FISHING REPORT FOR JUNE 13, 2007.
CENTRAL
Hefner: Water 78 and clear.
Largemouth bass good on plastic worms, spinnerbaits and jigs from boats and
banks. White bass good on minnows and jigs at docks. Channel catfish good on
cut bait, stinkbait and shrimp from boats and banks. Walleye good on
spinnerbaits and jigs along shoreline and trolling; good on minnows at
docks. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma
County.
Overholser: Water 78 and murky.
Channel and blue catfish good on stinkbait, cut bait and shrimp along rocks.
Crappie good on jigs and minnows along shoreline. Report submitted by Kelly
Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: Elevation normal,
water murky. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on topwater lures and
spinners on weed beds. Saugeye fair to good off points on medium diving
lures, sassy shad and grubs. Channel catfish fair on cut baits and
stinkbaits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs on structure 6-8 ft. Report
submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: Elevation above
normal, water 73-78 and clearing. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in
shallow waters and around brush piles and structures. White bass fair on
medium to shallow diving crankbaits while trolling. Some schooling going on
throughout the day. Catfish good on minnows, chicken livers, shrimp, worms
and stinkbait in various creek channels. Still some in shallower waters
along shoreline. Largemouth slow but some being caught with buzzbaits and
darker colored soft plastics. Carolina rigging along roadbed areas is also
good. Spinnerbaits also good. Report submitted by M.M. Fowler, St.
Gregory's.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: Elevation above
normal, water muddy. Largemouth bass good on plastics and spinnerbaits.
Channel and blue catfish good on dough bait and cut bait. Crappie good on
minnows and jigs. Carp good on dough bait. Report submitted by Gary Emmons,
game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above
normal, water 77. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms at 8-10 ft. Striped
bass hybrid fair off of main lake point. Crappie good at 8-12 ft. Report
submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: Elevation
normal, water 75 and muddy. Striped bass hybrid fair trolling with
crankbaits and plastic grubs. Catfish fair on cut bait and live bait. Report
submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: Elevation above
normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on live bait, plastic bait and
spinnerbait. Channel and blue catfish good on live bait. Crappie good on
minnows and jigs at fishing dock and dam. Report submitted by Gary Emmons,
game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: Elevation 1/2 ft. above
normal, water muddy. Reservoir release is 1,460 cubic ft. per second.
Crappie fair on minnows, chartreuse tube jigs and black/pink tube jigs in
shallow waters near rocky banks and brush. Bank fishing for crappie is
currently best on the south end of Washington Cove, east of the boat ramp at
Copan Point, the coves and creek around Osage Plains, Endicott's Pond and
under Cotton Creek Bridge. Crappie good below the dam. Catfish good on shad
and liver below the dam. White bass fair around the cliffs of Osage Plains.
Report submitted by Marni Loftis, game warden stationed in Washington
County.
Eucha: Elevation 1/4 ft. above
normal, water 78 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows at 12-15 feet
around brush and structure. Largemouth fair on Carolina-rigged plastic
baits. Bluegill good on crickets and worms around the edge of grass beds.
Catfish fair on juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore,
City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: Elevation 4 1/2 ft.
above normal, water 78 and murky. Largemouth bass good on salt craws and
crankbaits on flooded grass. White bass good on flats, bridges and rocky
points. Channel and blue catfish good to excellent on cut bait, shad,
chicken livers, gizzards and worms. Paddlefish good at Choteau Bend and
Maize low water. Bow fishing excellent on flooded grass. Report submitted by
Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand Lake: Elevation above
normal, water murky. Channel catfish good in open bodies of the lake on cut
and whole shad on trot lines and jug lines. White bass fair around smaller
islands off of Monkey Island. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game
warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: Elevation normal,
water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbait and crankbait along
shoreline and creek channels. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait
on bottom. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows at 9-12 ft. in brush structures.
Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: Elevation 1 ft. above
normal. Largemouth bass fair to good on soft baits and spinnerbaits. White
bass fair to good on upper end of lake trolling with small lures. Channel
and blue catfish good on cut shad. Paddlefish snagging fair to good on upper
end of lake. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in
Mayes County.
Hulah: Elevation 8 ft. above
normal, water muddy. Reservoir release is 3,272 cubic ft. per second.
Crappie fair on minnows, chartreuse tube jigs and black/pink tube jigs in
shallow water near rocky banks and brush. Bank fishing for crappie is
currently best in Wa-Sha-She Park and in the river near Rocky Ford boat ramp
marina. Catfish good on shad and liver below the dam. Report submitted by
Marni Loftis, Game Warden.
Keystone: Elevation 7.1 ft.
above normal, water 70 and muddy. Largemouth bass fair to good on soft
plastics and spinnerbaits at 3-6 ft. in flooded brush. Smallmouth bass slow
to fair on buzzbaits and shallow crankbaits at 3-6 ft. on rocky banks.
Spotted bass fair to good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits at 3-6 ft. on main
lake pockets. White bass good on tube jigs and minnows at 2-6 ft. below dam
and bridges. Striped bass fair on bucktails and sassy shad at 2-6 ft. below
dam and bridges. Channel catfish good on worms at 3-6 ft. on flooded grass
banks. Blue catfish good on cut shad at 5-10 ft. at mouths of coves.
Flathead catfish good on live shad at 5-10 ft. below dam and along rip-rap.
Crappie fair to good on tube jigs and minnows at 5-10 ft. below dam and
rip-rap areas. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: Elevation 7 ft. above
normal and falling slightly, water low 70s and murky to muddy on the north
end. Channel and blue catfish good drifting flats with shad at 10-15 ft.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs suspended at 10-15 ft. around standing
timber and brush piles. White bass fair trolling shad-colored lures off main
lake points 10-15 ft. White bass and crappie are also fair on jigs below the
dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Spavinaw: Elevation 3/4 ft.
above normal, water 79 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around
the dam area. Largemouth fair on spinner baits. Catfish fair on juglines
using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Webbers Falls: Elevation 2 ft.
above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbait and crankbait
in creek channels and rip-rap. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, cut bait
and sunfish along mudflats and bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at
7-12 ft. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee
County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation 1 ft. above
normal. Walleye good on drifting night crawlers and slabs. White bass and
striped bass hybrids good trolling with crankbaits and drifting slabs.
Channel catfish good on live bait and stink bait along dam. Largemouth bass
good on soft plastics near shallow vegetation. Report submitted by Mark
Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: Elevation 2 ft.
above normal, water clear. White bass, crappie, and walleye fair on jigs and
spinnerbait below dam. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden
stationed in Harper County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation 1ft. above
normal, water 74 and stained. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at marked
brush piles. White bass good on chartreuse wiggle tail grub in mid-lake.
Bass fishing is fair; with dropping lake levels bass are backing off of the
shoreline. Try 6-12 ft. range using crankbaits, spinnerbaits and shakey head
worms. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: Elevation normal,
water 76 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Channel and
blue catfish fair on blood bait, liver and worms. Report submitted by
Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Largemouth bass good
in the back of coves on soft plastics and in the main lake off windy points
on jerk bait. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines baited with cut bait.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in standing timber on the upper end of the
lake. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain
County.
Eufaula: Elevation 2 1/2 ft.
above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbait at 2-6 ft. on
flooded timber. White bass good on jigs at 6-8 ft. below dam. Blue catfish
good on shad and worms at 2-5 ft. on rocks. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs
at 8-15 ft. under bridges and standing timber. Report submitted by Ed
Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation 1 1/3 ft. above
normal, water 76 and murky. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits and soft plastic lures. Crappie fair on minnows. Blue catfish
fair on earthworms and stinkbait. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game
warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: Elevation normal, water
75 and murky. Largemouth bass good on top water lures at 5-8 ft. on coves
and lead beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and shad at 5-10 ft. on
south cove. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in
Seminole County.
McGee Creek: Elevation 2 3/4 ft.
above normal, water 78 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth good on soft
plastic lures at 2-6 ft. in front of weed beds. Report submitted by Larry
Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: Elevation normal, water
81. Largemouth and smallmouth bass excellent on live bait and crankbait;
soft plastic jerk bait is the best. White bass fair on jigs and minnows.
Channel catfish fair to good on cut bait and stinkbait. Crappie slow.
Walleye slow. Report submitted by Gary Brothers, game warden stationed in
Carter County.
Pine Creek: Elevation normal,
water clear. Bass fair on Carolina-rigged lizards around flooded timber.
Crappie fair on jigs at the old bridge and spillway. Catfish, drum, and
white bass are still being caught in large numbers at the spillway on punch
bait and white roadrunner jigs. Report Submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation
normal, water 78 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on topwater baits at 1-6
ft. early a.m. and late p.m. and plastic baits during the day. Crappie fair
at 8-10 ft. on minnows at the bends in the old creek channels. White bass
fair on shad imitation crankbaits at 4-8 ft. on the mouth of the Illinois
River and the rip-rap jetties down river. Blue catfish good at 3-8 ft. using
fresh cut bait and stinkbait on rocky areas around the lake. Report
submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: Elevation 1 1/2 ft.
above normal. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and artificial lures in
creek channels. White bass good trolling around islands. Channel catfish
good on cut shad on juglines and trotlines. Crappie fair on minnows around
bridges and brush piles. Walleye good. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game
warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 3 3/4 ft.
above normal and falling, water 78 and clear to south, murky to north.
Largemouth bass fair to good on plastic combination baits at 5-15 ft. on
south part of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait, cut
bait and sassy shad at 10-20 ft. on south part of lake. Channel and blue
catfish fair to good on live bait and cut bait at 10-20 ft. on far north
part of lake. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. close to
underwater brush and fish attractors. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game
warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation normal, water
muddy. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Crappie good on live minnows.
Channel catfish good on earthworms and cut bait with juglines and trotlines.
Flathead catfish fair on live sunfish with trotlines. Report submitted by
Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: Lake is full;
flood control gates are open to balance continued inflow. White bass have
slowed, but are still biting in deeper waters off the main swim beach.
Crappie good near the old fish-o-rama. Walleye have slowed considerably.
Striped bass hybrids, catfish, carp and gar are all biting near low water
bridge. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Ellsworth: Elevation normal,
water muddy. Catfish good behind dam on shad gizzards. Report submitted by
Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: Elevation 3/4 ft. above
normal, water 75 and clear. Two gates releasing water. Striped bass hybrids
slow. Walleye fair. Catfish fair. White bass surfacing in early mornings.
Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: Elevation 1/2 ft.
above normal and still releasing water. Striped bass hybrids fair while
trolling. Saugeye slow to fair while trolling or drifting. Catfish slow to
fair on cut baits. Report submitted by James L. Edwards Jr., game warded
stationed in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: Elevation normal.
Walleye and saugeye fair on minnows around rocks on south end and at day use
area. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche
County.
Waurika: Elevation above normal,
water 74 and murky. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on jigs at
spillway and below dam. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait and
stinkbait at spillway. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden
stationed in Jefferson County.
