Elevation 1 ft. above  normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on chartreuse spinnerbaits. Crappie good with small chartreuse spinners, pink jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish good punch bait, cut shad and liver. Flathead catfish excellent on live sunfish and night crawlers. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

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Arbuckle: June 22. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 79 and stained. Crappie hitting on jigs and minnows around docks and brush piles at 6-12 ft. White bass are roaming main lake with some action on topwaters along south bank. Bass are hitting drop shot, crankbaits, flukes and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish are being caught on prepared baits on baited holes at 15 ft. Sunfish good in the shallows using earthworms and fly-rod bugs.  Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: June 23. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish good on stinkbaits and liver. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: June 21. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on baby brush hogs around clay points. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in the upper end of the lake around structure. Walleye slow to fair on deep running crankbaits around rocky points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: June 21. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along rocky areas. White bass fair in the riprap around bridges. Blue catfish good on a variety of baits in shallow rocky areas. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-20 ft. under bridges and long standing timber. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: June 22. Elevation 4 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and topwaters around flooded brush. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles. Blue catfish good on cut bait below the dam.  Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.

Konawa: June 22. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and plastic worms at 5-8 ft. along weed beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait at 8-10 ft. along points. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: No report submitted this week.

McGee Creek: June 22. Elevation 1 1/4 ft. above normal, water 81 and  clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on soft plastic lures at 2-6 ft., and on topwater baits early and late for schooling fish. Crappie fair to good around cedar brush on minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait along rip rap.  Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: June 22. Water 79 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass excellent on various baits. White bass very good on trolling the surface early and late. Crappie slow. Walleye slow. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.

Pine Creek: June 22. Elevation above normal and murky.  Bass fair on baby brush hogs fished around points.  Crappie great on minnows around flooded timber and tops.  Catfish are good on stinkbait fished on jugs and yo-yos.  White bass fair on white grubs around the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: June 23.  Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 86 and murky. Crappie good around brush piles at 8-12 ft. on minnows and small jigs. White slow. Largemouth bass good at 2-5 ft. along the grass beds on rubber worms and spinnerbaits. Catfish slow at this time but the smaller fish are being caught on earthworms, fresh shad and punch bait. Flathead catfish good on live and fresh sunfish at 3-7 ft. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: June 22.  Elevation above normal and murky due to rains. Bass good in grass beds shallow up at 1-5 ft. on chatter bait, spinnerbaits and plugs also good on watermelon lizards. Crappie excellent on pink grubs or green and black around cover and off of Jack Fork bridge, half bridge and tower using live minnows. Flathead catfish fair on shad, sunfish or goldfish on jugs or trotlines. Blue and channel catfish excellent on jugs and trotlines on cut bait or shrimp or shad. White bass excellent trolling around islands and east side lake by tower and excellent when found surfacing on lake. Walleye fair trolling around islands on rattletraps.  Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: June 22. Elevation normal, water 80 and mostly clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good in the creek channels. Striped and white bass good  from Catfish Bay south. Channel and blue catfish good from Platter Flats north to the Washita River. Sunfish good around the fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: June 21. Elevation 1 ft. above  normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on chartreuse spinnerbaits. Crappie good with small chartreuse spinners, pink jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish good punch bait, cut shad and liver. Flathead catfish excellent on live sunfish and night crawlers. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

 

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