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FISHING RESOURCES

ONLINE

The Wildlife Department's Fishing Resources
webpage is a comprehensive collection of tips and
tricks curated specifically for Oklahoma anglers, no
matter their skill level. Find fishing advice organized
according to skill level, as well as videos, articles and
more. It's just a click away at www.wildlifedepartment.
com/fishing/fishing-resources.
Fishing Gear
Here are some things you will find:
• 5-foot-6 to 7-foot medium-light to medium action rod.
• 4- to 10-pound monofilament line. • More than 130 “Learn to Fish” videos.
• Spinning, spincasting or casting reel. • “Learn to Fish” Manual.
• Find free fishing clinics.
Popular Baits
• Tips From the Pros.
• An eighth-ounce to a quarter-ounce lipless crankbait
in gold, silver or red. • More than 25 hours of “Ask An Angler”
• Curly tail white or chartreuse grub on a sixteenth- educational seminar videos.
to quarter-ounce jig head. • “Angler Tips” sections for beginning,
• Shallow to medium diving lipped crankbait in a intermediate, and advanced anglers.
shad coloration.
• Fishing Tips For All Seasons.
• A sixteenth- to three-sixteenth-ounce white or
• Family Fishing Tips.
chartreuse maribou jig.
• Sassy shad of 2 to 3 inches in pearl white or • Find a Fishing Tournament.
chartreuse on an eighth- to quarter-ounce jig head. • Knot Tying.
• Small to medium size bait holding hook paired with
• Find a Fishing Campground.
a live minnow.
• Outdoor Insights for Women by Women
(Artemis).
Popular Spots
1 Tom Steed (southwest). • Lake Access Closures.
2 Grand Lake watershed (northeast).
• General Fishing Information.
3 Eufaula watershed (southeast).
• Boat, Motor Registration
4 Lake Thunderbird (central).
Information.
5 Canton watershed (northwest).
To explore ODWC’s Fishing
Resources webpage, scan the QR code.
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5 FREE FISHING DAYS 2022

Mark your calendar now to participate in Oklahoma’s
4 3 Free Fishing Days, which will be June 4-5, 2022.
Anyone may fish in Oklahoma on these days without
1 a state license (free paddlefish permit still required).
Some city/local permits may also be required. It’s a
great chance to take someone fishing for the first time!

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