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FISHING REPORT FOR AUGUST 11, 2010
CENTRAL
Arcadia: August 9. Elevation normal, water 89 and clear. Largemouth bass
good on plastic worms. White bass good on crankbaits and sassy shad. Channel
and blue catfish good on cut shad. Bluegill good on worms. Report submitted
by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner: August 10. Elevation above normal, water 86-97 and clear. Largemouth
bass slow on crankbaits, jigs and soft plastic baits at 6-10 ft. along
weeds, wood and rocky shorelines early and late. Smallmouth bass slow on
jigs and soft plastics at 6-10 ft. along weeds, wood and rocky shorelines
early and late. White bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits and grubs at
5-20 ft. Striped bass hybrids slow on deep diving crankbaits at 10-20 ft.
around drop-offs in the lake. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, shrimp and
punchbait at 12-20 ft. off the dam. Blue catfish fair on cut bait at 20-30
ft. off riprap areas of the dam. Flathead catfish slow on live bait and
crankbaits at 5-10 ft. near rocks. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs at 15-25
ft. off the dam. Walleye fair on deep diving crankbaits and night crawlers
at 10-20 ft. along deep humps in the lake. Sunfish and bluegill good on
worms and small jigs at 2-6 ft. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Overholser: August 8. Elevation normal, water 88-91 and murky. White bass
and catfish slow behind the dam. Some fish being caught on worms and liver
off the west side fishing dock. Report submitted by Joey Rushing, game
warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian counties.
Thunderbird: August 7. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water clear. White
bass good on jigs and sassy shad off points, surfacing early mornings.
Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland
County.
Wes Watkins: August 9. Elevation normal, water 89-91 and clear. Channel and
blue catfish biting good on cut shad and sunfish along riprap drop-offs.
Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie
County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: August 8. Elevation below normal, water 90 and clear. Channel
catfish fair on doughbait and cut bluegill. Crappie fair on minnows and
jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln
County.
Birch: August 8. Elevation normal, water 90 and stained. Largemouth bass
good on plastic baits and topwater lures early and late. Channel catfish
good on liver and doughbait. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden
stationed in Osage County.
Chandler: August 8. Elevation below normal, water 90 and clear. Channel
catfish fair on cut bait and doughbait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs.
Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: August 9. Elevation slightly below normal, water clear. Channel
catfish good on chicken liver and worms below the dam. Crappie fair on jigs
in deep water around flooded timber on the north end of the lake. Blue
catfish fair on juglines in the evening and at night. Report submitted by
Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: August 10. Elevation 1 3/4 ft. below normal, water 88 and clear.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 10-12 ft. around brush and structure.
Bluegill good on crickets and worms around grass beds. Largemouth bass fair
on plastic baits at night. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Ft Gibson: August 7. Elevation 5 ft. above normal, water 90 and stained.
Largemouth bass good on buzzbaits and crankbaits in the buck brush early and
late. White bass good on rooster tails and small crankbaits off of windy
points. Striped bass good on live shad below the dam. Catfish good on cut
bait and shad. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.
Greenleaf: August 9. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits and bill baits along shorelines and creek channels. Catfish
good on fresh cut bait and stinkbait 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: August 9. Elevation normal, water 90. Largemouth bass good on
topwater lures and spinnerbaits early and late. White bass good on rooster
tails and minnows. Channel catfish good on blood bait, stinkbait, cut shad
and minnows. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in
Rogers and Mayes counties.
Hulah: August 9. Elevation normal, water clear. Flathead and channel catfish
fair on cut shad and worms below the dam and on juglines near the mouth of
Hulah Cove. Crappie fair on jigs in deeper water near structure. Report
submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: August 10. Elevation normal, water 95 and muddy. The lake has been
dropped down for aerial seeding of Japanese millet; extreme caution should
be used when operating boats in the upper end of the lake. Even experienced
boaters can become stranded on mudflats as they have drastically changed.
Crappie slow on minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. under Washunga Bay Bridge.
White bass fair on crankbaits, slabbing spoons, shad colored jigs and
minnows around Sarge Creek Bridge and Washunga Bay Bridge. Blue catfish
excellent on juglines with shad and drift fishing in the Arkansas River and
Beaver Creek arms. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, worms and cut bait
near rocky banks with quick drop-offs. White bass, striped bass and striped
bass hybrids being caught on bucktails, streamers, sassy shad and drifting
live bait below the dam. Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on cut
shad, carp, live bluegill, shad and goldfish below the dam. Most anglers are
catching shad for bait near the Coon Creek boat ramp, and near the Washunga
Boat ramp. Spotted Bass fair on crankbaits at 3-8 ft. on rocky points and
chunk rock banks south of Kaw City Bridge. Largemouth good on chatter baits
and spinnerbaits along riprap near bridges and the dam. Rough fish are
plentiful on surface throughout the lake and below the dam presenting good
opportunities for bow fishing. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game
warden stationed in Kay County.
Lower Illinois: August 9. Elevation normal, water 55 and clear. Largemouth
bass fair on topwater lures all along the river. White bass slow on jigs at
1-2 ft. all along the river. Striped bass fair on live shad at 1-2 ft. below
Gore Landing. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom all along the
river. Crappie slow 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.
Skiatook: August 9. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water upper 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: August 9. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on live shad and
slabs. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble
County.
Spavinaw: August 10. Elevation slightly below normal, water 90 and dingy.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair
on spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Tenkiller: August 9. Elevation 2 ft. above normal and steady, water 90 and
clear. Largemouth bass slow on soft plastic baits at 5-10 ft. along bluffs.
Catfish fair drifting minnows and shad at 10-20 ft. Sunfish good around
docks. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: August 9. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair
on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along riprap and shorelines. Catfish good on
cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure
and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in
Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: August 8. Elevation normal, water 87 and clear. White bass and
striped bass hybrids good drifting shad and slabs near drop-offs. Report
submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Ft. Supply: August 9. Elevation normal. Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits
and cut shad in the evenings and night. Report submitted by Mark
Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Woodward County.
SOUTHEAST
Broken Bow: August 8. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on motor oil
colored worms Texas or Carolina-rigged around points and structure late
evening into the night. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines with shad and
cut bait. Crappie good on blue and black jigs with pumpkin seed or
chartreuse tails at 18-22 ft. in the upper end around brush piles and
standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in
McCurtain County.
Eufaula: August 8. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 87 and clear.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits off points. White bass fair on
crankbaits trolling around points and shallow flats. Blue catfish fair
drifting shad around deeper points and creek channels. Crappie fair on
minnows and jigs at 8-12 ft. under bridges and standing timber. Report
submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: August 8. Elevation 2 3/4 ft. below normal, water 86. Boaters use
extreme caution. Crappie and white bass fair on minnows at 15-25 feet. Blue
catfish fair on cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game
warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: August 8. Elevation normal, water 97 and clear. Largemouth bass fair
on topwater lures at 5-8 ft. in weed beds. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait
at 10-12 ft. along points. Report by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in
Seminole County.
McGee Creek: August 8. Elevation 7 inches above normal, water 87 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 in schooling bass on
topwater baits in open water. White bass fair on sassy shad and topwater
baits around open points. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden
stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: August 8. Elevation slightly below normal, water 85 and clear.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass good early morning and at night. White bass
being caught on topwater lures trolling and when surfacing at night. Channel
catfish fair on minnows, worms and chicken liver at night. Crappie fair on
minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. around structure. Report submitted by Jeremy
Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: August 8. Elevation extremely below normal, water clear. Bass
great on spinnerbaits around structures. Crappie fair on minnows near creek
channels. Catfish fair on chicken liver. Report submitted by Mark Hannah,
game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: August 10. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 90 and murky.
White bass fair trolling near the mouth of Big Sans Bois Creek and Arkansas
River. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles. Report submitted
by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: August 8. Elevation 8 inches below normal, water 92 and murky.
Largemouth bass fair to good on plastic worms, crankbaits and swim baits
along deep water humps early and late. Channel and blue catfish good on cut
bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 14-16 ft. Report submitted by Dane
Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: August 7. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 87 and clear.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on topwater lures, spinnerbaits,
combination baits and deep diving crankbaits at 1-15 ft. in creek channels.
Striped and white bass fair to good on topwater lures, slabs, sassy shad and
live bait at 1-25 ft. in the river channels. Channel and blue catfish fair
to good on live bait, stinkbait and cut shad at 5-15 ft. from Platter Flats
to the south and west. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. around
the fish attractors. Sunfish good on worms and shrimp at 5-10 ft. around
riprap. Paddlefish fair below the dam. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game
warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: August 9. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 86 and murky.
Largemouth bass slow on topwater lures, worms and jigs early and late.
Crappie slow on minnows and jigs around structure. Channel catfish slow on
juglines with cut shad and liver. Flathead catfish slow on live sunfish and
night crawlers. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in
LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: August 8. Elevation 9 1/3 ft. below normal and dropping.
Catfish slow to fair. Crappie slow to fair. White bass slow to fair. Walleye
slow to fair. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.
Ellsworth: August 8. Elevation above normal, water 87 and murky. Blue
catfish fair to good on juglines with cut bait at 12-17 ft. Report submitted
by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Stephens County.
Foss: August 11. Elevation 1/4 ft. below normal with gates closed, water 90
and clear. Striped bass hybrids surfacing in the early morn and late
evenings. Catfish fair on doughbait in channels. Walleye slow to fair.
Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
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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