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FISHING REPORT FOR
JUNE 24, 2009
CENTRAL
Draper: June 22. Elevation normal and clear. Crappie fair to good on minnows
and jigs off fishing docks. Channel catfish good on cut baits and stinkbait.
Bass being caught on tandem spinnerbaits, plastic worms and shallow diving
crankbaits in shallow water around structure. Report submitted by Tony
Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Thunderbird: June 22. Elevation normal, water clear. Crappie good on small
jigs and minnows at 7-9 ft. around structure. Catfish good on stinkbait and
cut baits off points and drops. Bass fair on tandem spinnerbaits, buzzbaits
and medium-diving crankbaits in coves and near structure. Saugeye good on
medium-diving crankbaits, earthworms and sassy shad at 5-8 ft. off points
and drop offs early and late day. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game
warden stationed in Cleveland County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: June 21. Elevation normal, water clear. Bass good on plastic
baits. Channel catfish good on doughbait and stinkbait. Crappie good on
minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in
Lincoln County.
Birch: June 22. Elevation normal, water 81 and clear. Largemouth bass good
on soft plastic lures at 3-5 ft. and on buzzbaits early and late. Striped
bass hybrids good on crankbaits trolling mid-lake humps and on live shad
15-20 ft. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, and worms along the rocky
banks. Flathead slow on live sunfish at 4-6 ft. near big structure. Crappie
fair to good on minnows and jigs at 12-15 ft. around brush and in spillway
below dam. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage
County.
Carl Blackwell: June 21. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 79 and murky.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. Saugeye fair trolling
crankbaits and plastic grubs. Striped bass hybrids fair trolling with
crankbaits. Catfish good on all types of baits. Report submitted by Jon
Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: June 21. Elevation normal, water clear. Bass fair on plastic
baits. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, doughbait and stinkbait.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game
warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: June 22. Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and
jigs at 8-10 ft. near structure. Blue catfish good on cut shad below the
dam. Channel catfish good on chicken livers below the dam. Report submitted
by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: June 21. Elevation slightly above normal, water 84 and murky.
Bluegill good on crickets and worms at the edge of grass beds. Crappie fair
on minnows and jigs at 10-12 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth bass
fair on spinnerbaits. Catfish fair on juglines with cut shad. Report
submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: June 21. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water stained. Catfish
good on corks with night crawlers and garlic hot dog chunks in the rocky
bank areas. White bass good on rattletraps, curl tail grubs and crankbaits
around the windy points. Largemouth bass great on frogs, jig and pig
combinations and spinnerbaits. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft.
in the brush. Report submitted by Rick Stafford with
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Grand: June 22. Elevation above normal, water 82 and clear. Largemouth bass
good on jigs, frogs and crankbaits at 2-10 ft. Smallmouth bass fair on green
plastic worms, spinnerbaits and grubs up rivers. White bass excellent
trolling white sparkle rooster tails. Catfish fair to good on dip bait,
fresh shad and worms at 60 ft. in lake and log jams in the rivers. Bluegill
fair to good on crickets and red worms along the banks. Report submitted by
Grand Lake Sport's Center.
Greenleaf: June 22. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits around rocky points and creeks. Catfish good on cut bait on
bottom near the spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and purple jigs around the
fishing dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in
Muskogee County.
Hudson: June 22. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on
plastic baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish good on shrimp and cut shad.
Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and
Mayes counties.
Hulah: June 22. Elevation slightly below normal, water murky. Crappie fair
on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. near structure. Blue and flathead catfish
good on cut shad and worms below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander,
game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: June 22. Crappie good on dark colored jigs and minnows at 15-20 ft. in
Washunga Bay around riprap. Blue and channel catfish fair on juglines baited
with sunfish north of Kaw City. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids and blue
catfish good on live shad below the dam. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh,
game warden stationed in Grant and Kay counties.
Lower Illinois: June 18. Elevation normal, water 57 and clear. Largemouth
bass good on crankbaits all along the river. White bass good on jigs at 1-2
ft. all along the river. Striped bass fair on plugs at 2-3 ft. and on live
bait at 4 ft. below Gore Landing. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom
all along the river. Crappie good on jigs at 1-3 ft. all along the river.
Sunfish good on worms at 1-2 ft. all along the river. Trout excellent on
flies at the surface, on roster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom
all along the river. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Skiatook: June 23. Elevation normal, water lower 80s and clear. Largemouth
bass fair on crankbaits. Channel catfish fair to good on juglines with live
shad at 10-20 ft. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. around
structure. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage
County.
Sooner: June 23. Bass good in shallow water along riprap. White bass and
striped bass hybrids good on live shad in the cold water side of the lake.
Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait and live bait in the channels.
Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: June 23. Elevation slightly above normal, water 86 and clear.
Bluegill good on crickets and worms at the edge of grass beds. Largemouth
bass fair on crankbaits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam
area. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: June 22. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 84 and clear.
Largemouth bass fair on finesse worms in the early morning in shallow water.
Catfish good on worms or minnows along windy shorelines. Sunfish good on
worms along gravel banks. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: June 22. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky.
Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creeks, moss beds and
riprap. Catfish good on cut bait and shad. Crappie fair on minnows and
purple and pink jigs around brush. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game
warden stationed in Muskogee County
NORTHWEST
Canton: June 22. Elevation normal. Channel catfish good along dam on punch
bait and crickets. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on slabs and
crankbaits near submerged islands. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers.
Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: June 22. Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits all
over the lake. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed
in Woodward County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: June 22. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 79 and stained.
Crappie hitting on jigs and minnows around docks and brush piles at 6-12 ft.
White bass can be found in the lake with some action on topwater along south
bank. Bass are hitting drop shot, crankbaits, flukes and spinnerbaits.
Channel catfish are being caught on prepared baits at 15 ft. in baited
holes. Sunfish good on earthworms and fly-rod bugs in the shallows. Report
submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: June 23. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Largemouth bass
fair on minnows and flies. Catfish good on stinkbaits and liver. Report
submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and
Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: June 21. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on baby brush hogs
around clay points. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut bait.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs in the upper end of the lake around
structure. Walleye slow to fair on deep running crankbaits around rocky
points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain
County.
Eufaula: June 21. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear. Largemouth bass
fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along rocky areas. White bass fair in
the riprap around bridges. Blue catfish good on a variety of baits in
shallow rocky areas. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-20 ft. under
bridges and long standing timber. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game
warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: June 22. Elevation 4 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits and topwater lures around flooded brush. Crappie fair on
minnows around brush piles. Blue catfish good on cut bait below the dam.
Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan
counties.
Konawa: June 22. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and plastic worms at
5-8 ft. along weed beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait
at 8-10 ft. along points. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden
stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: June 22. Elevation 1 1/4 ft. above normal, water 81 and clear.
Largemouth bass fair to good on soft plastic lures at 2-6 ft. and on
topwater baits early and late for schooling fish. Crappie fair to good
around cedar brush on minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait along
riprap. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka
County.
Murray: June 22. Water 79 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass
excellent on various baits. White bass very good trolling the surface early
and late. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in
Carter County.
Pine Creek: June 22. Elevation above normal and murky. Bass fair on baby
brush hogs around points. Crappie great on minnows around flooded timber and
tops. Catfish good on juglines and yo-yos with stinkbait. White bass fair on
white grubs around the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game
warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: June 23. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 86 and murky.
Crappie good on minnows and small jigs at 8-12 ft. around brush piles.
Largemouth bass good on rubber worms and spinnerbaits at 2-5 ft. along the
grass beds. Catfish slow at this time but the smaller fish are being caught
on earthworms, fresh shad and punchbait. Flathead catfish good on live and
fresh sunfish at 3-7 ft. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden
stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: June 22. Elevation above normal, water murky. Bass good on
chatter bait, spinnerbaits and plugs also good on watermelon lizards at 1-5
ft. in grass beds. Crappie excellent on pink grubs or green and black around
cover and on live minnows off of Jack Fork Bridge, half bridge and tower.
Flathead catfish fair on juglines or trotlines with shad, sunfish or
goldfish. Blue and channel catfish excellent on juglines and trotlines with
cut bait, shrimp or shad. White bass excellent trolling around islands and
east side lake by tower and excellent when found surfacing on lake. Walleye
fair trolling around islands on rattletraps. Report submitted by Allen
Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: June 22. Elevation normal, water 80 and mostly clear. Largemouth and
smallmouth bass good in the creek channels. Striped and white bass good from
Catfish Bay south. Channel and blue catfish good from Platter Flats north to
the Washita River. Sunfish good around the fishing docks. Report submitted
by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: June 21. Elevation 1 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass
good on chartreuse spinnerbaits. Crappie good on small chartreuse
spinnerbaits, pink jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish good on
punchbait, cut shad and liver. Flathead catfish excellent on live sunfish
and night crawlers. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed
in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: June22. Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal and rising. Walleye
and crappie fair. Striped bass hybrids fair. Catfish good. Report submitted
by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Ft. Cobb: June 21. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and steady. Saugeye slow
to fair trolling crankbaits or drifting night crawlers. Striped bass hybrids
slow to fair on crankbaits or live shad. Catfish slow to fair on stinkbaits
or cut baits. Report submitted by James L. Edwards Jr., game warden
stationed in Caddo County.
New
Lake Records 2009
Lake
Thunderbird
Flathead catfish
Weight: 57 lbs.
Angler: Brad Adkisson
Date:
May 11
Bait:
Trotline
Konawa
Largemouth bass
Weight: 9.1 lbs.
Angler: Brent Dempsey
Date:
May 7
Bait:
Soft plastic
Lake
Tenkiller
Smallmouth bass
Weight: 6.4 lbs.
Angler: Monty Bollinger
Date:
April 21
Bait:
Soft plastic
Hefner Lake
Largemouth bass
Weight: 10.5 lbs.
Angler: Kevin Barnicoat
Date:
April 21
Bait:
Jig
McGee Creek
Largemouth bass
Weight: 12.2 lbs.
Angler: Ray Earley
Date:
April 18
Bait:
Jig
Canton Lake
Striped bass
Weight: 24.1 lbs.
Angler: Kevin Deal
Date:
April 15
Bait:
Natural bait
Sardis
Largemouth bass
Weight: 11.2 lbs.
Angler: Charles Carter
Date:
April 14
Bait:
Spinner
Sooner Lake
Blue
catfish
Weight: 66.9 lbs.
Angler: Paul Shakula
Date:
April 14
Bait:
Processed bait
Skiatook
Flathead catfish
Weight: 43.6 lbs.
Angler: Nathan Coyle
Date:
April 10
Bait:
Natural bait
Fort Gibson
Crappie
Weight: 2.1 lbs.
Angler: Marshall Jones
Date:
April 9
Bait:
Soft plastic
Oologah
Blue
catfish
Weight: 62 lbs.
Angler: Tom Applegate
Date:
April 7
Bait:
Natural bait
Lake Murray
Largemouth bass
Weight: 10.9 lbs.
Angler: Charles Samuel Jewell, Jr.
Date:
March 24
Bait:
Soft plastic
Grand Lake
Crappie
Weight: 2.6 lbs.
Angler: Paul J. Youngblood
Date:
March 9
Bait:
Jig
Huge striped bass hybrid takes lake
record spot at Canton
Lifelong Oklahoma angler James Wesley Jones, Jr. of Canton said
he loves fishing because it is a relaxing activity, but there was likely no
relaxing going on April 19 when he landed a 23.2-lb. (23 lbs., 3 oz.)
striped bass hybrid from Canton Lake. The huge fish qualifies as a lake
record for Canton
and falls only about an ounce shy of taking the state record spot as well,
which is held by Paul Hollister and his 23-lb., 4 oz. fish caught April 1,
1997, from Altus-Lugert
Lake.
Jones caught his fish in the evening using a 1-oz. rattletrap.
Though the hybrid fell short of the state record, it reminds anglers that if
they catch a potential state record fish, they should contact an employee of
the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for procedures on
certifying state records. Lake
record fish are weighed on scales through lake record keepers registered
with the Wildlife Department, but the weighing of state records must be done
on certified scales with a witness from the Wildlife Department present.
Jones said the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s
new Lake Record Fish Program does more than just recognize fish, but that it
also encourages the sport of fishing. Before the program was in place, his
near state record fish could have gone overlooked by anglers across the
state, but the recognition his fish received through the Lake Record Fish
Program reminds anglers of the potential that Oklahoma’s lakes hold for
producing monster-sized fish.
“It gets people motivated to fish knowing that there are larger
fish in the lake,” Jones said.
He said it is common in discussions among anglers to wonder
about the sizes of the largest fish caught in lakes across the state.
“You don’t have to wonder anymore,” he said. “You can just go on
and find out.”
Jones is referring to the Wildlife Department’s Web site,
wildlifedepartment.com, which includes an easily-operated search feature
that allows those interested to view a wealth of lake record fish
information, ranging from the size of record fish caught to what kind of
bait or rod and reel was used to catch them. And right now, lake records are
being set and broken on a regular basis, which means the wealth of
information on the Web site is updating and growing regularly as well.
Other recent lake records include a 4.8-lb. smallmouth bass
caught by Derek Thurman of
Collinsville. His fish went down as a record
smallmouth for Skiatook Lake, but that record was broken just days later, on
April 5, when angler Jim Horn of Cleveland landed a 6.6-lb. smallmouth bass
from Skiatook using a bait casting rod and reel set up with a jig.
Lakes included in the program include Arbuckle, Broken Bow,
Canton, Eufaula, Ft.
Cobb, Grand, Kaw, Keystone,
Sardis, Skiatook, Tenkiller, Texoma and Thunderbird.
Species eligible for spots in the lake records book include
blue, channel and flathead catfish and largemouth, smallmouth and spotted
bass in addition to crappie, paddlefish, striped bass, striped bass hybrids,
sunfish (combined) walleye/saugeye and white bass. Minimum weights are set
for each species are detailed on the Wildlife Department’s Web site at
wildlifedepartment.com.
Anglers who catch a potential record from a participating lake
should contact designated business locations around the lake that are
enrolled as lake record keepers. A listing of official lake record keepers
is available on wildlifedepartment.com.
Once it has been determined that an angler has landed a record
fish, the media is notified and the public will be able to view information
about the catch on the Wildlife Department’s Web site at
wildlifedepartment.com.
All past and current state record fish are registered in the
Lake Record Fish Program as records for their respective lakes.
To see the complete database of all lake record fish caught, or
to learn more about the Lake Record Fish program, log on to the Wildlife
Department’s Web site at wildlifedepartment.com.
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