Fishing Reports - Southwest

 

map of southwest Oklahoma with lakes in the region1. Altus-Lugert
2. Ellsworth
3. Foss
4. Ft. Cobb
5. Tom Steed
6. Waurika
7. Lawtonka

 

 


 

 

 

Altus-Lugert: May 13. Elevation 24 1/4 ft. below normal and steady. Fishing has slowed with last week's cold front and rain. Catfish slow to fair on minnows from main swim beach. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson.  
 

Ellsworth:  May 13. Elevation 9 ft. below normal, water murky. Catfish good on cut bait off rocky points. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss: May 14. Elevation 6 1/2 ft. below normal with gates closed, water 60s and clear. Striped bass hybrids fair to slow moving away from dam. Walleye fair on live bait. Catfish fair to good on dough bait in channels. Crappie fair near rocks. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Ft. Cobb: May 16. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 76 and clear. Crappie good on minnows around the marina and boat slips early and late. Catfish being caught on juglines baited with cut shad around rocks by the dam at night. Saugeye being caught on slabs in late evening. Striped bass hybrids being caught on rattletraps along the dam in the evenings. Largemouth bass good on rubber worms and Hula Poppers around brush piles in early morning. Report submitted by Sgt. Kevin Bean, park ranger at Ft. Cobb State Park.

Ft. Cobb: May 15. Water 73 and murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 4-8 ft. Striped bass hybrid good on crankbaits and cut bait at 5-8 ft. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures, soft plastics and crankbaits at 3-5 ft. Report submitted by Tyler Howser, game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lawtonka: May 13. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water clear. Saugeye fair on minnows off rocks at Schoolhouse Slough. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Tom Steed: May 14. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on minnows around windy points. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait around islands on the west side. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden Kiowa County.

Waurika: May 13. Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water murky to muddy. Channel and blue catfish slow to fair on cut shad, worms and stinkbait along windy shorelines, points and the rocks at Wichita Ridge and on juglines and trotlines baited with cut shad and sunfish in the main lake. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Vince Mesis, game warden stationed in Cotton County.

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