CENTRAL
Hefner: Elevation normal, water 47 degrees. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 25 ft. around the dam. Walleye good on rattletraps. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: Elevation normal and clear. Crappie fair to good on small minnows and jigs at 8 to 10 ft. on structure. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
NORTHEAST
Birch: Elevation normal, water 43 degrees and stained. Crappie fair on chartreuse/black jigs at 15 to 20 ft. over submerged brush. Blue and channel catfish fair near channels on cut shad and worms. Channel catfish good below dam on worms and minnows. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden for Osage County.
Eucha: Elevation slightly below normal, water 47 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 16 to 18 ft. Largemouth bass fair on suspended jerk baits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Fort Gibson: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal, murky and steady. Catfish fair on cut bait and night crawlers. Crappie biting under the docks on minnows, chartreuse and black jigs and electric chicken jigs at 15 to 30 ft. The run off from the rain week before last has started the white bass up into the rivers, so it won’t be long before they start biting. Report submitted by Rick Stafford with 3riverguideservice.com.
Grand: Upper end: Elevation slightly below normal, water 44 degrees and clear to murky. Largemouth bass good on bait minnows and jigs at 10 to 12 ft. around points and coves. Smallmouth bass fair at 3 to 8 ft. in rivers. White bass good on green grubs with glitter and pearl white grubs at 4 to 6 ft. in upper Elk River and Horse Creek. Channel, blue and flathead catfish good on brooders, shad and secret seven dip bait at 20 ft. around rock piles and bluffs. Crappie good on minnows, shiners, grandpa’s jigs in purple/chartreuse, black/orange and blue/white and on Bobby Garland’s in Vegas, blue ice, black gum and salt and pepper. Sunfish good on worms and crickets at 2 to 6 ft. around docks and banks. Paddlefish good, they are working their way up from Sailboat Bridge and headed to Twin Bridges. Report submitted by Grand Lake Sport’s Center.
Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and beavertail worms. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8 to 12 ft. around docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: Elevation 1 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass fair to good on crankbaits and plastic lures. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in coves and brushy areas. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes counties.
Kaw: Crappie fair on minnows at 18 to 22 ft. in brush piles in the upper end of lake. Channel catfish fair on fresh cut shad at 4 to 8 ft. east of Kildare. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Grant and Kay counties.
Keystone: Elevation 2 1/3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow on jig and chunkbaits at 6 to 12 ft. and on crankbaits in crawdad colors in creek channels. Smallmouth bass slow on jig and chunkbaits at 6 to 12 ft. and on crankbaits in crawdad colors at secondary points. Spotted bass slow on jig and chunkbaits at 6 to 12 ft. and on crankbaits in crawdad colors around steep rocky banks. White bass fair on minnows and jigs at 8 to 15 ft. around mouths of deep coves and creeks.
Striped bass fair on bucktails and swim baits at 4 to 8 ft. below the dam. Channel catfish fair on shrimp and liver at 6 to 12 ft. in creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut shad at 12 to 18 ft. half way back in coves. Flathead catfish good on sunfish at 10 to 15 ft. along bluffs. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10 to 18 ft. around brush piles and docks. Report submitted by Woodys Bait and Tackle.
Lower Illinois: Elevation normal, water 45 degrees and clear. Striped bass fair on jigs on bottom from lower part of river to mouth. Few stripers being caught. Trout excellent on rooster tails at 1 to 2 ft. at the dam and Watt’s and on power bait on bottom at Gore Landing access. Fly fishing excellent. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Oologah: Elevation 1/4 ft. above normal and falling slowly, water upper 40’s to lower 50 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 15 to 18 ft. White bass and crappie fair on jigs below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Pawhuska Lake: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 42 degrees and clear. Trout excellent on pink or white power bait with 12 to 16 inch leaders Carolina-rigged and fair on rooster tails and other inline spinnerbaits with gold blades. Best success has been on the south end of the lake. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Skiatook: Elevation normal, water 40s and clear. Largemouth bass fair on jigs and crankbaits at the backs of creeks. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: White bass good on slabs and live shad in the lake. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in deep water around brush piles and off of the highway around culverts. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly above normal, water 48 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation normal, water 53 degrees and stained. Largemouth bass fair at 15 to 20 ft. on lizards. Catfish good on flip-flops at 40 to 70 ft. on large minnows, goldfish or shad. Sunfish good around docks on worm-tipped jigs. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on pumpkin colored crankbaits and beavertail worms in riprap and creek channels. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8 to 12 ft. around brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation normal. Striped bass hybrids fair on worms and shad gizzards along thunder road. Walleye fair on crankbaits and roadrunners along dam after sundown. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Fort Supply: Elevation normal, water clear. Walleye fair on jigs and spinnerbaits below the dam and along the riprap at the dam. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Woodward County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal, water 49 to 51 degrees and clear. Bass fair to good on crankbaits, swim baits and jigs. White bass on spoons or small jigs under gulls. Crappie being caught on jigs and minnows at 12 to 15 ft. around brush piles. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Broken Bow: Water 48 to 50 degrees. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on salt crawls and jig and pig black 11. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines with cut baits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Walleye starting to run up river on rogues at 8 to 10 ft. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water clear. Crappie fair on minnows at 8 to 20 ft. along riprap at I-40 and boat docks. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation slightly above normal, water 52 degrees. White bass beginning to bite in the upper river channel. Crappie fair on minnows. Water releases should cause the tailwater fishing to pick up. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.
Konawa: Elevation normal, water 52 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and rattletraps at 3 to 5 ft. around cattails and points. White bass fair on minnows and jigs at 15 ft. in the discharge canal. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: The trout stocked last week were larger than normal with many fish in the 12 to 14 inch range with others being either larger or smaller. Flies that have been working well: Blue winged olive parachute, March Brown, Beavers Bend Special, Prince nymph, pheasant tail, many midge patterns, and naturally, wooly buggers. Under the right conditions, streamers like a Clouser minnow caught some very nice holdover fish. Report submitted by Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
McGee Creek: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 47 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures and jig and pigs fished slowly at 20 to 30 ft. over underwater structure. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: Elevation normal water clear. Bass good on a variety of soft plastics including baby brush hogs, salt craws and green pumpkin is a good color. They are also biting rattletraps in blue/silver, blue/black, and red shad colors. Crappie fair on blue/white and pink/white jigs. Catfish fair on night crawlers and cut shad. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Sardis Lake: Bass fair to good on crankbaits around points and creek channels and on spinnerbaits around cover, warmer afternoons best. Crappie excellent off of Jack Fork Bridge with minnows and on live minnows off of tower and on pink grubs or green and black around brush piles. Flathead catfish slow on juglines or trotlines with live bait. Blue and channel catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut bait or shrimp. White bass fair trolling around islands and on plugs.
Walleye fair trolling around islands and on deep diving plugs around riprap. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 50 degrees and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair in the south half of the lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait from Platter Flats to Caney Creek. Channel and blue catfish fair from the Hwy. 70 Bridge north. Crappie fair around the boat docks and in the upper creeks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow to fair on dark plastic baits around points and drop-offs. Crappie slow to fair with small spinnerbaits and pink jigs around brush piles and fair on minnows below the dam area. Channel catfish slow to fair on juglines with on cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Ellsworth: Elevation 3 ft. below normal. Crappie fair to good on jigs and minnows at Ralph’s Resort around the boathouses. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Fort Cobb: Elevation 1/4 ft. above normal. Crappie slow to fair on jigs around marina. Saugeye slow to fair along east end of dam. Catfish slow to fair on cut baits. Report submitted by James L. Edwards Jr., game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal. Crappie fair on jigs at the dam. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Tom Steed: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 20 ft. around brush piles near the dam. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: Elevation slightly below normal, water murky. Blue catfish fair on cut baits. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Cotton County.
