Fishing Reports - Central
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)
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)
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)
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)
Stanley Draper Report
May 10. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, flukes, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, flats, points, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait around inlet, points.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Thunderbird Report
May 10. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, minnows, small lures, spoons, worms around dam, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, worms around flats, shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Report submitted by Zach Hanson (Game Warden Cleveland County)