State fishing report
Here is this week’s fishing report as compiled by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
CENTRAL
Hefner: October 23. Elevation below normal and dropping, water 64-72 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits. White bass and striped bass hybrid fair on grubs and gay blades at 2-10 ft. along the dam and wading points. Channel catfish good slip corking punch bait at 19-25 ft. along the north dam area. Blue catfish fair on cut bait at 20-40 ft. along the north dam area. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-20 ft. Walleye good on grubs, gay blades and jerk baits at 2-12 ft. wading points and around the dam. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
NORTHEAST
Eucha: October 23. Elevation 11 1/3 ft. below normal, water 64 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-14 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits. White bass good trolling. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Ft. Gibson: October 21. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 72 and clear. White bass good on white rooster tails along the windy points. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around any underwater structure. Catfish excellent on whole shad and sunfish on a Carolina rigs while drifting the mudflats. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.
Greenleaf: October 22. Bass good on spinnerbaits, chatter baits, imitation shad, lipless baits and topwater lures. Crappie good on minnows and feather jigs in brush. Report submitted by Mike’s Outdoors.
Hudson: October 23. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and topwater lures. Channel catfish good on cut bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 12-18 ft. along brush piles and upland coves. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes Counties.
Keystone: October 23. Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 63. Catfish good on cut bait. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits. White bass good off points. Report submitted by Karlin Bailey, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois: October 22. Elevation normal, water 51 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on topwater jigs in 1-3 ft. water in coves. White bass slow on jigs and spinnerbaits at 1-3 ft. all along the river. Striped bass slow on trout and shad at 3 ft. from mouth in deep brush. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Crappie slow on jigs and spinnerbaits at 1-3 ft. all along the river. Trout excellent fly fishing the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on Power Bait on bottom from the dam to Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Oologah: October 23. Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water upper 60s to low 70s and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-12 ft. around brush piles and standing timber. Blue catfish fair on shad and liver around standing timber in the north end of the lake. White bass fair trolling shad colored crankbaits at 10-15 ft. near creek channels. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game
Sooner: October 22. White and striped bass hybrids fair on sassy shad and topwater lures at the discharge. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: October 23. Elevation slightly below normal, water 66 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits. Bluegill good on crickets and worms around boat houses. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Tenkiller: October 23. Elevation 8 1/2 ft. below normal and steady, water 70-72 and clear. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and soft plastics in shallow water early and late. Crappie fair on minnows or tube jigs at 10-15 ft. in docks. Sunfish good on night crawlers around docks. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: October 22. Bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and shad moving back to creek. Report submitted by Mike’s Outdoors.
NORTHWEST
Canton: October 23. Elevation 8 ft. below normal. White bass, striped bass hybrids and walleye good trolling crankbaits near drop-offs. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: October 22. Elevation 3 ft. below normal. White bass and crappie fair on jigs at the intake. Walleye fair on minnows and jigs along the dam. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Woodward County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: October 23. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 67 and clear in main body and stained up the creeks. Bass, crappie and white bass good in and around hydrilla beds. Bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, Pop R and creature baits and good on buzz baits and spinnerbaits in choppy water. Crappie fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs off docks and on jigs at 15-25 ft. over brush piles. White bass being caught on rattletraps and small grubs at 15 ft. along bluff banks up all three creek arms. Sunfish good near hydrilla beds. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: October 22. Elevation normal, water 67 and clear. Smallmouth and spotted bass good on soft plastics around cover in deeper pools and around waterfalls. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait around current in larger deeper holes. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: October 22. Elevation below normal, water clear. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 10-15 ft. around structure. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines baited with live sunfish and cut bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 20-25 ft. around points and dead standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: October 21. Elevation 4 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair off points and in rocky areas. White bass fair in shallow flats and off windy points. Blue catfish good on shad in shallow flats and shallow creek channels. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in standing timber, riprap and around boat docks. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: October 21. Elevation 7 1/2 ft. below normal. Boating access very limited and navigation hazardous. Crappie fair along river channels. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.
Konawa: October 21. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 67 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and spinnerbaits in 2-5 ft. in weed beds and cattails. Channel catfish fair at 5-10 ft. off points. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: October 23. Flies that are now working on the lower Mountain Fork River: Chernobyl Ant size 6, Grasshopper size 10, Crackle Back size 16, Griffith’s gnat size 24, Yellow soft hackle size 20 and Flashback pheasant tail size 16. Report submitted by Jesse King, Three Rivers Fly Shop.
McGee Creek: October 23. Elevation 5 1/4 ft. below normal, water 75 and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on Carolina-rigged soft plastic baits. Crappie good on minnows at 12-20 ft. over cedar brush piles in creek channels. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: October 23. Elevation below normal, water clear. Bass good on deep diving crankbaits off points. Crappie good on jigs near brush piles. Catfish fair on night crawlers near creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: October 23. Largemouth and spotted bass good on spinnerbaits, swim baits and crankbaits at 2-10 ft. around banks and grass beds. Crappie fair around deeper submerged brush. White bass and striped bass good on minnows and shad crankbaits up river in deeper holes and around rock ledges. Channel and blue catfish excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with cut bait at 12-20 ft. near creek and river channels. Flathead catfish good on live bait 9-14 ft. in the lake and up the Canadian River. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County
Sardis Lake: October 20. Elevation normal and 58. Bass fair to good on crankbaits and stick baits off points and along creek channels. Channel and blue catfish good on minnows and cut bait. Crappie good at 18-20 ft. and 4 ft. off the bottom. Walleye fair trolling in 12-14 ft. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: October 23. Elevation 3 3/4 ft. below normal, water 82 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and surface lures at 10-20 ft. in the creek channels. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait, surface lures and sassy shad at 10-30 ft. from Catfish Bay to Caney Creek. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait, worms and cut shad at 10-20 ft. from Little Glasses Creek to Johnson Creek. Crappie fair to good at 5-15 ft. in the upper creeks and brush piles. Sunfish fair to good on worms, small tube jigs and shrimp at 5-10 ft. around the fish attractors. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: October 23. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on 12 inch black plastic worms and good on silver crankbaits. Crappie fair on white tail grubs at 15-20 ft. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines baited with cut bait and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: October 23. Elevation 26 1/4 ft. below normal. Blue catfish fair on juglines. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain Nature Park.
Ellsworth: October 21. Elevation 12 ft. below normal, water murky. Blue catfish fair on cut bait off rocky points. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: October 22. Elevation 10 ft. below normal with gates closed, water low 70s and clear. Striped bass hybrids good on live bait near the north side of the dam. Catfish good. Walleye slow to fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Lawtonka: October 21. Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water clear. White bass fair on minnows and spinnerbaits at the pipeline morning and evening. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
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