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FISHING REPORT FOR AUGUST 29, 2007
CENTRAL
Hefner: Elevation normal, water 88 and clear. Largemouth bass being caught
along the shoreline on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and plastic worms. White bass
being caught on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish being caught on punch
bait, cut bait and stinkbait. Crappie being caught on minnows and jigs.
Walleye being caught from boats trolling with deep diving crankbaits. Report
submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Overholser: Elevation above normal. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait and
cut bait. Crappie being caught around docks. There is a little activity
below the dam catching white bass and striped bass hybrids. Report submitted
by Ron Comer, game warden stationed in Canadian County.
Thunderbird: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Channel catfish
fair to good on cut bait and stinkbaits. Crappie good on minnows at 6-8 ft.
around structure. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed
in Cleveland County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: Elevation above normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on
plastics. 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.
Chandler: Elevation above normal and murky. Bass fair on plastics. Catfish
fair at night on cut bait. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Gary Emmons,
game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at
8-10 ft. near structure. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden
stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 84 and murky. Crappie fair on
jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 16-18 ft. Largemouth bass
fair on topwater baits early morning and late evening. Catfish fair on
juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa
Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water 92 and murky. Largemouth
bass good in flooded grass and at night on a variety of lures. White bass
good trolling bridges and rocky points and flat areas. White bass are
schooling. Catfish good on cut bait and shad on juglines or drift fishing on
the flats. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in
Wagoner County.
Grand: Elevation above normal, water clear. Channel catfish fair on whole
and cut shad using juglines in about at 10-15 ft. White bass biting fair on
spinnerbaits in lake tributaries. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game
warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Catfish good on cut baits and stinkbaits on
bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at fishing dock and brush
structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in
Muskogee County.
Hulah: Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at
10-12 ft. near structure. Catfish fair below dam on cut shad. Report
submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 86 and stained. White bass are
being caught trolling crankbaits along sandy beaches and points and under
the bridges on slabs and jigs. Blue catfish are being caught in the upper
end of the lake by jug fishermen on fresh cut bait or whole small shad. The
flathead catfish have finished spawning, ending the noodling season. Kaw Dam
has finally closed the floodgates and returned to a normal power generation
schedule; fishing should remain good when Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
is releasing water. Report submitted by Larry Green, game warden stationed
in Osage County.
Oologah: Elevation is normal, water in the upper 70s to low 80s and murky.
White bass fair trolling shad- colored lures off flats on the main lake at
10-15 ft. Crappie fair around brush piles on minnows at 20 ft. Blue and
channel catfish fair on shad drifting flats near the main river channel at
20-25 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers
County.
Skiatook: Elevation 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 fair on topwaters. Striped bass hybrids fair on slabs on
shad. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble
County.
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly above normal, water 84 and murky. Crappie fair
on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth fair on crankbaits.
Catfish fair on juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore,
City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 89 and clear. Largemouth bass
slow with some action on 20 ft. ledges with deep-diving crankbaits or
plastic worms. Catfish good on stinkbaits at 18-21 ft. Sunfish good in coves
or near docks on night crawlers. Crappie slow with some action at 25 ft.
around brush on roadrunner jigs. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson
Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass
fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along creek channels and riprap. Catfish
good on sunfish, stinkbaits and cut baits on bottom and along rock ledges.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at brush structure. Report submitted by
Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation 1 ft. above normal. White bass and striped bass hybrids
good drifting shad and slabs. Walleye fair drifting night crawlers and
trolling deep diving crankbaits. Channel catfish good on shad and crawdads
in upper end of lake. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed
in Blaine County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation normal, water 88 and stained. Channel catfish good.
Crappie fair to good on marked brush piles using jigs and minnows. White
bass slow with some surface activity early and late. Bass fishing has been
best at night, using Carolina-rigs with lizard; most are being caught in
less than 12 ft. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: Elevation normal, water 76 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 on worms at 8-10 ft. Catfish good on
cut shad and sunfish on juglines and trotlines. 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 4 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on
plastic baits and Carolina-rigging off points. White bass good on jigs below
the dam. Blue catfish good on fresh shad below the dam. Crappie slow. Report
submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation 10 ft. above normal, water 85. Largemouth bass fair on
plastics and spinnerbaits in the flooded brush and willows. Crappie fair on
minnows near standing timber. Catfish fair to good on cut shad in lake and
in tail waters. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in
Choctaw and Bryan counties.
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. Report submitted by
Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: Elevation above normal, water 84. Bass good on jerk baits and worms
in early morning and evenings. White bass fair on topwaters early morning.
Channel catfish fair. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden
stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: Elevation normal, water clear. Bass are schooling again. Anglers
are using spinnerbaits, grubs, and topwater lures to land a good number of
bass. Crappie fair on minnows around tops. Catfish fair on shrimp and cut
shad on trotlines and juglines. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden
stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 89 and murky. Largemouth bass fair
at surface to 6 ft. using topwater baits early morning and late evening and
plastic baits during the day fishing the weed and rock cover next to deeper
water. Crappie fair on minnows at 10 ft. fishing in the edge of the old
creek channels. White bass fair on crankbaits at 6-8 ft. fishing in the
Applegate and Short Mountain cove areas. Blue and flathead catfish fair on
live bait and fresh cut shad at 10-20 ft. on trotlines and juglines fishing
along the old Arkansas River channel. 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
on minnows around bridges, brush piles and dam tower. White bass good
trolling the islands. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed
in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 7 ft. above normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass
fair to good on topwater baits and deep diving crankbaits from the surface
to 10 ft. Striped and white bass fair to good on surface baits and live bait
from the surface to 15 ft. near the islands. Channel and blue catfish are
fair to good on live bait and catfish baits at 10-15 ft. from Platter Flats
to above the highway 70 Bridge. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden
stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation normal and muddy. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic
worms and topwater lures. 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 and dropping. Irrigation canal is
running. Fishing is spotty. Striped bass hybrids 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 muddy. Three floodgates open. Catfish fair
to good on cut bait behind the dam and in the lake. Report submitted by Mike
Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: Elevation 1/4 ft. below normal, water 83 and clear. Striped bass
hybrids and white bass good. Walleye fair. Catfish good on stinkbait. 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. Boat ramps are
closed and there is water in the spillway. 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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