Oklahoma Fishing Report

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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.

Overholser: November 3. Elevation 1-2 ft. above normal, water murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Ron Comer, game warden stationed in Canadian County.

Wes Watkins: November 10. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5-10 ft. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and punchbaits. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

Bell Cow: November 7. Elevation normal, water clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch: November 7. White bass good trolling white spinnerbaits. Channel catfish good on chicken liver. Crappie good on minnows and white jigs at 10-12 ft. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell: September 20. Elevation normal, water 77. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Chandler: November 7. Elevation normal, water clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: November 9. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 6-8 ft. near submerged structure. Catfish slow on chicken liver and cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: November 18. Elevation slightly above normal, water 58 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 14-16 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Ft. Gibson: November 15. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal and steady, water stained. Catfish good on juglines with hotdog chunks and cut bait. Largemouth bass fair on neon green crankbaits at 5- 15 ft. White bass slow jigging the channels and deep structure. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner

Greenleaf: November 17. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits around rocky points and brush structure. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom near the spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and purple jigs around fishing docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson : November 16. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass fair to good on crankbaits and plastic baits. Catfish good on juglines with cut bait. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. around brush piles. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes and Rogers counties.

Hulah: November 9. Elevation above normal, water murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. near submerged structure. Catfish fair below on worms and cut shad the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Kaw: November 9. Blue catfish excellent on cut shad in Coon Creek. Crappie fair on black/chartreuse jigs at 18-20 ft. around brush piles in Washunga Bay. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Grant County.

Lower Illinois: November 12. Elevation below normal, water 50 and murky. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits at 1-2 ft. in coves and around bridges. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Crappie slow on jigs at 1-2 ft. around bridges, dam and coves. Trout fair on flies on the surface, rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom above Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.

Oologah: November 16. Elevation 3 1/2 ft. above normal, water 60 and muddy. Blue catfish good on liver around standing timber at 10 ft. in the north end of the lake. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10 -15 ft. around brush piles. Crappie and white bass fair on jigs below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Pawhuska Lake: November 7. Trout excellent on power baits and spinnerbaits. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County

Skiatook : October 26. Elevation normal, water 50s and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around rocky banks. Crappie good on minnows and pink and white jigs at 10-15 ft. around brush. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County. For more information about Skiatook Lake.

Sooner: November 18. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Spavinaw: November 18. Elevation slightly above normal, water 58 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth fair on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Tenkiller: November 15. Elevation 5 ft. above normal, water 65 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits at 5-10 ft. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. in docks. Sunfish fair on nightcrawlers at 10-15 ft. around the docks. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.

Webbers Falls: November 17. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits around riprap, creek channels and brush structure. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and purple jigs around bridges and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Canton: November 16. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles along dam. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on shad. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Ft. Supply: November 17. Elevation 2 ft. below normal. White bass fair on jigs along the dam. Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits along the dam. 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: November 15. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 61 and stained, algae bloom in pockets. Crappie being caught on docks and in midlake jigging spoons at 27-32 ft. White bass being caught on spoons on flat near creek channels. Bass are hitting crankbaits, spinnerbaits and soft plastics near shoreline weeds. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: November 17. Elevation normal, water 58 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout good on power bait, rooster tails and super dupers. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River.

Broken Bow: November 15. Water clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on smoke colored grubs and crawdad colored crankbaits. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut bait. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: November 16. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair around rocky areas. White bass good on jigs below the dam. Blue catfish good on shad below the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around boat docks baited with brush. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: November 17. Elevation 1 ft. above normal. Crappie and white bass fair on minnows around brush piles. Blue catfish good below the dam on cut shad. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: November 16. Elevation normal, water 60 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 10-12 ft. in creek channels and road beds. White bass and striped bass hybrids 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.

Lower Mountain Fork River: November 7. Fishing has been fair, now that water levels have stabilized and will be returning to normal with the next scheduled stocking. Report submitted by Sid and Peggy of beaversbendflyshop.com.

McGee Creek: November 16. Elevation 1 2/3 ft. above normal, water 65 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures at 16-24 ft. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around baited holes in cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Pine Creek: November 16. Elevation extremely high, water murky. Bass fair on crankbaits slow rolled around rocky points. Crappie fair on jigs. Catfish good on cut shad. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: November 9. Elevation normal, water 63 and murky. Crappie fair on minnows when fishing submerged brush piles at 8-12 ft. White bass and largemouth bass slow. Catfish good on fresh shad or large minnows when fishing the shallow mudflats at 3-6 ft. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: November 16. Elevation 1/4 ft. above normal, water mid to low 60s. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits around brush in the coves. Crappie good on minnows and jigs off the bridges and the tower. Channel catfish good on cut bait in the mouths of the creeks. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Latimer County.

Texoma: November 16. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 65 and murky north and clear south. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good in the south part of the lake. Striped and white bass fair to good in the south part of the lake. Channel and blue catfish fair to good from Catfish Bay north. Crappie fair to good in Little Glass Creek. Sunfish good around the fish attractors. Report submitted by Danny Club, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: November 9. Elevation 12 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Crappie fair with small spinnerbaits, minnows and pink jigs. Channel and blue catfish fair on juglines with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

Altus-Lug ert: November 15. Elevation 23 ft. below normal and steady. Striped bass hybrids fair to good in deeper waters. Catfish fair. Crappie slow. Walleye slow. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Ellsworth: November 16. Elevation normal. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at Ralph’s Resort around boathouses. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss: November 18. Elevation 1 3/4 ft. below normal and gates closed, water low 60s and clear. Striped bass hybrids fair on slabs in deep water. Catfish fair. Walleye fair. White bass fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Ft. Cobb: October 25. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by James L. Edwards Jr., game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lawtonka: November 16. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Tom Steed: November 17. Elevation normal, water muddy. Striped bass hybrids and channel catfish being caught on cut shad and minnows. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.

Waurika: October 5. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Cotton County.