We know that fishing in Oklahoma can be good nearly all year round but the peak time for most species and anglers is March to June, which is when we require reports to be submitted. If there is a particular lake you would like to know about during the non-required report time you can contact the county game warden or a local bait shop to check on the lake conditions before heading out.
Arcadia Report
May 28. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits around coves, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, punch bait, shad, stinkbait around points, riprap, rocks.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Grand Lake Report
May 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on bill baits, buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, coves, docks, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad around flats, main lake, shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, plastic baits, tube jigs around brush structure.
Comments: Fishing activity has been high during the holiday weekend and the bite was decent with several days of tranquil weather. Crappie activity has moved out into brush structure, and catfish have moved from the deeps of winter into more shallow feeding areas. Put on some cut bait or worms and throw a line from the bank or dock—-you might find an old catfish lurking.
Report submitted by Hank Jenks (Game Warden Delaware County)
Konawa Report
May 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Excellent on crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, weed beds.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits around coves, discharge, main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait around inlet, riprap, weed beds.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)
Broken Bow Lake Report
May 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, spoons around brush structure, channels, flats, points, river channel, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, points, river channel, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Eucha Report
May 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, plastic baits.
Sunfish, Bluegill, Sunfish, Green, Sunfish, Redear Excellent on crickets, worms around shallows.
Comments: Bass fishing has remained stable and even moved into the shallows with many folks having luck with top water setups late of an evening. Sunfish activity remains stellar with a bobber and crickets. It’s fast paced fun that you need to try!!!!
Report submitted by Hank Jenks (Game Warden Delaware County)
Spavinaw Lake Report
May 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits around coves, shorelines.
Crappie, Black Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait around flats, main lake.
Report submitted by Kody Mootr (Game Warden Mayes County)
Waurika Lake Report
May 28. Elevation is Normal (falling), water temperature 74°F and murky.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Saugeye Good on crankbaits, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, shorelines.
Crappie, White Good on minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around main lake, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on punch bait, stinkbait, worms around shorelines.
Report submitted by Tucker Clem (Game Warden Jefferson County)
Eufaula Report
May 26. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around channels, main lake, rocks, standing timber, weed beds.
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, cut bait, hair jigs, jigs, lipless baits, live shad around below the dam, discharge, tailwater.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad around channels, river channel, river mouth, rocks.
Report submitted by Jake Rowland (Game Warden McIntosh County)
Lower Illinois River PFHA Report
May 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 57°F and clear.
Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, worms around below the dam, other.
Comments: Water flows are now starting to cycle from the dam. Best times are during periods of low flow usually early morning or late evening below the dam or at the Watts area.
Report submitted by Brek Henry (Game Warden Sequoyah County)
McGee Creek Report
May 26. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, topwater lures, other around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, shallows, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Slow on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, live shad, shrimp, worms around channels, discharge, main lake, riprap, rocks.
Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)
Robert S. Kerr Report
May 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, topwater lures around brush structure, coves, rocks, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, grass hoppers, hot dogs, minnows, shad, shrimp around below the dam, channels, main lake, points, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, river mouth, rocks, standing timber, weed beds.
Report submitted by Logan Shimp (Game Warden Haskell County)
Hugo Lake Report
May 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Excellent 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 Good on jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel, standing timber.
Report submitted by Andrew Potter (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Sardis Lake Report
May 26. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, goldfish, hot dogs, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around below the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, river channel, standing timber.
Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)
Wister Lake Report
May 26. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 73°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on bill baits, buzz baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, river channel.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, hot dogs around flats, main lake.
Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by James Williams
Arbuckle Report
May 23. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on live shad, punch bait, shad around channels, points, rocks.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, main lake.
Report submitted by Casey Young (Game Warden Murray County)
Murray Report
May 23. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 76°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Good on jigs, plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Slow on cut bait, shad around flats, main lake.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Carter County)
Blue River PFHA Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, river channel, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, river channel, rocks.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Carl Blackwell Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and murky.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, docks, riprap, shorelines.
Saugeye Good on crankbaits, jigs around main lake, riprap, rocks.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Excellent on live bait around main lake.
Report submitted by Josey Branch (Game Warden Payne County)
Grand Lake Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, riprap, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, plastic baits around brush structure.
Bass, White Good on jigs, plastic baits, small lures, tube jigs around points, river channel.
Comments: All fishing seemed slowed this week as we transition out of early spring into a more settled, warmer weather pattern.
Report submitted by Jenks (Game Warden Delaware County)
Greenleaf Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, docks, main lake, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, shad, worms around coves, points, shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows, slabs, small lures around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)