The Oklahoma Lake Report

Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, July 9, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.
CENTRAL
Arcadia: Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits early and late. White bass fair trolling, beginning to school. Channel and blue catfish good on whole shad and punch baits at night around rocky points. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at night around the heated dock and structure. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: Elevation  1/2 ft. above normal and clear. White bass good on medium-diving crankbaits, spoons, sassy shad and inline spinnerbaits off points and humps while trolling or wading. Saugeye good on medium-diving crankbaits, spoons, sassy shad and inline spinnerbaits off points and humps while trolling or wading just after daylight and just before dark. Largemouth bass topwater baits early in the morning in weed beds. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: Elevation normal, water 82 degrees. Largemouth bass fair to good late evenings. White bass starting to school late afternoon. Channel catfish fair to good late evening. Bluegill good in shallows around boat docks. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: Bass good on plastics. White bass fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish good on cut baits and dough baits. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: Elevation above normal, water 85 degrees and stained. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 15 ft. Sunfish excellent on worms and minnows at 6 to 15 ft. around structure. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut shad, crayfish, and worms fishing near rocks at 2 to 8 ft. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms in flooded vegetation. Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits trolling humps at 12 to 20 ft. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: Elevation normal, water 82 degrees and murky. Catfish good on cut and live bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: Elevation normal, water muddy. Largemouth bass good on plastics. Catfish good on dough baits and stinkbaits. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: Elevation 6 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie fair on minnow and jigs near submerged structure at 10 to 15 ft. Channel catfish good on rod and reel, juglines with shad, stinkbait and worms. Flathead and channel catfish slow on fresh cut and live shad below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: Elevation slightly above normal, water 84 and murky. Crappie action picked up last week on jigs and minnows at 10 to 12 ft. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits at night. Bluegill good on crickets and worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Fort Gibson: Elevation 12 ft. above normal and steady, water 83 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass slow in flooded grass and woody plants around trees. White bass good above the dam trolling jigs, sassy shad, rattletraps and spinnerbaits and good below the dam on jigs and spinnerbaits on the east and west sides. Catfish good on whole shad and chicken liver drift fishing the mud flats. Paddlefish good below the dam. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: Upper end: Elevation above normal and dropping, water 84 degrees and clearing. Largemouth bass good on all baits at 2 to 10 ft. off points and coves. Smallmouth bass good on small spinnerbaits and white grubs in the upper rivers. White bass good on minnows and grubs at 2 to 10 ft. at night with lights near bridges and docks. Catfish good on stinkbaits, shrimp, cut shad and whole shad at 3 to 20 ft. around rocky areas. Crappie fair on minnows at 4 to 8 ft. all over the lake. Report submitted by Sam Williams, Grand Lake Sports Center.
Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and plastic worms in weed beds and along shorelines. Catfish good on cut baits and stinkbaits on bottom near the spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: Elevation above normal. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad in the upper end below the dam. Crappie fair on minnows. Paddlefish snagging fair to good. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes Counties.
Hulah: Elevation 13 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near submerged structure at 10 to 15 ft. Channel catfish fair on cut shad. Blue and channel catfish slow on live and fresh cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: Elevation 18 ft. above normal, water 85 degrees and muddy. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut shad, worms, grasshoppers and stinkbait from Coon Creek to Traders bend. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs under bridges at 12 to 15 ft. White bass fair on jigs, kastmaster spoons and slabs under bridges. Report submitted by Tracy Daniel, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: Elevation 10 3/4 ft. above normal, water muddy. Largemouth bass fair on plastics and spinnerbaits at 3 to 6 ft. in flooded cover in coves and creeks. Smallmouth bass slow on crankbaits at 6 to 12 ft. around points. Spotted bass fair on small crankbaits and small jigs at 4 to 8 ft. in flooded cover on steep main lake banks. White bass fair on minnows and jigs at 4 to 8 ft. below the dam and under bridges. Striped bass fair below the dam on bucktails and live shad at 4 to 8 ft. and fair on the lake on live shad and deep diving crankbaits at 18-24 ft. around main lake points. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and worms at 6 to 10 ft. in coves and creeks. Blue catfish fair on cut shad and punchbaits at 8 to 12 ft. around secondary points in coves and creeks, and along riprap. Flathead catfish good on goldfish and live shad at 6 to 10 ft. below the dam. Crappie slow below the dam on minnows and jigs at 4 to 6 ft. and slow on minnows and jigs at 8 to 12 ft. under bridges. Report submitted by Woody’s Bait and Tackle.
Lower Illinois: Elevation above normal, water 57 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass slow on spinnerbaits at 2 to 3 ft. in back water coves. Striped bass good on live bait at 3 ft. all along river. Striped bass hybrids slow on live bait at 3 ft. all along river. Channel catfish good on cut bait at 3 to 8 ft. all along river. Blue catfish fair on cut bait at 8 ft. at the mouth of the river. Walleye slow on crankbaits at 6 to 8 ft. in deep holes. Trout fair on power bait at 5 ft. above Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Oologah: Elevation 10 ft. above normal and falling, water 80 degrees and muddy. Blue catfish fair on juglines baited with shad fishing on flats at 15 to 20 ft. White bass and crappie fair below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: Elevation 5 ft. above normal, water mid-80’s and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around bridges and riprap. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastics while jigging flooded timber. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair drifting live shad over open water at 10 to 20 ft. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on slabs and live shad off Crappie Point and toward the dam. Catfish good on cut bait and live bait around points. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs along Hwy. 177 and Hwy. 15. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly above normal, water 83 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Bluegill good on crickets and worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation 5 1/2 ft. above normal, water 80 to 82 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, soft bass jigs and spinnerbaits in shallow brush. Catfish fair on juglines with cut bait. Sunfish good in docks or along bluffs on night crawlers. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits in creek channels and riprap. Catfish good on stinkbaits, worms and cut baits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation normal. White bass and striped bass hybrids good trolling crankbaits and drifting slabs near drop-offs. Walleye fair trolling crankbaits and drifting night crawlers. Channel catfish fair on live bait and stinkbait in upper end of the lake. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation normal, water 84 degrees and stained. Crappie good on brush piles. White bass chasing shad in mid-lake early and late, on topwater lures and rattletraps. Channel catfish good on baited holes. Bass fair using Texas-rigged lizard, Carolina rigs and topwater lures early morning. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: Elevation normal, water 82 degrees and clear. Bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish good on liver and worms. Report submitted by David Walker, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Water clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on soft plastics in the morning and evening. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 25 to 30 ft. around structure. Walleye slow, due to moon phase, on deep running crankbaits around islands and points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastics flipping the flooded brush. White bass good on jigs in riprap near the bridges. Catfish good on shad at 4 to 10 ft. in rocky areas. Crappie good on minnows at 8 to 20 ft. under bridges. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation normal, water 80 degrees. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around the islands. Catfish fair on green sunfish along the river channels. Blue catfish very good on worms and shad in the tailwaters. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.
Konawa: Elevation normal, water 85 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and crankbaits at 5 to 8 ft. around schooling bass early and late. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits at 10 to 12 ft. off points. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: Trout good zone 2. Upper sections of zone 1 (in the park) continue to fish well. Good flies have been wooly buggers, soft hackles, midges and various nymphs. Report submitted by Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
McGee Creek: Elevation 1 2/3 ft above normal, 82 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic craws and crawfish colored crankbaits at 6 to 10 ft. along rocky points and weed beds and on topwater lures early and late. 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 82 degrees and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on soft plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs early and late. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits, minnows and worms. Walleye slow on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: Elevation above normal, water murky. Bass good on motor oil colored grubs when Texas-rigged. Crappie fair on minnows around structures in deep water. Catfish fair on chicken liver. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation above normal, water 82 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair at 3 to 6 ft. using topwater lures early morning and plastic baits and jigs during midday fishing the weed, rock and woody shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows at 8 ft. around brush structure in the old creek channels. White bass slow at 8 ft. trolling crankbaits and jigs in the Applegate Cove area. Blue and flathead catfish good on juglines and trotlines with live bait at 3 to 8 ft. in the rocky areas around the lake. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: Elevation 1 ft. above normal and slightly murky. Bass good on spinnerbaits, off points on plastics and in grass beds on spinnerbaits. White bass fair trolling islands. Catfish excellent on jugs and trotlines with shrimp and cut shad. Flathead catfish fair on juglines with live bait. Crappie excellent on live minnows at 10 ft. from the bottom under bridges and on jigs around timber. Walleye fair on plugs trolling the islands. Report submitted by Alan Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation normal, water 84 degrees and mostly clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on crankbaits and plastic baits around underwater points. Striped and white bass good on live bait, sassy shad and surface baits from Platter Flats south. Channel and blue catfish good on live bait, cut shad and worms from Catfish Bay north. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs around fish attractors. Sunfish good on worms around the fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation  1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Crappie good on minnows, small spinnerbaits and jigs. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad and liver with jugs. Flathead catfish good on live sunfish in upper Poteau River. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: Elevation 5 ft. below normal and dropping. Walleye good on minnows. Striped bass hybrids fair on minnows. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Foss: Elevation normal, gates closed, water 81 degrees and clear. Striped bass hybrids good on live bait around islands on north side. Walleye fair on live bait along dam. White bass surfacing in morning hours, working with light colored jigs. Catfish good in channels. Bass fair along edges with a lot of cover. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Fort Cobb: Elevation 1/3 ft. above normal. Catfish slow to fair on cut baits. Saugeye slow to fair on night crawlers. Striped bass hybrids fair on shad and trolling off points. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Waurika: Elevation normal, water 78 degrees and murky. Blue catfish good on juglines and trotlines with cut bait and shad. Crappie fair on minnows at the marina. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.