Oklahoma Fishing Reports

Check out the latest fishing reports from around Oklahoma lakes and rivers. Reports provided by Oklahoma Fishing Guides professional fishing guides and the Oklahoma Wildlife Department.

Lake Altus-Lugert – 5/12 – Elevation is 7 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 69°F and stained. Walleye good on crankbaits, jigs around rocks. Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, Game Warden Greer County.

Lake Arbuckle – 5/11 – Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait around creek channels, shallows. Black and white crappie fair on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Casey Young, Game Warden Murray County.

Lake Arcadia – 7/8 – Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass slow on jigs and spoons around main lake and points. Report submitted by Dalton Buley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Lake Bell Cow – 7/6 – Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 81°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Lake Birch – 7/13 – Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 85°F and stained. Striped bass hybrids good on live shad around creek channels and main lake. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Lake Carl Blackwell – 5/11 – Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and murky. Black and white crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks. Striped hybrid bass and saugeye slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap, rocks, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, live bait around channels, main lake, points, shorelines. Comments: The lake has come up fast, and the fishing has slowed down. Report submitted by Vince Mesis III, Game Warden Logan County.

Blue River – 7/15 – Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and stained. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow Lake – 7/11 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and clear. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around coves, creek channels, points, riprap, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County. Rudy’s Guide Service guides on Lake Broken Bow and Thomas Guide Service guides and also offers shore lunch too.

Lake Canton – 7/1 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and stained. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on live shad around main lake. Channel catfish fair on punch bait. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Lake Chandler – 7/6 – Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, dam, rocks, and shallows. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, docks, and rocks. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, dam, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Lake Fort Cobb – 7/13 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around main lake. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lake Copan – 7/12 – Elevation is 13 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and murky. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, and worms below the dam, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Lake Stanley Draper – 5/11 – Elevation is .5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and stained. White bass fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, small lures around inlet, main lake, points. Blue and channel catfish good on stinkbait around inlet, main lake, points. Report submitted by Chad Strang, Game Warden Cleveland County.

Lake Ellsworth – 7/6 – Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level) Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and shad around main lake, points, and rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Lake Eucha – 7/13 – Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around points and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbait around main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Eucha.

Lake Eufaula – 7/11 – Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 81°F and murky. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on flukes, jigs, and sassy shad below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shad, and sunfish around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and spoons below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County. D and K Guide Service, Wild Bill’s Fishing Adventures Guide Service, Larry’s Outdoor Adventure Guide Service, and Thomas Guide Service guide on Lake Eufaula for crappie, white bass (sand bass), catfish, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass.

Lake Foss – 7/14 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and clear. Striped bass hybrids slow. Channel and flathead catfish slow. Crappie Slow. Walleye are biting at 40-50 ft. deep. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, game warden stationed in Custer County.

Lake Fort Gibson – 7/14 – Elevation is 9.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 75°F and clear. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County. Larry’s Hook, Line & Sinker Guide Service and Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Fort Gibson.

Grand Lake – 7/13 – Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 84°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crawfish and plastic baits around brush structure, points, rocks, and shorelines. White bass fair on Alabama rigs and in-line spinnerbaits below the dam, flats, and points. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad below the dam, docks, and main lake. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Thomas Guide Service guides on Grand Lake.

Lake Greenleaf – 7/11 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 81°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, points, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, minnows, and worms around coves, creek channels, docks, and flats. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Greenleaf.

Lake Hefner – 3/31 – Elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits around shorelines, weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on dough bait, live shad, shad around docks, rocks, shorelines. Black and white crappie good on jigs, minnows, plastic baits around docks, shorelines, weed beds. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, Game Warden Oklahoma County.

Lake Hudson – 7/13 – Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 82°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs, topwater lures, and worms around coves, docks, and rocks. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, spoons, and topwater lures below the dam, channels, and points. Blue catfish good on chicken liver and shad below the dam, channels, coves, and points. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County. Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Hudson.

Lake Hugo – 7/11 – Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 77°F and murky. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and shad below the dam, discharge, and spillway. Largemouth, spotted, and white bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, points, riprap, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Lake Hulah – 7/12 – Elevation is 16 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and murky. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam and riprap. Crappie slow on hair jigs, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure and shorelines. Largemouth bass slow on jerk baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around shorelines and weed beds. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Lower Illinois River – 7/11 – Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and stained. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, spoons, and worms below the dam, shallows, and shorelines. Comments: River flow 4,500 CFS. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.  Thomas Guide Service guides on the river and also offers shore lunch too.

Lake Kaw – 7/14 – Elevation is 12 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and murky. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, sassy shad, and topwater lures below the dam. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam and river channel. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County. Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Kaw.

Robert S. Kerr Lake – 7/11 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 74°F and murky. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, creek channels, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, live shad, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and rocks. Report submitted by James Pixley, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Lake Keystone – 7/14 – Elevation is 14 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 86°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on hot dogs, live bait, and worms around creek channels and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure. Comments: With the water receding, folks are noodling some good-sized flatheads. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Larry’s Hook, Line & Sinker Guide Service  guides on Lake Keystone.

Lake Konawa – 7/13 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and clear. Largemouth bass excellent on crankbaits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass excellent on crankbaits and live shad around coves, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lake Lawtonka – 7/6 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 77°F and clear. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, dough bait, and worms around main lake and points. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around docks and rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County. Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Lawtonka.

Lake McGee Creek – 7/11 – Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained. Channel and flathead catfish excellent on live bait, live shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, riprap, and rocks. Largemouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County. Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake McGee Creek.

Lake Murray – 7/13 – Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 75°F and stained. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on small lures, spinnerbaits, and spoons around dam, main lake, and rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on grasshoppers, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, dam, main lake, and rocks. Crappie slow on crickets, small lures, spoons, and worms around brush structure, dam, main lake, rocks, and weed beds. Report submitted by R. Gillham, game warden stationed in Love County.
Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Murray.

Lower Mountain Fork River – 7/11 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 69°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on crankbaits, grasshoppers, PowerBait, and worms below the dam, creek channels, and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Lake Oologah – 7/13 – Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 83°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, caddis flies, grasshoppers, and spoons around flats, sandbar, shallows, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on goldfish, live shad, shad, sunfish, and worms around riprap, sandbar, and shallows. Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley, game warden stationed in Nowata County. Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Oologah.

Lake Overholser – 5/13 – Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, minnows, punch bait, worms around shallows, shorelines. White crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap, shorelines. Striped hybrid bass fair on flukes, jigs around shorelines. Report submitted by Mark Murray, Game Warden Canadian County.

Lake Pine Creek – 7/11 – Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 79°F and murky. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around flats and points. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Channel catfish good on cut bait and hot dogs below the dam. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Lake Sardis – 7/11 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 88°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, points, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Lake Skiatook – 7/13 – Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 85°F and stained. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and channel catfish fair on minnows and worms below the dam. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around river channel and standing timber. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County. Larry’s Hook, Line & Sinker Guide Service and Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Skiatook.

Lake Sooner – 5/12 – Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits around flats, weed beds. Striped and white bass fair on jigs, live shad, minnows around discharge, riprap. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around coves, flats. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, Game Warden Noble County.

Lake Spavinaw – 7/13 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats and main lake. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Spavinaw.

Lake Tom Steed – 7/1 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and murky. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits around main lake and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and shrimp around brush structure, points, and rocks. Comments: Hybrids and saugeye fair trolling with deep crankbaits. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.

Lake Fort Supply – 7/14 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. Channel catfish slow on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around main lake, rocks, and sandbar. White bass slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, and small lures around main lake. Report submitted by Jason Badley, game warden stationed in Harper County.

Lake Tenkiller – 7/12 -Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 84°F and murky. Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around creek channels and river channel. White bass fair on Alabama rigs and jigs around creek channels, flats, and main lake. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County. Thomas Guide Service guides on Lake Tenkiller also offers shore lunch. 

Lake Texoma – 7/13 – Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and clear. Striped bass fair on live shad and sassy shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, docks, points, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, coves, and tailwater. Comments: Fishing this week has been about the same for striper. Some days are good, the next is tough. Some are catching them in the shallows drifting shad. Some are catching them trolling sassy shad baits. Catfish are biting near baited holes on punch bait. Crappie are slow but biting on jigs with power bait near bush piles and in open water near coves. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Marshall County. Thomas Guide Service,  Larry’s Outdoor Adventure Guide Service, and Trails Guide Service guides on Lake Texoma.

Lake Thunderbird – 5/11 – Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 62°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around flats, points. Black and white crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber. White bass on minnows, small lures around creek channels, shorelines. Report submitted by Zach Hanson, Game Warden Cleveland County.

Lake Wes Watkins – 5/11 – Elevation is .5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around riprap, shorelines. Report submitted by Michael France, Game Warden Pottawatomie County.

Lake Waurika – 7/6 – Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 77°F and murky. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, stinkbait around creek channels, main lake, riprap, shorelines. Comments: For camping info contact the lake office @ 580-963-2111. Report submitted by Chris Stover, game warden stationed in Stephens County.

Lake Webber Falls – 7/11 – Elevation is 5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 81°F and stained. White bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, plastic baits, and sassy shad below the dam, discharge, and river channel. Blue and channel catfish fair on minnows, shad, and worms around river channel, river mouth, and shorelines. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks, shallows, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Lake Wister – 7/4- Elevation is 9 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 86°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on buzz baits and plastic baits around brush structure and river channel. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around river channel. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.