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.
Fort Gibson Report
Apr 20. Elevation is 6.5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, live bait, shad, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, dam, discharge, river mouth, shallows, shorelines, tailwater, weed beds.
Bass, Largemouth Good on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, rogues, spinnerbaits around shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on small lures, tube jigs around shorelines.
Report submitted by marvin stanley (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Sooner Lake Report
Apr 20. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and stained.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, punch bait around main lake.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Saugeye Slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, live shad, minnows around main lake, points.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Fort Supply Report
Apr 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel Slow on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around below the dam, flats, main lake.
Crappie, White Slow on minnows around rocks.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Kaw Lake Report
Apr 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, creek channels, flats, river channel, river mouth.
Paddlefish Good on snagging around below the dam, river channel.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, grubs, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, tube jigs around below the dam, creek channels.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Keystone Lake Report
Apr 20. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on Alabama rig, plastic baits around brush structure.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on live bait around main lake.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, spoons around coves, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, plastic baits around docks, rocks, shallows.
Saugeye Fair on plastic baits, spoons around rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Report submitted by Trae Taylor (Game Warden Payne County)
Grand Lake Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 4.5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 66°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, shad around main lake, river channel.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Hefner Report
Apr 19. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Striped Hybrid Good on crankbaits, sassy shad, spoons around brush structure, main lake, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, PowerBait around docks, points, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, small lures, worms around main lake.
Report submitted by Tim Campbell (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Hudson Report
Apr 19. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, hair jigs, live shad, plastic baits around below the dam, creek channels.
Paddlefish Good on snagging around river channel.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Mayes County)
Konawa Report
Apr 19. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around main lake, points, weed beds.
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, inlet, main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait around inlet, riprap, weed beds.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)
Robert S. Kerr Report
Apr 19. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, small lures, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, coves, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, creek channels, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, docks, points, riprap, rocks, standing timber.
Report submitted by James Pixley (Game Warden Haskell County)
Skiatook Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Stanley Draper Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around docks, shallows, shorelines.
Bass, White, Catfish, Blue Fair on cut bait, shad around inlet, main lake, riprap.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Tenkiller Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Good on Alabama rig, crankbaits, minnows, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, goldfish, hot dogs, shad, stinkbait around coves, flats, main lake, river channel, sandbar.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, standing timber.
Report submitted by David Garrett (Game Warden Cherokee County)
Thunderbird Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around docks, points, rocks, shallows.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around creek channels, docks, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel on minnows, punch bait, worms around coves, shallows.
Report submitted by Zach Hanson (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Bell Cow Lake Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Good on plastic baits, small lures, worms around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Crappie, Black Excellent on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel Good on worms around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Report submitted by Jacob Harriet (Game Warden Lincoln County)
Birch Reservoir Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves.
Crappie, White Fair on minnows around brush structure, coves.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Chandler Lake Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Good on plastic baits, small lures, worms around brush structure, dam, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, dam, riprap, shallows.
Catfish, Channel Good on worms around brush structure, dam, docks, shallows.
Report submitted by Jacob Harriet (Game Warden Lincoln County)
Ellsworth Lake Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around main lake, points.
Bass, White, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, plastic baits, small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mike Carroll (Game Warden Comanche County)
Eucha Report
Apr 19. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, worms around coves, shorelines.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)