FISHING REPORT FOR
APRIL 9, 2008
CENTRAL
Draper: Elevation normal, water clear. Crappie fair on
minnows off fishing docks. Bass fair on tandem spinners in shallow
areas near structure. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden
stationed in Cleveland
County.
Thunderbird: Elevation 1 ft. above normal and clear. Crappie good on minnows
and jigs over structure at 6-8 ft. Largemouth bass good on tandem spinners
and plastic worms in shallow areas of coves and near structure.
White bass good in Little River on in-line spinners,
jigs and sassy shad. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden
stationed in Cleveland
County.
Wes Watkins: Elevation 1-2 ft. below normal, water 43 and murky. Catfish
fair to good on minnows, worms, fresh cut baits, chicken livers and cut
baits in deeper waters along main channel and down by dam area. Largemouth
bass fair on spinnerbaits in shallow waters. Report submitted by M.M.
Fowler, St.
Gregory’s.
NORTHEAST
Carl Blackwell: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 56 and murky. Largemouth
bass fair on jigs. Hybrid striped bass fair trolling
with crankbaits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 9-10 ft. Report
submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in
Payne
County.
Copan:
Elevation 2 ft. above normal. Crappie good on minnow and jigs near submerged
structure at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish fair on cut shad.
Early reports of white bass being caught on jigs. Report submitted by
Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in
Washington
County.
Eucha: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and rising, water 58 and dingy.
Largemouth bass action has been excellent in shallow water using spinner
baits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish
fair on juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of
Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft.
Gibson: Elevation 9 ft. above normal, water 55
and murky. White bass good in creeks.
Catfish good on worms on the mud flats and rocky points.
Paddlefish snagging good above Spring Creek to the low
water. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in
Wagoner
County.
Grand: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 51-58 and murky above Horse
Creek and stained from Horse Creek to the dam. Bass good on spinnerbaits,
topwater lures and jigs. Crappie slow. Catfish
fair in the rivers on shad. White bass are biting well in both rivers.
Paddlefish snagging fair in
Riverview Park
in Miami.
There are more being caught from Bee Creek to Twin Bridges. Trolling in
boats is the method being used. Report submitted by Littlefield’s Sporting
Goods & Greg Lambs Guide Service.
Greenleaf: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal. Largemouth
bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along shoreline and creek channels.
Catfish good on cut baits and stinkbaits on bottom.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs at fishing dock and
brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden
stationed in Muskogee
County.
Hulah: Elevation 3 1/2 ft. above normal. Crappie good on minnows and jigs
near submerged structure at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish good on cut shad. Report
submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in
Washington
County.
Kaw: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 57 and murky.
Blue and channel catfish good in Coon and Bear Creek flats, on juglines with
shad and green sunfish. Crappie fair in Beaver
and Otter creeks on jigs and minnows at 4-12 ft. White bass fair to good on
sassy shad, roadrunners, and in-line spinnerbaits in Little Beaver Creek,
with mostly small males being taken at this time. Largemouth bass
fair on jerk baits and 3/8 oz. chartreuse and black spinners in Little
Beaver and rocky lake coves. Paddlefish snagging fair below the 1,000 ft.
mark of Kaw Dam when generation occurs. Report submitted by Tracy Daniel,
game warden stationed in Kay
County.
Oologah: Elevation 6 ft. above normal and dropping, water 50-60 and muddy.
White bass fair on jigs in Big Creek area and the
Verdigris
River above the lake. Blue
catfish fair on shad on juglines in upper areas of the lake at 6-12 ft.
Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in
Rogers
County.
Skiatook: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on
crankbaits along windy points on the lower half of the lake. White bass and
striped bass hybrids fair in open water. Crappie fair on
minnows and jigs at 10-20 ft. around structure.
All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden
stationed in Osage
County.
Sooner: White bass and hybrid striped bass good on ghost minnows and
rattletraps. Crappie fair off Hwy. 15 on minnows and
jigs. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in
Noble
County.
Spavinaw: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and rising, water 59 and murky.
Largemouth bass have been active on spinnerbaits and crankbaits.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish fair on
juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of
Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation 9 ft. above normal, water 57-58 and murky. White bass
fair on spoons and spinners in the creeks. Report by
Monte
Brooks
Cookson
Village Resort.
Webbers
Falls: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water
murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap,
creek channels and brush structure. Catfish good on stinkbaits and cut baits
on bottom at mud flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs
at bridges and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game
warden stationed in Muskogee
County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation normal. Hybrid striped bass, channel catfish
and walleye good along north shore on crawdad tails and night crawlers.
Walleye good along dam on jigs and crankbaits in the
evening. White bass good along dam and upper end
of lake. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in
Blaine
County.
Ft.
Supply: Elevation slightly above normal, water
clear. White bass good along the dam and below the dam.
Crappie good on minnows along the jetties and at the
gate tower. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden
stationed in Harper
County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 59-61 and
stained to muddy. Crappie good on docks and brush piles.
White bass being caught up creeks and in back of coves.
Bass fair using jigs, crankbaits and
Carolina
rigged lizards. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue
River: Elevation normal, water 62 and clear.
Bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout slow
to fair on power bait, super dupers, roostertails
and mealworms. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue
River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Hugo: Elevation 10 ft. above normal, water 52. White bass fair in upper
creek channels. Blue catfish and crappie good below the
dam. Crappie good on minnows around brush.
Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and
Bryan
Counties.
Konawa: Elevation normal, water 72 and clear. Largemouth bass good on
plastic worms along pints and in weed beds at 5-8 ft. White bass good on
minnows and jigs in the discharge canal at 15 ft. Channel catfish good on
shad in the discharge canal at 15 ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game
warden stationed in Seminole
County.
McGee Creek: Elevation 6 ft. above normal, water 55 and murky. Largemouth
bass fair to good on soft plastic lures at 6-14 ft. and fair on deep
shad-colored crankbaits along rocky points. Crappie fair
on minnows at 12-18 ft. over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry
Luman, game warden stationed in
Atoka
County.
Murray:
Elevation normal, water 53 and clear. Largemouth bass
and smallmouth bass good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and plastic jerk baits.
White bass good on minnows and jigs, Channel catfish slow.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs, Walleye good on
minnows and jigs early in the morning and evening. Report submitted
by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in
Carter County.
Pine Creek: Elevation extremely high and murky. Bass good in submerged road
beds on crankbaits. Crappie fair in flooded timber.
Catfish being caught on night crawlers around turkey
creek. Contact the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pine Creek Office at
(580) 933-4239 for info on ramp closures. Report submitted by Mark Hannah,
game warden stationed in
McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 58 and murky. Largemouth bass fair
using spinnerbaits and plastic baits fishing the weed, rock and woody
shoreline cover. Crappie good at 6-8 ft. using minnows
fishing in the deeper water off the spawning beds. White bass good
using shad imitation lures fishing up the major creeks. Blue catfish good at
5-15 ft. using fresh cut bait fishing the windy shorelines around the lake.
Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in
Haskell
County.
Sardis
Lake: Elevation 3-4 ft. above normal and murky.
Largemouth bass good on plastics around submerged brush.
White bass fair in creek channels and deep holes on grubs. Blue catfish good
in flooded fields on worms and on juglines and trotlines baited with cut
bait. Crappie being caught around brush, tower and
bridge on minnows. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden
stationed in Pushmataha
County.
Texoma: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 56 and murky north and clear
south. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits at south
end of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live
bait, slabs and sassy shad-from Platter Flats south. Channel and blue
catfish fair to good on minnows and cut baits from Platter Flats north to
the Washita
River.
Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at Widow Moore, Kansas and upper
Rock creeks. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Danny
Club, game warden stationed in
Bryan
County.
Wister: Elevation 27 ft. above normal. Going over the spillway and murky.
Largemouth bass good on soft plastic baits.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs below dam.
Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by
Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in
LeFlore
County.
SOUTHWEST
Ellsworth: Elevation above normal with one floodgate open. Walleye and
saugeye fair behind dam on figs and grubs. Report submitted by Mike Carroll,
game warden stationed in Comanche County
Foss: Elevation 14 in. below normal, water 50s and clear. Fishing should
improve since gates have been closed. Sand Bass good in
the river. Hybrid striped bass fair on live bait near the dam.
Walleye fair on live bait along dam. Crappie good around
fish house. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Tom Steed: Elevation above normal, water murky. White bass and saugeye fair
on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Tom Steed, game warden stationed in
Kiowa
County.
Wintertime Striper Fishing
First Big
Striper of 2008
Introducing Angella:
She is an avid fisherperson and fishes year round, Angella's favorite is
Lake Eufaula and the Lower Illinois River. She is like Okiefish, where ever
her travels take her, she fishes. This picture from a trip to Cozumel,
Mexico. When the fish are biting and where ever, you'll most likely find
Angella close by.
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