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.
Coon Creek Report
Mar 21. Elevation is 10 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 53°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, crawfish, grass hoppers, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Sunfish, Bluegill, Sunfish, Green, Sunfish, Redear Fair on crickets, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around coves, creek channels, shallows, shorelines.
Report submitted by Blake Dull
Carlton Lake Report
Mar 21. Elevation is Normal (falling), water temperature 53°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, spinnerbaits, worms around coves, dam, main lake.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Slow on chicken liver, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around channels, creek channels, docks, weed beds.
Report submitted by Blake Dull (Game Warden Latimer County)
Wayne Wallace Lake Report
Mar 21. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 53°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted, Bass, White Fair on crickets, grass hoppers, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spoons, topwater lures around dam, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, sunfish around below the dam, brush structure, channels, coves, docks, main lake, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, shallows.
Report submitted by Blake Dull (Game Warden Latimer County)
Carl Albert Report
Mar 20. Elevation is 10 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 53°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, grass hoppers, jigs, live bait, minnows, shad, worms around channels, coves, main lake.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on crankbaits, hot dogs, minnows, stinkbait, worms around channels, coves, inlet.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures around brush structure, channels, shallows.
Report submitted by Blake Dull (Game Warden Latimer County)
Eufaula Report
Mar 20. Elevation is 2.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 55°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around creek channels, main lake, points, riprap.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, jigs, live bait, live shad, shad around below the dam, discharge, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, creek channels, docks.
Report submitted by Jake Rowland (Game Warden McIntosh County)
Greenleaf Report
Mar 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, worms around creek channels, docks, main lake, points, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, slabs, small lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, docks, river channel.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, worms around brush structure, channels, coves.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Lower Illinois River PFHA Report
Mar 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and clear.
Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, worms around below the dam, flats, shallows, shorelines.
Report submitted by Jerry Henry (Game Warden Sequoyah County)
McGee Creek Report
Mar 20. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Excellent on crankbaits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, other around docks, points, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait around dam, main lake, riprap.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, shallows, standing timber.
Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk (Game Warden Atoka County)
Robert S. Kerr Report
Mar 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around channels, creek channels, shallows, standing timber, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait around channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, main lake, river channel, river mouth.
Report submitted by Allen Couch (Game Warden Haskell County)
Webbers Falls Report
Mar 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 56°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, coves, rocks, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad, worms around below the dam, creek channels, river channel, river mouth.
Paddlefish Good on snagging around below the dam, river channel, river mouth.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Sardis Lake Report
Mar 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 60°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around channels, points, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, standing timber.
Report submitted by Thomas Gillham (Game Warden Pushmataha County)
Wister Lake Report
Mar 20. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels.
Bass, White Good on lipless baits, sassy shad around shallows.
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by James Williams (Game Warden Le Flore County)
Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area Report
Mar 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 50°F and clear.
Trout, Brown, Trout, Rainbow Good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, worms around creek channels, discharge, river channel.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Murray Report
Mar 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 55°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on in-line spinnerbaits, spinnerbaits, spoons around shallows, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Slow on stinkbait, worms around dam, rocks.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on crickets, grubs, jigs, worms around coves, main lake, rocks.
Report submitted by R. Gillham (Game Warden Love County)
Overholser Report
Mar 17. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 57°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs around docks, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on punch bait, shrimp around shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around riprap, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Broken Bow Lake Report
Mar 17. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 58°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around channels, coves, flats, points, river mouth, shorelines, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, creek channels, points, river mouth, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Bass, White Good on grubs, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs around channels, creek channels, river channel, river mouth, shorelines.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
Mar 17. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 50°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel on shad, stinkbait around main lake, points.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Arcadia Report
Mar 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 50°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, shad around creek channels, main lake.
Bass, White Fair on spinnerbaits, spoons around coves, creek channels.
Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Arbuckle Report
Mar 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 54°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Slow on Alabama rig, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, channels, coves.
Bass, White Fair on minnows, tube jigs around creek channels.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by CASEY YOUNG
Blue River PFHA Report
Mar 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 51°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, dough bait, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons, worms around brush structure, channels, creek channels, rocks.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on jerk baits, plastic baits, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, river channel, rocks, shorelines, weed beds.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace