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.
Eufaula Report
May 17. Elevation is 9 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 66°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, grubs, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, channels, discharge, main lake, river mouth.
Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, jigs, small lures, spoons, tube jigs around below the dam, discharge, main lake, shorelines, tailwater.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures, tube jigs around below the dam, brush structure, discharge, docks, main lake.
Report submitted by David deMontigny (Game Warden McIntosh County)
Grand Lake Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 76°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Bass, White Fair on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs around flats, main lake, points.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Tenkiller Report
May 17. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, points, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, stinkbait around channels, creek channels.
Report submitted by Cody Youngblood (Game Warden Cherokee County)
Eucha Report
May 17. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, hot dogs, shrimp around coves, shorelines.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Lower Illinois River PFHA Report
May 16. Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 57°F and stained.
Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons, worms around below the dam, flats, shallows, shorelines.
Comments: Current river flow 1800 CFS
Report submitted by Jerry Henry (Game Warden Sequoyah County)
McGee Creek Report
May 16. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, topwater lures, other around brush structure, docks, points, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, other.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, points, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, dam, discharge, main lake, rocks, other.
Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)
Robert S. Kerr Report
May 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on live bait, minnows, shad, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, stinkbait around creek channels, river mouth, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on live shad, minnows, shad around brush structure, docks, points, river mouth.
Report submitted by James Pixley (Game Warden Haskell County)
Skiatook Report
May 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on shad around points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White on minnows around river channel, standing timber.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Birch Reservoir Report
May 16. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid Good on crankbaits, shad around points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Hugo Lake Report
May 16. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, shad around below the dam, channels, discharge, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, points, standing timber, weed beds.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted, Bass, White Fair on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Sardis Lake Report
May 16. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, coves, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Excellent on cut bait, jigs, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, points, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, standing timber.
Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)
Wister Lake Report
May 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Current Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue Good on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, shad, sunfish around channels.
Catfish, Flathead on cut bait, goldfish, live shad, shad, sunfish around below the dam, channels, river channel, rocks.
Report submitted by Clayton Kannady (Game Warden Le Flore County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
May 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, minnows, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, rocks.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Overholser Report
May 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, minnows, punch bait, worms around shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on flukes, jigs around shorelines.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Canton Report
May 13. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on jigs, lipless baits around river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, White Slow on jigs around brush structure.
Catfish, Channel Slow on cut bait around spillway.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Blaine County)
Arcadia Report
May 12. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Slow on jigs, spinnerbaits around channels, main lake.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Slow on cut bait, dough bait around main lake, shorelines.
Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Blue River PFHA Report
May 12. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 73°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around brush structure, channels, rocks.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Fort Gibson Report
May 12. Elevation is 13 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, dam, discharge, river mouth, spillway, tailwater.
Bass, Largemouth Slow.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow.
Comments: The water level continues to be above normal. Most boat ramps are still closed. Use extra caution when boating, as debris is being pulled back out into the lake as the water recedes.
Report submitted by Marvin Stanley (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Sooner Lake Report
May 12. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, plastic baits around flats, weed beds.
Bass, Striped, Bass, White Fair on jigs, live shad, minnows around discharge, riprap.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around coves, flats.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Fort Cobb Reservoir Report
May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on jigs around dam.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around dam, docks.
Report submitted by Justin Cornett (Game Warden Caddo County)