Memorial weekend lake report

 Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, May 21, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.
CENTRAL
Arcadia: Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits. Blue catfish good around rocky points at night. Crappie fair on minnows at 10 to 12 ft. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Arcadia: Elevation normal, water 70 degrees. White bass being caught on white grubs. Channel and blue catfish being caught on cut shad. Crappie being caught on minnows at the heated dock and around rocks. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner: Water 73 degrees. Smallmouth and white bass being caught. Crappie being caught on minnows. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie being caught on minnows and jigs at 3 to 5 ft. around structure. Saugeye good on medium-diving crankbaits, sassy shad and jigs off windy points early and late day. White bass good on jigs, sassy shad, medium-diving crankbaits and inline spinnerbaits. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and tandem spinners in the weed beds in shallow coves. Catfish slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: Elevation normal, water muddy. Bass fair on plastic worms. Catfish fair on dough baits. Crappie fair on jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Carl Blackwell: Elevation normal, water 72 degrees and murky. Crappie fair at 8 to 10 ft. on jigs. Catfish fair on cut bait around rocks. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: Elevation normal, water muddy. Bass being caught on plastic lures. Catfish fair on live baits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Eucha: Elevation slightly above normal, water 70 degrees and murky. Bluegill good on crickets and worms at 2 to 6 ft. on gravel bars. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Catfish fair on jug lines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Fort Gibson: Elevation 7 ft. above normal and dropping, water 69 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits in flooded grass and around woody plants. White bass good trolling jigs, spinnerbaits and rat-l-traps above the dam; below the dam white bass are good to excellent on jigs and minnows. Catfish good on cut shad, worms and crawdads over mud flats above the dam; catfish good on cut shad and rolling baits below the dam. Crappie slow. Paddlefish good below the dam. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 68 to 74. Horse Creek to above Sailboat Bridge dirty. Horse Creek to the dam is stained to lightly stained. Bass being caught on crankbaits, Carolina rigs, and spinnerbaits on main lake and secondary points. Jigs and topwater lures continue to produce. Crappie being caught up shallow, around the docks and brush piles at 6 to 12 ft. White bass good in Elk River on jigging spoons at 12 to 25 ft. Catfish good on shad and gold fish in the rivers, mid-lake and Horse Creek area. Report submitted by Littlefields Sporting Goods & Greg Lamb’s Guide Service.
Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels and along shoreline. Catfish good on stinkbaits and cut baits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at the fishing dock and around brush. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Keystone: Elevation 7 1/2 ft. above normal, water muddy. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and dark colored plastics at 4 to 8 ft. in flooded cover in coves. Smallmouth bass slow on chartreuse crankbaits, dark jigs and chunkbaits at 8 to 12 ft. around points. Spotted bass fair on small chrome crankbaits at 6 to 10 ft. around bluffs and deep coves. White bass fair on minnows and jigs at 4 to 8 ft. below the dam and mouths of creeks. Striped bass fair on buck tails, sassy shad and rattle baits at 3 to 6 ft. below the dam. Channel catfish good on chicken livers and worms at 4 to 8 ft. in creeks and coves. Blue catfish good on punch baits and cut shad at 5 to 10 ft. halfway back in coves. Flathead catfish good on punch baits and cut shad at 6 to 12 ft. around bluffs, riprap and below the dam. Crappie good on minnows and bright colored jigs at 3 to 10 ft. along spawning banks that are gravel with rocky areas. Report submitted by Woodys Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: Elevation 7 ft. above normal and falling, water mid-60’s to near 70 degrees and muddy. White bass good trolling with shad colored crankbaits at 10 to 15 ft. in the Blue and Spencer Creek areas. Channel catfish good on worms and livers at 5 to 10 ft. along rocky banks. Crappie fair on minnows around standing timber. Crappie suspended at 10 to 15 ft. Blue and channel catfish fair on shad below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 70 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair on white spinnerbaits and crankbaits at the lower end of the lake. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair drifting live shad in the main body of the lake. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in riprap. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: White bass and striped bass hybrids good on live shad in deep water along flats. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly above normal, water 68 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Catfish fair on jug lines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 72 degrees and clearing. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair in shallow water of soft bass jigs or spinnerbaits. Crappie slow with some action at 4 to 8 ft. on gravel points. Catfish slow with some action on juglines with shad. Sunfish fair on worms around docks or gravel banks. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in weed beds and riprap. Catfish good on stinkbaits and cut sunfish. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around bridges and brush. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Fort Supply: Elevation normal, water clear. Crappie good on jigs and minnows along the jetties in the shallows. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation normal, water 69 degrees and stained. Crappie have moved to brush piles at 12 to 24 ft. White bass are chasing shad on ends of points. Bass being caught on Carolina-rigged lizards, tubes Texas rigged and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish being caught on baited holes. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: Elevation normal, water 70 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on minnows and flies. Channel catfish fair on liver, worms and stinkbaits. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 71 degrees and clearing. Largemouth and small mouth bass being caught on soft plastic lures at 5 to 7 ft. along banks. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with sunfish. Crappie slow. Walleye good on deep running crawdad colored crankbaits at 10 to 15 ft. around islands and points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic lures flipping flooded brush. White bass good on jigs at 3 to 8 ft. around bridges and culverts. Blue catfish good on shad at 4 to 10 ft. over shallow flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 4 to 10 ft. around brush. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation normal, water 64 degrees. Crappie and bass good on minnows around brush. Catfish fair on cut bait. Crappie and blue catfish good below the dam during water releases. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.
Konawa: Elevation normal, water 76 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms at 3 to 6 ft. in weed beds and cattails. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on shad at 15 ft. in the discharge canal. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits at 8 to 10 ft. around points and coves. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: Trout very good in all three zones at various times on wooly buggers, soft hackles, midges and various streamers . Zones 2 and 3 are dependent on the water releases from the powerhouse. Report submitted by Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
McGee Creek: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, 70 degrees, and murky. Largemouth bass fair to good on plastic craws at 4 to 5 ft. right against the bank. Crappie fair on minnows at 12 to 18 ft. over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: Elevation normal, water 70 degrees and stained. Largemouth and smallmouth bass excellent. White bass good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits, minnows and worms. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal water 73 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass good at 2 to 5 ft. using plastic baits, spinnerbaits and shad type crankbaits fishing the weed, rock and woody shorelines. Crappie good at 3 to 6 ft. using minnows fishing for suspended fish just off the spawning areas. White bass fair at 10 ft. trolling crankbaits in the Applegate Cove area. Blue catfish good on fresh cut bait at 3 to 8 ft. near the rocky shorelines. Flathead catfish good on trotlines and juglines with live bait at 8 to 10 ft. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water 69 degrees and murky. Bass excellent on spinnerbaits in weeds and along banks and plastic worms around points. White bass good trolling crankbaits. Blue catfish good to excellent on juglines and trotlines with cut shad and shrimp. Flathead catfish good to excellent on juglines and trotlines with live bluegill and whole shad. Crappie fair on live minnows around bridges and the tower. Walleye fair trolling crankbaits around the islands. Report submitted by Alan Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 70 degrees and clear south and murky to muddy north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good in the coves at the south end of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from Platter Flats south. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait, cut baits and worms with the majority of fish being caught above the Hwy. 70 Bridge. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around underwater brush and fish attractors. Sunfish fair to good on worms around the fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Club, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic baits. Crappie good with minnows and jigs below dam. Channel and blue good on cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: Elevation 2 ft. below normal and rising. Crappie poor compared to walleyes and white bass being caught when trolling. Walleye good, tend to be small. White bass good. Blue catfish fair around the old fish-o-rama. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Foss: Elevation normal with gates closed, water 70 degrees and clear. Striped bass hybrids good near buoy line at 5 ft. near Lakeview. Walleye fair along dam on live bait. Crappie fair in marina area. Catfish good with prepared bait near Cutberth Creek. Bass fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Fort Cobb: Elevation  3/4 ft. above normal. Crappie slow to fair on jigs and minnows. Saugeye slow to fair drifting night crawlers. Striped bass hybrids slow to fair on shad. White bass slow to fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish slow to fair on cut bait. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Tom Steed: Elevation normal, water 65 degrees and murky. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on minnows near the old highway. Catfish fair all over lake. Crappie fair on minnows in creeks. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: Elevation above normal, water 68 degrees and murky. Both gates are open and water is being released. White bass fair artificial baits and live baits. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around Walker Creek Bridge and Wichita Ridge. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.