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.
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)
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)
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
Carl Albert Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, crawfish, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, coves, main lake, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, worms around brush structure, channels, coves, main lake, points, shorelines, weed beds.
Report submitted by Blake Dull (Game Warden Latimer County)
Murray Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on crickets, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, small lures, worms around brush structure, dam, main lake, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Slow on chicken liver, crawfish, PowerBait, worms around channels, dam, main lake.
Report submitted by Game Warden R. Gillham (Game Warden Love County)
Overholser Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, flukes, jigs around shorelines.
Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on cut bait, punch bait, shad, worms around shorelines.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Coon Creek Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on crankbaits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, main lake, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, rocks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Blake Dull (Game Warden Latimer County)
Canton Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Good on jigs, lipless baits around river mouth.
Crappie, White Slow on minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Blaine County)
Carlton Lake Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on crankbaits, grass hoppers, grubs, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, worms around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, shorelines, weed beds.
Report submitted by Blake Dull (Game Warden Latimer County)
Copan Lake Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, 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, docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander (Game Warden Washington County)
Fort Cobb Reservoir Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel on cut bait, punch bait, shad around main lake, points, shorelines.
Report submitted by Justin Cornett (Game Warden Caddo County)
Altus-Lugert Reservoir Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 21 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Walleye Fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs around dam, docks, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on jigs around dam, main lake.
Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman (Game Warden Greer County)