Oklahoma Fishing Report

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Arca dia: January 23. Elevation is normal, water 44. Blue catfish fair on shad at 20 ft. near the north central point in the morning. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 5-6 ft. around crappie docks on south side. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 20-25 ft. near the dam in the morning. All other fishing is fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason.

Draper: September 25. Boating closed due to low water conditions. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Hefner: November 22. Elevation below normal and rising, water 52-56 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 6-15 ft. in the weeds. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs at 6-20 ft. in rocky areas. White bass good on good on grubs and Gay Blades at 2-10 ft. along rocky shorelines. Striped bass hybrids fair on grubs and Gay Blades at 6-10 ft. along rocky shorelines. Channel catfish good on cut bait and punchbait at 5-25 ft. in the water inlet and the dam. Blue catfish good on cut bait and punchbait at 5-20 ft. in the water inlet and the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-15 ft. at the dam. Walleye good on jerk baits at 4-8 ft. along rocky points and the dam. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.

Thunderbird:September 25. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins: August 15. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 88 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 12-15 ft. in late evening. White bass fair to good trolling the main lake. Crappie fair on minnows around

Birch: January 30. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Eucha : January 31. Elevation slightly below normal, water 45 and clear.Crappie fair on jigs and minnows at 14 – 16 ft. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.

Ft. Gibson : January 29. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 39 and clear. Catfish fair on cut bait and goldfish drifting in the main channel south of HWY 51 Bridge. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 20-25 ft. Black bass good on warm days using crankbaits and jig and pig combinations at 5ft. Report submitted by Rick Stafford of Wagoner.

Greenleaf : January 30. Elevation normal and clear.Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and dipped baits along shoreline, creek channels and brush structure. Catfish good on fresh cut bait and stinkbait in creek channels and at the spillway. Crappie good on minnows and yellow, green, and red jigs at the fishing dock and around brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson : January 30. Elevation normal.Crappie good on minnows and jigs in heated docks and over brush. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes counties.

Kaw: January 31. Elevation normal, water 44 and clear. Crappie good on 2 in. black and green jigs and minnows at 20 - 25 ft. around brush piles that have been placed close to natural structure such as drop-offs and riprap from the upper Arkansas river to the dam. Blue catfish fair on juglines using cut gizzard shad at 5 - 30 ft. in the upper portion of the lake in river channels. Trotlines using cut gizzard shad are also effective. Fishing below the dam is slow. Report submitted by Larry Green, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Keystone : January 17. Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie being caught on minnows, tube jigs and hair jigs at 10-15 ft. and off the docks. Catfish being caught on but bait, gold fish large shiners and worms. Walleye and saugeye being caught on shiners in the lake. Report submitted by Woody’s Bait and Tackle II.

Lower Illinois: January 29. Elevation normal, water 43 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on stinkbaits at 1-3 ft. in coves towards the mouth of the river. Striped bass fair on jigs at 1-3 ft. at the mouth of the river. Channel catfish good on cut bait on the bottom along all of the river. Trout excellent on flies on surface, rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and Power Bait on bottom by the dam and Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore

Oologah: January 29. Elevation ½ ft. below normal, water 50 and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 12-18 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Pawhuska: January 30. Elevation below normal, water 40 and clear. Trout good on Power Bait. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Skiatook : January 31. Elevation 13 ½ ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Spavinaw: January 31. Elevation slightly above normal, water 46 and dingy. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around the dam. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.

Tenkiller: January 23. Elevation 1/4 ft. below normal and steady, water 50 and clear. Crappie fair on soft plastic jigs at 20-25 ft. mid-lake. Sunfish good on worm-tipped jigs in docks. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.

Webbers Falls:January 30. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around rip rap, creek channels, and brush structure. Catfish good on fresh cut bait drifting on bottom and across mud flats. Crappie good on minnows and black and purple jigs around bridges and brush structure.All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Canton: January 29. Elevation 11 ½ ft. below normal and clear. Channel catfish good on cut and stinkbait in river channel. Crappie good on minnows and jigs along the dam. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Ft. Supply: January 29. Elevation 2 ft. below normal and clear. Crappie fair on jigs by gate tower. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Woodward County.

Great Salt Plains: The fishery has not recovered from 2011 kill.

Lake of the Arbuckles: January 29. Elevation 3 4/5 ft. below normal, water 47 and stained. Bass hitting jigs, jerkbaits, and Alabama rigs. Crappie and White bass hitting CC spoons along creek channel bends at 35-55 ft. Crappie slow off of docks but hitting Chartruese jigs over deep brushpiles. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: January 30. Elevation normal, water 42 and murky. Trout good on garlic scented Power Bait, in-line spinners, and meal worms. Fly-fishing good on wooly buggers, elk hair caddis flies, soft-hackle pheasant tails, and emergers. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait around structure in larger pools. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: January 29. Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted bass good on black jigs, jig-and-pig, black #11, and black and blue flake in deeper water. Catfish good on juglines baited with cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in deeper water around structure. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: January 30. Elevation ½ ft. above normal. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish fair on fresh shad on flats and in creek channels. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in standing timber, on docks over brush, and in rocky areas at 12-20 ft. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: January 29. Elevation normal, water 51.Crappie fair on minnows. Catfish fair on cutbait. Crappie good on jigs below the dam. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.

Konawa: January 28. Elevation normal, water 48 and clear.Largemouth bass good on crankbaits at 5-15 ft. around points and in the discharge canal.White bass fair on minnows and jigs at 15 ft. in the discharge canal. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

McGee Creek: January 29. Elevation 5 ½ ft. above normal, water 49 and murky. Black bass fair on soft plastic lures and jig-and-pigs at 6-20 ft. Crappie fair around cedar brush and just off of main creek channels at 10-20 ft. Channel catfish fair to good on liver and stinkbait in upper creek channels where fresh water is coming in. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Pine Creek: January 29. Elevation below normal and murky.Bass and Crappie good in the deepest water. Catfish fair on cut shad. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: January 31. Elevation normal, water 45 and murky. Catfish fair on shad and cut bait in main river channels. Crappie fair on minnows at 10 – 12 ft. around submerged brush piles by Little Sans Bois Creek. Report Submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake:January 29. Elevation 6 in. above normal. Largemouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and swim baits. Channel catfish and Blue catfish good on cut bait and dipped minnows. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 9- 14 ft. Walleye fair trolling crankbaits. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: January 29. Elevation ½ ft. below normal, water 50 and murky to the north and clear to the south. Largemouth bass and Smallmouth bass fair to good on plastic worms, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits at 10-15 ft. around points and drop-offs. Striped bass and White bass fair to good on live bait, slabs and sassyshad at 15-20 ft. from Alberta Creek to the south and west. Channel catfish and Blue catfish fair to good on live bait and stinkbait at 10-15 ft. from Platter Flats to the north. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. in Kansas and Widowmoore Creeks. Paddlefish fair below the dam while generating. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: January 30. Elevation normal and murky.Crappie fair on minnows and jigs below the dam. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Catfish fair to good on cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

Altus-Lugert: January 15. Elevation 26 3/4 ft. below normal and holding steady. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson.

Ellsworth: January 22. Elevation 11 1/2 ft. below normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss: January 25. Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 40’s and clear. Striped bass hybrids good on dark colored slabs in deep water. Walleye fair on live bait. Catfish fair on stinkbait. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Ft. Cobb: January 4. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 45 and clear. Only Sunset Boat Ramp and Lemon Hill still open. Catfish being caught on whole shad White Catfish Cove early nights. Crappie being caught on crappie jigs around marina and boat slips in evenings. Report submitted by Sgt. Kevin Bean, park ranger at Ft. Cobb State Park.

Lawtonka: January 22. Elevation 9 1/2 ft. below normal. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs off the dam. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Tom Steed: October 25. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.

Waurika: No report submitted this week.