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.
Spavinaw Lake Report
May 3. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Good on jerk baits, jigs around main lake, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait around flats, main lake.
Report submitted by Kody Moore (Game Warden Mayes County)
Grand Lake Report
May 2. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, shad around below the dam, docks, main lake.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area Report
May 2. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 59°F and clear.
Trout, Brown, Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, worms around channels, discharge, river channel, rocks, spillway.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Robert S. Kerr Report
May 2. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, PowerBait, topwater lures around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, live bait, live shad, minnows, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, creek channels, main lake, riprap, river channel, rocks.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, docks, points, riprap, standing timber, weed beds.
Report submitted by James Pixley (Game Warden Haskell County)
Broken Bow Lake Report
May 2. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, plastic baits, rogues, small lures, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, channels, coves, flats, main lake, points, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, channels, creek channels, flats, main lake, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, crawfish, dough bait, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around channels, coves, points, river channel, river mouth.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Eucha Report
May 2. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, worms around docks, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Altus-Lugert Reservoir Report
May 2. Elevation is 21 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Walleye Excellent on crankbaits, jigs, minnows around coves, dam, docks, riprap, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Good on crankbaits, jigs, minnows around coves, docks, rocks.
Sunfish, Bluegill Fair on minnows around coves, docks, rocks.
Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman (Game Warden Greer County)
Eufaula Report
May 1. Elevation is Normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on flukes, jigs, sassy shad, shad, tube jigs around below the dam, discharge, tailwater.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, hot dogs, shad around channels, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, spoons around creek channels, docks.
Report submitted by Jake Rowland (Game Warden McIntosh County)
Lower Illinois River PFHA Report
May 1. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 54°F and clear.
Trout, Rainbow Fair.
Comments: Check Corp websites for water generation from dam current CFS 3600
Report submitted by Jerry Henry (Game Warden Sequoyah County)
McGee Creek Report
May 1. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Excellent on bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, other around shallows, shorelines, standing timber, other.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around channels, creek channels, flats, main lake.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)
Copan Lake Report
May 1. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander (Game Warden Washington County)
Hugo Lake Report
May 1. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 66°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted, Bass, White Fair on bill baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, coves, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, live bait, live shad, worms around below the dam, main lake, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Hulah Lake Report
May 1. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, worms around channels, docks, main lake, riprap, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, shorelines.
Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, small lures, spoons around creek channels, river channel, river mouth.
Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander (Game Warden Washington County)
Pine Creek Lake Report
May 1. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, points, river channel, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, live bait, worms around main lake, river channel, spillway.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on bill baits, jigs, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, points, riprap, rocks, standing timber.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Sardis Lake Report
May 1. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, standing timber.
Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)
Wister Lake Report
May 1. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jigs, plastic baits around brush structure, creek channels.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, shad around main lake, river channel.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by James Williams (Game Warden Le Flore County)
Hefner Report
Apr 29. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on shad, shrimp around channels, main lake.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, hot dogs, shad around channels, dam, main lake.
Report submitted by Tim Campbell (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Arcadia Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Good on slabs, spinnerbaits around creek channels, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, dough bait around main lake, points.
Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows around docks, riprap, shorelines.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Arbuckle Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on Alabama rig, plastic baits around creek channels.
Bass, White Fair on minnows around points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on minnows, tube jigs around points.
Report submitted by casey young
Blue River PFHA Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs, worms around brush structure, channels, creek channels, rocks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace