Fishing Reports - Southeast
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)
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)
Texoma Report
May 10. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Good on live shad around channels, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait around below the dam, coves, docks, main lake.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are starting to return from spawning. Fishing will continue to get better each week. Catfish are biting in live shad and cut bait near mouth if the river and around cleaning stations. Crappie are are bring around docks with brush on jigs and minnows.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Marshall County)
Eufaula Report
May 8. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around channels, points, rocks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, stinkbait around channels, discharge, river channel, tailwater.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, creek channels, docks.
Report submitted by Corey Felzien (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area Report
May 8. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and clear.
Trout, Brown, Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures around creek channels, river channel, rocks, spillway.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
McGee Creek Report
May 8. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, other around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, other.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around channels, creek channels, dam, main lake.
Comments: Fishing is well overall, especially for bass around shallow timber and coves using spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Some days are tough, but several big bass are being caught.
Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)
Robert S. Kerr Report
May 8. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, minnows, topwater lures around brush structure, coves, docks, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, creek channels, river channel.
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, live bait, minnows, PowerBait, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, worms around below the dam, channels, creek channels, docks, main lake, points, river channel.
Report submitted by James Pixley (Game Warden Haskell County)
Broken Bow Lake Report
May 8. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 77°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, channels, coves, creek channels, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, flats, points, shallows, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around channels, coves, creek channels, points, river channel.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Hugo Lake Report
May 8. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted, Bass, White Good on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, channels, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait around channels, main lake, river channel.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Pine Creek Lake Report
May 8. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure, coves, points, riprap, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, creek channels, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait around creek channels, main lake, river channel.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Sardis Lake Report
May 8. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, shad, sunfish, worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, standing timber.
Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)
Wister Lake Report
May 8. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, shad around main lake, points.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, river channel.
Report submitted by James Williams (Game Warden Le Flore County)