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.
Thunderbird Report
May 23. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, punch bait, worms around creek channels, main lake, shallows.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around coves, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around docks, points, shorelines.
Report submitted by Zach Hanson (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Eufaula Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (rising), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, jerk baits around coves, points, rocks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around below the dam, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, live bait, spoons around brush structure, creek channels, standing timber.
Report submitted by Corey Felzien (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Grand Lake Report
May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, shad around below the dam, docks, main lake.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Greenleaf Report
May 22. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, docks, points, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, PowerBait around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Lower Illinois River PFHA Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 59°F and clear.
Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons, worms around below the dam, flats, shallows, shorelines.
Comments: Fishing good when not generating water. Check USACE websites for water generation.
Report submitted by Jerry Henry (Game Warden Sequoyah County)
McGee Creek Report
May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits, other around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Excellent on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, shad, sunfish, worms around creek channels, dam, main lake, riprap, rocks.
Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)
Robert S. Kerr Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, docks, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, flats, river channel, sandbar, shallows.
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on cut bait, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, live shad, minnows, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around below the dam, channels, discharge, main lake, river channel.
Report submitted by James Pixley (Game Warden Haskell County)
Webbers Falls Report
May 22. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Paddlefish Fair on snagging around main lake, river channel, river mouth.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, topwater lures around docks, main lake, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, worms around creek channels, rocks, sandbar, shorelines.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Eucha Report
May 22. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, shorelines.
Sunfish, Redear Good on worms around docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, worms around docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Hugo Lake Report
May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 76°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted, Bass, White Good on bill baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, points, river channel, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, points, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, live bait, shad around channels, main lake, river channel.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Altus-Lugert Reservoir Report
May 22. Elevation is 22 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Walleye Fair on crankbaits, jigs, minnows around coves, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on jigs, minnows, worms around main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman (Game Warden Greer County)
Pine Creek Lake Report
May 22. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 76°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, points, riprap, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, live bait, worms around channels, main lake, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Sardis Lake Report
May 22. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 72°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 Fair on cut bait, shad around brush structure, main lake, points, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)
Wister Lake Report
May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on buzz baits, crankbaits around brush structure, channels, main lake.
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)
Arbuckle Report
May 19. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on Alabama rig, jigs, plastic baits around main lake, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure.
Sunfish, Green Good on crickets, small lures, worms around coves.
Report submitted by casey young
Blue River PFHA Report
May 19. Elevation is Normal (rising), water temperature 74°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, river channel, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, punch bait, worms around brush structure, channels, river channel, rocks.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Hudson Report
May 19. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, live shad, plastic baits around below the dam.
Catfish, Blue Good on shad around below the dam.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Mayes County)
Wes Watkins Reservoir Report
May 19. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 75°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around points, riprap, shorelines.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points.
Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)
Arcadia Report
May 18. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 78°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue Fair on cut bait, stinkbait around channels, main lake.
Bass, White Fair on spinnerbaits, spoons around flats, points.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Greenleaf Report
May 18. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on flukes, jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, coves, main lake, rocks, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)