
Angella McLaughlin
Nice April Striper
Texoma Lake Report
04.30.06
by Steve and Doc Walker
Southern Oklahoma Guide Service
Long-lining season in March and early
April was just short of spectacular with numerous fish
from 10 to 18 lbs. pulled. Fishing with live shad has
been the method of preference since then, and, success
in regards to numbers and quality seems to be improving
daily. We are catching fish in various depths of water
(10-50 feet) so it is difficult for me to suggest a
preferred depth. Drifting and anchoring seem to be
working equally well depending on the day. Heavy rains
the past few days have put a lot of debris in the
water. If you are planning a trip in the nest few days,
be very careful. Doc Walker, 877-664-2208.
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FISHING REPORT FOR APRIL 26, 2006
CENTRAL
Arcadia: Elevation slightly below normal, water 69 and clear. Largemouth
bass good on spinnerbaits, rattletraps and plastic worms at 5-10 ft. to just
off bottom along south trees and around north banks, rocks and around the
dock. Channel catfish fair to good on cut baits and sunfish just off bottom
in the morning and along north banks. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at
5-6 ft. morning and late evening around north coves and docks. Report
submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
Draper: Elevation 2 ft. above normal and clear. Crappie good on minnows
and jigs in coves and areas with structure in water less than 4 ft.
Largemouth bass good on spinners and plastic worms in coves and areas with
structure in water less than 4 ft. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game
warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: Elevation 2-3 ft. below normal, water 69. Channel catfish are
being caught in Inlet Cove, and on the north and west side of the dam on cut
shad and shrimp and slip corking stinkbait and punch bait. Walleye being
caught off the dam at Britton Road on bottom to 12 ft. on large minnows.
Report submitted by Bob Martin, OKC Fisheries.
Thunderbird: Elevation 5 ft below normal and clear. Crappie good on
minnows and jigs in shallow areas around structure. Largemouth bass good on
spinners and plastic worms in coves and other areas with structure. Saugeye
fair to good on old roadbeds and points on medium-diving crankbaits and
green jigs, early and late day. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game
warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal, water 68-74 and clear.
Catfish fair on chicken livers, fresh cut bait, minnows, chicken livers and
blood baits at 7-9 ft. White bass fair to good on crankbaits while trolling
with some being caught in the creek channel around the south cove. Crappie
fair on minnows and jigs at 16-18 ft. in deep timbered area at the west end
of the lake and along road beds area north of the south boat ramp.
Largemouth bass being caught on various soft plastics, spinnerbaits lizards,
tubes and worms in assorted colors and on topwater lures early morning and
evening. Report submitted by M.M. Fowler.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: The only fishing method allowed at Bell Cow is rod and reel
fishing. Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal, water 63 and murky. Crappie good
on minnows at 3-6 ft. around docks. Catfish fair on dough baits at 10 ft.
off riprap. Report submitted by lake ranger.
Carl Blackwell: Crappie good on minnows and jigs around boat ramps and
land bridge in the shallows at night. Catfish good on stinkbait and sponge
bait around Ski Point, land bridge in the evening. Hybrid striped bass good
on crankbaits trolling. Report submitted by Tyler Gann, lake ranger.
Copan: Elevation below normal and clear. Crappie good on minnows in
Cotton Creek and off Copan Point at 3-6 ft. Flathead catfish fair on
juglines using small sunfish. Report submitted by Jason Cain, Copan Handi
Mart.
Eucha: Elevation 12 ft. below normal, water 55 and stained. Crappie fair
on jigs and minnows at 4-5 ft. before cold front. Largemouth bass fair on
rogues off rocky points. Catfish being caught from the bank using night
crawlers. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Greenleaf: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below and clear. Largemouth bass good on
crankbaits and spinnerbaits along shoreline. Catfish good on cut bait on
bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around fishing dock. Report
submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Kaw: Elevation is normal, water 62 and clear. White bass good in the
tailwaters on minnows, jigs and small spoons. Channel Catfish good at 5-10
ft. on cut bait and stinkbait. Crappie fair at 5-10 ft. on minnows. Blue
catfish good in upper end of the lake on shad and goldfish. Paddlefish in
tailwaters poor. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed
in Kay and Grant counties.
Keystone: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 60 and clear to murky.
Largemouth bass fair on plastics and spinnerbaits at 2-6 ft. in creeks and
coves. Smallmouth fair on crankbaits at 4-10 ft. in deep coves. Spotted bass
fair on crankbaits and small plastics at 5-12 ft. in main lake coves. White
bass fair on minnows and sassy shad at 3-6 ft. below dam. Striped bass good
on sassy shad and buck tails at 4-8 ft. below dam. Channel catfish good on
worms and minnows at 3-6 ft. in shallow coves. Blue catfish good on crawdads
and cut shad at 4-10 ft. in coves in the upper end of the lake. Flathead
catfish fair on shad at 8-15 ft. in deep coves. Crappie excellent on jigs
and minnows at 1-4 ft. in coves. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's
Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 60 and clear. Crappie
good on minnows and jigs at 2-8 ft. along rocky shorelines. Largemouth bass
fair on spinnerbaits and shad colored crankbaits at 2-8 ft. Channel and blue
catfish fair on shad on flats at 10-15 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry,
game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Spavinaw: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal, water 66 and murky. Crappie
fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation 9 ft. below normal, water 66 and clear. Smallmouth
bass and spotted bass fair at 3-10 ft. on bass jigs, spinnerbaits, or
crankbaits off points. Crappie good trolling deep runners in main channel on
jigs or minnows at 3-8 ft. and night fishing under lights at 25-40 ft. White
bass good trolling main lake with deep runners and night fishing at 25-40
ft. on minnows. Sunfish good shallow using worms on gravel banks. Report
submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth
bass good on spinnerbaits along shoreline and riprap. Catfish good on cut
bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around structure. Report
submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation slightly above normal. Crappie good in upper end of
lake on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass hybrids excellent
along dam late afternoon and early evening on jigs and crankbaits. Channel
catfish fair in upper end of lake on cut bait and stinkbait. White bass good
in river above the lake. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden
stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: Crappie fair on jigs and spinners along riprap. Catfish fair
on bottom with cut bait. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden
stationed in Harper County.
SOUTHEAST
Blue River: Elevation normal, water 70 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on
minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Report submitted by
Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Elevation 10-12 ft. below normal, water 50 and clear.
Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits in the mouths of creeks. White bass
good on white and yellow grubs and rooster tails along Panther Creek.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs around structure and in the upper-end of
Holly Creek. Walleye good on rouges late evening and early morning in the
upper end of Holley Creek. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: Elevation 5 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass good
on plastic baits at 1-8 ft. along the banks. White bass good on crankbaits
at 5-10 ft. trolling. Blue catfish good on shad at 3-10 ft. on the flats.
Crappie good on jigs at 1-8 ft. along the banks. Report submitted Ed
Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 61 and murky. Largemouth bass
fair on spinnerbaits. Crappie good on live minnows and light colored jigs.
Channel catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game
warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 74 and clear. Largemouth bass
good on plastic worms around weed beds at 4-6 ft. White bass fair on jigs at
10-15 along the creek channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver at 5-10
ft. along points and around the dam. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game
warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 64 and clear. Largemouth
bass good on soft plastic lures at 2-6 ft. around standing timber. Channel
catfish fair on juglines baited with live bait. Report submitted by Larry
Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: Elevation normal water murky. Bass fair on spinnerbaits
around points. Crappie fair on minnows at night. Catfish fair on cut bait on
jugs. Report Submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain
County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 70 and stained. Largemouth bass
good at 2-5 ft. using spinnerbaits and plastic baits in weeds, wood and rock
shorelines. Crappie good at 2-4 ft. on minnows fishing the spawning cover.
White bass good at 5-10 ft. on shad imitation lures and jigs fishing below
Webbers Falls and Kerr dams and near the mouth of the Illinois River. Blue
catfish fair at 3-6 ft. on fresh cut bait fishing the windy shorelines.
Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: Elevation normal. White bass good in Jack Fork Creek.
Crappie good on minnows around bridges and tower. Report submitted by Allen
Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 68 and clear. Largemouth
bass good on plastic baits at 10-15 ft. in creek channels. White bass and
striped bass good on sassy shad and slabs at 15-20 ft. in Burns Run. Catfish
good on cut bait at 5-10 ft. in Little Glasses Creek. Crappie fair to good
on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. around structure. Report submitted by Danny
Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation normal, water 61 and murky. Crappie good close to the
banks minnows and jigs at 2-5 ft. Largemouth bass good at 3-8 ft. soft
plastics and jig and pig. Channel and blue catfish fair on cut shad at 8-12
ft. Report submitted by D.G. Belcher, game warden stationed in Latimer
County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: Elevation 14 ft. below normal and murky. North shore boat
ramp is high and dry. Crappie good on minnows. Striped bass hybrids good off
swim beach. White bass good on minnows. Report compiled by Quartz Mountain
Grocery.
Ellsworth: Elevation 11 ft. below normal, water 65 and murky. Crappie
very good in shallow water around structure on minnows and jigs. Catfish
fair on cut bait and juglines. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden
stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 70 and clear. Walleye and
saugeye good in front of dam on jigs. White bass good on live bait. Crappie
fair on minnows. Catfish good on cut bait. Report submitted by Eric Puyear,
B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: Elevation normal. Crappie fair on minnows in jigs in shallow
water near structure. Catfish fair on cut baits on jug lines. Saugeye slow
to fair on night crawlers drifting submerged islands and jigs around shallow
water near structure. Report submitted by James L. Edwards, Jr., game warden
station in Caddo County.
Tom Steed: Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 60 and murky. Crappie fair
on jigs at 4-8 ft. around rocks and brush. White bass good off points on
minnows. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa
County.
Waurika: Elevation below normal, water 67. White bass and striped bass
hybrids good on jigs and shad off windy points. Crappie fair on minnows and
jigs around Walker Creek bridge and Washita Ridge boat dock. Catfish good on
shad and minnows. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden
stationed in Jefferson County.
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