Post by Whiskers on Aug 23, 2006 15:06:33 GMT -6
Central -
Arcadia: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 85 and semi-murky. Largemouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 10-15 ft. around tree lines and mornings and evenings. Flathead catfish fair to good on sunfish just off bottom along northwest banks and around boat ramps. Crappie fair to good on bobbers with spinner hooks in the evening on worms at 3 ft. around northwest docks. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
Draper: August 14. Elevation normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: August 9. Elevation 3 ft. below normal. Channel catfish good off the dam at 4-10 ft. on stinkbait. Bluegill sunfish good off fishing piers on the south end. ` Report submitted by Bob Martin, Oklahoma City Fisheries Division.
Overholser: August 14. White bass being caught off points on spinnerbaits, Channel catfish are being caught on punchbait and shrimp. Crappie are being caught on jigs. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian counties.
Thunderbird: August 14. Elevation 6 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: August 14. Elevation 5-5 1/2 ft. below normal, water 80-89 and clear. Catfish fair on minnows, night crawlers, fresh cut baits, chicken livers, cheese and assorted stinkbaits close to the bottom. White bass schooling throughout the day and can be caught with light colored crankbaits. Largemouth bass slow with some action early morning and early evening on topwaters, Carolina rigging and assorted colored soft plastics at 8-10 ft. and good on rattletraps around weedy and grass beds. Report submitted M. M. Fowler at St. Gregory.
Wes Watkins: August 14. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 91. Largemouth slow with some action on Carolina rigs around structure in deeper water. Channel catfish slow with some action on minnows and jigs around the dam and deep structure. White bass fair on rattletraps and crankbaits. All boat ramps are open. Report submitted by Ronnie Arganbright, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
Northeast -
Bell Cow: August 14. Elevation 3 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and doughbaits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks at night. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: August 7. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water in the mid- 80 and clear. Catfish fair on cut shad off windy banks. Crappie fair around deep brush piles at 20-30 ft. on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 84 and murky. Striped bass hybrids fair on live baits trolling at 20 ft. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around docks. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: August 14. Elevation 3 ft. below normal. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish fair on sough bait and cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing dock at night. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 80 and clear. All fishing is slow because of the extreme heat. Report by submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Eucha: August 14. Elevation 11 ft. below normal, water 78 and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure. Largemouth fair using plastic baits at night. Catfish fair on cut shad. Bluegill fair on crickets and worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 86. Largemouth bass good on spinners and salt craws in flooded grass. White bass good to excellent on rattletraps and spinners trolling. Channel catfish good on cut bait and shad. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 15 ft. around structure. Reported submitted Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Muskogee and Wagoner counties.
Grand: August 14. Elevation normal and murky. White bass fair to good in the mouth of streams and tributaries and around islands on spinnerbaits and spoons. Channel catfish fair in main river channels of lake in deep water using shad or worms. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along the shoreline. Channel catfish fair on cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and fishing docks. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: August 14. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on plastic worms. Channel catfish good on worms. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: August 14. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. All fishing is slow because of the extreme heat. Report submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Kaw: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal and murky. Channel catfish good from Traders Bend, north to the state line on stinkbait and bloodbait. Blue catfish fair to good on shad in the Coon Creek and Ponca Cove areas. White bass fish fair to good trolling crankbaits and slabbing from Ponca Cove to Sarge Creek (Watch for surfacing fish and gulls). Walleye fair slabbing off of humps and points in the Kaw City area. Boaters should use extreme caution due to low lake level conditions. Report submitted by Tracy Daniel, game warden stationed in Kay Counties.
Keystone: August 14. Elevation slightly above normal, water in the 90's and clear to murky. Largemouth bass fair on fire tiger crankbaits, eight inch plum or june bug worms at 8-12 ft. around brush piles in coves and creeks. smallmouth bass slow on finesse jigs and brown/green tubes at 10-15 ft. off points and coves. Spotted bass fair on topwaters early and chrome crankbaits from the surface to 10 ft. off main lake bluffs. White bass fair on white crankbaits and rooster tails at 6-10 ft. off main lake points and Salt Creek area. Striped bass below the dam fair on topwaters, bucktails and sassy shad from the surface to 4 ft. on the south side when water is not running and on the north side when it is. Striped bass in the lake fair on big swim baits and deep crankbaits at 12-18 ft. along Hwy 64 riprap and off main lake points. Channel catfish fair on worms, shrimp and stinkbaits at 6-10 ft. in shallow coves. Blue catfish fair on punchbaits and cut shad at 12-18 ft. in the flats off the river channel. Flathead catfish slow on goldfish and live shad at 15-20 ft. off main lake rock banks. Crappie slow on medium shiners and black and white jigs at 15-20 ft. around brush piles in deep coves and creeks. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: August 14. Elevation normal, water mid-80 and clear. Channel and blue catfish fair on juglines near the main river channel at 25 ft. using shad for bait. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles at 20-25ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: July 31. Elevation 6 1/2 ft. below normal, water 85 and clear. Crappie good on minnows at 20-30 ft. around structure and in creeks, Highway 20 bridge and east bank, north of bridge. Largemouth bass fair but deep suspended over deeper water around brush piles and other structures on jig and chunk, some plastics and Carolina rigging. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs or plastics. Catfish fair on trotlines with perch and very large minnows. Striped bass hybrids fair to good, early morning and late evening, 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: August 14. White bass striped bass hybrids fair around the dam on topwaters. Channel and blue catfish good on cut and live baits in the channel. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: August 14. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 88 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth bass fair on topwater baits early morning and late evening. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: August 14. Elevation 4 1/3 ft. below normal clear steady. Largemouth bass slow some action on main lake points with soft plastic bass jigs. Crappie fair around docks on minnows at 15-20 ft. Catfish good on stinkbaits at 17-20 ft. off points and fair on juglines or flip-flops at 30-35 ft. on cut baits. Sunfish good on worms along bluffs or docks at 10-15 ft. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 7 ft. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
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Canton: August 14. Elevation 5 ft. below normal. White bass and stripe bass hybrids fair drifting shad and slabs. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers. Channel catfish good drifting shad. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: August 14. Elevation 1-2 ft. below normal. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait off the dam. Channel catfish fair on liver and shad along the dam. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.
Great Salt Plains: Great Salt Plains. August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and murky. All fishing is slow due to a draught induced fish kill in the lake and below the dam. Report submitted by Ben Bickerstaff, game warden stationed in Alfalfa County.
Southeast -
Arbuckle: August 14. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 84 and clear. Crappie and white bass slow. Channel catfish being caught at 15-18 ft. on cut bait and dough bait up Guy Sandy Creek. Bass fair to good at night using drop-shot worms, Carolina rigs and black spinnerbaits off points. With lake falling watch for underwater hazards. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: August 14. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on minnows and flies. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait and liver. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: August 14. Water 84. Largemouth bass fair on topwater baits and rattling crankbaits early in the morning and late in the evenings. All other fishing is slow at this time. Report submitted by Todd Tobey, game warden stationed in Pittsburg County.
Eufaula: August 14. Elevation 3 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits at 4-10 ft. off points. White bass good on slab spoons at 10-20 ft. in the flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-20 ft. around standing timber. Blue catfish slow. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 84 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish fair on liver. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 92 and clear. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and shad on south coves at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: August 13. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal. Largemouth bass fair on shad colored crankbaits for schooling bass early and late and fair on soft plastic lures at 12-18 ft. off rocky shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows at 10-20 ft. around cedar brush off main creek channels. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: August 8. Fishing has slowed considerably. Folks who normally catch/release lots of fish are doing well. The air temperature has been high for several weeks and the water temperature is rising as well. Seems that the best flies mimick some stage of caddis, caddis larva, pupa, emerger, and adult. Small flies seem to be working well, especially in zone 2, try midge patterns, caddis patterns, and occasionally a colorful streamer. In zone 1 grasshoppers and ants are a good choice. We are observing more and more of the large Hexagenia mayflies. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
Lower Mountain Fork River: July 31. Dry fly fishing is good in all zones on stimulators, caddis, light cahills, wooly buggers, pheasant tails and egg patterns. Zone 1 good early morning and late afternoon on a variety of lures. You best bet is to try midges, dry flies, bead head pheasant tails, #6 wooly buggers and y2k. Zone 2 is generating. Zone 3 fair. Report submitted by Jesse King, Three Rivers Fly Shop.
Murray: August 14. Largemouth bass being caught early and late on various baits. Channel catfish are being caught on stink bait on the north end of the lake. Crappie are being caught on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. around brush piles. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: August 14. Elevation normal and clear. Bass good on Texas rigged plastic worms and brush hog lures. Crappie fair on minnows. Catfish fair on liver. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: August 14. Elevation below normal, water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits at 3-5 ft. in weedy or rocky areas next to deeper waters. White bass fair on shad imitation lures from surface to 5 ft. around islands. Channel and blue catfish fair on live bait and fresh cut shad at 10-20 ft. in old river channel. Crappie fair on minnows at 10 ft. in old creek channels around lake. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: August 14. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass slow. White bass and walleye fair trolling the islands. Blue and flathead catfish fair on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad. Crappie good on minnows around brush piles and bridges. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: August 14. Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal and falling. Water 84 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on surface lures and deep diving lures from the surface to 15 ft. Striped bass and white bass good on surface lures, sassy shad, slabs and live bait from the surface to 30 ft. scattered from Catfish Bay to the Islands with the majority of the fish caught near the Islands. Channel and blue catfish fair to good at 10-20 ft. on cut shad and live bait near Platter Flats, Washita Point, creek channels and around underwater ledges. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 87 and murky. Crappie fair up the Poteau River arm of the lake on minnows around timber at 8-10 ft. Blue catfish fair drifting with shad or cut bait. White bass fair around the rocky points, on windy nights using minnows for bait and float fishing at 3 ft. Channel catfish good at night on stink bait or chicken livers at 2- 4 ft. around the shoreline. Largemouth bass fair, evenings in the shaded areas of most coves on buzz baits, also dark colored crankbaits worked around the river bank up the Poteau River arm of the lake. Report submitted by D.G. Belcher, game warden stationed in Latimer and LeFlore counties.
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Altus-Lugert: August 14. Elevation 30 1/2 ft. below normal and dropping quickly. Walleye, hybrid bass and lots of white bass are being caught daily. Main boat ramp has run out of cement. Use caution when driving over the wet sand to launch small boats. Large boats not recommended. Use extreme caution when on the lake. You may want to check for current depth by going to:
www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/ALTU.lakepage.html Report compiled by Quartz Mountain Grocery.
Ellsworth: August 14. Elevation 14 ft. below normal and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: August 14. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 88 and clear. White bass and catfish fair. Walleye, bass, crappie and saugeye slow. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: August 14. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden station in Caddo County.
Tom Steed: August 14. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: August 14. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 81 and murky. Channel catfish fair on punchbait. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
Arcadia: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 85 and semi-murky. Largemouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 10-15 ft. around tree lines and mornings and evenings. Flathead catfish fair to good on sunfish just off bottom along northwest banks and around boat ramps. Crappie fair to good on bobbers with spinner hooks in the evening on worms at 3 ft. around northwest docks. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
Draper: August 14. Elevation normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: August 9. Elevation 3 ft. below normal. Channel catfish good off the dam at 4-10 ft. on stinkbait. Bluegill sunfish good off fishing piers on the south end. ` Report submitted by Bob Martin, Oklahoma City Fisheries Division.
Overholser: August 14. White bass being caught off points on spinnerbaits, Channel catfish are being caught on punchbait and shrimp. Crappie are being caught on jigs. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian counties.
Thunderbird: August 14. Elevation 6 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: August 14. Elevation 5-5 1/2 ft. below normal, water 80-89 and clear. Catfish fair on minnows, night crawlers, fresh cut baits, chicken livers, cheese and assorted stinkbaits close to the bottom. White bass schooling throughout the day and can be caught with light colored crankbaits. Largemouth bass slow with some action early morning and early evening on topwaters, Carolina rigging and assorted colored soft plastics at 8-10 ft. and good on rattletraps around weedy and grass beds. Report submitted M. M. Fowler at St. Gregory.
Wes Watkins: August 14. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 91. Largemouth slow with some action on Carolina rigs around structure in deeper water. Channel catfish slow with some action on minnows and jigs around the dam and deep structure. White bass fair on rattletraps and crankbaits. All boat ramps are open. Report submitted by Ronnie Arganbright, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
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Bell Cow: August 14. Elevation 3 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and doughbaits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks at night. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: August 7. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water in the mid- 80 and clear. Catfish fair on cut shad off windy banks. Crappie fair around deep brush piles at 20-30 ft. on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 84 and murky. Striped bass hybrids fair on live baits trolling at 20 ft. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around docks. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: August 14. Elevation 3 ft. below normal. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish fair on sough bait and cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing dock at night. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 80 and clear. All fishing is slow because of the extreme heat. Report by submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Eucha: August 14. Elevation 11 ft. below normal, water 78 and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure. Largemouth fair using plastic baits at night. Catfish fair on cut shad. Bluegill fair on crickets and worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 86. Largemouth bass good on spinners and salt craws in flooded grass. White bass good to excellent on rattletraps and spinners trolling. Channel catfish good on cut bait and shad. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 15 ft. around structure. Reported submitted Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Muskogee and Wagoner counties.
Grand: August 14. Elevation normal and murky. White bass fair to good in the mouth of streams and tributaries and around islands on spinnerbaits and spoons. Channel catfish fair in main river channels of lake in deep water using shad or worms. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along the shoreline. Channel catfish fair on cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and fishing docks. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: August 14. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on plastic worms. Channel catfish good on worms. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: August 14. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. All fishing is slow because of the extreme heat. Report submitted by Jeff Brown, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Kaw: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal and murky. Channel catfish good from Traders Bend, north to the state line on stinkbait and bloodbait. Blue catfish fair to good on shad in the Coon Creek and Ponca Cove areas. White bass fish fair to good trolling crankbaits and slabbing from Ponca Cove to Sarge Creek (Watch for surfacing fish and gulls). Walleye fair slabbing off of humps and points in the Kaw City area. Boaters should use extreme caution due to low lake level conditions. Report submitted by Tracy Daniel, game warden stationed in Kay Counties.
Keystone: August 14. Elevation slightly above normal, water in the 90's and clear to murky. Largemouth bass fair on fire tiger crankbaits, eight inch plum or june bug worms at 8-12 ft. around brush piles in coves and creeks. smallmouth bass slow on finesse jigs and brown/green tubes at 10-15 ft. off points and coves. Spotted bass fair on topwaters early and chrome crankbaits from the surface to 10 ft. off main lake bluffs. White bass fair on white crankbaits and rooster tails at 6-10 ft. off main lake points and Salt Creek area. Striped bass below the dam fair on topwaters, bucktails and sassy shad from the surface to 4 ft. on the south side when water is not running and on the north side when it is. Striped bass in the lake fair on big swim baits and deep crankbaits at 12-18 ft. along Hwy 64 riprap and off main lake points. Channel catfish fair on worms, shrimp and stinkbaits at 6-10 ft. in shallow coves. Blue catfish fair on punchbaits and cut shad at 12-18 ft. in the flats off the river channel. Flathead catfish slow on goldfish and live shad at 15-20 ft. off main lake rock banks. Crappie slow on medium shiners and black and white jigs at 15-20 ft. around brush piles in deep coves and creeks. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: August 14. Elevation normal, water mid-80 and clear. Channel and blue catfish fair on juglines near the main river channel at 25 ft. using shad for bait. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles at 20-25ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: July 31. Elevation 6 1/2 ft. below normal, water 85 and clear. Crappie good on minnows at 20-30 ft. around structure and in creeks, Highway 20 bridge and east bank, north of bridge. Largemouth bass fair but deep suspended over deeper water around brush piles and other structures on jig and chunk, some plastics and Carolina rigging. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs or plastics. Catfish fair on trotlines with perch and very large minnows. Striped bass hybrids fair to good, early morning and late evening, 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: August 14. White bass striped bass hybrids fair around the dam on topwaters. Channel and blue catfish good on cut and live baits in the channel. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: August 14. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 88 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth bass fair on topwater baits early morning and late evening. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: August 14. Elevation 4 1/3 ft. below normal clear steady. Largemouth bass slow some action on main lake points with soft plastic bass jigs. Crappie fair around docks on minnows at 15-20 ft. Catfish good on stinkbaits at 17-20 ft. off points and fair on juglines or flip-flops at 30-35 ft. on cut baits. Sunfish good on worms along bluffs or docks at 10-15 ft. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 7 ft. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
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Canton: August 14. Elevation 5 ft. below normal. White bass and stripe bass hybrids fair drifting shad and slabs. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers. Channel catfish good drifting shad. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: August 14. Elevation 1-2 ft. below normal. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait off the dam. Channel catfish fair on liver and shad along the dam. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.
Great Salt Plains: Great Salt Plains. August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and murky. All fishing is slow due to a draught induced fish kill in the lake and below the dam. Report submitted by Ben Bickerstaff, game warden stationed in Alfalfa County.
Southeast -
Arbuckle: August 14. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 84 and clear. Crappie and white bass slow. Channel catfish being caught at 15-18 ft. on cut bait and dough bait up Guy Sandy Creek. Bass fair to good at night using drop-shot worms, Carolina rigs and black spinnerbaits off points. With lake falling watch for underwater hazards. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: August 14. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on minnows and flies. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait and liver. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: August 14. Water 84. Largemouth bass fair on topwater baits and rattling crankbaits early in the morning and late in the evenings. All other fishing is slow at this time. Report submitted by Todd Tobey, game warden stationed in Pittsburg County.
Eufaula: August 14. Elevation 3 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits at 4-10 ft. off points. White bass good on slab spoons at 10-20 ft. in the flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-20 ft. around standing timber. Blue catfish slow. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: August 14. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 84 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish fair on liver. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 92 and clear. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and shad on south coves at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: August 13. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal. Largemouth bass fair on shad colored crankbaits for schooling bass early and late and fair on soft plastic lures at 12-18 ft. off rocky shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows at 10-20 ft. around cedar brush off main creek channels. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: August 8. Fishing has slowed considerably. Folks who normally catch/release lots of fish are doing well. The air temperature has been high for several weeks and the water temperature is rising as well. Seems that the best flies mimick some stage of caddis, caddis larva, pupa, emerger, and adult. Small flies seem to be working well, especially in zone 2, try midge patterns, caddis patterns, and occasionally a colorful streamer. In zone 1 grasshoppers and ants are a good choice. We are observing more and more of the large Hexagenia mayflies. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
Lower Mountain Fork River: July 31. Dry fly fishing is good in all zones on stimulators, caddis, light cahills, wooly buggers, pheasant tails and egg patterns. Zone 1 good early morning and late afternoon on a variety of lures. You best bet is to try midges, dry flies, bead head pheasant tails, #6 wooly buggers and y2k. Zone 2 is generating. Zone 3 fair. Report submitted by Jesse King, Three Rivers Fly Shop.
Murray: August 14. Largemouth bass being caught early and late on various baits. Channel catfish are being caught on stink bait on the north end of the lake. Crappie are being caught on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. around brush piles. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: August 14. Elevation normal and clear. Bass good on Texas rigged plastic worms and brush hog lures. Crappie fair on minnows. Catfish fair on liver. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: August 14. Elevation below normal, water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits at 3-5 ft. in weedy or rocky areas next to deeper waters. White bass fair on shad imitation lures from surface to 5 ft. around islands. Channel and blue catfish fair on live bait and fresh cut shad at 10-20 ft. in old river channel. Crappie fair on minnows at 10 ft. in old creek channels around lake. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: August 14. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass slow. White bass and walleye fair trolling the islands. Blue and flathead catfish fair on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad. Crappie good on minnows around brush piles and bridges. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: August 14. Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal and falling. Water 84 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on surface lures and deep diving lures from the surface to 15 ft. Striped bass and white bass good on surface lures, sassy shad, slabs and live bait from the surface to 30 ft. scattered from Catfish Bay to the Islands with the majority of the fish caught near the Islands. Channel and blue catfish fair to good at 10-20 ft. on cut shad and live bait near Platter Flats, Washita Point, creek channels and around underwater ledges. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: August 14. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 87 and murky. Crappie fair up the Poteau River arm of the lake on minnows around timber at 8-10 ft. Blue catfish fair drifting with shad or cut bait. White bass fair around the rocky points, on windy nights using minnows for bait and float fishing at 3 ft. Channel catfish good at night on stink bait or chicken livers at 2- 4 ft. around the shoreline. Largemouth bass fair, evenings in the shaded areas of most coves on buzz baits, also dark colored crankbaits worked around the river bank up the Poteau River arm of the lake. Report submitted by D.G. Belcher, game warden stationed in Latimer and LeFlore counties.
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Altus-Lugert: August 14. Elevation 30 1/2 ft. below normal and dropping quickly. Walleye, hybrid bass and lots of white bass are being caught daily. Main boat ramp has run out of cement. Use caution when driving over the wet sand to launch small boats. Large boats not recommended. Use extreme caution when on the lake. You may want to check for current depth by going to:
www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/ALTU.lakepage.html Report compiled by Quartz Mountain Grocery.
Ellsworth: August 14. Elevation 14 ft. below normal and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: August 14. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 88 and clear. White bass and catfish fair. Walleye, bass, crappie and saugeye slow. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: August 14. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal. All fishing slow. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden station in Caddo County.
Tom Steed: August 14. All fishing slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: August 14. Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 81 and murky. Channel catfish fair on punchbait. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
