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Fishing Reports - Central

Overholser Report

May 7. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Bass, White Good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, minnows around docks, points.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on cut bait, worms around riprap, shallows.

Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around coves, riprap, shallows.

Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)

Wes Watkins Reservoir Report

May 7. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait around creek channels, riprap.

Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points.

Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.

Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)

Arcadia Report

May 6. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on dough bait, punch bait, worms around channels, coves.

Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, tube jigs around coves, docks, rocks.

Bass, Largemouth Fair on flukes, lipless baits, spinnerbaits around channels, coves, weed beds.

Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)

Stanley Draper Report

May 6. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around docks, shallows, shorelines.

Bass, White Good on small lures around inlet, main lake, points.

Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)

Thunderbird Report

May 6. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around points, shallows, shorelines.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around docks, shallows, shorelines.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad around main lake, points.

Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)

Hefner Report

May 5. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68.4°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, White Good on buzz baits, crankbaits around brush structure, main lake, shorelines.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around docks, inlet, shorelines.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on minnows, shad, worms around inlet, main lake, rocks.

Report submitted by Tim Campbell (Game Warden Oklahoma County)