Post by Whiskers on Jul 13, 2006 11:17:57 GMT -6
Southeast
Arbuckle: July 8. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 83 and clear. Channel catfish hitting on cut baits and dough baits in baited holes up Guy Sandy Creek. White bass slow. Crappie are being caught off docks and around brush piles at 18-22 ft. on jigs and minnows. Bass fair on drop shot rigs, worms and crankbaits on main lake. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: July 10. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Channel catfish fair on worms, doughbaits and liver. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: July 10. Water in the mid 80's and clear. Largemouth bass is beginning to slow down, but is still fair in the mornings and late evenings on topwater baits in coves and points near deep water. Crappie good along structure and standing timber on minnows and jigs. Catfish and walleye slow. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 10. Elevation 2 1/4 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and Carolina riggs off points at 4-10 ft. White bass good on slab spoons at 8-15 ft. on the flats. Blue catfish fair on juglines baited with fresh shad on the flats. Crappie fair on jigs at 12-20 ft. around standing timber and under bridges. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 10. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 81 and murky. Bass fair using soft plastic lures, worms, salt craws and sluggo's at 10-20 ft. around submerged structure and drop offs. Crappie fair while using minnows in brushy areas off creek channels at 10-20 ft. Catfish fair using cut shad, earthworms and commercially prepared baits at 12-20 ft. in creek channels. Report submitted by Joe Young, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
July 9. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 83 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and light colored grubs. Crappie fair on live minnows channel catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: July 10. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms at 5-8 ft. in weed beds.Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: July 10. Elevation normal, water 84 and clear. Bass fair early and late on topwater lures and on soft plastic lures at 8-12 ft. off rocky points. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around cedar trees at 10-20 ft. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Joe Young, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: July 10. Zone 1 fair to good, but that will improve with the stocking that is scheduled for later this week. Zone 2 good on parachute adams, small light mayfly imitations, elk hair caddis, zebra midge, Griffiths gnat, brightly colored streamers, and wooly buggers. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
Lower Mountain Fork River: July 7. Zone 1 is catching trout on bead head pheasant tails and y2k. Zone 2 good on size 14-6 wooly buggers and various colored soft hackles in sizes 18-14, midges and muddler minnows. Zone 3 is good on size 14-6 wooly buggers and various colored soft hackles in sizes 18-14. Report submitted by Jesse King, Three Rivers Fly Shop.
Murray: July 10. Elevation slightly below normal, water 83 and clear. Channel catfish good on stinkbait and shrimp. White bass fair on topwaters early morning and late evening. Largemouth bass good on soft plastics early morning off rocky points. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: July 10. Elevation normal, water 81 and clear. Bass fair early and late on topwaters and fair during the day at 10-20 ft. on soft plastic lures and around rocky points at 10-20 ft, using Carolina rigging and soft plastic, worms and salt craws. Channel catfish fair on the bottom in or near creek channels with earthworms. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs around structure at 10-20 ft. around brush and the old highway bridge. Report submitted by Joe Young, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Robert S. Kerr: July 10. Elevation normal, water 82 and clear. Largemouth bass slow at 6-8 ft. using plastic baits fishing the rip-rapped jetties around the lake. Crappie fair at 10 ft. using minnows fishing the old creek channels. White bass good from surface to 8 ft. using jigs and shad imitation crankbaits fishing the Applegate, Kerr beach and Cowlington point areas. Blue and flathead catfish good at 3-5 ft. using live bait and fresh cut shad fishing the rocky areas around the lake. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass slow. White bass and walleye good trolling around islands. Blue and flathead catfish good on trotlines and juglines baited with cut baits. Crappie good around bridges and brush piles on minnows.Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 10. Elevation 2 3/4 ft. below normal, water 83 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on deep diving baits at 5-20 ft. around structure. Striped bass and white bass very good on live shad, slabs, topwater baits from surface to 20 ft. from Washita point to Caney Creek. Channel and blue catfish fair on live and cut baits at 5-15 ft. in Platter flats and Little Glasses creeks. Crappie slow on minnows at 5-15 ft. around fish structures. Sunfish good on worms around fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: July 10. Elevation normal, water 86 and murky. Blue catfish fair on juglines baited with cut shad at 10-15 ft. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits at 4-8 ft. Flathead catfish fair on trotlines baited live sunfish at 8-12 ft. Channel catfish good around the riprap areas of Quarry Island on chicken livers at 8- 15 ft. Report submitted by D.G. Belcher, game warden stationed in Latimer and LeFlore Counties.
Northeast
Bell Cow: July 10. Elevation 2 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish fair on dough baits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: July 10. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 70 and clear. Channel catfish fair on cut shad off rocky shoreline. Crappie fair in the mornings and evenings on minnows and jigs at 20-30 ft. over deep brush piles. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: July 10. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 82 and murky. Striped bass hybrid fair trolling with crankbaits. Crappie fair around docks on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: July 10. Elevation 2 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal and murky. Channel catfish and blue catfish fair on fresh shad in river and creek channels at 15-20 ft. All other fishing is slow. Report by submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Eucha: July 10. Elevation 8 ft. below normal, water 79 and murky. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 10-12 ft. Largemouth fair on plastic baits off rocky points. Bluegill good on crickets and worms. Catfish fair on cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: July 10. Elevation normal, water 83. Largemouth bass good on spinners and worms. White bass good on slabs and rattletraps. Catfish good on cu baits and worms. Reported submitted Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Muskogee and Wagoner counties.
Grand: July 10. Elevation normal and murky. Crappie fair to good at 10-15 ft. on minnows or jigs. White bass biting fair to good in mouth of lake streams and tributaries using spinnerbaits and spoons. Channel catfish fair to good in mud flat areas and lake river channel using cut shad or worms. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along shoreline and in chreek channels. Catfish fair on bottom with cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing dock and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits. White bass fair to good on small crankbaits and lures in the upper end of the lake. Channel and blue catfish good juglines baited with cut shad. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. All fishing is slow. Report submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Kaw: July 10. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal and clear. Blue catfish good in upper Arkansas River and in Washunga Bay on cut shad. Largemouth bass fair in flooded willows on main lake on spinnerbaits. White bass fair early and late in tailwaters on 1/8th ounce jigs. Channel catfish fair north of Washunga Bay in flooded trees on worms and stinkbait. White bass fair trolling crankbaits in main lake at 15-25 ft. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Kay and Grant counties.
Keystone: July 10. Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal, water 80 and clear to murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits, flippin tube and crankbaits at 2-0 ft. in flooded cover in mid-section of coves. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and small jig and chunk at 6-12 ft. in deep coves. Spotted bass fair on topwaters and small crankbaits from surface to 10 ft. in main lake coves. White bass good on rooster tails and white crankbaits at 4-8 ft. trolling main lake points. Striped bass good on topwaters and bucktails from surface to 4 ft. below the dam. Striped bass in the lake are fair on live shad and deep crankbaits at 12-18 ft. off main lake points and near river channel. Channel catfish fair on worms and stinkbaits at 6-10 ft. in coves with creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut shad and punch baits at 8-20 ft. in the flats along the river channel. Flathead catfish fair on live shad and goldfish at 5-15 ft. off steep rocky banks. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-18 ft. around brush piles and bluffs. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: July 10. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water 80 and clear. White bass good trolling shad colored lures on flats in main part of the lake at 10-15 ft. Watch for schooling fish early and late. Channel and blue catfish fair on shad using juglines on flats near the river channel at 15-20 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: July 10. Elevation 6 2/3 ft. below normal, water 80 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows at 10-25 ft. around structure and in creeks. Crappie also fair to at Highway 20 bridge. Largemouth bass fair, suspended over deeper water around brush piles and other structures, with jig and chunk or plastics. Carolina rigging also works well. Catfish fair on trotlines with perch and very large minnows. Striped bass hybrids fair on points and mouths of creeks on shad, very large minnows and pearl white sassy shad. Report submitted by Greenwood Fishing Center. For more information about Skiatook Lake.
Sooner: July 10. Largemouth bass fair around weed beds early and late on buzzbaits. Channel catfish good on riprap on stinkbait.
Striped bass hybrids and striped bass excellent in main lake on live shad at 10-20 ft. White bass good early schooling on top. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Kay and Grant counties.
Spavinaw: July 10. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 82 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth fair on crank baits. Bluegill fair on crickets and worms around grass beds. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 83 and clear. Largemouth bass with slow some action over brush on spinnerbaits. Crappie fair in brush on tube jigs, or minnows. Catfish good on stinkbaits at 17-20 ft. and good on juglines at 25-35 ft. with cut shad. Sunfish good near docks on night crawlers. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: July 10. Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap. Catfish fair on bottom with cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-14 ft. around brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
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Arcadia: July 10. Elevation below normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
July 7. Elevation normal, water 80 and semi clear. Crappie fair to good on minnows at 5-6 ft. in the morning around docks. Sunfish fair to good in the mornings around the docks on casting worms at 5-6 ft. All other fishing is fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendent.
Draper: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: July 10. Elevation 5 ft. below normal. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait, dough bait and cut baits slip corking and tight lining on bottom on the north side of the dam by the pump house. All boat ramps are useable. Report submitted by Bob Martin, Oklahoma City Fisheries Division.
Overholser: July 10. Channel catfish being caught on cut shad, minnows and stinkbait. Crappie fair on jigs around docks. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian counties.
Thunderbird: July 10. Elevation 5 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: July 10. Elevation 3 1/2 - 4 ft. below normal, water 77-85 and clear. Crappie fair to good on small minnows and crappie jigs at 10-12 ft. around brush piles and structure around Fish market roadbed just north of the south boat ramp right off bottom. Catfish good on chicken livers, shrimp, worm, shad gizzards and fresh cut bait in deep water. White bass schooling throughout the day especially in the morning and early evening on deep diving crankbaits around the dam area. Largemouth bass poor with some being caught on jigs, crawfish, motor oil colored worms with some action on topwaters in the early morning and evening. Report submitted M. M. Fowler at St. Gregory.
July 10. Elevation 4 ft. below normal and water 85. Largemouth bass slow on plastic worms at 8-10 ft. Crappie slow using minnows in deep water around structures. White bass fair trolling with crankbaits off points. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits, chicken livers and cut shad at 3-4 ft. Report submitted by Ronnie Arganbright, game warden stationed in Pottawatmie County.
Northwest
Canton: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal. White bass and striped bass hybrids good early and late drifting shad and slabs. Channel catfish good drifting shad along red bluffs and along north shore. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers over submerged islands. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: July 10. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal. Channel catfish being caught on cut bait and stinkbait at 2 ft. of water. and clear. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.
Great Salt Plains: July 10.Channel catfish good to excellent in the lake on trotlines baited with using grasshoppers and cut shad. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by R. C. Wilson, Jr.
Greta Salt Plains. July 10. Elevation normal and murky. Fishing below the Spillway is slow. Channel catfish fair on the lake while drift fishing with shad around the island. Report submitted by Ben Bickerstaff, game warden stationed in Alfalfa County.
Southwest
Altus-Lugert: July 10. Elevation 17 ft. below normal and murky. Level is dropping quickly. North shore boat ramp is high and dry. Crappie biting on minnows. White bass good on minnows near Lakeview Boat Ramp north shore. Catfish fair on shad. Walleye and striped bass hybrids fair. Report compiled by Quartz Mountain Grocery.
Ellsworth: July 10. Elevation 13 ft. below normal, water 81 and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: July 10. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 85 and clear. White bass and striped bas hybrids good on live bait. White bass surfacing in late evenings. Walleye and saugeye slow to fair. Bass slow. Catfish good with cut shad or liver. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal and stained. Striped bass hybrids fair trolling crankbaits. Saugeye fair trolling crankbaits or drifting night crawlers over submerged islands or off points. Catfish fair on hotdogs on juglines. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden station in Caddo County.
Tom Steed: June 19. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 70 and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: July 10. Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal. White bass good on jigs and shad off rocky points. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
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Arbuckle: July 8. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 83 and clear. Channel catfish hitting on cut baits and dough baits in baited holes up Guy Sandy Creek. White bass slow. Crappie are being caught off docks and around brush piles at 18-22 ft. on jigs and minnows. Bass fair on drop shot rigs, worms and crankbaits on main lake. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: July 10. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Channel catfish fair on worms, doughbaits and liver. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: July 10. Water in the mid 80's and clear. Largemouth bass is beginning to slow down, but is still fair in the mornings and late evenings on topwater baits in coves and points near deep water. Crappie good along structure and standing timber on minnows and jigs. Catfish and walleye slow. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 10. Elevation 2 1/4 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and Carolina riggs off points at 4-10 ft. White bass good on slab spoons at 8-15 ft. on the flats. Blue catfish fair on juglines baited with fresh shad on the flats. Crappie fair on jigs at 12-20 ft. around standing timber and under bridges. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 10. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 81 and murky. Bass fair using soft plastic lures, worms, salt craws and sluggo's at 10-20 ft. around submerged structure and drop offs. Crappie fair while using minnows in brushy areas off creek channels at 10-20 ft. Catfish fair using cut shad, earthworms and commercially prepared baits at 12-20 ft. in creek channels. Report submitted by Joe Young, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
July 9. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 83 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and light colored grubs. Crappie fair on live minnows channel catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: July 10. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms at 5-8 ft. in weed beds.Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: July 10. Elevation normal, water 84 and clear. Bass fair early and late on topwater lures and on soft plastic lures at 8-12 ft. off rocky points. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around cedar trees at 10-20 ft. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Joe Young, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: July 10. Zone 1 fair to good, but that will improve with the stocking that is scheduled for later this week. Zone 2 good on parachute adams, small light mayfly imitations, elk hair caddis, zebra midge, Griffiths gnat, brightly colored streamers, and wooly buggers. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
Lower Mountain Fork River: July 7. Zone 1 is catching trout on bead head pheasant tails and y2k. Zone 2 good on size 14-6 wooly buggers and various colored soft hackles in sizes 18-14, midges and muddler minnows. Zone 3 is good on size 14-6 wooly buggers and various colored soft hackles in sizes 18-14. Report submitted by Jesse King, Three Rivers Fly Shop.
Murray: July 10. Elevation slightly below normal, water 83 and clear. Channel catfish good on stinkbait and shrimp. White bass fair on topwaters early morning and late evening. Largemouth bass good on soft plastics early morning off rocky points. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: July 10. Elevation normal, water 81 and clear. Bass fair early and late on topwaters and fair during the day at 10-20 ft. on soft plastic lures and around rocky points at 10-20 ft, using Carolina rigging and soft plastic, worms and salt craws. Channel catfish fair on the bottom in or near creek channels with earthworms. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs around structure at 10-20 ft. around brush and the old highway bridge. Report submitted by Joe Young, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Robert S. Kerr: July 10. Elevation normal, water 82 and clear. Largemouth bass slow at 6-8 ft. using plastic baits fishing the rip-rapped jetties around the lake. Crappie fair at 10 ft. using minnows fishing the old creek channels. White bass good from surface to 8 ft. using jigs and shad imitation crankbaits fishing the Applegate, Kerr beach and Cowlington point areas. Blue and flathead catfish good at 3-5 ft. using live bait and fresh cut shad fishing the rocky areas around the lake. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass slow. White bass and walleye good trolling around islands. Blue and flathead catfish good on trotlines and juglines baited with cut baits. Crappie good around bridges and brush piles on minnows.Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 10. Elevation 2 3/4 ft. below normal, water 83 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on deep diving baits at 5-20 ft. around structure. Striped bass and white bass very good on live shad, slabs, topwater baits from surface to 20 ft. from Washita point to Caney Creek. Channel and blue catfish fair on live and cut baits at 5-15 ft. in Platter flats and Little Glasses creeks. Crappie slow on minnows at 5-15 ft. around fish structures. Sunfish good on worms around fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: July 10. Elevation normal, water 86 and murky. Blue catfish fair on juglines baited with cut shad at 10-15 ft. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits at 4-8 ft. Flathead catfish fair on trotlines baited live sunfish at 8-12 ft. Channel catfish good around the riprap areas of Quarry Island on chicken livers at 8- 15 ft. Report submitted by D.G. Belcher, game warden stationed in Latimer and LeFlore Counties.
Northeast
Bell Cow: July 10. Elevation 2 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish fair on dough baits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: July 10. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 70 and clear. Channel catfish fair on cut shad off rocky shoreline. Crappie fair in the mornings and evenings on minnows and jigs at 20-30 ft. over deep brush piles. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: July 10. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 82 and murky. Striped bass hybrid fair trolling with crankbaits. Crappie fair around docks on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: July 10. Elevation 2 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal and murky. Channel catfish and blue catfish fair on fresh shad in river and creek channels at 15-20 ft. All other fishing is slow. Report by submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Eucha: July 10. Elevation 8 ft. below normal, water 79 and murky. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 10-12 ft. Largemouth fair on plastic baits off rocky points. Bluegill good on crickets and worms. Catfish fair on cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: July 10. Elevation normal, water 83. Largemouth bass good on spinners and worms. White bass good on slabs and rattletraps. Catfish good on cu baits and worms. Reported submitted Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Muskogee and Wagoner counties.
Grand: July 10. Elevation normal and murky. Crappie fair to good at 10-15 ft. on minnows or jigs. White bass biting fair to good in mouth of lake streams and tributaries using spinnerbaits and spoons. Channel catfish fair to good in mud flat areas and lake river channel using cut shad or worms. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along shoreline and in chreek channels. Catfish fair on bottom with cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing dock and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits. White bass fair to good on small crankbaits and lures in the upper end of the lake. Channel and blue catfish good juglines baited with cut shad. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. All fishing is slow. Report submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Kaw: July 10. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal and clear. Blue catfish good in upper Arkansas River and in Washunga Bay on cut shad. Largemouth bass fair in flooded willows on main lake on spinnerbaits. White bass fair early and late in tailwaters on 1/8th ounce jigs. Channel catfish fair north of Washunga Bay in flooded trees on worms and stinkbait. White bass fair trolling crankbaits in main lake at 15-25 ft. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Kay and Grant counties.
Keystone: July 10. Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal, water 80 and clear to murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits, flippin tube and crankbaits at 2-0 ft. in flooded cover in mid-section of coves. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and small jig and chunk at 6-12 ft. in deep coves. Spotted bass fair on topwaters and small crankbaits from surface to 10 ft. in main lake coves. White bass good on rooster tails and white crankbaits at 4-8 ft. trolling main lake points. Striped bass good on topwaters and bucktails from surface to 4 ft. below the dam. Striped bass in the lake are fair on live shad and deep crankbaits at 12-18 ft. off main lake points and near river channel. Channel catfish fair on worms and stinkbaits at 6-10 ft. in coves with creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut shad and punch baits at 8-20 ft. in the flats along the river channel. Flathead catfish fair on live shad and goldfish at 5-15 ft. off steep rocky banks. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-18 ft. around brush piles and bluffs. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: July 10. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water 80 and clear. White bass good trolling shad colored lures on flats in main part of the lake at 10-15 ft. Watch for schooling fish early and late. Channel and blue catfish fair on shad using juglines on flats near the river channel at 15-20 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: July 10. Elevation 6 2/3 ft. below normal, water 80 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows at 10-25 ft. around structure and in creeks. Crappie also fair to at Highway 20 bridge. Largemouth bass fair, suspended over deeper water around brush piles and other structures, with jig and chunk or plastics. Carolina rigging also works well. Catfish fair on trotlines with perch and very large minnows. Striped bass hybrids fair on points and mouths of creeks on shad, very large minnows and pearl white sassy shad. Report submitted by Greenwood Fishing Center. For more information about Skiatook Lake.
Sooner: July 10. Largemouth bass fair around weed beds early and late on buzzbaits. Channel catfish good on riprap on stinkbait.
Striped bass hybrids and striped bass excellent in main lake on live shad at 10-20 ft. White bass good early schooling on top. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Kay and Grant counties.
Spavinaw: July 10. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 82 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth fair on crank baits. Bluegill fair on crickets and worms around grass beds. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 83 and clear. Largemouth bass with slow some action over brush on spinnerbaits. Crappie fair in brush on tube jigs, or minnows. Catfish good on stinkbaits at 17-20 ft. and good on juglines at 25-35 ft. with cut shad. Sunfish good near docks on night crawlers. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: July 10. Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap. Catfish fair on bottom with cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-14 ft. around brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
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Arcadia: July 10. Elevation below normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
July 7. Elevation normal, water 80 and semi clear. Crappie fair to good on minnows at 5-6 ft. in the morning around docks. Sunfish fair to good in the mornings around the docks on casting worms at 5-6 ft. All other fishing is fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendent.
Draper: July 10. Elevation normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: July 10. Elevation 5 ft. below normal. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait, dough bait and cut baits slip corking and tight lining on bottom on the north side of the dam by the pump house. All boat ramps are useable. Report submitted by Bob Martin, Oklahoma City Fisheries Division.
Overholser: July 10. Channel catfish being caught on cut shad, minnows and stinkbait. Crappie fair on jigs around docks. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian counties.
Thunderbird: July 10. Elevation 5 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: July 10. Elevation 3 1/2 - 4 ft. below normal, water 77-85 and clear. Crappie fair to good on small minnows and crappie jigs at 10-12 ft. around brush piles and structure around Fish market roadbed just north of the south boat ramp right off bottom. Catfish good on chicken livers, shrimp, worm, shad gizzards and fresh cut bait in deep water. White bass schooling throughout the day especially in the morning and early evening on deep diving crankbaits around the dam area. Largemouth bass poor with some being caught on jigs, crawfish, motor oil colored worms with some action on topwaters in the early morning and evening. Report submitted M. M. Fowler at St. Gregory.
July 10. Elevation 4 ft. below normal and water 85. Largemouth bass slow on plastic worms at 8-10 ft. Crappie slow using minnows in deep water around structures. White bass fair trolling with crankbaits off points. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits, chicken livers and cut shad at 3-4 ft. Report submitted by Ronnie Arganbright, game warden stationed in Pottawatmie County.
Northwest
Canton: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal. White bass and striped bass hybrids good early and late drifting shad and slabs. Channel catfish good drifting shad along red bluffs and along north shore. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers over submerged islands. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: July 10. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal. Channel catfish being caught on cut bait and stinkbait at 2 ft. of water. and clear. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.
Great Salt Plains: July 10.Channel catfish good to excellent in the lake on trotlines baited with using grasshoppers and cut shad. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by R. C. Wilson, Jr.
Greta Salt Plains. July 10. Elevation normal and murky. Fishing below the Spillway is slow. Channel catfish fair on the lake while drift fishing with shad around the island. Report submitted by Ben Bickerstaff, game warden stationed in Alfalfa County.
Southwest
Altus-Lugert: July 10. Elevation 17 ft. below normal and murky. Level is dropping quickly. North shore boat ramp is high and dry. Crappie biting on minnows. White bass good on minnows near Lakeview Boat Ramp north shore. Catfish fair on shad. Walleye and striped bass hybrids fair. Report compiled by Quartz Mountain Grocery.
Ellsworth: July 10. Elevation 13 ft. below normal, water 81 and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: July 10. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 85 and clear. White bass and striped bas hybrids good on live bait. White bass surfacing in late evenings. Walleye and saugeye slow to fair. Bass slow. Catfish good with cut shad or liver. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: July 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal and stained. Striped bass hybrids fair trolling crankbaits. Saugeye fair trolling crankbaits or drifting night crawlers over submerged islands or off points. Catfish fair on hotdogs on juglines. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden station in Caddo County.
Tom Steed: June 19. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 70 and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: July 10. Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal. White bass good on jigs and shad off rocky points. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
Taken from Kansas Angler