Fishing Reports
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
May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on Alabama rig, plastic baits around brush structure, creek channels, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, punch bait around below the dam, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on live bait, minnows around brush structure, points.
Report submitted by Casey Young
Blue River PFHA Report
May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, river channel, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Murray Report
May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spoons, tube jigs, worms around brush structure, dam, docks, shallows, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Slow on stinkbait, worms around creek channels, dam, main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Game Warden R. Gillham (Game Warden Love County)
Overholser Report
May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on jigs, minnows, sassy shad around dam.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around dam, riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on minnows, punch bait around riprap, shallows.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Tenkiller Report
May 12. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, live bait, rogues, spinnerbaits around coves, docks, main lake, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, worms around coves, creek channels, flats, main lake, sandbar.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, standing timber.
Report submitted by David Garrett (Game Warden Cherokee County)
Canton Report
May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Slow on jigs, lipless baits around river mouth.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Slow on live bait around main lake.
Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Blaine County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
May 12. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on crawfish, stinkbait around points, rocks.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Wes Watkins Reservoir Report
May 12. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, worms around channels, points, riprap, shorelines.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around riprap.
Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)
Fort Gibson Report
May 11. Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, dam, discharge, inlet, river mouth, shorelines, tailwater.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, rogues, spinnerbaits around points, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around shorelines.
Report submitted by Marvin Stanley 02/25 (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Hudson Report
May 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, live shad, plastic baits around below the dam, creek channels.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on shad, sunfish around below the dam, brush structure, points.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Mayes County)
Sooner Lake Report
May 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure, rocks, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait around flats, main lake.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Crappie, White, Saugeye Slow on jigs, live shad, minnows around main lake, points, riprap.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Fort Supply Report
May 11. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, White Fair on minnows around rocks.
Walleye Slow on minnows around main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Kaw Lake Report
May 11. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted, Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on grubs, hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, tube jigs around brush structure, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, flats, river channel, river mouth.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Excellent on crankbaits, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, topwater lures around below the dam, points, riprap.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Keystone Lake Report
May 11. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits, sassy shad, small lures, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad around below the dam, channels, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Altus-Lugert Reservoir Report
May 11. Elevation is 22 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Walleye Good on jigs around dam, docks, main lake, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on jigs around main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman (Game Warden Greer County)
Waurika Lake Report
May 11. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Crappie, White Fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, spinnerbaits, tube jigs around brush structure, dam, docks, main lake, rocks, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on crawfish, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, stinkbait, worms.
Report submitted by Tucker Clem (Game Warden Jefferson County)
Arcadia Report
May 10. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Sunfish, Bluegill Fair on small lures, worms around riprap, rocks, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, stinkbait around main lake, points.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, riprap.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
May 10. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around main lake, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, plastic baits around docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Sauger, Saugeye Fair on jigs, plastic baits, spoons around docks, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Trae Taylor (Game Warden Payne County)
Hefner Report
May 10. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 74°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, dough bait around main lake, points.
Bass, White Fair on spinnerbaits, spoons around channels, main lake, points.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around docks, riprap.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Konawa Report
May 10. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around points, river channel, weed beds.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around coves, discharge, main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait around coves, inlet, riprap.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)