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FISHING REPORT FOR AUGUST 22, 2007
CENTRAL
Arcadia:
Elevation above normal. Largemouth bass being caught on crankbaits. Channel
catfish being caught on cut shad. Flathead catfish being caught on sunfish.
Crappie are being caught on red and chartreuse jigs. Report submitted by Tim
Campbell, game warden stationed in
Oklahoma
County.
Hefner: Water 87 and clear. Largemouth bass being caught from boats and
shoreline on spinnerbaits and plastic worms. White bass and walleye being
caught on deep diving crankbaits. Channel catfish being caught on stinkbaits
off windy points. Crappie being caught around docks on minnows and jigs.
Report submitted by Ron Comer, game warden stationed in
Canadian
County.
Overholser: Water 87 and muddy. Channel catfish being caught off windy
points on cut shad and stinkbait. Crappie being caught on small jigs around
docks. Report submitted by Ron Comer, game warden stationed in
Canadian
County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: Elevation above normal and muddy. Largemouth bass good on
plastics. Catfish slow. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted
by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in
Lincoln
County.
Birch: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 87. Largemouth bass good on
plastics in creeks. Striped bass hybrids fair trolling main lake. Crappie
good at 10-12 ft. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed
in Osage
County.
Carl Blackwell: Elevation normal, water 89 and murky. Catfish fair on live
bait and cut bait. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed
in Payne
County.
Chandler:
Elevation above normal. Bass good on plastics. Catfish fair on cut bait.
Crappie good on jigs and minnows at night. Report submitted by Gary Emmons,
game warden stationed in
Lincoln
County.
Copan:
Elevation normal and murky. Crappie good on minnow and jigs at 8-10 ft. near
brush piles. White bass fair while trolling with silver rattletraps. Report
submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in
Washington
County.
Eucha: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 85 and murky. Crappie fair on
jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 16-18 ft. Largemouth bass
fair on topwater baits early mornings and late evenings. Bluegill fair on
crickets and worms around grass beds. Catfish fair on juglines using cut
shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of
Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft.
Gibson: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 91
and murky. Largemouth bass good on buzzbaits, worms and salt craws. White
bass good trolling bridges and rocky points and spoons on the mud flats.
Channel catfish good on juglines baited with cut bait and shad in the mud
flats. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in
Wagoner
County.
Grand: Elevation above normal and clear. Channel catfish fair on cut or
whole shad at about 10 ft. on juglines. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield,
game warden stationed in
Delaware
County.
Greenleaf: Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits,
spinnerbaits and worms. Crappie fair around brush structure and the fishing
dock on minnows and jigs. Catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait on bottom.
Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in
Muskogee
County.
Hudson:
Elevation 2 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on salt craws and plastic
baits. White bass good around structure and bridge pilings on slabs and
small jigs. Channel catfish good on cut shad. Report submitted by Steve
Loveland, game warden stationed in
Mayes
County.
Hulah: Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at
10-12 ft. near brush piles. Catfish fair below dam on cut shad. Report
submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in
Washington
County.
Kaw: Elevation 9 ft. above normal, water 88 and clear. Blue catfish fair on
juglines using cut bait. Noodling for flathead catfish is fair. Blue catfish
good below Kaw Dam on fresh cut bait. White bass good early and late in the
day on surface lures. White bass good on slabs at the Washunga and Sarge
Creek bridges. Report submitted by Larry Green, game warden stationed in
Osage County.
Keystone: Elevation 5 1/2 ft. above normal and dropping, water murky.
Largemouth bass good on buzzbaits and plastic worms at 2-8 ft. at flooded
cover and points. Smallmouth bass slow on crankbaits, jigs and chunk baits
at 6-10 ft. along rocky points and riprap. Spotted bass good on spinnerbaits
and crankbaits at 6-10 ft. at bluff areas. White bass good on spoons and
minnows at 6-10 ft. at bridges and below dam. Striped bass good on bucktails
and storm wild-eyed shad at 3-6 ft. below dam and bridges. Channel catfish
fair on stinkbait and worms at 4-8 ft. in coves and creeks. Blue catfish
fair on punch baits and cut shad at 8-15 ft. inside points of coves.
Flathead catfish fair on goldfish and live shad at 8-15 ft. in riprap and
deep coves. Crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs at 8-15 ft. along brush
piles in deep coves. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody’s Bait and
Tackle.
Oologah: Elevation 3 ft. above normal and falling, water in the 70-80s and
murky. White bass fair trolling shad-colored crankbaits off flats on the
main lake at 10-15 ft. Blue catfish fair on shad below the dam. White bass
fair on jigs below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden
stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water lower 90s and clear. White
bass and striped bass hybrids fair on shad while drifting. Crappie fair on
minnows in timber. Report submitted by Greenwood Fishing Center.
Sooner: White bass good on topwaters. Striped bass hybrids fair on slabs on
shad in deeper water. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden
stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly below normal, water 87 and murky. Crappie fair
on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on plastic
baits at night. Catfish fair on juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by
Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Webbers Falls: Elevation 3 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair
on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creeks and along shoreline riprap. Catfish
good on bottom on stinkbait and sunfish. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs
around brush and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden
stationed Muskogee County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 88 and stained. Crappie good
around marked brush piles on jigs and minnows. White bass are surfacing and
being caught on tiny torpedo or wiggle tail grub. Channel catfish fair. Bass
fair to good, and night fishing is good using worms and jigs. Report
submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: Elevation normal, water 79 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on
minnows and flies. Channel catfish fair on liver, worms and stinkbait.
Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing
and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Elevation normal and clear. Largemouth bass schooling in the
morning, good on buzzbaits and at night at 8-10 ft. on worms. Catfish good
on juglines and trotlines on cut shad and sunfish. Crappie good on minnows
and jigs in the upper end of the lake around structure. Report submitted by
Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on
plastic baits and Carolina rigging at 4-8 ft. off points. White bass very
good on topwaters early and late around bridges and on the main flats. Blue
catfish fair on fresh shad drifting the flats at 10-20 ft. Crappie fair on
minnows or jigs at 10-20 ft. around bridges and standing timber. Report
submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation 17 ft. above normal, water 86. Largemouth bass fair to good
on spinnerbaits. Crappie fair to good on minnows. Blue catfish fair on cut
bait. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and
Bryan counties.
Konawa: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 93 and clear. Largemouth bass
fair on topwater lures in weed beds and off points at 4-8 ft. Channel
catfish good on shad in the south cove at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Daryl
Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: Zone 2 good, with smaller trout but an occasional
18" - 20" fish being caught. Best flies reportedly have been grasshoppers,
egg patterns, light cahills, soft hackles, wooly buggers, prismatic emergers,
hares ears and prince nymphs. Report submitted by
Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
McGee Creek: Elevation 1 1/3 ft. above normal, water 85 and clear.
Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures at 3-10 ft along cover. White
bass fair on shad-colored crank baits in open water. Crappie fair on minnows
over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in
Atoka County.
Murray: Elevation above normal, water 84. Bass good early mornings and in
the evenings on jerk baits and worms. White bass fair early mornings on
topwaters. Channel catfish fair. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game
warden stationed in Carter County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 91 and murky. Largemouth bass slow
at 4-8 ft. using plastic baits fishing the deeper water next to the weed and
rock cover. Crappie slow at 10 ft. using minnows fishing the old creek
channels. White bass at 6-8 ft. using crankbaits in the Applegate Cove
areas. Blue and flathead catfish slow at 6-10 ft. using fresh cut bait and
live bait on juglines and trotlines. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game
warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: Elevation 2 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good in flooded
timber on spinnerbaits. Catfish good on cut bait or live shad. Crappie good
around bridges, brush piles and dam tower on minnows. White bass good
trolling the islands. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed
in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 6 1/2 ft. above normal, water 87 and clear. Largemouth
bass fair to good on topwater baits and medium range crankbaits from the
surface to 10 ft. in the coves. Striped and white bass have been good on
topwater baits and live bait from the surface to 20 ft. from the intake to
Platter Flats. Channel and blue catfish have been fair to good on live bait
and traditional catfish baits at 10-20 ft. from the railroad bridge north to
the Washita River. All other fishing is slow. As the lake recedes more camp
grounds and boat launching sites are opening. Report submitted by Danny
Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation 2 ft. above normal and muddy. Largemouth bass fair on soft
plastic worms. Crappie fair on live minnows around timber. Channel catfish
fair on cut baits and liver with jugs and trotline. Flathead catfish fair on
live sunfish with trotline. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game Warden
stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: Elevation 7 ft. below normal. Lake level is dropping,
irrigation canal is running. Fishing is very spotty. Some good-sized striped
bass hybrids are being caught in deep water. Catfish are most active in the
river above the low water bridge. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz
Mountain State Park.
Ellsworth: Elevation normal and murky. Catfish good on cut bait and punch
bait around Goose Island. Crappie fair at Ralph’s Resort on minnows and
jigs. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche
County.
Foss: Elevation 1/4 ft. above normal, water 82 and clear. Striped bass
hybrids fair. White bass good. Catfish good. Bass fair. Report submitted by
Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Waurika: Water 70 and clear. Blue catfish very good on cut bait in the
spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 23-26 ft. Report submitted by
Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY NEPHEWS FLATHEAD CATFISH CAUGHT
8-12-2007 IN SW OKLAHOMA . A BIOLOGIST MEASURED IT AND AVERAGED THE WEIGHT
AT 104 LBS. THE CARCASS WEIGHED 76LBS DRIED OUT AND THE MEAT TAKEN OFF IT
WEIGHED 40 LBS . SO WHO REALLY KNOWS BUT THE PICTURE DOES NOT TELL THE TRUE
WEIGHT BUT AT LEAST WE GOT A PICTURE. I WISHED HE GOT THE TRUE WEIGHT. BUT
HE DID CATCH IT ON ROD AND REEL WITH 50 LBS TEST LINE. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS EMAIL ME OR CALL MY NEPHEW AT 580-429-3258 HE LIVES IN CACHE
OKLAHOMA AND HIS NAME IS JUSTIN ASH . MAY BE HE CAN AT LEAST GET HIS PICTURE
on YOUR WEBSITE SINCE HE CAN'T GET IN THE RECORD BOOKS. YOUR WEBSITE IS JUST
AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER. I THINK THE RECORD WAS 76 OR 78 LBS HE WOULD HAVE
BLOWN IT AWAY BY AT LEAST 30 LBS. THANK YOU REGGY COMBS.
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