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Fishing Reports - Central

NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST NORTHEAST

Stanley Draper Report

Jun 1. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 79°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, live bait around points, riprap.

Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)

Thunderbird Report

May 31. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 77°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, points.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on hot dogs, live bait, punch bait, sunfish, worms around coves, points, riprap, shallows.

Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, shallows.

Report submitted by Zach Hanson (Game Warden Cleveland County)

Hefner Report

May 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72.5°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Good on sassy shad, topwater lures around brush structure, shorelines.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on crawfish, live bait, live shad, punch bait, worms around dam, docks, rocks.

Bass, Striped Hybrid, Walleye Good on cut bait, spoons around dam, main lake, sandbar.

Report submitted by Tim Campbell

Overholser Report

May 26. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 78°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Bass, Striped Hybrid Good on chicken liver, flukes, other around shorelines.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait around riprap, shallows.

Sunfish, Bluegill Good on crickets, worms around shallows.

Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)

Wes Watkins Reservoir Report

May 26. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 76°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, worms around creek channels, riprap, shorelines.

Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points.

Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)