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.
Overholser Report
May 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, minnows, punch bait, worms around shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on flukes, jigs around shorelines.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Canton Report
May 13. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on jigs, lipless baits around river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, White Slow on jigs around brush structure.
Catfish, Channel Slow on cut bait around spillway.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Blaine County)
Arcadia Report
May 12. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Slow on jigs, spinnerbaits around channels, main lake.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Slow on cut bait, dough bait around main lake, shorelines.
Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Blue River PFHA Report
May 12. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 73°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around brush structure, channels, rocks.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
Fort Gibson Report
May 12. Elevation is 13 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, dam, discharge, river mouth, spillway, tailwater.
Bass, Largemouth Slow.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow.
Comments: The water level continues to be above normal. Most boat ramps are still closed. Use extra caution when boating, as debris is being pulled back out into the lake as the water recedes.
Report submitted by Marvin Stanley (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Sooner Lake Report
May 12. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, plastic baits around flats, weed beds.
Bass, Striped, Bass, White Fair on jigs, live shad, minnows around discharge, riprap.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around coves, flats.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Fort Cobb Reservoir Report
May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on jigs around dam.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around dam, docks.
Report submitted by Justin Cornett (Game Warden Caddo County)
Kaw Lake Report
May 12. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, worms around flats, main lake, riprap, rocks.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, grubs, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, sassy shad, spoons, topwater lures around below the dam, creek channels, main lake.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Keystone Lake Report
May 12. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on goldfish, live bait, live shad, minnows around channels, creek channels, discharge, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs around brush structure.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Altus-Lugert Reservoir Report
May 12. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 69°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Walleye Good on crankbaits, jigs around rocks.
Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman (Game Warden Greer County)
Arbuckle Report
May 11. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, punch bait around creek channels, shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure.
Report submitted by Casey Young (Game Warden Murray County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
May 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and murky.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Saugeye Slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap, rocks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Slow on cut bait, live bait around channels, main lake, points, shorelines.
Comments: The lake has come fast, and the fishing has slowed down.
Report submitted by Vince Mesis III (Game Warden Logan County)
Grand Lake Report
May 11. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue Fair on cut bait, live bait around below the dam, docks, shorelines.
Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Hudson Report
May 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around points, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, shad, shrimp around below the dam, points.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Mayes County)
Konawa Report
May 11. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°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 Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, rocks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)
Murray Report
May 11. Elevation is 10 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead, Crappie, Black, Crappie, White, Sunfish, Bluegill, Sunfish, Green, Sunfish, Redear on crawfish, crickets, grass hoppers, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, stinkbait, worms around channels, dam, docks, main lake, sandbar, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Comments: Been slow with the rising water, but should pick up soon and be good with the stable weather in the future.
Report submitted by R. Gillham (Game Warden Love County)
Skiatook Report
May 11. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on spinnerbaits, worms around coves, shallows.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Good on shad around points.
Report submitted by Jeremy bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Stanley Draper Report
May 11. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, small lures around inlet, main lake, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on stinkbait around inlet, main lake, points.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Thunderbird Report
May 11. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around flats, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber.
Bass, White on minnows, small lures around creek channels, shorelines.
Report submitted by Zach Hanson (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Bell Cow Lake Report
May 11. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Good on sunfish, worms around brush structure, shorelines.
Report submitted by Harriet (Game Warden Lincoln County)