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.
Arbuckle Report
May 7. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 60°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Comments: The National Park Service has temporarily closed Lake Arbuckle due to high waters and storm damage.
Report submitted by Casey Young (Game Warden Carter County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
May 7. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 72°F and murky.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, spoons around docks.
Saugeye Good on crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, riprap, rocks.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Good on crankbaits, plastic baits around dam, main lake, riprap.
Report submitted by Josey Branch (Game Warden Payne County)
Murray Report
May 7. Elevation is Normal (rising), water temperature 72°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on shad around creek channels, flats, main lake.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Carter County)
Overholser Report
May 7. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, White Good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, minnows around docks, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on cut bait, worms around riprap, shallows.
Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around coves, riprap, shallows.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Wes Watkins Reservoir Report
May 7. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait around creek channels, riprap.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)
Arcadia Report
May 6. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on dough bait, punch bait, worms around channels, coves.
Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, tube jigs around coves, docks, rocks.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on flukes, lipless baits, spinnerbaits around channels, coves, weed beds.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Blue River PFHA Report
May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Trout, Rainbow Slow on in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, worms around brush structure, channels, rocks.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Sooner Lake Report
May 6. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, rocks.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around riprap.
Saugeye on crankbaits, jigs, live bait around points, riprap.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Stanley Draper Report
May 6. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around docks, shallows, shorelines.
Bass, White Good on small lures around inlet, main lake, points.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Tenkiller Report
May 6. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around channels, coves, flats, main lake.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves, points, shorelines.
Bass, White Fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, small lures around coves, creek channels.
Report submitted by Cody Youngblood (Game Warden Cherokee County)
Thunderbird Report
May 6. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around points, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around docks, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad around main lake, points.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Fort Supply Report
May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Slow on dough bait, stinkbait around below the dam, channels, main lake.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Foss Lake Report
May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid on crankbaits, jigs, shrimp.
Comments: Walleye good on jigs, crankbaits, and minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around rocks and main lake.
Report submitted by Clint Carpenter (Game Warden Custer County)
Kaw Lake Report
May 6. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, live shad, minnows, sassy shad, shad, spoons around below the dam, creek channels.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on crawfish, cut bait, live bait, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, flats, river channel, river mouth, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, main lake, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
May 6. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, rocks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait around points, rocks.
Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs, minnows, sassy shad around main lake, points, rocks.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Fort Gibson Report
May 5. Elevation is 9.5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, worms around coves, points, riprap.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, tube jigs around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, sunfish, worms around channels, coves, flats.
Comments: High water again this week so fishing in the main lake is still tricky. Fish flooded coves with worms, shad, or cut bait for Catfish. But tailwater fishing is phenomenal! Below Fort Gibson Dam anglers are catching Crappie in slower water with jigs and minnows, White Bass and Hybrids are being caught in the current with large plastics and topwater. Paddlefish being caught below the dam and up the river at Lowwater. Blue Catfish doing great at those 2 places as well with shad or cut bait.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Grand Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, plastic baits, PowerBait, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, creek channels, docks, flats, inlet, points, riprap, rocks.
Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons around channels, creek channels, discharge, riprap, river channel, spillway, tailwater.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad around channels, main lake, river channel, river mouth, other.
Comments: white/black crappie has been slower due to the fluctuations in the lake/river levels from the runoff out of KS and MO (heavy rains/flooding).
Live bait- minnows and jigs- tube/hair(black, pink, white colors) have been the preferred action.
Grand Lake levels are falling and becoming stable due to the discharge. Lots of debris in the main lake. Navigation may be tricky.
Report submitted by Jason Adair (Game Warden Ottawa County)
Grand Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 4.5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue Fair on cut bait, shad around below the dam, docks, shorelines.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around docks, shorelines.
Comments: Recent rains have brought a large amount of debris into the lake.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Greenleaf Report
May 5. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Blue Fair on cut bait, shad around docks, flats, points.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Hefner Report
May 5. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68.4°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, White Good on buzz baits, crankbaits around brush structure, main lake, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around docks, inlet, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on minnows, shad, worms around inlet, main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Tim Campbell (Game Warden Oklahoma County)