Oklahoma Fishing Report

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Arcadia: January 22. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 44. All fishing fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.

Draper: Due to pump failure and the lake's small watershed lake elevation is below normal. Boat access to the lake is poor and a longer walk to bank fish. The main fishing docks are still floating. One boat ramp is barely usable.

Wes Watkins: February 1. Elevation normal, water clear. All fishing is slow. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

Bell Cow: February 1. Elevation normal, water icy. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch: January 24. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Chandler: February 1. Elevation normal, water icy. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: January 22. Elevation slightly above normal, water murky. Crappie good on jigs at 10-12 ft. near the lake side of the dam. Blue catfish good on cut shad and chicken liver. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: January 26. Elevation slightly above normal, water 42 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-14 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth bass fair on injured shad looking jerk baits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.

Ft. Gibson: January 31. Elevation 31/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Crappie fair on minnows and pink and black jigs at 15-25 ft. under the docks and in deep brush piles. Catfish good in the main channel and below the dam on cut shad and hot dog chunks fishing the bottom and floaters just off the bottom. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.

Grand: February 1. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 40 and clear. Largemouth bass good on 3/8 inch green and brown shaky heads at 20-30 ft. around rocky and brushy points. Smallmouth bass fair on small trick worms and small spinnerbaits in the rivers. Catfish good on shad strips, shad guts, night crawlers and shrimp at 40-60 ft. in channels. Crappie excellent on Bobby Garlands in black gum, salt and pepper, monkey milk and pink and green and on Grandpa’s jigs in chartreuse and purple, brown with yellow or orange heads and red and black chartreuse. Paddlefish being caught in the Sailboat Bridge area. Report submitted by Grand Lake Sports Center.

Greenleaf: February 1. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass slow. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson : January 25. Elevation normal. Crappie good on jigs around brush piles. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes counties.

Hulah: January 22. Elevation above normal, water murky. Channel and blue catfish fair below the dam on worms and cut shad. Crappie good on minnows and jigs 10-12 ft. near submerged structure. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Kaw: February 1. Elevation above normal and falling, water upper 30s. Blue catfish fair on juglines with cut bait at 30-40 ft. Crappie excellent on minnows and jigs off Sarge Creek docks on jigs. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.

Keystone: February 2. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Striped bass fair on shad and jigs below the dam early morning. Channel catfish fair on juglines with shad in the lake and on shad guts below the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs at 15-20 ft. around brush piles in the lake. Information collected before ice and snow storm. Report submitted by Woody’s Bait and Tackle II.

Lower Illinois: January 28. Elevation normal, water 48 and clear. Striped bass fair on jigs on bottom below Gore Landing. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Crappie fair on jigs at 1-3 ft. in the coves. Trout good fly-fishing on the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom above Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.

Oologah: January 31. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water upper 40s and muddy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles 20 ft. Blue catfish are fair on shad below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Pawhuska Lake: January 24. Trout good on various power baits. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Skiatook : February 2. Elevation normal, water 30s and icy. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County. For more information about Skiatook Lake.

Sooner: February 2. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Spavinaw: January 26. Elevation slightly above normal, water 42 and clear. Crappie fair on minnow and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.

Tenkiller: January 18. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water clear and steady. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 8-10 ft. Crappie slow on jigs at15-25 ft. deep in the upper end around brush piles. Catfish fair on flip-flops at 40-60 ft. in the mid to lower end of lake. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.

Webbers Falls: February 1. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair around brush structure and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Canton: January 31. Elevation 1 ft. below normal. Crappie good on minnows and jigs near brush along Canadian area. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Ft. Supply: February 1. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Woodward County.

Great Salt Plains: The fishery is recovering and anglers are catching walleye and channel catfish.

Lake of the Arbuckles: January 29. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear. Crappie being caught on chartreuse jigs at 28-35 ft around brush piles. White bass at 12 ft. up Guy Sandy on flats. Bass slow on jerk baits and jigs. Report submitted by Jack Melton

Blue River: February 2. Elevation slightly above normal, water 39 and murky. Trout fair on power bait, corn, salmon eggs, and in-line spinnerbaits. Fly-fishing fair on woolly buggers, caddis flies, and soft hackles. Channel catfish good on stinkbait and cut bait. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: January 31. Largemouth bass slow. Smallmouth bass slow. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines with cut bait. Crappie fair on jigs around structure. Walleye fair to good on crawdad colored crankbaits and grubs in the upper end around points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: January 31. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish fair on shad over deeper flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around docks and brush. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: January 31. Elevation 2 ft. above normal. Lake fishing slow. Crappie and white bass fair on jigs below the dam. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: February 1. Elevation normal, water 40 and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: January 14. Lots of fish in the river. The fishing is great. Also we will be getting 6 unscheduled stockings in the next few weeks for zones 2 and 3. The first of these stockings occurred on Wednesday, Jan 13. It consisted of about 2,500 rainbows diverted from another fishery. On the Wednesday proceeding the scheduled stocking, for the next five stocking dates, we should be getting some extra fish for zones 2 and 3. Tiny flies have been the fly of choice for most anglers. Midge patterns have been the star of the show. Report submitted by Sid and Peggy Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

McGee Creek: January 31. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water 46 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 16-25 ft. Crappie best off of creek channels around submerged brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Pine Creek: January 31. Elevation above normal, water clear. Bass fair on salt craws near points. Crappie good on minnows at 12-15 ft. around brush piles. Catfish good on yo-yos baited with stinkbait. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: February 3. Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie fair on minnows and small jigs while drifting the Big San Bois Creek arm. Catfish fair on fresh shad and around break off points between deeper river channels and shallower water. Largemouth bass and white bass very slow. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: January 31. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water mid 40s. Crappie good on minnows at 25 ft. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: January 31. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 45 and mostly clear. Smallmouth bass fair around the sandy points. Striped bass fair to good in the creek channels. Blue catfish fair to good from Catfish bay north. Crappie fair around the fishing docks with brush. Paddlefish fair below the dam. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Danny Club, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: January 31. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 12-15 ft. around structure. Channel catfish fair on juglines with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

Altus-Lug ert: January 24. Elevation 20 ft. below normal and rising slowly. Trout season is open next scheduled stocking date: February 4. Striped bass hybrids, catfish, crappie and walleye slow. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Ellsworth: January 24. Elevation normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche county.

Foss: February 2. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal with gates closed, water low 40s and clear. Crappie good around marina and fish house. Striped bass hybrids fair in deep water. Walleye slow. Catfish slow. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Lawtonka: January 24. Elevation below normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche county.

Tom Steed: February 2. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.