Post by Whiskers on Apr 12, 2007 20:15:10 GMT -6
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Arcadia: April 1. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad at the Deep Fork inflow. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around structure. Report submitted by Wade Farrar state game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Draper: April 1. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: April 1. Elevation normal, water 68 and murky. White bass are being caught in the upper end of the lake on jigs and spinners. Channel catfish being caught on worms, liver and cut bit. Walleye are being caught on jigs white and chartreuse in color around rocks and along the dam. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Overholser: April 1. Water 72 and muddy. Catfish being caught on worms, punk bait and cut bait. Crappie are being caught on tube jigs around the dam. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: April 1. Elevation 9 ft. below normal and murky. Crappie excellent on minnows and small jigs at 4-8 ft. around structure. Largemouth bass good in coves with warmer water conditions on structure with tandem spinners, medium-diving crankbaits and plastic worms. Saugeye should be hitting on old road beds on green sassy shad or jigs. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: April 4. Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 56-67 and very muddy. Largemouth bass good on assorted-colored plastics, spinnerbaits in lighter colors, tubes and sinkoes at 4-6 ft. with some action in the early morning on topwaters. Catfish very good on chicken livers, shrimp, minnows, fresh cut bait and worms. Crappie are being caught on minnows and jigs around dam area and underwater structures and brush piles. White bass are being caught in timbered areas and around main lake trolling with shallow-diving crankbaits. Report submitted by M.M Fowler, St. Gregory's.
Northeast - See a map of the area - Go Fishing in Grand Lake Oklahoma and Rent a Grand Lake Vacation Home
Bell Cow: April 1. Elevation below normal and muddy. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: April 1. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on artificial lures, crankbaits and spinners. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on spinners on the north end of the flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs along creek channels. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: April 1. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 65 and muddy. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass hybrids good trolling with crankbaits and plastic grubs. Catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler April 1. Elevation below normal and murky. Crappie fair on jigs around the fishing dock and from the bank. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: April 1. Elevation 4 ft. above normal and muddy. Reservoir release is 715 cubic feet per second. Crappie good and starting to move into shallow waters near rocky banks and brush on chartreuse or black/pink tube jigs and bank fishing on the south end of Washington Cove, East of the boat ramp at Copan Point, the coves and creek around Osage Plains and under Cotton Creek bridge. Catfish fair to good on juglines in or near the river channel. White bass fair in the same areas as crappie. Report submitted by Marni Loftis, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: April 2. Elevation slightly above normal, water 64 and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush and structure. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and jerk baits. Catfish good on trotlines using worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: April 1. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water 60 and murky. Largemouth bass good at 6 ft. on spinnerbaits and jig and frog combos around structure, bluffs and off windy points. White bass excellent in the upper end of the lake and in tributaries on inline spinners and twister tail jigs. Channel catfish good at 10-12 ft. in the mud flats and along the edge of creek channels on trotlines and juglines baited with whole or cut shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 3-56 ft. around docks. Report submitted Don Cole, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: April 2. Elevation normal and clear. White bass fair to good on rocky points using spinnerbaits and spoons. Crappie fair to good around baited areas using minnows and jigs. Channel catfish fair to good in lake tributaries using worms and shad guts. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: April 1. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels and along the shoreline. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: April 3. Elevation normal. White bass good in the upper end of the lake on small lures. Largemouth bass good at 5-7 ft. on jig and chunk or jig and pig. Paddlefish snagging good on the upper end. Blue and channel catfish fair to good on cut shad on mud flats. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: April 1. Elevation 7 ft. above normal and muddy. Reservoir release is 26 cubic feet per second. Crappie good and starting to move into shallow waters near rocky banks and brush on chartreuse or black/pink tube jigs. Bank fishing for crappie is currently best in Skull creek, Washashee Park and in the river near Rocky Ford boat ramp marina. White bass fair in the same areas as crappie. Catfish fair to good on jug lines in or near the river channel. Report submitted by Marni Loftis, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: April 4. Elevation 8 ft. above normal, water 60 and the lake has crested. White bass very good in Beaver Creek and should remain good for a few days. Crappie excellent above the boat ramp on Beaver Creek. Fishing below dam has been very good for white bass, crappie walleye, blue catfish, channel catfish. The flood gates are open today (4/3/07) which will change the fishing for a few days. Paddlefish are being caught in small numbers below Kaw Dam. Report submitted by Larry Green , game warden stationed in Osage County.
Keystone: April 2. Elevation 6 ft. above normal, water 60 and murky to muddy. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and dark salt craws at 2-6 ft. in creeks and coves off secondary points. Smallmouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 4-8 ft. along riprap and points in the Salt Creek Area. Spotted Bass fair on crankbaits and small jigs at 4-8 ft. in main lake pockets. White bass good on 1/8 oz grubs that are white or chartreuse in color at 4-6 ft, in creeks feeding the upper end of the lake. Striped bass below the dam fair on sassy shad and buck tails at 2-6 ft. when discharging. Striped bass in the lake fair on swim baits and sassy shad at 4-8 ft. in rivers and creeks in the upper end. Channel catfish good on worms and shrimp at 4-8 ft. in creeks and shallow coves. Blue catfish good on worms, shad and minnows at 4-10 ft. in the mouth of coves. Flathead catfish fair on large minnows and goldfish at 5-10 ft. along riprap. Crappie excellent on minnows and magnum jigs at 2-10 ft. in sunny rocky coves. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: April 1. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and rising. Water muddy on the north end and clear on the south end. Water temp in lower 60's. Crappie good in creeks around standing timber and brush piles at 5-8 ft. on minnows and jigs. Blue and channel catfish good on flats in upper areas of the lake at 10 ft. on shad. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around submerged bushes at 2-5 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: April 2. Elevation 8 1/2 ft. below normal, water 63 - 68 and muddy, but beginning to clear. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass good, on spinnerbaits and jigs in shallow water. Crappie fair, on minnows, starting to spread out, in creek channels, at docks and Hwy 20 bridge. Catfish fair on cut baits and large minnows, in most of the creeks. For more information about Skiatook Lake.
Sooner: April 1. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass, white bass, crappie and striped bass hybrids slow, Channel and blue catfish fair off the hwy on cut or live bait.. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: April 2. Elevation slightly below normal, water 65 and clear. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth bass good using crankbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: April 1. Elevation 1/3 ft. above normal, water 59-60. Largemouth bass slow with some action on bass jigs at 15-20 ft. around drop-offs and around brush at 15-20 ft. White bass good trolling mid-lake to upper-end better in the mornings and good in the upper end on spinners, spoons, or jigs. Crappie fair trolling deep runners mid-lake to upper end in the mornings. Catfish fair on flip flops at 30-40 ft. on cut shad and some action shallow on minnows. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: April 1. Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinners along shoreline and riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Flathead catfish good on minnows and jigs at 3 ft. brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
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Canton: April 1. Elevation 6 ft. below normal. Walleye good along dam on jigs and crankbaits. Striped bass hybrids and walleye good near beach area on night crawlers. Channel catfish fair on shad near big bend. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: April 1. Elevation normal and clear. White bass fair on spinners along the dam. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait along the dam. Crappie fair on jigs and spinners 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.
Arcadia: April 1. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad at the Deep Fork inflow. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around structure. Report submitted by Wade Farrar state game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Draper: April 1. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: April 1. Elevation normal, water 68 and murky. White bass are being caught in the upper end of the lake on jigs and spinners. Channel catfish being caught on worms, liver and cut bit. Walleye are being caught on jigs white and chartreuse in color around rocks and along the dam. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Overholser: April 1. Water 72 and muddy. Catfish being caught on worms, punk bait and cut bait. Crappie are being caught on tube jigs around the dam. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: April 1. Elevation 9 ft. below normal and murky. Crappie excellent on minnows and small jigs at 4-8 ft. around structure. Largemouth bass good in coves with warmer water conditions on structure with tandem spinners, medium-diving crankbaits and plastic worms. Saugeye should be hitting on old road beds on green sassy shad or jigs. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: April 4. Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 56-67 and very muddy. Largemouth bass good on assorted-colored plastics, spinnerbaits in lighter colors, tubes and sinkoes at 4-6 ft. with some action in the early morning on topwaters. Catfish very good on chicken livers, shrimp, minnows, fresh cut bait and worms. Crappie are being caught on minnows and jigs around dam area and underwater structures and brush piles. White bass are being caught in timbered areas and around main lake trolling with shallow-diving crankbaits. Report submitted by M.M Fowler, St. Gregory's.
Northeast - See a map of the area - Go Fishing in Grand Lake Oklahoma and Rent a Grand Lake Vacation Home
Bell Cow: April 1. Elevation below normal and muddy. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: April 1. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on artificial lures, crankbaits and spinners. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on spinners on the north end of the flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs along creek channels. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: April 1. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 65 and muddy. Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass hybrids good trolling with crankbaits and plastic grubs. Catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler April 1. Elevation below normal and murky. Crappie fair on jigs around the fishing dock and from the bank. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: April 1. Elevation 4 ft. above normal and muddy. Reservoir release is 715 cubic feet per second. Crappie good and starting to move into shallow waters near rocky banks and brush on chartreuse or black/pink tube jigs and bank fishing on the south end of Washington Cove, East of the boat ramp at Copan Point, the coves and creek around Osage Plains and under Cotton Creek bridge. Catfish fair to good on juglines in or near the river channel. White bass fair in the same areas as crappie. Report submitted by Marni Loftis, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: April 2. Elevation slightly above normal, water 64 and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush and structure. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and jerk baits. Catfish good on trotlines using worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: April 1. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water 60 and murky. Largemouth bass good at 6 ft. on spinnerbaits and jig and frog combos around structure, bluffs and off windy points. White bass excellent in the upper end of the lake and in tributaries on inline spinners and twister tail jigs. Channel catfish good at 10-12 ft. in the mud flats and along the edge of creek channels on trotlines and juglines baited with whole or cut shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 3-56 ft. around docks. Report submitted Don Cole, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: April 2. Elevation normal and clear. White bass fair to good on rocky points using spinnerbaits and spoons. Crappie fair to good around baited areas using minnows and jigs. Channel catfish fair to good in lake tributaries using worms and shad guts. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: April 1. Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels and along the shoreline. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: April 3. Elevation normal. White bass good in the upper end of the lake on small lures. Largemouth bass good at 5-7 ft. on jig and chunk or jig and pig. Paddlefish snagging good on the upper end. Blue and channel catfish fair to good on cut shad on mud flats. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: April 1. Elevation 7 ft. above normal and muddy. Reservoir release is 26 cubic feet per second. Crappie good and starting to move into shallow waters near rocky banks and brush on chartreuse or black/pink tube jigs. Bank fishing for crappie is currently best in Skull creek, Washashee Park and in the river near Rocky Ford boat ramp marina. White bass fair in the same areas as crappie. Catfish fair to good on jug lines in or near the river channel. Report submitted by Marni Loftis, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: April 4. Elevation 8 ft. above normal, water 60 and the lake has crested. White bass very good in Beaver Creek and should remain good for a few days. Crappie excellent above the boat ramp on Beaver Creek. Fishing below dam has been very good for white bass, crappie walleye, blue catfish, channel catfish. The flood gates are open today (4/3/07) which will change the fishing for a few days. Paddlefish are being caught in small numbers below Kaw Dam. Report submitted by Larry Green , game warden stationed in Osage County.
Keystone: April 2. Elevation 6 ft. above normal, water 60 and murky to muddy. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and dark salt craws at 2-6 ft. in creeks and coves off secondary points. Smallmouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 4-8 ft. along riprap and points in the Salt Creek Area. Spotted Bass fair on crankbaits and small jigs at 4-8 ft. in main lake pockets. White bass good on 1/8 oz grubs that are white or chartreuse in color at 4-6 ft, in creeks feeding the upper end of the lake. Striped bass below the dam fair on sassy shad and buck tails at 2-6 ft. when discharging. Striped bass in the lake fair on swim baits and sassy shad at 4-8 ft. in rivers and creeks in the upper end. Channel catfish good on worms and shrimp at 4-8 ft. in creeks and shallow coves. Blue catfish good on worms, shad and minnows at 4-10 ft. in the mouth of coves. Flathead catfish fair on large minnows and goldfish at 5-10 ft. along riprap. Crappie excellent on minnows and magnum jigs at 2-10 ft. in sunny rocky coves. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: April 1. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and rising. Water muddy on the north end and clear on the south end. Water temp in lower 60's. Crappie good in creeks around standing timber and brush piles at 5-8 ft. on minnows and jigs. Blue and channel catfish good on flats in upper areas of the lake at 10 ft. on shad. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around submerged bushes at 2-5 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: April 2. Elevation 8 1/2 ft. below normal, water 63 - 68 and muddy, but beginning to clear. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass good, on spinnerbaits and jigs in shallow water. Crappie fair, on minnows, starting to spread out, in creek channels, at docks and Hwy 20 bridge. Catfish fair on cut baits and large minnows, in most of the creeks. For more information about Skiatook Lake.
Sooner: April 1. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass, white bass, crappie and striped bass hybrids slow, Channel and blue catfish fair off the hwy on cut or live bait.. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: April 2. Elevation slightly below normal, water 65 and clear. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth bass good using crankbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: April 1. Elevation 1/3 ft. above normal, water 59-60. Largemouth bass slow with some action on bass jigs at 15-20 ft. around drop-offs and around brush at 15-20 ft. White bass good trolling mid-lake to upper-end better in the mornings and good in the upper end on spinners, spoons, or jigs. Crappie fair trolling deep runners mid-lake to upper end in the mornings. Catfish fair on flip flops at 30-40 ft. on cut shad and some action shallow on minnows. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Webbers Falls: April 1. Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinners along shoreline and riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Flathead catfish good on minnows and jigs at 3 ft. brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
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Canton: April 1. Elevation 6 ft. below normal. Walleye good along dam on jigs and crankbaits. Striped bass hybrids and walleye good near beach area on night crawlers. Channel catfish fair on shad near big bend. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: April 1. Elevation normal and clear. White bass fair on spinners along the dam. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait along the dam. Crappie fair on jigs and spinners 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.
