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FISHING REPORT FOR JUNE 7, 2006

CENTRAL

Arcadia: Elevation below normal. Channel catfish good on cut shad and punch bait. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Hefner: Elevation below normal. Channel catfish good on cut shad and punch bait. Walleye good. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Overholser: Elevation below normal. Channel catfish good on cut shad and punch bait. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Thunderbird: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. Crappie moving to deeper water and slowing down, fair to good at 6-8 ft. on minnows and jigs around structure. White bass good off points wading or trolling with medium divers and jigs. Catfish fair on stinkbaits late and early nighttime. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal, water 84. Channel catfish excellent at 3-4 ft. on cut shad, stinkbaits, gold fish and spinners. Bass good on spinners and jigs at 6-8 ft. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs in deeper water. White bass good on rattle traps and medium-diving crankbaits off points. Report submitted by Ronnie Arganbright, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

Wes Watkins: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 75-83 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on assorted dark colored soft plastics around grassy beds in deep water. Catfish being caught in shallow water on minnows, chicken liver, shrimp, blood baits and worms. White bass are being caught trolling the north side of the lake by the swim beach and along the north side of the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-11 ft. and just above bottom. Report submitted M. M. Fowler at St. Gregory.

NORTHEAST

Bell Cow: Elevation 2 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits at 7 ft. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch: Elevation normal and clear. Crappie good off of the docks on minnows and jigs. Striped bass hybrids good in the early morning and late evening on live shad. Catfish good in the creek channel and on the flats on cut fish and shad. Report submitted by Ben Bickerstaff, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell: Largemouth bass being caught in good cover in mornings and evenings with spinners, plastic worms, and rooster tails. Crappie still going strong with jigs, minnows, and road runners (green and white with some red doing well). Striped bass hybrids very active at 20-26 ft. on minnows, shad imitations and trolling. Channel catfish are at there best, fish off the bottom, especially in evenings with minnows, stinkbait, chicken liver. Saugeye good trolling on crawler rigs, some are being caught off the bank with minnows and other crappie jigs. Report submitted by Tyler Gann, Lake Ranger.

Chandler: Elevation 2 ft. below normal and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Eucha: Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 75 and murky. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 6-10 ft. Largemouth good on jerk baits and topwater off rocky points. Catfish fair on cut shad. Bluegill good on crickets and worms in coves. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Ft. Gibson: Elevation 1 ft. above normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on spinners in flooded grass and timber. White bass good on slabs and spinners. Channel catfish good on cut bait and shad. Reported submitted Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Muskogee and Wagoner Counties.

Ft. Gibson: Elevation 3 ft. above normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits, topwater lures early morning and late evening. White bass fair on minnows and jigs in river channel at 15 ft. Channel catfish good on prepared baits, cut shad on trotlines and juglines. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush at 10 ft. Report submitted by Don Cole, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Grand: Elevation normal and murky. Crappie fair to good on minnows or jigs at 10-15 ft. White bass fair to good in the mouth of the lake and tributaries on spinnerbaits and spoons. Channel catfish fair to good on the mud flats areas and river channel on cut shad or worms. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Greenleaf: Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits, jigs and worms. Catfish fair on liver and worms and cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around fishing dock and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: Elevation 3/4 ft. above normal. White bass fair to good on small jigs and spoons. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Hulah: Elevation 1 ft. above normal lake level and murky. Catfish good on jugs baited with cut fish and shad. Crappie fair around brush piles on minnows and jigs. Currently no water is running below the dam and cat fishing is good using worms and cut fish. Report submitted by Ben Bickerstaff, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Kaw: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 79 and stained. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with shad around rocky points in 5-15 ft. of water. Channel catfish are good on riprap on worms and stinkbait at 2-10 ft. White bass fair trolling crankbaits in main lake. White bass fair in tailwaters on minnows. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Kay and Grant counties.

Oologah: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water in the 70's and muddy on the north end and clear on the south end. White bass good trolling with shad-colored lures on flats near the main lake at 10-15 ft. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 15-18 ft. Channel catfish fair along rocky banks on worm and doughbaits at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Skiatook: Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 75 degrees and murky. Smallmouth and largemouth bass fair, at 10 -15 ft. on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and in deeper water around structures, with plastics. Some smallmouth bass caught on topwater lures. Crappie fair on small and medium minnows at 10-25 ft. around bridges and other structure, and in the creeks. No reports on striped bass hybrids. Flathead catfish fair to good on trotlines with perch and very large minnows. Report submitted by Greenwood Fishing Center.

Sooner: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 78 and clear. Striped bass and striped bass hybrids good on live shad on mid-lake humps at 27-38 ft. Report submitted by Paul Tennies, Pete's Place.

Sooner: Elevation normal, water 81 and clear. Striped bass hybrids and stripers good in main lake on live shad and three inch sassy shad. Largemouth bass fair around weed beds on buzzbaits and lipless crankbaits. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Kay and Grant counties.

Spavinaw: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal, water 80 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Catfish fair on cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Tenkiller: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 75 and clear. Largemouth fair off rocky points on bass jigs or crankbaits. Crappie fair trolling mid-lake in the channel with deep-running lures and around brush on tube jigs or roadrunners. Catfish slow with some action drifting cut baits at 10-20 ft. Sunfish good around docks on worms and good along gravel banks. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.

Webbers Falls: Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels and along riprap. Catfish good on sunfish and cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush structure at 8-12 ft. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: Elevation normal. Channel catfish good along dam on live bait and stinkbait. White bass and striped bass hybrids good trolling crankbaits. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers crappie fair in upper end of lake on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Ft. Supply: Elevation normal and clear. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, liver, cut bait in shallow water along the edges of the lake. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.

Great Salt Plains: Channel catfish excellent on trotlines baited with cut shad around the island and fair drifting with stinkbait and shad in main lake. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Kay and Grant counties.
SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: Elevation normal, water 81. Crappie fair to good on wiggle tail grubs. White bass are chasing shad on top off points east of dam. Bass fair using topwater and soft plastics at 12 -15 ft. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Broken Bow: Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on Carolina-rigged soft plastic baits at 10-12 ft. near rocky points. White bass fair on topwater lures fished in the evening on the main body of the lake. Channel catfish are good on punch bait fished on the bottom near the mouths of creeks. Walleye good on Carolina rigged dark plastic baits at 10-15 ft. near rocky points mid-day. Report submitted by Todd Tobey, game warden stationed in Pittsburg County.

Eufaula: Elevation 1 3/4 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits at 3-8 ft. around brush. White bass good on jigs at 4-10 ft. around bridges. Blue catfish good on shad at 8-20 ft. on juglines. Crappie fair on jigs at 8-20 ft. around bridges. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water 75 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Crappie fair on live minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: Elevation normal, water 86 and clear. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures in weed beds at 5-8 ft. Channel catfish good on shad and chicken liver in south cove at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

McGee Creek: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 77 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures and spinners at 2-6 ft. around standing timber. Channel catfish fair on juglines and trotlines on live bait along rocky shorelines and riprap. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: Trout are being caught using midges, caddis flies, ants, stimulators, grasshoppers, adams, soft hackles and wooly buggers. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

Pine Creek: Elevation above normal, water 77 and murky. Bass fair on plastic worms around points at 8-12 ft. Crappie good on minnows in 4-12 ft. Catfish fair on night crawlers when yo-yoed in creek channels. Sunfish good on worms throughout the lake. Report Submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 70 and murky. Blue and flathead catfish good on the flats along the river and creek channels on shad or live sunfish fished near or on the bottom. Striped bass fair in the lower Illinois River with live shad or trout fished bobber style at 5 ft. and in the Canadian River on various top water plugs. Largemouth bass fair along the weed beds with various plastic baits, worms and lizards. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

Sardis Lake: Elevation normal and slightly murky. Largemouth bass good around the islands. White bass good trolling around the islands. Blue catfish good on cut shad. Flathead catfish good on live bait. Crappie excellent on minnows. Walleye good trolling around the islands. Report submitted by Todd Tobey, game warden stationed in Pittsburg County.

Texoma: Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 77 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on plastic baits at 10-15 ft. near creek channel and points. Striped bass and white bass fair to good at 10-20 ft. on live shad and sassy shad at Washita point and Burns Run. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on cut shad and live sunfish at 10-20 ft. in Newberry Creek and lower Washita River. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around structure and fishing docks. Sunfish good on worms at 5-10 ft. around fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: Elevation normal, water 74 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinners and soft plastics near points. Catfish good on cut bait, worms, or crawdads near rocky areas. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles and cover. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.


SOUTHWEST

Ellsworth: Elevation 11 ft. below normal and murky. Crappie fair at 8-12 ft. around structure on minnows and jigs. Catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 78 and clear. Striped bass hybrids and walleye good on live bait. White bass fair. Crappie slow. Bass slow. Catfish good. Best fishing times are early morning and late evening. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Ft. Cobb: Elevation normal. Catfish fair on cut baits. Saugeye fair drifting night crawlers. Report submitted by James L. Edwards, Jr., game warden station in Caddo County.

Waurika: Elevation below normal, water 80 and murky. White bass and striped bass hybrids good drifting with shad and minnows, jigging with white jigs or slabs and trolling. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines baited with shad and minnows and on rod and reel with shad and punch bait. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.