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
May 5. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Good on jigs, spinnerbaits around flats, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, dough bait around channels, main lake.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, riprap.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Arbuckle Report
May 5. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Slow on crankbaits, plastic baits, tube jigs around brush structure, channels.
Crappie, Black Slow on minnows around brush structure.
Sunfish, Bluegill, Sunfish, Green Fair on tube jigs around shorelines.
Report submitted by casey young
Blue River PFHA Report
May 5. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, river channel, rocks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Trout, Rainbow Slow on in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, spoons, worms around channels, rocks.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Murray Report
May 5. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, dam, docks, main lake, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead on grass hoppers, minnows, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around dam, main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by Game Warden R. Gillham (Game Warden Love County)
Overholser Report
May 5. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Sunfish, Bluegill Excellent on crickets, worms around shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on minnows, punch bait around riprap, shallows.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Sooner Lake Report
May 5. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure, rocks, weed beds.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Saugeye Slow on crankbaits, jigs, live shad around main lake.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Canton Report
May 5. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Good on jigs, lipless baits around river mouth, rocks.
Bass, Striped, Bass, Striped Hybrid Slow on live bait around main lake.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Blaine County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
May 5. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around points, rocks.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Fort Gibson Report
May 4. Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted, Bass, White Good on bill baits, buzz baits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, rogues, spinnerbaits around below the dam, creek channels, dam, discharge, inlet, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait around below the dam, channels, creek channels, dam, discharge, inlet, river mouth, shorelines, tailwater.
Report submitted by marvin stanley (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Hudson Report
May 4. Elevation is 3.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 66°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, topwater lures around below the dam, creek channels.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Mayes County)
Fort Supply Report
May 4. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Slow on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits around main lake.
Sunfish, Bluegill Fair on worms around main lake.
Catfish, Channel Slow on chicken liver, punch bait around channels, main lake, sandbar.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Kaw Lake Report
May 4. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, shad, worms around below the dam, flats, river channel, river mouth, shallows.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, sassy shad, shad, topwater lures around below the dam, points, riprap.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, riprap, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Keystone Lake Report
May 4. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 64°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on live bait around shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Oologah Lake Report
May 4. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Good on Alabama rig, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, channels, creek channels, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish around channels, creek channels, dam, river channel, shorelines, tailwater.
Bass, White, Crappie, Black Good on jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, creek channels.
Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley (Game Warden Nowata County)
Wes Watkins Reservoir Report
May 4. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, points.
Catfish, Channel Good on punch bait, worms around creek channels, riprap, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
May 3. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, spoons around coves, docks, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, stinkbait around docks, main lake, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, plastic baits around docks, main lake, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Report submitted by Trae Taylor (Game Warden Payne County)
Greenleaf Report
May 3. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around coves, creek channels, main lake, shallows, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Hefner Report
May 3. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 69.6°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Good on crankbaits, sassy shad around brush structure, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on flukes, jerk baits, live shad, shrimp around dam, main lake, rocks.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around shorelines.
Report submitted by Tim Campbell
Konawa Report
May 3. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around main lake, points, weed beds.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around inlet, riprap, weed beds.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)
Skiatook Report
May 3. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue Fair on shad around creek channels, points.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)