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Fishing Reports - Southeast

Arbuckle Report

Apr 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on Alabama rig, plastic baits, PowerBait around shallows.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on cut bait, hot dogs, punch bait around channels, coves.

Bass, White, Crappie, Black Slow on minnows around brush structure, shorelines.

Report submitted by Casey Young (Game Warden Murray County)

Arbuckle Report

Apr 15. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted on Alabama rig, plastic baits around coves, flats, shallows.

Report submitted by Casey Young

Blue River PFHA Report

Apr 15. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)

Trout, Rainbow Fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons around brush structure, channels, creek channels, rocks.

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.

Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace

Broken Bow Lake Report

Apr 15. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats, main lake, points, river channel, shorelines, standing timber.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, channels, flats, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.

Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)

Konawa Report

Apr 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and clear.

Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, weed beds.

Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, inlet, main lake, river channel.

Catfish, Channel Slow on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around inlet, riprap, rocks, weed beds.

Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)

Murray Report

Apr 13. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and clear.

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead, Crappie, Black, Crappie, White, Sunfish, Bluegill, Sunfish, Green, Sunfish, Redear on chicken liver, crankbaits, crawfish, crickets, cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, grass hoppers, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, live bait, live shad, midges, minnows, plastic baits, sassy shad, shad, shrimp, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, stinkbait, sunfish, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, channels, coves, dam, docks, main lake, sandbar, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.

Comments: Fishing is picking up

Report submitted by Game Warden R. Gillham (Game Warden Love County)

Texoma Report

Apr 13. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Striped Good on live shad around channels, main lake, points.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait around channels, docks, points, river mouth.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, standing timber.

Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are getting better each day. Only get better with the warmer temps. Catfish are good on live shad and cut bait near river channels and the mouth of the river. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around brush near docks.

Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Marshall County)

Robert S. Kerr Report

Apr 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on bill baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, rogues, small lures, spinnerbaits, tube jigs, worms around brush structure, channels, coves, points, riprap, river channel, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait around below the dam, channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, river channel, river mouth, tailwater.

Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, channels, creek channels, standing timber.

Report submitted by Allen Couch (Game Warden Haskell County)

Eufaula Report

Apr 11. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 58°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around channels, points, riprap, rocks.

Bass, White Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs around channels, creek channels, discharge.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, coves, docks, flats.

Report submitted by Jake Rowland (Game Warden McIntosh County)

Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area Report

Apr 11. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 57°F and murky.

Trout, Rainbow Fair on crickets, PowerBait.

Report submitted by Mark Hannah (Game Warden McCurtain County)

McGee Creek Report

Apr 11. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Excellent on bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, sassy shad, other around brush structure, docks, points, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds, other.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, other.

Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shrimp, worms around channels, creek channels, main lake, riprap.

Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)

Pine Creek Lake Report

Apr 11. Elevation is 19 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 69°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits around flats.

Crappie, Black Fair on jigs around shallows.

Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver around creek channels.

Report submitted by Mark Hannah (Game Warden McCurtain County)

Sardis Lake Report

Apr 11. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, brush structure, main lake, points, standing timber.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, channels, points, standing timber.

Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)

Wister Lake Report

Apr 11. Elevation is 15 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Current Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Fair on buzz baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels.

Bass, White Fair on grubs, lipless baits around river mouth, rocks.

Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake.

Report submitted by James Williams (Game Warden Le Flore County)