FISHING REPORT FOR JANUARY 30, 2008
 
CENTRAL
 
Thunderbird: Elevation normal and clear. Crappie good on minnows and small jigs at 8-10 ft. around structure. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
 

NORTHEAST
 
Birch: Elevation normal, water in the upper 30s and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 20-30 ft. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage County.
 
Eucha: Elevation slightly above normal, water 44 and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 16-18 ft. Largemouth bass fair on deep running crankbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
 
Ft. Gibson: Elevation 8 ft. above normal, water 39 and murky. Crappie fair around brush piles and boat docks at 15-20 ft. on chartreuse and black jigs and minnows. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
 
Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on jigs, worms and crankbaits in creek channels and brush. Catfish fair on cut baits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
 
Kaw: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 34 and murky. Crappie fair to good around brush piles at 20-25 ft. Fish are being caught on chartreuse and black jigs fished with very little movement. Blue catfish fair on juglines in the river channels using cut shad. Blue catfish are also being caught below the dam on cut shad. Walleye fishing is fair below the dam using jigs. Report submitted by Tracy Daniel, game warden stationed in Kay County.
 
Keystone: Elevation 1/5 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on large crankbaits, jigs and chunk baits at 8-15 ft. at points and riprap areas. Smallmouth bass fair suspending jerk baits and finesse jigs at 8-15 ft. around secondary points in deep coves. Spotted bass fair on small crankbaits and 4 in. shaky-head rigs at 8-15 ft. in main lake pockets and bluff areas. White bass fair on medium shiners and jigging spoons at 15-30 ft. along ledges in river channel. Striped bass good on jerk baits and bucktails at 3-6 ft. below dam. Channel catfish fair on shrimp and chicken livers at 8-12 ft. in creeks. Blue catfish good on cut shad at 20-30 ft. around humps and ledges along river channel. Flathead catfish slow on live shad and large shiners at 15-30 ft. around bluffs and riprap. Crappie fair on pumpkin and chartreuse jigs with orange jig head or minnows at 12-22 ft. around docks with brush and ledges along bluff areas. Walleye fair on large shiners and 4 1/2 in. suspending jerk baits at 4-8 ft. in holes downstream below dam. Saugeye fair on black head minnows and 8 oz. jigs at 4-8 ft. in holes downstream below dam. Report submitted by Woody’s Bait and Tackle.
 
Oologah: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water in the mid-40s and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 20 ft. Blue catfish fair drifting shad along flats near the main river channel at 25 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
 
Pawhuska Lake: Elevation normal, water in the mid-30s and clear. Trout excellent on power bait and salmon eggs at 5-15 ft. and fair trolling super dupers and cast masters at 10-20 ft. Warm, cloudy days have had best activity. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage County.
 
Skiatook: Elevation normal, water low to mid-30s and clear. Crappie fair on minnows in creek channels. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
 
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly above normal, water 40 and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
 
Webbers Falls: Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits in creek channels and riprap. Catfish fair on cut baits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
 
NORTHWEST
 
Canton: Elevation normal. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush. Channel catfish fair along dam on stinkbait and live bait. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
 
Ft. Supply: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear. Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits along banks. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.
 
SOUTHEAST
 
Arbuckle: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 44 and stained. Cold weather has slowed fishing. Crappie being caught around brush pile near dam. White bass have pulled back out of creeks. Look for them there once warmer temperatures are present. Bass fishing is slow. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
 
Broken Bow: Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on spoons on jig and pig around rocky points and structure. Channel catfish fair on juglines and trotlines baited with shad. Crappie fair to good around structure in the upper end of the lake on minnows and jigs. Walleye fair on deep-running crankbaits. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
 
Eufaula: Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. Blue catfish fair on fresh shad drifting deeper creek channels at 10-25 ft. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs at 10-20 ft. around brush piles and boat docks. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
 
Hugo: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 46. Crappie and bass fair on plastic jigs in the upper river channel at 12-15 ft. Crappie and blue catfish good in the tailwaters during water release. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.
 
Konawa: Elevation normal, water 47 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 8-10 ft. off points and along road beds. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on minnows and jigs in the discharge canal at 15 ft. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver in the discharge canal at 15 ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
 
Lower Mountain Fork River: The fish have been very active lately near the surface. While a dry fly will sometimes work, an emerger would be a better choice. You can also twitch your dry fly to break the surface tension of the water and fish it just under the surface. Best to choose a small fly, about a size 18 or much smaller is even better. Lots of fish have been caught on size 22-26 lately. Wooly buggers can be a lot larger and still work fine since they are not an insect imitation, (more of a minnow or crawfish). Report submitted by Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
 
McGee Creek: Elevation 9 inches below normal, water 48 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures and jig and pigs at 16-30 ft. over submerged humps. Crappie fair on minnows at 16-25 ft. over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
 
Pine Creek: Elevation below normal and murky. Bass fair on soft plastics. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish good/fair on liver and garlic punch bait and cut shad at the old bridge and at the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
 
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 41 and murky. Crappie fair at 10 ft. using minnows fishing the old creek channels. Blue catfish fair at 6-10 ft. using fresh cut bait fishing the windy shorelines and points. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
 
Sardis Lake: Elevation above normal, water murky to clear. Largemouth bass fair on warm days around points and in deep channels. White bass and walleye slow. Channel catfish slow to fair on trotlines with cut bait or with live shad. Crappie excellent on minnows from bridges near submerged brush piles. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
 
Texoma: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 48 and clear. Striped bass fair on live bait at 15-20 ft. in the coves. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
 
Wister: Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic baits. Crappie good below dam with minnows and jigs in old river channel. Channel catfish and blue catfish good on cut shad below dam, fair to slow on juglines on liver in lake. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game Warden stationed in LeFlore County.
 
SOUTHWEST
 
Altus-Lugert: Elevation 6.12 ft. below normal, lake level rising. Crappie and walleye poor to fair. Trout good on corn in river. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
 
Ellsworth: Elevation above normal. Crappie fair at Ralph's Resort on minnows. Catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
 
Foss: Elevation normal, water 40 and clear. Striped bass hybrids and striped bass slow and in deep water. Walleye and Saugeye fair on live bait. White bass slow. Crappie fair around fish house on live bait. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
 
Ft. Cobb: Elevation 1 1/4 ft above normal. Crappie slow to fair around marina and boat slips. Catfish slow to fair on cut baits and jugs. Report submitted by James Edwards, Jr., game warden stationed in Caddo County.
 
Lawtonka: Elevation above normal. Crappie good on minnows off the dam. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.


 

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