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** Last Update was made on 5 - 12 - 08 ***
OKLAHOMA FISHING REPORTS - LICENSES - REGULATIONS - MAPS.
CENTRAL REGION - Arcadia: May 12. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game
warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Draper: May 12. Elevation 1 ft. above normal and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony
Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: May 12. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in
Oklahoma County.
Overholser: May 12. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in
Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: May 12. Elevation 3 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs
near or on structure at 2-5 ft. White bass good off points with medium diving crankbaits, sassy
shad, jigs and spinners. Largemouth bass good on tandem spinners and plastic worms in shallow
areas with structure. Saugeye good on jigs, sassy shad and medium-diving crankbaits off points.
Catfish slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: April 7. Elevation 1-2 ft. below normal, water 43 and murky. Catfish fair to good on
minnows, worms, fresh cut baits, chicken livers and cut baits in deeper waters along main channel
and down by dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits in shallow waters. Report submitted
by M.M. Fowler, St. Gregory’s.
NORTHEAST REGION - Bell Cow: May 12. Elevation above normal and murky. Largemouth bass
fair on spinnerbaits. Catfish slow. Crappie fair jigs and minnows. Report submitted by Gary
Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: No report submitted this week.
Carl Blackwell: May 5. Elevation normal, water 65 and muddy. Striped bass hybrid fair on live bait
and crankbaits. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden
stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: May 12. Elevation normal and muddy. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie fair on jigs and
minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: May 12. Elevation 4 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie fair on minnow and jigs near
submerged structure at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish are good on cut shad. Report submitted by Joe
Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: May 5. Elevation slightly above normal level, water 65 and murky. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish fair on trotlines using cut
shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: May 12. Elevation 16 ft. above normal, water 64 and murky. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits in flooded grass and buck brush. White bass good up stream and off points. Crappie
good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish good on artificial baits, shad, earth worms, chicken livers
and chicken gizzard in the flowing water of the mud flats and off points. Report submitted by Marvin
Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: Grand-upper end: April 29. Elevation above normal and dropping, water 64 and clearing.
Largemouth bass good on dark colored plastic worms shallow along shorelines. White bass and
crappie fair to good on minnows, spinnerbaits and jigs with power baits in Elk River. Channel, blue
and flathead catfish good on brooders, shad and stinkbaits at 30-40 ft. Paddle fish slow, smaller fish
are being caught. Report submitted by Sam Williams, Grand Lake Sports Center.
Grand: May 12. Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal, water 66-72 and murky. Bass are being caught
from boats on crankbaits and from rock banks on jigs and topwaters. Catfish fair in the rivers on
shad. White bass good in Elk River on jigging spoons at 12-25 ft. Report submitted by Littlefield’s
Sporting Goods & Greg Lamb’s Guide Service.
Greenleaf: May 12. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and
crankbaits. Catfish good on cut bait and stinkbaits on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs
around brush and fishing dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in
Muskogee County.
Hudson: No report submitted this week.
Hulah: May 12. Elevation 11 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near
submerged structure at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish are good on cut shad. Report submitted by Joe
Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: May 5. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and muddy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in Little
Beaver, Five Fingers, McFadden and Osage coves at 3-10 ft. White bass good on jigs, sassy
shads, and in-line-spinners in Little Beaver, Wolf and Bear creeks. Blue catfish and channel catfish
good on cut shad and sunfish in the Pioneer, Bear, and Coon creek areas on juglines and trotlines.
Paddlefish snagging fair below the 1,000 ft. ' marker of Kaw dam. Report submitted by Tracy
Daniel, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: May 7. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and dropping, water muddy. Largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits, jigs and chunk baits at 3-6 ft. in backs of coves. Smallmouth bass slow on crankbaits
at 5-10 ft. around points. Spotted bass slow on crankbaits at 4-8 ft. around points. White bass fair
on minnows and jigs at4-8 ft. below dam. Striped bass good on buck tails and sassy shad at 3-6 ft.
below dam. Channel catfish good on worms at 5-10 ft. midway back in coves and creeks. Blue
catfish good on cut shad and punch baits at 5-10 ft. in mouths of coves. Flathead catfish good on
large shiners at 8-15 ft. in mouths of coves, bluffs and below the dam. Crappie good on minnows
and orange or chartreuse jigs at 4-15 ft. below dam and along riprap. Report submitted by Woody’s
Bait and Tackle.
Lower Illinois: No report submitted this week.
Oologah: May 12. Elevation 12 ft. above normal, water in mid-60's and muddy. Channel catfish
good along rocky banks on livers and worms at 5-10 ft. Crappie fair around flooded trees at 8-10 ft.
on minnows. Channel and blue catfish fair on shad below the dam. Report submitted by Brek
Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Pawhuska Lake: No report submitted this week.
Skiatook: May 5. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water stained. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits
and crankbaits along rocky shorelines. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on cut shad at 30
ft. Crappie fair on minnows at 5-10 ft. in riprap. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Paul
Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County. For more information about Skiatook Lake.
Sooner: May 5. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on slabs and live shad. Channel catfish
fair in channels and off points on cut and live bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs off Hwy 15.
Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: May 5. Elevation slightly above normal level, water 65 and muddy. Muddy conditions
have slowed fishing, but some nice largemouth bass have been caught on spinnerbaits. Report
submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: May 5. Elevation 12 ft. above normal, water 65 and clearing above Cookson.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow with some action in flooded brush on spinnerbaits or bass
assassins. Catfish hitting on minnows or worms in shallow water. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson
Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: May 12. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits and jigs in creek channels and riprap. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair
on minnows and jigs around bridges and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game
warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST REGION - Canton: May 5. Elevation normal. Crappie good in the upper end of the
lake on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad. Walleye good on minnows and
night crawlers in deeper holes in upper end of the lake. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good
trolling crankbaits along dam and over submerged islands. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game
warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: May 12. 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.
Great Salt Plains: High temperatures and prolonged drought during the summer of 2006 resulted in
a significant fish kill. Fisheries personnel has stocked catfish into the lake. The catfish should grow
to catchable size by this summer or next, if water levels are favorable. The Wildlife Department is
going to monitor fish populations in the lake very closely over the next few years and make
management decisions to ensure this fishery is as healthy as it can be. This report will be updated
as conditions change.
SOUTHEAST REGION - Arbuckle: May 12. Elevation normal, water 67 and stained. White bass
excellent on points and in front of dam. Crappie good on jigs along 6ft banks in coves. Bass slow to
good using Carolina rigged lizards, spinnerbaits and topwaters early. Report submitted by Jack
Melton.
Blue River: May 5. Elevation normal, water 66 and clear. Catfish good on livers and worms. Bass
fair to good on minnows and flies. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River
Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: May 12. Largemouth bass being caught around structure on soft plastics. Crappie
good in flooded timber on minnows and jigs, Walleye being caught after dark around islands and off
rocky points. North Carson Creek boat ramp is open. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: May 12. Elevation 2 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits
and jigs flipping flooded brush at 2-6 ft. White bass good around bridges and culverts where there
is a current. Blue catfish good on shad at 3-10 ft. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs at 3-10 ft. in
culverts, rocky areasand bridges. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in
McIntosh County.
Hugo: May 12. Elevation normal, water 63. Crappie and bass fair on minnows around button brush.
Catfish getting better on goldfish and cut bait using either trotlines or jugs. Report submitted by Jay
Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan Counties.
Konawa: May 5. Elevation normal, water 75 and clear. Largemouth bass excellent on plastic worms
in cattails and weed beds at 3-6 ft. Channel catfish good on shad and stinkbait along points at 5-10
ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: No report submitted this week.
McGee Creek: May 12. Elevation 1 2/3 ft. above normal, 67 degrees, and murky. Largemouth bass
fair to good on plastic craws at 4-5 ft. right against the bank. Crappie fair on minnows at 12-18 ft.
over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: May 5. Water 59 and clear. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass good on crankbaits,
spinnerbaits, minnows and worms. White bass fair on minnows and jigs trolling. Channel catfish
good on stinkbait and worms. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs shallow. Walleye fair on minnows
and jigs around dark. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter
County.
Pine Creek: May 5. Elevation above normal and murky. Bass fair on soft plastics when jigged
around flooded roadbeds. Crappie good at the spillway on jigs and minnows. Catfish good on night
crawlers around the lake as well as the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: May 12. Elevation above normal, water 71 and murky. Largemouth bass good at 2-5
ft. using plastic baits and spinnerbaits fishing the weed, rock and woody shorelines. Crappie good
at 5-7 ft. using minnows fishing the deeper water just off the spawning beds. White bass slow at
10 ft. using jigs fishing below the dams. Blue catfish good at 3-10 ft. using fresh cut bait fishing the
windy shorlines with rock spawning areas. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden
stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: May 12. Elevation 2 ft. above normal and clear to murky. Largemouth bass excellent
on plastics around points and white with red flecks spinnerbaits around timber. White bass excellent
up creeks and trolling lake. Blue catfish good to excellent on cut bait and shrimp on juglines and
trotlines and around islands and in flooded fields. flathead catfish good to excellent on small baitfish
on trotlines and juglines. Crappie excellent around bridges and rush piles on minnows. Walleye fair
trolling islands. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: May 12. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 68 and clear south and murky north.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on slow moving baits in the south part of the lake.
Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from the islands north. Channel and
blue catfish fair to good on live bait and cut shad from Platter Flats north. Crappie fair to good on
minnows and jigs around underwater structure and fish attractors. Sunfish good to excellent on
worms around the fishing docks. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Danny Club, game
warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: May 12. Elevation 9 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic
baits. Crappie good with minnows and jigs below dam. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad
below the dam. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST REGION - Altus-Lugert: May 3. Elevation 2.31 ft. below normal and rising. Recent
high winds has limited fishing. Crappie poor. Walleye are improving to good-tend to be small.
Striped bass hybrids fair to good-also tending to be small. White bass good. Blue catfish good to
very good around the old fish-o-rama. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State
Park.
Ellsworth: May 12. Elevation above normal and murky. All floodgates closed. All fishing slow. Report
submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County
Foss: May 5. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal. Walleye fair along rocks on dam with live bait. Striped
bass hybrids fair with live bait and white or chartreuse jigs. White bass slow. Catfish good with
Danny King stinkbait. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: May 12. Elevation 3/4 ft above normal. Crappie slow to fair on minnows and jigs in shallow
water. Saugeye slow on sassy shad and night crawlers. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow
to fair on sassy shad. Catfish slow to fair on cut baits. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr.,
game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: May 12. Elevation above normal and clear. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by
Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Tom Steed: May 5. Elevation normal, water 64. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on
minnows and jigs off the old highway. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game
warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: May 12. Elevation above normal, water 68 and murky. 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.
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OKLAHOMA FISHING REPORTS - LICENSES - REGULATIONS - MAPS.
CENTRAL REGION - Arcadia: May 12. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game
warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Draper: May 12. Elevation 1 ft. above normal and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony
Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: May 12. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in
Oklahoma County.
Overholser: May 12. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in
Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: May 12. Elevation 3 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs
near or on structure at 2-5 ft. White bass good off points with medium diving crankbaits, sassy
shad, jigs and spinners. Largemouth bass good on tandem spinners and plastic worms in shallow
areas with structure. Saugeye good on jigs, sassy shad and medium-diving crankbaits off points.
Catfish slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: April 7. Elevation 1-2 ft. below normal, water 43 and murky. Catfish fair to good on
minnows, worms, fresh cut baits, chicken livers and cut baits in deeper waters along main channel
and down by dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits in shallow waters. Report submitted
by M.M. Fowler, St. Gregory’s.
NORTHEAST REGION - Bell Cow: May 12. Elevation above normal and murky. Largemouth bass
fair on spinnerbaits. Catfish slow. Crappie fair jigs and minnows. Report submitted by Gary
Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: No report submitted this week.
Carl Blackwell: May 5. Elevation normal, water 65 and muddy. Striped bass hybrid fair on live bait
and crankbaits. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden
stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: May 12. Elevation normal and muddy. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie fair on jigs and
minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: May 12. Elevation 4 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie fair on minnow and jigs near
submerged structure at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish are good on cut shad. Report submitted by Joe
Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: May 5. Elevation slightly above normal level, water 65 and murky. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish fair on trotlines using cut
shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: May 12. Elevation 16 ft. above normal, water 64 and murky. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits in flooded grass and buck brush. White bass good up stream and off points. Crappie
good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish good on artificial baits, shad, earth worms, chicken livers
and chicken gizzard in the flowing water of the mud flats and off points. Report submitted by Marvin
Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: Grand-upper end: April 29. Elevation above normal and dropping, water 64 and clearing.
Largemouth bass good on dark colored plastic worms shallow along shorelines. White bass and
crappie fair to good on minnows, spinnerbaits and jigs with power baits in Elk River. Channel, blue
and flathead catfish good on brooders, shad and stinkbaits at 30-40 ft. Paddle fish slow, smaller fish
are being caught. Report submitted by Sam Williams, Grand Lake Sports Center.
Grand: May 12. Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal, water 66-72 and murky. Bass are being caught
from boats on crankbaits and from rock banks on jigs and topwaters. Catfish fair in the rivers on
shad. White bass good in Elk River on jigging spoons at 12-25 ft. Report submitted by Littlefield’s
Sporting Goods & Greg Lamb’s Guide Service.
Greenleaf: May 12. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and
crankbaits. Catfish good on cut bait and stinkbaits on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs
around brush and fishing dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in
Muskogee County.
Hudson: No report submitted this week.
Hulah: May 12. Elevation 11 ft. above normal and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near
submerged structure at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish are good on cut shad. Report submitted by Joe
Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: May 5. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and muddy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in Little
Beaver, Five Fingers, McFadden and Osage coves at 3-10 ft. White bass good on jigs, sassy
shads, and in-line-spinners in Little Beaver, Wolf and Bear creeks. Blue catfish and channel catfish
good on cut shad and sunfish in the Pioneer, Bear, and Coon creek areas on juglines and trotlines.
Paddlefish snagging fair below the 1,000 ft. ' marker of Kaw dam. Report submitted by Tracy
Daniel, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: May 7. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and dropping, water muddy. Largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits, jigs and chunk baits at 3-6 ft. in backs of coves. Smallmouth bass slow on crankbaits
at 5-10 ft. around points. Spotted bass slow on crankbaits at 4-8 ft. around points. White bass fair
on minnows and jigs at4-8 ft. below dam. Striped bass good on buck tails and sassy shad at 3-6 ft.
below dam. Channel catfish good on worms at 5-10 ft. midway back in coves and creeks. Blue
catfish good on cut shad and punch baits at 5-10 ft. in mouths of coves. Flathead catfish good on
large shiners at 8-15 ft. in mouths of coves, bluffs and below the dam. Crappie good on minnows
and orange or chartreuse jigs at 4-15 ft. below dam and along riprap. Report submitted by Woody’s
Bait and Tackle.
Lower Illinois: No report submitted this week.
Oologah: May 12. Elevation 12 ft. above normal, water in mid-60's and muddy. Channel catfish
good along rocky banks on livers and worms at 5-10 ft. Crappie fair around flooded trees at 8-10 ft.
on minnows. Channel and blue catfish fair on shad below the dam. Report submitted by Brek
Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Pawhuska Lake: No report submitted this week.
Skiatook: May 5. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water stained. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits
and crankbaits along rocky shorelines. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on cut shad at 30
ft. Crappie fair on minnows at 5-10 ft. in riprap. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Paul
Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County. For more information about Skiatook Lake.
Sooner: May 5. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on slabs and live shad. Channel catfish
fair in channels and off points on cut and live bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs off Hwy 15.
Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: May 5. Elevation slightly above normal level, water 65 and muddy. Muddy conditions
have slowed fishing, but some nice largemouth bass have been caught on spinnerbaits. Report
submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: May 5. Elevation 12 ft. above normal, water 65 and clearing above Cookson.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow with some action in flooded brush on spinnerbaits or bass
assassins. Catfish hitting on minnows or worms in shallow water. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson
Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: May 12. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits and jigs in creek channels and riprap. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair
on minnows and jigs around bridges and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game
warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST REGION - Canton: May 5. Elevation normal. Crappie good in the upper end of the
lake on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad. Walleye good on minnows and
night crawlers in deeper holes in upper end of the lake. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good
trolling crankbaits along dam and over submerged islands. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game
warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: May 12. 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.
Great Salt Plains: High temperatures and prolonged drought during the summer of 2006 resulted in
a significant fish kill. Fisheries personnel has stocked catfish into the lake. The catfish should grow
to catchable size by this summer or next, if water levels are favorable. The Wildlife Department is
going to monitor fish populations in the lake very closely over the next few years and make
management decisions to ensure this fishery is as healthy as it can be. This report will be updated
as conditions change.
SOUTHEAST REGION - Arbuckle: May 12. Elevation normal, water 67 and stained. White bass
excellent on points and in front of dam. Crappie good on jigs along 6ft banks in coves. Bass slow to
good using Carolina rigged lizards, spinnerbaits and topwaters early. Report submitted by Jack
Melton.
Blue River: May 5. Elevation normal, water 66 and clear. Catfish good on livers and worms. Bass
fair to good on minnows and flies. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River
Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: May 12. Largemouth bass being caught around structure on soft plastics. Crappie
good in flooded timber on minnows and jigs, Walleye being caught after dark around islands and off
rocky points. North Carson Creek boat ramp is open. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: May 12. Elevation 2 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits
and jigs flipping flooded brush at 2-6 ft. White bass good around bridges and culverts where there
is a current. Blue catfish good on shad at 3-10 ft. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs at 3-10 ft. in
culverts, rocky areasand bridges. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in
McIntosh County.
Hugo: May 12. Elevation normal, water 63. Crappie and bass fair on minnows around button brush.
Catfish getting better on goldfish and cut bait using either trotlines or jugs. Report submitted by Jay
Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan Counties.
Konawa: May 5. Elevation normal, water 75 and clear. Largemouth bass excellent on plastic worms
in cattails and weed beds at 3-6 ft. Channel catfish good on shad and stinkbait along points at 5-10
ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: No report submitted this week.
McGee Creek: May 12. Elevation 1 2/3 ft. above normal, 67 degrees, and murky. Largemouth bass
fair to good on plastic craws at 4-5 ft. right against the bank. Crappie fair on minnows at 12-18 ft.
over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: May 5. Water 59 and clear. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass good on crankbaits,
spinnerbaits, minnows and worms. White bass fair on minnows and jigs trolling. Channel catfish
good on stinkbait and worms. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs shallow. Walleye fair on minnows
and jigs around dark. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter
County.
Pine Creek: May 5. Elevation above normal and murky. Bass fair on soft plastics when jigged
around flooded roadbeds. Crappie good at the spillway on jigs and minnows. Catfish good on night
crawlers around the lake as well as the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: May 12. Elevation above normal, water 71 and murky. Largemouth bass good at 2-5
ft. using plastic baits and spinnerbaits fishing the weed, rock and woody shorelines. Crappie good
at 5-7 ft. using minnows fishing the deeper water just off the spawning beds. White bass slow at
10 ft. using jigs fishing below the dams. Blue catfish good at 3-10 ft. using fresh cut bait fishing the
windy shorlines with rock spawning areas. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden
stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: May 12. Elevation 2 ft. above normal and clear to murky. Largemouth bass excellent
on plastics around points and white with red flecks spinnerbaits around timber. White bass excellent
up creeks and trolling lake. Blue catfish good to excellent on cut bait and shrimp on juglines and
trotlines and around islands and in flooded fields. flathead catfish good to excellent on small baitfish
on trotlines and juglines. Crappie excellent around bridges and rush piles on minnows. Walleye fair
trolling islands. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: May 12. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 68 and clear south and murky north.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on slow moving baits in the south part of the lake.
Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from the islands north. Channel and
blue catfish fair to good on live bait and cut shad from Platter Flats north. Crappie fair to good on
minnows and jigs around underwater structure and fish attractors. Sunfish good to excellent on
worms around the fishing docks. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Danny Club, game
warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: May 12. Elevation 9 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic
baits. Crappie good with minnows and jigs below dam. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad
below the dam. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST REGION - Altus-Lugert: May 3. Elevation 2.31 ft. below normal and rising. Recent
high winds has limited fishing. Crappie poor. Walleye are improving to good-tend to be small.
Striped bass hybrids fair to good-also tending to be small. White bass good. Blue catfish good to
very good around the old fish-o-rama. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State
Park.
Ellsworth: May 12. Elevation above normal and murky. All floodgates closed. All fishing slow. Report
submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County
Foss: May 5. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal. Walleye fair along rocks on dam with live bait. Striped
bass hybrids fair with live bait and white or chartreuse jigs. White bass slow. Catfish good with
Danny King stinkbait. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: May 12. Elevation 3/4 ft above normal. Crappie slow to fair on minnows and jigs in shallow
water. Saugeye slow on sassy shad and night crawlers. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow
to fair on sassy shad. Catfish slow to fair on cut baits. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr.,
game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: May 12. Elevation above normal and clear. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by
Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Tom Steed: May 5. Elevation normal, water 64. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on
minnows and jigs off the old highway. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game
warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: May 12. Elevation above normal, water 68 and murky. 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.
Report By: ODWC
