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.
Arcadia Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on hair jigs, slabs around points, riprap.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, rocks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, punch bait around channels, flats.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Arbuckle Report
Apr 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on Alabama rig, plastic baits around brush structure, shallows.
Bass, White Good on jigs around coves, creek channels.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves.
Report submitted by casey young
Hefner Report
Apr 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Catfish, Channel Fair on shad, spoons, worms around channels, main lake.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around coves, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Tim Campbell
Overholser Report
Apr 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Excellent on jigs, shrimp around dam, shorelines.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around riprap, shallows.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on punch bait, worms around points, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Sooner Lake Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure, rocks, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around main lake.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Saugeye Fair on crankbaits, jigs, live shad around main lake, points.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Canton Report
Apr 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid Slow on live bait around main lake.
Crappie, White Slow on minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Blaine County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs, minnows, sassy shad around creek channels, main lake, points, rocks, shorelines.
Crappie, White, Saugeye Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, rocks, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, live bait, minnows, shad, shrimp around points, rocks, standing timber.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Wes Watkins Reservoir Report
Apr 14. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shallows.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on spinnerbaits around points, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, punch bait around creek channels, riprap.
Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)
Blue River PFHA Report
Apr 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, rocks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Trout, Rainbow Fair on in-line spinnerbaits, PowerBait, small lures, spoons around channels.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
Apr 13. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 61°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, spoons around docks, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait around docks, main lake, shallows, shorelines.
Saugeye Fair on jigs, plastic baits, spoons around docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Report submitted by Trae Taylor (Game Warden Payne County)
Fort Gibson Report
Apr 13. Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on bill baits, jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around shorelines.
Bass, White, Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, spinnerbaits, tube jigs around below the dam, coves, creek channels, dam, discharge, river mouth, shorelines, tailwater.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad around coves, creek channels, river channel, shorelines, standing timber, tailwater.
Report submitted by marvin stanley (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Hudson Report
Apr 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, live shad around below the dam, creek channels.
Paddlefish Good on snagging around river channel.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Mayes County)
Stanley Draper Report
Apr 13. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 63°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around docks, riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, shrimp around inlet, main lake, points, riprap.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Fort Supply Report
Apr 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel Slow on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around main lake, shorelines.
Crappie, White Slow on minnows around brush structure, rocks.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Kaw Lake Report
Apr 13. Elevation is Normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Excellent on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, creek channels, flats, river channel, river mouth.
Paddlefish Excellent on snagging around below the dam, river channel.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, sassy shad, tube jigs around below the dam, coves, creek channels.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Keystone Lake Report
Apr 13. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 60°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on live bait around main lake.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Altus-Lugert Reservoir Report
Apr 13. Elevation is 21 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Walleye Good on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs around dam, docks, main lake, riprap, rocks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on jigs around dam, main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman (Game Warden Greer County)
Greenleaf Report
Apr 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on minnows, slabs, small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Konawa Report
Apr 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, weed beds.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, inlet, main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around inlet, riprap, rocks.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)
Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area Report
Apr 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 55°F and clear.
Trout, Brown, Trout, Rainbow on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, plastic baits, small lures, worms around discharge, river channel, shorelines, spillway.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)