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.
Texoma Report
May 5. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Good on live shad, topwater lures around channels, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, punch bait around below the dam, coves, points, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, points, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week was good. Striper are biting very well on live shad around washita point and platter flats. Catfish are biting on live bait near the mouth of the river and river ledges. Crappie are biting on minnows and jigs née brush piles.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
Webbers Falls Report
May 5. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Flathead Good on hair jigs, live bait around below the dam, flats, river channel, tailwater.
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on jigs, sassy shad, small lures around below the dam, riprap, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, slabs around brush structure, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Bell Cow Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on buzz baits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on worms around brush structure, shorelines.
Report submitted by Harriet (Game Warden Lincoln County)
Birch Reservoir Report
May 5. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Chandler Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, dam, rocks, shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Channel Fair around brush structure, shallows.
Report submitted by Harriet (Game Warden Lincoln County)
Copan Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 3.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on crawfish, shad, sunfish, worms around channels, coves, creek channels, dam, discharge, shorelines, tailwater, other.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around brush structure, coves, creek channels, shorelines.
Comments: Water levels fluctuate with daily rainfall. Fishing below the dam is picking up and will steadily get better as water continues to be released.
Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander (Game Warden Washington County)
Ellsworth Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 62°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad, worms around points, rocks, shallows.
Bass, White, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Saugeye Fair on sassy shad, slabs, small lures.
Comments: 3 floodgates open 6inches
Report submitted by Mike Carroll (Game Warden Comanche County)
Eucha Report
May 5. Elevation is Normal (rising), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around coves, docks, shorelines.
Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs around creek channels, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, stinkbait around coves, docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Fort Cobb Reservoir Report
May 5. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, sassy shad, small lures around brush structure, docks, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around main lake, points.
Report submitted by Mike Carroll (Game Warden Comanche County)
Hugo Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 61°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, standing timber.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, standing timber.
Report submitted by Andrew Potter (Game Warden Choctaw County)
Hulah Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 8.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 61°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around points, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, tube jigs around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on crawfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, dam, riprap, shorelines.
Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander (Game Warden Washington County)
Keystone Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 60°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, riprap, rocks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Excellent on crawfish, cut bait, dough bait, live shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, creek channels, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, live bait, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Bailey johnson (Game Warden Creek County)
Lawtonka Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mike Carroll (Game Warden Comanche County)
Altus-Lugert Reservoir Report
May 5. Elevation is 15 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Comments: Fishing activity is slow.
Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman (Game Warden Greer County)
Spavinaw Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is Normal (rising), water temperature 71°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jigs, plastic baits around coves, shorelines.
Crappie, Black Fair on jigs, minnows around shallows, shorelines.
Bass, White on crankbaits, jigs around creek channels.
Report submitted by Kody Moore (Game Warden Mayes County)
Waurika Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, White, Saugeye Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, lipless baits, small lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, rocks, weed beds.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, small lures around docks, main lake, rocks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on chicken liver, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Tucker Clem (Game Warden Jefferson County)
Broken Bow Lake Report
May 4. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats, main lake, points, river mouth, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Oologah Lake Report
May 4. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and clear.
Catfish, Blue Good on shad around below the dam.
Paddlefish Excellent on snagging around below the dam.
Bass, Largemouth Good on jigs, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels.
Report submitted by J.D. Stauffer (Game Warden Rogers County)
Eufaula Report
May 3. Elevation is 3.50 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, sassy shad around below the dam, tailwater.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, river channel, river mouth, tailwater.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, discharge, rocks.
Report submitted by Jake Rowland (Game Warden McIntosh County)
Lower Illinois River PFHA Report
May 3. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 57°F and clear.
Trout, Rainbow Slow on caddis flies, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait around below the dam, shallows, shorelines.
Comments: Fishing is slow due to larger water releases from dam. At this time 4800 cfs.
Report submitted by Jerry Henry