Fishing Reports - Central
1.
Arcadia
2.
Draper
3. Hefner
4.
Overholser
5.
Wes
Watkins
6. Thunderbird
Arcadia: May 20. Elevation normal, water muddy. Catfish fair on cut bait and blood bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs off the docks. Striped bass hybrids fair on shad near the dam. Report submitted by David Rempe, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Arcadia: May 20. Elevation normal, water 65 and murky. Bass good on spinnerbaits along shorelines. Striped bass hybrids fair on shad and blood bait. White bass fair to good on crankbaits. Catfish slow to fair on shad and stinkbait off points. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 2-4 ft. along rocky shorelines and structure early and late. Report submitted by Sheila Hutton, gate attendant.
Overholser: May 20. Elevation normal, water murky. Striped bass hybrids fair on shrimp and chicken liver all around the lake. Catfish fair on stinkbait, cut bait and worms. Report submitted by David Rempe, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: May 19. Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal, water muddy. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 2-4 ft. around structure. Bass fair to good on tandem spinnerbaits and plastic worms at 2-6 ft. near structure in coves. Catfish fair to good on stinkbait and cut bait at 4-8 ft. near drop-offs. Saugeye good on medium diving crankbaits, jigs and sassy shad off points early and late. Report by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County
Wes Watkins: Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water stained. Main boat ramp on the north side is open. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near structure. Channel catfish fair on worms. Bass fair on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
