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WILDLIfEDEPArtmEnt.COm shot weight on the line an inch above the hook.
Tie a hook to the end of your line. Place a split-

Place a small bobber on the line 1-3 feet above
the split-shot weight. Thread a small piece of
nightcrawler onto the hook and cast your line
straight out. When the bobber submerges below
the water's surface, quickly reel up the slack and set
the hook.
All of these items are sold at area sporting goods
stores. Many fishing gear manufacturers offer rod
and reel combos already spooled with line (price
range $10-$40).
It’s always the right time to share your love of
fishing with someone new! If you have questions
about what to use, where to go, or getting started,
contact ODWC’s Aquatic Education/R3 Fishing
Coordinator Skylar St.Yves at (405) 990-9753 or
skylar.styves@odwc.ok.gov.
Tight lines and happy fishing!

Top Spots for Nongame Fish

Kaw
Grand
Fort
Supply Chimney
Keystone
Zink Rock
Northeastern Region Dam
• Grand Lake: buffalofishes.
Foss
• Keystone Lake: drum. Hefner
• Arkansas River — Zink Dam: Eufaula
Thunderbird
carp, shovelnose sturgeon.
Altus-
• Chimney Rock Lake: Lugert Lawtonka
buffalofishes.
Broken
Southeastern Region Bow
• Broken Bow Lake: drum.
• Eufaula Lake: gar, drum, carp. Central Region Texoma
• Lake Hefner: drum.
South-Central Region • Lake Thunderbird: drum.
• Lake Texoma: carp, gar, drum, Southwestern Region
buffalofishes. Northwestern Region • Lake Lawtonka: drum,
• Foss Lake: carp, drum, buffalofishes.
North-Central Region buffalofishes. • Altus-Lugert Lake: drum,
• Kaw Lake: drum, buffalofishes. • Fort Supply Lake: carp, drum. buffalofishes.

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