Southeast
March 10, 2010 08:33 AM
3. Broken Bow
4. Eufaula
5. Hugo
6. Konawa
7. McGee Creek
8. Murray
9. Pine Creek
10. Robert S. Kerr
11. Sardis
12. Texoma
13. Wister
14. Lower Mountain Fork River
15. Blue River
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Lake of the Arbuckles 3. Broken Bow 4. Eufaula 5. Hugo 6. Konawa 7. McGee Creek 8. Murray 9. Pine Creek 10. Robert S. Kerr 11. Sardis 12. Texoma 13. Wister 14. Lower Mountain Fork River 15. Blue River |
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Lake of the Arbuckles: March 6. Elevation above normal, water 46-49 and stained up creeks. Crappie good on minnows around docks and on chartreuse jigs off main lake brush piles. White bass good under gulls starting up creeks. Bass fishing slow on crankbaits in shad patterns and drop shot. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: March 2. Elevation slightly above normal, water 47 and slightly off color. Trout good on power bait, marshmallows and mealworms. Fly-fishing fair on woolly buggers. Bass slow on soft plastics. Catfish fair on livers and stinkbait. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: March 7. Elevation below normal, water clearing. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on spoons. White bass on yellow or white roadrunners and 3 inch twirl-tailed grubs in chartreuse or white, look for staging in the next two weeks. Walleye on crawdad colored crankbaits, rogues and 5 inch twirl-tailed grubs with lead head, look for running on upper Mt. Fork and upper-end and head of lake. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: March 7. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear in the east and murky in the west. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits and plastic baits in rocky areas on the east side. White bass good on jigs below the dam when running water. Blue catfish good on shad drifting the deeper flats. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 10-14 ft. along riprap at I-40 and boat docks with brush. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: March 7. Elevation normal. White bass beginning to stage in the upper Kiamichi River near the cutoff. Crappie fair on minnows along the creek channels and good on jigs at 9-15 ft. below the dam. Catfish fair on cut shad in the lower lake. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: March 8. Elevation normal, water 52 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms at 3-8 ft. around points and cattails. White bass fair on jigs and spoons at 15 ft. in the discharge canal. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: March 8. Expect muddy water conditions in the Evening Hole and downstream; water should be clear and fishable early in the morning. Last weekend the power house was dormant and folks got a chance to try fishing in Zones 2 and 3 (areas below the old park dam and below the re-regulation dam). Fishing in Zone 2 was said to be poor, while Zone 3 was producing lots of fish. The upper part of Zone 1 was the star of the show; lots of small fish were caught, as well as several fish in the 15-19 inch range. This is a partial list of flies that have been working: Zebra midge, copper john, pheasant tail, wooly bugger, egg patterns, March brown mayfly, blue winged olive mayfly and a host of others. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
McGee Creek: March 7. Elevation 4 1/2 inches above normal, water 47 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 16-25 ft. best off of creek channels around submerged brush. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures 12-24 ft. around cover. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: No report submitted this week.
Pine Creek: March 7. Elevation normal, water clear. Bass fair on crankbaits near structure in deeper water. Crappie fair on jigs near the half bridge. Catfish good on chicken liver below the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: March 6. Elevation normal, water 51 and murky. Crappie good on minnows around brush piles and drift fishing the Big San Bois Creek area. Catfish fair on fresh shad and fishing the break off area between the shallow water and deeper river channels. White bass slow. Largemouth bass slow with a few being caught in the upper Big San Bois Creek. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: March 7. Elevation normal, water 51. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: March 7. Elevation 1 3/4 ft. above normal, water 44 and murky north and clear south. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good in the south part of the lake. Striped and white bass fair to good around the points and creek channels. Channel and blue catfish fair from Platter Flats to the north. Crappie fair in Widow Moore and Kansas creeks. Paddlefish fair to good below the dam. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: March 7. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. around structure. Channel catfish fair on juglines with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.