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Fishing Reports - Southeast

Arbuckle Report

May 7. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 60°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Comments: The National Park Service has temporarily closed Lake Arbuckle due to high waters and storm damage.

Report submitted by Casey Young (Game Warden Carter County)

Murray Report

May 7. Elevation is Normal (rising), water temperature 72°F and clear.

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, rocks.

Catfish, Channel Fair on shad around creek channels, flats, main lake.

Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Carter County)

Blue River PFHA Report

May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.

Trout, Rainbow Slow on in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, worms around brush structure, channels, rocks.

Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace

Konawa Report

May 5. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and clear.

Bass, Largemouth Excellent on crankbaits, plastic baits, topwater lures around main lake, points, river channel, weed beds.

Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around coves, discharge, main lake, river channel.

Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, weed beds.

Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)

Texoma Report

May 5. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Striped Good on live shad, topwater lures around channels, main lake, points, river channel.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, punch bait around below the dam, coves, points, river mouth.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, points, standing timber.

Comments: Fishing this week was good. Striper are biting very well on live shad around washita point and platter flats. Catfish are biting on live bait near the mouth of the river and river ledges. Crappie are biting on minnows and jigs née brush piles.

Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)

Hugo Lake Report

May 5. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 61°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, standing timber.

Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, standing timber.

Report submitted by Andrew Potter (Game Warden Choctaw County)

Broken Bow Lake Report

May 4. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats, main lake, points, river mouth, standing timber.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.

Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)

Eufaula Report

May 3. Elevation is 3.50 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, sassy shad around below the dam, tailwater.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, river channel, river mouth, tailwater.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, discharge, rocks.

Report submitted by Jake Rowland (Game Warden McIntosh County)

Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area Report

May 3. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and clear.

Trout, Rainbow Good on PowerBait around creek channels, spillway.

Report submitted by Mark Hannah (Game Warden McCurtain County)

McGee Creek Report

May 3. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, topwater lures, other around docks, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds, other.

Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Excellent on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around creek channels, discharge, docks, main lake, rocks.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on minnows, small lures, tube jigs, other around brush structure, docks, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, other.

Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)

Robert S. Kerr Report

May 3. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 76°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, hot dogs, minnows, shad, stinkbait around below the dam, channels, docks, main lake, river channel, river mouth, tailwater.

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, minnows, plastic baits, spoons, topwater lures around brush structure, coves, rocks, tailwater.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, channels, coves, rocks, tailwater, weed beds.

Report submitted by Logan Shimp (Game Warden Haskell County)

Pine Creek Lake Report

May 3. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 66°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves, creek channels.

Crappie, Black Good on jigs, tube jigs around brush structure.

Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver around creek channels.

Report submitted by Mark Hannah (Game Warden McCurtain County)

Sardis Lake Report

May 3. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, channels, points, standing timber.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around below the dam, brush structure, main lake, standing timber.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around below the dam, brush structure, main lake, points, standing timber.

Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)

Wister Lake Report

May 3. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 74°F and murky. (USACE Current Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Fair on buzz baits, jigs, plastic baits around brush structure, creek channels, river channel.

Catfish, Blue Fair on cut bait, shad around main lake.

Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, river channel.

Report submitted by James Williams (Game Warden Le Flore County)