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FISHING
REPORT FOR JULY 7, 2010
CENTRAL
Arcadia: July 6. Elevation above normal, water muddy. White bass good on
crankbaits and white grubs. Channel catfish good on cut shad, worms and
liver. Blue catfish good on cut shad and CJ’s punchbait. Flathead catfish
good on sunfish and bluegill. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around boat
docks and fishing pier. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden
stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner: July 5. Elevation above normal and rising, water 83-92 and murky.
Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in
shallow water around brush and rocks. Smallmouth bass fair on worms and jigs
at 15 ft. around rocks. White bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits and
speck rigs at 3-10 ft. near surfacing shad around windy points and trolling.
Striped bass hybrids fair on deep running crankbaits and lipless baits at
8-20 ft. near surfacing shad around windy points and trolling the humps.
Channel catfish good on cut bait, doughbait and punchbait at 10-20 ft. in
water intake areas and around the dam. Blue catfish fair on cut bait at
20-30 ft. off riprap areas of the dam. Flathead catfish fair on live bait
and crankbaits at 5-10 ft. in shallow rocky areas and spawning areas.
Crappie slow on minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. on the dam. Walleye fair
trolling crankbaits, drifting night crawlers and sassy shad at 5-20 ft.
along humps on the lake early and late. Sunfish fair on worms at 2-6 ft.
Bluegill good on worms at 2-6 ft. Carp fair on carp dough at 1-5 ft. in
shallow areas. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Hefner: July 6. Elevation normal, water murky. White bass good on white and
chartreuse grubs. Channel catfish good on cut shad and cut bait. Crappie
good on minnows and jigs at 25 ft. along the dam. Walleye good on worms on
flats. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma
County.
Overholser: July 4. Elevation normal, water 80-84 and murky. Catfish fair on
worms, cut shad and liver. White bass and striped bass hybrids slow to fair
on jigs with white or yellow tails behind the dam at the spillway. Report
submitted by Joey Rushing, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian
counties.
Thunderbird: July 6. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear. Crappie fair
on minnows and jigs at 4-6 ft. Saugeye good on jigs, sassy shad and
medium-diving crankbaits off points and drop-offs. Channel catfish good on
sponge baits drift fishing and off rocky points. Bass fair to good on tandem
spinnerbaits and plastic worms in coves on structure and on topwater poppers
and buzzbaits early in the morning in shallows. Report submitted by Tony
Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: July 5. Elevation above normal and rising, water 79 and
stained. Channel catfish being caught on chicken livers and grasshoppers in
mouth of creeks. White bass being caught trolling main lake. Report
submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: July 3. Elevation above normal, water 82 and muddy. Bass good on
plastic baits and spinnerbaits. White bass fair on jigs. Channel catfish
good on chicken liver and doughbait. Crappie good on minnows. Report
submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: July 5. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 85 and stained.
Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and plastic baits. Striped bass
hybrids good at 15 ft. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and doughbait.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around docks. Report submitted by David
Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: July 5. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water muddy. Catfish
good on all baits. Saugeye fair trolling crankbaits. Report submitted by Jon
Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: July 3. Elevation above normal, water 82 and muddy. Bass good on
spinnerbaits and small crankbaits. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game
warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: July 5. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie fair on jigs in
the northern end of the lake. Blue catfish good along the rocks on the lake
side of the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in
Washington County.
Greenleaf: July 6. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits, crankbaits and jig and worms around rocky points, creek
channels, shorelines and brush structure. Catfish good on fresh cut bait on
bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and fishing
docks. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee
County.
Hudson: July 5. Elevation normal, water 78 and partly murky. Largemouth bass
good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits. Channel and blue catfish good on
juglines and trotlines with cut shad and shrimp. Report submitted by Steve
Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes counties.
Hulah: July 5. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie slow around
structure in the lake. Channel and blue catfish fair on juglines with shad.
Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington
County.
Kaw: July 5. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and dropping, water 88 and muddy.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. under Washunga Bay Bridge and
Sarge Creek Bridge over brush. White bass good on crankbaits, shad colored
jigs and minnows around Sarge Creek Bridge and Washunga Bay Bridge and
trolling sandy flats. Blue catfish excellent on cut shad, cut carp and drum
in the Arkansas River Arm. Channel catfish fair on worms, shrimp and cut
bait along drop-offs near creek and river channels. Flathead catfish fair to
good on trotlines with goldfish or bluegill. Noodling is good, but many
holes are still deep because of high water. White bass, striped bass and
striped bass hybrids being caught on bucktails, sassy shad and drifting live
bait below the dam during water release. Blue, channel and flathead catfish
good on cut shad, carp, live bluegill, shad and goldfish below the dam. Most
fishermen are catching shad for bait at the old bear creek bridge. Report
submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Lower Illinois: July 6. Elevation normal, water 51 and clear. Largemouth
bass good on topwater lures all along the river. White bass good on jigs at
1-3 ft. all along the river. Striped bass good on live shad at 1-3 ft. below
Gore Landing. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom all along the
river. Crappie good on jigs at 1-2 ft. all along the river. Trout excellent
on flies at the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on
bottom above Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Webbers Falls: July 6. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth
bass fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and jig and worms in creek channels
and brush structure. Catfish good on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair
on minnows and jigs around bridges and brush structure. Report submitted by
Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: July 3. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. White bass and striped
bass hybrids good drifting shad and trolling crankbaits. Walleye fair
drifting night crawlers. Channel catfish good on shad and waterdogs. Report
submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: July 3 Elevation 1ft. above normal, water 84 and stained some in
upper creek arms. Crappie being caught on minnows and chartreuse jigs brush
piles and docks. White bass hitting topwater and wiggle tailed jigs near
pavilion point. Bass being caught on spinnerbaits and topwater lures in
shallows. Channel catfish being caught up Guy Sandy arm on baited holes.
Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: July 6. Elevation normal, water 79 and murky. Channel catfish
good on stinkbaits, shrimp, minnows and worms in deeper holes around
channel. Flathead catfish good on live sunfish in deeper holes around
structure. Largemouth bass fair on jigs, small spinnerbaits and topwater
lures early and late. Sunfish excellent on crickets, meal worms and small
plastic worms. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River
Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: July 4. Water mid 80s and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass
good on large plastic baits in motor oil color around rocky points and
islands after dark. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines with cut bait and
shad at 15-20 ft. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in deeper water around
structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 4. Elevation 3 1/2 ft. above normal, water 83 and clear in the
east and murky in the west. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits flipping
the flooded brush. White bass good on minnows and jigs at 8-15 ft. under
bridges and trolling crankbaits along the dam. Blue catfish fair on shad
drifting the shallow flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-18 ft.
under bridges and standing timber. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game
warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 4. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 85. Crappie fair on
minnows at 12-20 ft around brush. Catfish fair to good on trotlines and
juglines along the main river channel. Blue catfish fair on cut bait below
the dam. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw
County.
Konawa: July 5. Elevation normal, water 88 and clear. Largemouth bass good
on topwater lures at 4-8 ft. along weed beds. Report by Daryl Howser, game
warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: July 4. Elevation 2 inches above normal, water 85 and clear.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-12 ft. around cedar brush, off main
creek channels. Largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastic lures,
spinnerbaits and topwater lures in shallow water early and late. Schooling
largemouth bass are starting to hit some in open water early and late on
topwater baits. Channel catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with live
bait. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka
County.
Murray: July 5. Elevation normal, water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass fair
early and late; night fishing is picking up. Channel catfish good on worms,
stinkbait and chicken liver. Crappie fair at 15-20 ft. around structure.
Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: July 4. Elevation below normal, water clear. Bass fair on deep
running crankbaits near rocky structures. Crappie fair on minnows. Catfish
good on night crawlers. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: July 6. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 75 and murky.
Bass fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Catfish fair on juglines and
trotlines with fresh shad and cut bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs
around submerged brush piles. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden
stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: July 3. Elevation 10 inches below normal, water 86 and murky.
Largemouth bass good on plastic worms, spinnerbaits, crankbaits and frogs
off rocks. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait. Crappie good on
minnows and jigs. Walleye fair on crankbaits at 10-12 ft. trolling. Report
submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 4. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 83 and mostly clear.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on surface lures and deep diving
crankbaits at 5-15 ft. in the creek channels and weed beds. Striped and
white bass good on surface lures, live bait and sassy shad at 5-25 ft.
around the points and drop-offs from Platter Flats to the south and west.
Channel and blue catfish good on live bait stinkbaits and worms at 5-20 ft.
from the Hwy 70 bridge to the north. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at
5-15 ft. around the fish attractors. Sunfish good on worms and punchbait at
5-10 ft. around rocky shoreline and fishing docks. Paddlefish fair below the
dam. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: July 5. Elevation normal, water 84 and murky. Largemouth bass fair
on topwater lures, worms and jigs early and late. Crappie fair on minnows
and jigs around structure early and late. Channel catfish fair on juglines
with cut shad and liver. Flathead catfish fair on live sunfish and night
crawlers. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: July 4. Elevation 7 1/2 ft. below normal and dropping. Catfish
good. Crappie good. White bass fair to good. Walleye fair. Report submitted
by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Waurika: July 5. Elevation 1/4 ft. above normal with flood gates open, water
80 and murky to muddy. White bass and striped bass hybrids slow to fair on
topwater lures and jigs around windy points. Report submitted by Vince Mesis,
game warden stationed in Cotton County.
Oklahoma Spoonbill Fishing
Dustin Newer
April 2010
These were
caught near the Twin Bridges State park fishing with Dempsey’s Guide
Service…My fishing partner is a well known OkieFish contributor but I
will let her send in the pics of the 60 lber she caught.
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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