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.
Overholser Report
May 18. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 75°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around dam, docks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, minnows around riprap, shallows, shorelines.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Fair on flukes, jigs, other around points, shorelines.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Sooner Lake Report
May 18. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, sassy shad around brush structure, riprap, rocks, weed beds.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Saugeye Fair on crankbaits, jigs, live shad, plastic baits around main lake, points, riprap.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, PowerBait, punch bait, worms around coves, main lake.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Fort Cobb Reservoir Report
May 18. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Slow on hair jigs, jigs around docks.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on jigs around points.
Report submitted by Justin Cornett (Game Warden Caddo County)
Fort Supply Report
May 18. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around main lake, points, rocks.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Kaw Lake Report
May 18. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, sassy shad, spoons around below the dam, main lake, riprap, rocks.
Paddlefish Excellent on snagging around below the dam.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, rocks, shallows.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
Keystone Lake Report
May 18. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, live bait around below the dam.
Report submitted by Tracer Wagner (Game Warden Creek County)
Tom Steed Reservoir Report
May 18. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, stinkbait, worms around rocks.
Report submitted by David Smith (Game Warden Kiowa County)
Waurika Lake Report
May 18. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 75°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Crappie, White Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, small lures, worms around below the dam, docks, main lake, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, hot dogs, shad, stinkbait around main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Tucker Clem (Game Warden Jefferson County)
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and stained.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish around docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, plastic baits around docks, rocks, shallows.
Saugeye on jigs, plastic baits, spoons around docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines.
Report submitted by Trae Taylor (Game Warden Payne County)
Fort Gibson Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, live bait, minnows around brush structure, coves.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted, Bass, White Fair on crankbaits, minnows, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on live bait, minnows around coves, dam.
Report submitted by Levi Coulter (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Grand Lake Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 69°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, shad around docks, main lake.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Riley Willman (Game Warden Delaware County)
Konawa Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 74°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 coves, discharge, main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, weed beds.
Report submitted by Garret Harley (Game Warden Seminole County)
Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 59°F and clear.
Trout, Brown, Trout, Rainbow Good on hair jigs, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, worms around discharge, river channel, rocks, spillway.
Report submitted by Dru Polk (Game Warden McCurtain County)
Skiatook Report
May 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid Fair on crankbaits, live shad around points.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, standing timber.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)
Stanley Draper Report
May 17. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 73°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad around inlet, points, riprap.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Tenkiller Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 72°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, flats, rocks, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around channels, creek channels, flats, main lake, riprap.
Report submitted by Wade Etter (Game Warden Adair County)
Texoma Report
May 17. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 73°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Fair on live shad around channels, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, stinkbait around below the dam, docks, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been okay. Striper has been okay this week. Some days are better than others. The big winds the last few days have made it tougher. Catfish are being caught on ledges and river channels on live bait and cut bait. Crappie are being caught on jigs around brush and in open water in 8-12ft of water.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Marshall County)
Webbers Falls Report
May 17. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, main lake, points, shallows, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Flathead Fair on cut bait, shad, sunfish around below the dam, coves, main lake, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Bell Cow Lake Report
May 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, riprap, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, worms around brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Jacob Harriet (Game Warden Lincoln County)
Birch Reservoir Report
May 17. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Fair on live shad, sassy shad around points.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)