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FISHING
REPORT FOR JULY 21, 2010
CENTRAL
Arcadia: July 20. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on
plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish good on cut shad, worms and
liver. Flathead catfish good on live bluegill. Crappie fair on minnows and
jigs. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma
County.
Hefner: July 19. Elevation above normal and rising, water 85-90 and murky.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs at 5-10 ft. around
rocky areas. Smallmouth bass slow on crankbaits and jigs at 10-15 ft. around
rocks. White bass good on sassy shad, grubs and crankbaits at 8-15 ft. along
windy points and trolling near surfacing shad. Striped bass hybrids slow on
deep running crankbaits and lipless baits at 8-20 ft. trolling drop-off
areas on the lake. 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 at
5-10 ft. off of the dam. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. off
the dam. Walleye fair trolling deep running crankbaits and drifting night
crawlers on Lindy Rigs at 15-25 ft. along deep humps on the lake. Sunfish
and bluegill good on worms at 2-6 ft. all around the lake. Report submitted
by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Overholser: July 18. Elevation normal with dam releasing water, water 84-88
and murky. Catfish good on punchbait, cut shad and worms all over the lake.
Report submitted by Joey Rushing, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and
Canadian counties.
Thunderbird: July 18. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water clear. Crappie
fair on minnows and jigs at 5-6 ft. White bass fair to good on medium-diving
crankbaits trolling 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.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow; July 18. Elevation normal, water 87 and murky. Channel catfish
excellent on doughbait. Crappie good on jigs and sparkly power bait. Report
submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Carl Blackwell: July 19. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 84 and muddy.
Channel catfish good on cut bait. Crappie fair on jigs. Report submitted by
Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: July 18. Elevation normal, water 87 and murky. Channel catfish
excellent on doughbait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted
by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: July 18. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie fair on jigs at
10-15 ft. in the timber on the north end of the lake. Blue and channel
catfish good on shad and worms along the dam and flooded area. Report
submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: July 20. Elevation slightly below normal, water 90 and clear. Crappie
fair on minnows and jigs at 10-12 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth
bass fair on crankbaits off rocky points. Bluegill good on crickets and
worms around grass beds. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Ft. Gibson: July 18. Elevation 5 1/2 ft. above normal, water 86 and stained.
Largemouth bass good on buzzbaits and crankbaits in the flooded timber and
around the docks. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. Catfish good
on juglines and rod and reel with cut bait and shad. White bass good when
surfacing on white jigs and rooster tails. Report submitted by Rick Stafford
in Wagoner.
Greenleaf: July 20. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on
chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits and jig and worm along shorelines, creek
channels and rocky points. Catfish good on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie
fair on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush structure. Report
submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: July 19. Elevation normal, water 88 and partly murky. Largemouth
bass good on soft plastic baits and spinnerbaits along brush piles and
flooded vegetation. White bass fair on slabs at 10-15 ft. near the river
channel. Channel catfish fair on worms and shrimp at 5-9 ft. along rocky
banks. Blue catfish fair to good on juglines with shad at 11-17 ft. in the
river channel. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 11-14 ft. in standing
timber. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers
and Mayes counties.
Hulah: July 18. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie fair on jigs at
10-12 ft. Catfish fair on cut shad and worms below the dam. Report submitted
by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: July 19. Elevation 6 ft. above normal and dropping, water 87 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 juglines with shad and drift
fishing in the Arkansas River arm. Channel catfish good on stinkbait and cut
bait. Noodling is fair. White bass, striped bass and striped bass hybrids
being caught on bucktails, sassy shad and drifting live bait below the dam.
Blue, channel and flathead catfish good on cut shad, carp, live bluegill,
shad and goldfish below the dam. Most anglers are catching shad for bait in
the Arkansas River arm. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden
stationed in Kay County.
Lower Illinois: July 19. Elevation normal, water 54 and clear. Largemouth
bass good on topwater lures all along the river. White bass fair 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 fair on jigs at 1-3 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.
Oologah: July 19. 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 at 4-8 ft. along rocky
banks. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastics around flooded vegetation.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around standing timber. Blue
catfish fair on juglines with shad at 10-18 ft. on flats near the river
channel. Flathead and blue catfish fair on live shad below the dam. Report
submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: July 19. Elevation above normal, water mid 80s and clear. White
bass and striped bass hybrids fair on live shad at 15-20 ft. Crappie fair on
minnows and jigs along creek channels and standing timber. Report submitted
by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: July 19. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on live shad and
slabs. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble
County.
Spavinaw: July 20. Elevation slightly above normal, water 90 and clear.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair
on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Tenkiller: July 19. Elevation 2 3/4 ft. above normal and steady, water 89
and clear. Largemouth bass slow on topwater lures and spinnerbaits early.
Catfish fair on minnows and cut bait at 10-20 ft. drifting. Sunfish good on
night crawlers in or near docks. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village
Resort.
Webbers Falls: July 20. Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water murky.
Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels,
mudflats and brush piles. Catfish good on fresh cut bait on bottom over
mudflats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and
bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee
County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: July 17. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 84 and clear. White
bass and striped bass hybrids fair drifting slabs and shad. Channel catfish
good on small sunfish and waterdogs in upper end of lake. Walleye fair
drifting night crawlers. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden
stationed in Blaine County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: July 17. Elevation normal, water 84 and clear. Channel catfish
good on doughbait and liver over baited holes. Crappie good on chartreuse
jigs at 25-30 ft. over brush piles. White bass surfacing along the south
side of lake every evening. Bass hitting cranks, rattletraps and lizards.
Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: July 20. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Smallmouth and
spotted bass fair on soft plastics around waterfalls and structure in deeper
pools. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait, chicken liver and worms in deeper
pools around current. Flathead catfish fair on live sunfish fished around
structure at night. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue
River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: July 18. Water mid 80s and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass
good on black plastic baits after dark around points and structure. Catfish
good on juglines and trotlines with cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows and
jigs at 20-25 ft. around structure and standing timber. Report submitted by
Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 18. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 84 and clear east and
murky west. Largemouth bass fair on Carolina-rigged plastic baits off windy
points. White bass fair trolling shallow flats near windy points. Blue
catfish fair on fresh shad along deeper flats and creek channels. Crappie
fair on minnows and jigs at 6-20 ft. under bridges and standing timber.
Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 18. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 85. Crappie fair on
minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden
stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: July 17. Elevation normal, water 92 and clear. Largemouth bass good
on topwater lures at 5-10 ft. in schooling fish in coves early and late.
Channel catfish good on stinkbait and chicken liver at 10-15 ft. around
points. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole
County.
McGee Creek: July 18. Elevation 1 ½ ft. above normal, water 86 and clear.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-20 ft. around cedar brush, off main
creek channels. Largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastic lures and
topwater lures early and late in shallow water, and schooling bass on top
water baits in open water. White bass fair on sassy shad and top water baits
around open points. Channel catfish fair on juglines and trotlines on live
bait. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka
County.
Murray: July 18. Elevation normal, water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass slow
early and late. White bass slow late trolling areas where fish are
schooling. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbait at night.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around brush. Report submitted
by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: July 18. Elevation below normal, water clear. Bass good on jigs
around rocky points and creek inlets. Catfish good on night crawlers.
Crappie fair on minnows in deeper water near surface. Report submitted by
Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: July 19. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 85 and murky.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around submerged brush piles. Report
submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: July 17. Elevation normal, water 85 and murky. Largemouth bass good
on buzzbaits, topwater lures and swim baits early and late. White bass fair
on minnows and jigs in deep water in creek channels. Channel and blue
catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait. Flathead catfish good on live bait.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. Report submitted by Dane Polk,
game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 18. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 84 and clear south and
murky to muddy north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on surface
lures, deep diving crankbaits and plastic combination baits at 5-20 ft. in
the creek channels and around riprap. Striped and white bass fair to good on
surface lures, live bait, sassy shad and slabs at 5-30 ft. in the river
channels from Platter Flats to the south and west. Channel and blue catfish
fair to good on worms, cut baits and live bait at 5-20 ft. from Alberta
Creek to the north. Crappie fair on minnows at 10-20 ft. around the fish
attractors and fishing docks with brush. Sunfish good on worms at 5-10 ft.
from the fishing docks and around riprap. Paddlefish fair below the dam.
Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: July 19. Elevation normal, water 85 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 stationed in
LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: July 18. Elevation 3 1/3 ft. below normal and steady. All boat
ramps are open. Irrigation canal is closed. Catfish fair to poor. Crappie
slow to fair. White bass slow to fair. Walleye slow to fair. Report
submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Waurika: July 19. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal with gates open, water
82-86 and murky to muddy. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on shad,
trolling crankbaits and on various baits when surfacing early and late. Blue
catfish slow to fair on juglines with shad, punchbait and crawdads early and
late. 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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