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.
Hulah Lake Report
Apr 27. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, PowerBait, tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander (Game Warden Washington County)
Keystone Lake Report
Apr 27. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits, small lures around brush structure.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on live bait around sandbar.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
Apr 27. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, rocks, shorelines.
Bass, White on crankbaits, jigs, minnows, sassy shad around points, rocks.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 66°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, spoons around coves, docks, inlet, rocks, shorelines.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, plastic baits around docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Saugeye Fair on jigs, plastic baits, spoons around docks, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Trae Taylor (Game Warden Payne County)
Konawa Report
Apr 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, 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 around coves, inlet, riprap, weed beds.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)
Skiatook Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around coves, rocks, shallows.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait around channels.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Sooner Lake Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained.
Crappie, White Slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around coves, flats.
Bass, Largemouth Slow on lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure, rocks, weed beds.
Comments: Water temperature was taken in the afternoon on the warm-water side of the lake.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Stanley Draper Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, White Fair on plastic baits, small lures around inlet, main lake, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around docks, riprap, shallows.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, shad around inlet, points, riprap.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Tenkiller Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 59°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, riprap, rocks, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on goldfish, hot dogs, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around channels, discharge, main lake, points, riprap.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, coves, main lake, standing timber.
Comments: Due to recent rainfall and runoff, anglers and boaters are advised to remain vigilant for debris in the main channels and throughout the lake.
Report submitted by David Garrett (Game Warden Cherokee County)
Texoma Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Fair on live shad around below the dam, channels, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait around below the dam, channels, docks, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing is about the same as last week. Striper fishing is can be tough one day and great the next. Once the fish start to come back from spawning the bite will really turn on. Catfish are bring near channels and the mouth of the river. Also biting below the Denison Dam on cut shad. Crappie are biting on jigs and minnows near rocks and brush in 6-14ft of water.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Marshall County)
Thunderbird Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs around brush structure, docks, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on shad, worms around coves, points, shallows.
Report submitted by Zach Hanson (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Birch Reservoir Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on sassy shad around points.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Ellsworth Lake Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, punch bait, shad around main lake, points.
Bass, White, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, sassy shad, small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mike Carroll (Game Warden Comanche County)
Foss Lake Report
Apr 26. Elevation is below normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, standing timber.
Walleye Good on crawfish, flukes, sassy shad, shrimp around dam, main lake, rocks.
Crappie, White Good on jerk baits, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits around coves, points, shorelines.
Report submitted by Clint Carpenter (Game Warden Custer County)
Lawtonka Lake Report
Apr 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, White, Crappie, White on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mike Carroll (Game Warden Comanche County)
Oologah Lake Report
Apr 26. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 61°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, river channel, standing timber, weed beds.
Bass, White, Crappie, Black Fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, creek channels, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, shrimp, sunfish around channels, creek channels, flats, river channel, shallows.
Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley (Game Warden Nowata County)
Spavinaw Lake Report
Apr 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits around shallows.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait around flats, main lake.
Report submitted by Kody Moore (Game Warden Mayes County)
Waurika Lake Report
Apr 26. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Crappie, White Fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, small lures, spinnerbaits, tube jigs around below the dam, docks, main lake, points, rocks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, docks, main lake, points, rocks.
Report submitted by Tucker Clem (Game Warden Jefferson County)