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.
Arbuckle Report
Apr 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on Alabama rig, plastic baits, PowerBait around shallows.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on cut bait, hot dogs, punch bait around channels, coves.
Bass, White, Crappie, Black Slow on minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
Report submitted by Casey Young (Game Warden Murray County)
Arbuckle Report
Apr 15. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted on Alabama rig, plastic baits around coves, flats, shallows.
Report submitted by Casey Young
Blue River PFHA Report
Apr 15. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Trout, Rainbow Fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons around brush structure, channels, creek channels, rocks.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Greenleaf Report
Apr 15. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 58°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Good on Alabama rig, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, minnows, worms around creek channels, docks, flats, main lake.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, worms around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Webbers Falls Report
Apr 15. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Paddlefish Fair on snagging around below the dam, river channel, river mouth.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, shad around below the dam, coves, flats, shorelines, tailwater.
Bass, Striped, Bass, White Good on flukes, jigs, sassy shad, small lures around below the dam, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Broken Bow Lake Report
Apr 15. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats, main lake, points, river channel, shorelines, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, channels, flats, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
Apr 15. Elevation is 6 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Catfish, Blue Good on shrimp around points.
Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs, minnows around creek channels, rocks, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, rocks.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Wes Watkins Reservoir Report
Apr 15. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around points, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on punch bait, worms around riprap, shorelines.
Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Michael France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and murky.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad around creek channels, flats.
Saugeye Good on plastic baits, small lures around points, riprap, rocks.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Josey Branch (Game Warden Payne County)
Fort Gibson Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 3.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad around channels, dam, shorelines, spillway, tailwater.
Bass, White Good on jigs, shad, spinnerbaits, tube jigs around dam, inlet, river mouth, spillway, tailwater.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, tube jigs.
Report submitted by marvin stanley (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Sooner Lake Report
Apr 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and stained.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, live bait around riprap.
Saugeye Fair on crankbaits, jigs, live shad around points, riprap.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on plastic baits around rocks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Tenkiller Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, jigs, small lures, spinnerbaits around channels, creek channels, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines.
Report submitted by Cody Youngblood (Game Warden Cherokee County)
Canton Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 60°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on jigs, lipless baits around river channel, river mouth.
Walleye Slow on jigs around dam.
Catfish, Channel Slow on cut bait around spillway.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Blaine County)
Fort Cobb Reservoir Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid on flukes, jigs around main lake, points.
Report submitted by Justin Cornett (Game Warden Caddo County)
Fort Supply Report
Apr 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White, Walleye Fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits around dam, rocks.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Kaw Lake Report
Apr 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, minnows, sassy shad, small lures, tube jigs around below the dam, creek channels, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures around brush structure, creek channels, riprap, rocks.
Paddlefish Excellent on snagging around below the dam, river channel.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Keystone Lake Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on goldfish around river channel.
Bass, White Fair on crankbaits around channels.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs around brush structure, creek channels.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Arcadia Report
Apr 13. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on cut bait, dough bait around channels, coves, shorelines.
Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits around creek channels, flats, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, rocks.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Grand Lake Report
Apr 13. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 58°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, spoons, tube jigs around brush structure, docks.
Bass, White Good on flukes, hair jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits around points, river channel, sandbar.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around below the dam, main lake, river channel.
Report submitted by C. Newkirk (Game Warden Delaware County)
Hefner Report
Apr 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around points, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, tube jigs around docks, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, live shad around channels, shorelines.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)