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FISHING
REPORT FOR JULY 14, 2010
CENTRAL
Arcadia: July 12. Elevation above normal. White bass fair to good on
spinnerbaits at 2-3 ft. along banks in the mornings. Channel catfish good on
punchbait at 5-6 ft. along north and south shorelines in the mornings.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 4-6 ft. around the fishing dock. All
other fishing fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
Arcadia: July 13. Elevation above normal, water muddy. Catfish excellent on
cut shad and sunfish. Crappie fair on jigs. Report submitted by Tim
Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner: July 12. Elevation above normal, water 80-90 and murky. Largemouth
bass fair on topwater lures and spinnerbaits around windy points, south
necks and rocky points in shallow water early and late. Smallmouth bass slow
on jigs, worms and deep diving crankbaits at 10-15 ft. around rocks. White
bass fair on crankbaits and lipless baits at 3-10 ft. trolling and off
points. Striped bass hybrids fair on deep running crankbaits and lipless
baits at 8-20 ft. trolling drop-off areas. Channel catfish good on cut bait,
doughbait, punchbait and slip corking at 12-20 ft. off the dam. Blue catfish
slow 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. off the dam. Crappie slow on
minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. off the dam. Walleye fair trolling crankbaits,
drifting night crawlers and sassy shad at 5-20 ft. along humps on the lake.
Sunfish and bluegill good on worms at 2-5 ft. Carp slow on carp dough at
5-10 ft. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Overholser: July 10. Elevation normal, water 80-85 and murky. Channel and
blue catfish slow to fair on punchbait, chicken liver and cut shad. Report
submitted by Joey Rushing, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian
counties.
Thunderbird: July 11. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Crappie
fair on minnows and jigs at 5-6 ft. Saugeye good on jigs, sassy shad and
medium-diving crankbaits off points and drop-offs. White bass fair to good
trolling on medium-diving crankbaits off points, also look for surfacing
activity early mornings. 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, also hitting topwater poppers and buzzbaits
early in the morning in shallows. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game
warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: July 9. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 81 and murky west
and clear east. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms.
White bas good trolling main part of the lake. Channel catfish fair on
chicken liver. Crappie fair on minnows around deep structure. Report
submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: July 11. Elevation normal water 87 and murky. Channel catfish
excellent on doughbait and cut bait. Crappie good on jigs and power bait
around the docks. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in
Lincoln County.
Carl Blackwell: July 13. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 82 and muddy.
Crappie fair on jigs. Striped bass hybrids and saugeye fair trolling
crankbaits. Catfish good on all baits. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham,
game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: July 11. Elevation normal, water 87 and murky. Channel catfish
fair on chicken liver. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden
stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: July 12. Elevation above normal, water murky. Crappie slow on jigs at
8-12 ft. near structure in flooded timber. Blue catfish good on chicken
liver and cut shad below the dam and on juglines with cut shad and small
sunfish. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in
Washington County.
Eucha: July 14. Elevation slightly below normal, water 84 and clear. Crappie
good on minnows and jigs at 12-14 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth
fair on crankbaits. Bluegill fair on crickets and worms around grass beds.
Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Ft. Gibson: July 11. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 85 and stained.
Largemouth bass good on topwater lures, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Catfish
excellent on juglines and rod and reel using cut shad and white bass sides.
Crappie fair on minnows and Bobby Garland jigs under docks and deep brush.
Report submitted by Rick Stafford of Wagoner.
Hudson: July 12. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 78 and murky.
Largemouth bass good on plastic bait and chartreuse spinnerbaits. Channel
catfish good on juglines and trotlines with cut shad. Crappie fair on
minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed
in Rogers and Mayes counties.
Hulah: July 12. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie fair on minnows
and jigs in deeper water. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad and
worms below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden
stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: July 12. Elevation 12 ft. above normal and dropping, water 81 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 fair on shad with juglines and
drift fishing in the Arkansas River arm. Channel catfish good on stinkbait
and cut bait. Noodling is poor, because 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 12. Elevation normal, water 51 and muddy. Largemouth
bass slow on crankbaits at 1-2 ft. all along the river. White bass slow on
jigs at 1-2 ft. all along the river. Striped bass slow on live shad at 1-3
ft. ft. below Gore Landing. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all
along the river. Crappie slow on jigs at 1-2 ft. all along the river. Trout
fair on flies at the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait
on bottom below Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Oologah: July 11. Elevation 8 ft. above normal and slowly falling, water
upper 70s to lower 80s and muddy north and murky on the south end. White
bass fair on crankbaits at 10-15 ft. trolling flats near the main lake.
Channel catfish fair on worms, shrimp and livers along rocky banks 4-8 ft.
Black bass fair on soft plastics around flooded vegetation. Crappie fair
around standing timber at 10-15 ft. on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish fair
on jugs baited with shad on flats near the river channel at 10-18 ft.
Flathead and Blue catfish fair on live shad below the dam. Report submitted
by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Spavinaw: July 14. Elevation slightly below normal, water 85 and clear.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth fair on
spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Tenkiller: July 12. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal and steady, water clear.
Largemouth bass slow on topwater lures early morning. Catfish fair on
minnows and cut shad at 10-20 ft. drifting. Sunfish good on worms in or near
docks. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.
NORTHWEST
Canton: July 10. Elevation normal, water 84 and clear. Channel catfish good
on shad and waterdogs in upper end of lake. White bass and hybrids good
drifting shad and slabs near drop-offs. Walleye good on night crawlers near
drop-offs. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine
County.
SOUTHEAST
Broken Bow: July 11. 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 12. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 83 and murky in the
west and stained in the east. Largemouth bass good on Carolina rigs and
crankbaits off points. White bass fair on crankbaits trolling areas west of
the dam. Blue catfish fair on fresh shad drifting the flats. Crappie fair on
minnows and jigs under bridges and standing timber. Report submitted by Ed
Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 11. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 85. Crappie fair on
minnows at 12-20 ft. Catfish fair to good on juglines and trotlines with
sunfish. Blue catfish fair below the dam on cut bait. Report submitted by
Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: July 13. Elevation normal, water 86 and clear. Largemouth bass good
on topwater lures and crankbaits at 5-8 ft. along weed beds. Channel catfish
good on chicken liver at 10-12 ft. around points. Report by Daryl Howser,
game warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek: July 10. Elevation 2 ft. 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 top water lures early and late in shallow water; and
schooling bass on top water baits in open water. Channel cat fair on jug
lines and trotlines on live bait. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game
warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: July 11. Water 84. Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow to fair early
and late. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait, chicken liver, worms and
minnows. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in
Carter County.
Pine Creek: July 11. 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 13. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 75 and murky.
Largemouth bass fair on soft baits along shorelines. Channel catfish fair on
juglines and trotlines with fresh shad, fresh cut bait and earthworms.
Crappie good around submerged brush piles. Report submitted by Leland Sockey,
game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: July 13. Elevation normal, water 84 and murky. Largemouth bass good
on spinnerbaits, plastic baits, worms and jigs. White bass good on live bait
and jigs. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait. Crappie good on minnows
and jigs at 10-15 ft. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed
in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 11. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and rising, water 84 and clear
south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on plastic
combination baits, deep diving crankbaits and some surface lures at 5-15 ft.
in creek channels and around riprap. Striped and white bass good on live
bait, sassy shad and some surface lures at 5-25 ft. from Platter Flats to
the south and the west. Channel and blue catfish good on live bait, worms
and stinkbait at 5-15 ft. from Platter Flats to the north. Crappie fair to
good on minnows at 5-15 ft. around the fish attractors. Sunfish good on
worms, small spinnerbaits and jigs at 5-15 ft. at the fishing docks and
shorelines with riprap. Paddlefish fair below the dam. Report submitted by
Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: July 13. 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 11. Elevation 4 1/3 ft. below normal and rising. All boat
ramps are open. Use caution near the dam. Catfish fair. Crappie fair. White
bass fair. Walleye fair. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain
State Park.
Tom Steed: July 12. Elevation normal and rising, water 82 and muddy. Catfish
good on worms and cut bait in Otter and Glen creeks. Report submitted by
David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa 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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