OKC Waters:
OKC Parks & Recreation
Department stocked 9600 channel
catfish in four OKC waters. The fish were reared at the City's H. B.
Parsons Fish Hatchery at Lake Hefner. The five inch channel catfish were
stocked 100/acre in Zoo Lake(6800), Dolese Lake(1900), Kid's Lake(600),
and Duck Pond(300). The stockings were part of the cooperative management
program between the City and the Department of Wildlife Conservation. For
information about fishing the Close to Home waters call (405) 755-4014 or
(405) 325-7288
Arbuckle:
(580) 622-3165
ElectroFishing
Report on Black Bass of Sample taken 117 fish per hour with 39%
over 14 inches long and largest 9.1 pounds.
Water:
Elevation 15 ft. below normal, water 46.
Creeks are muddy main lake murky
Black Bass: Fair
on grubs, tubes an worms working, some top-water early a.m.
Crappie:
fair
around brushpiles on jigs and minnows.
Catfish:
Slow
on juglines and cut shad, 6 ft. in creek channels.
Sand Bass:
White bass are hard to find but some surface activity
Check
out.......
Bob Myers Guide Service
(405) 238-2243
Pager 1-877-724-3711 Pin#5230
E-Mail
lilhustler1@webtv.net
Sept. 15.
Elevation 15 ft. below normal, water 76 and murky. Recent rains murked
the water. Channel catfish Crappie on brush piles at 12-18 ft
deep. White bass slow. Bass off points and along grass beds. Carolina
rigged worms doing well. Some topwater action early am hours. Report
submitted by Jack Melton
Aug. 15.
Elevation 1.5 ft. below normal, water 80. Creeks are muddy, main
lake stained. Crappie fair around brushpiles on jigs and minnows. White
bass are hard to find but some surface activity. Report submitted by
Jack Melton
May 11.
Elevation normal, water 76 and clear to stained up creeks. White bass
are good up creek arms on rattletraps and wiggle tail grubs. Crappie
are on brushpiles at 8-10 ft Bass are post spawn and in transition on
grubs, tubes an worms working, some top-water early a.m. Submitted By
Jack Melton Report submitted by Jack Melton
May 5.
Elevation normal, water 67-68 and clear. Lots of algae moss.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows off docks. White bass biting good on
rattle-traps and curly tail grubs up creeks. Bass fishing is good in
shallow, worm, topwater starting. Report submitted by Jack Melton
April 4.
Elevation normal, water 57 and stained. Crappie at 6 ft. around fishing
docks. White bass up all three creeks on rattletraps an wiggle tailed
jigs. Bass fishing along with the wind has picked up on jerk baits,
spinnerbaits in stained water, worms off points have produced. Report
submitted by Jack Melton.
Feb. 18.
Elevation normal, water 44 and clearing. White bass in 55 ft for
slabbers and some in 12-15 under gulls that can be caught on rattle
traps. Crappie slow. Black bass are being caught on drop shot rig off
points. Along steep banks using jerk baits. Jig n pig bite on wood
fairly shallow, fair. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Jan. 2.
Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 45 and clear. All fishing is slow.
Submitted by Jack Melton
July 23.
Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 80 and clear. White bass excellent
tolling with shallow spinnerbaits and jigs along the surface early
morning until noon. Report submitted by Roy Roundtree, Murray County
Game Warden
July 21.
Water clear, full pool in mid 80s. Light to moderate stain in backs of
creek arms. Bass bite is slow with no pattern to bite. Some bass being
taken with grubs in brushpiles where marked midday and just off
secondary points on main lake early. White bass schooling in main lake.
Bluegill and sunfish shallow in flooded weeds and laydowns and hitting
just about anything. Report submitted by Joval Eblen, sw fisherman
The State and the National Park
Service has completed their planned improvements of planting the new
cedars under the fish area tracking buoys and the fishing docks
Arcadia:
(405) 396-8026
Water:
Elevation
below normal, water 45 murky
Black Bass: fair
off boat ramps in the morning on jigs and night crawlers
Hybrids & Stripers: fair
on south beach area early in the morning on spinnerbaits, minnows and
lures at 3 ft. to bottom
Sand Bass: fair
on south beach area early in the morning on spinnerbaits, minnows and
lures at 3 ft. to bottom
Crappie:
fair on worms and minnows from 6 ft. around the docks
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
Catfish:
excellent on liver and worms from 5 ft..
Bluegill
slow on worms on north shore boat ramp at 3 ft.
Aug. 18.
Elevation below normal, water 86 murky. Channel catfish excellent on
liver and worms from 5 ft. Crappie fair on worms and minnows from 6 ft.
around the docks.
Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
May 28.
Elevation normal, water 75 and semi clear. Channel catfish good along
north shore cove across from boat ramp in the morning on sunfish. Crappie
good on minnows and jigs at 5-6 ft. early morning around covered fishing
dock. All other fishing fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate
attendant
May 6.
Elevation normal, water 72 and clear. White and striped bass excellent on
south beach area early in the morning on spinnerbaits, minnows and lures
at 3 ft. to bottom. Catfish slow off north and south banks on night
crawlers just off bottom in the evening. Crappie good around boat ramp
and brush piles on road runners, jigs, and power baits at 4-5 ft. .
Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant
April 7.
Elevation 3/4 ft. above normal, water 57 and murky. Largemouth bass fair
off boat ramps in the morning on jigs and night crawlers. Channel catfish
slow on night crawlers off bottom along north shore banks in the morning.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs in the mornings around covered fishing
dock at 6-7 ft. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
March 2. Elevation normal and
clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, Cleveland
County Game Warden
Dec. 23.
Elevation normal, water 48 and clear.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits, 5-10 ft. along the
dam. Catfish good on shad in the morning and evening, 100 ft. off north
shore. Crappie fair on jigs morning and evening off bottom around fishing
dock. slow. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant
Ardmore/Jean Neustadt:
(580)
223-4844
Water:
normal
Black Bass: Fair
on spinnerbaits
Hybrids:
Sand Bass:
Crappie:
Good on minnows and jigs in 10 to 15 ft
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
Catfish:
Murray Lake:
(580) 223-4044
ElectroFishing
Report on Black Bass of Sample taken 74 fish per hour with 29%
over 14 inches long and largest 4.6 pounds.
Water:
Elevation
above normal, water 42 and clear.
Black Bass:
good on lures and minnows at rocky points, brush and structures.
Crappie good on minnows around brush..
Smallmouths: very
good off points on lures.
Sand Bass:
fair
on minnows and jigs around brush..
Catfish:
good and improving on worms, liver, and
doughbait..
Flatheads:
slow but improving on doughbait and worms
Carp good on corn, doughbait and worms. Sunfish good on worms and
powerbait around brush
Carp
very good on doughbait and worms
Sunfish
very good on worms and power bait around brush.
Walleye
good on minnows and lures around brush and at
face of dam at south end of lake.
Nice Small Mouth caught by
Brad Vance
on Lake Murray... July 19th, Brad was fishing a night tournament and
as you can probably guess he won!
Aug 20th No report submitted this
week.
May 27.
Elevation above normal, water 72 and clear.
Smallmouth bass very good off points on lures. Largemouth bass good
on lures. White bass very good evenings and early mornings on minnows
in coves. Crappie very good on minnows and power bait at brush piles.
Sunfish very good on worms and power bait. Catfish good on chicken
liver and doughbait. Carp very good on corn, worms and doughbait.
Walleye good on minnows and lures in coves and at dam. Report
submitted by Bob Newcomer, Lake Murray Fishing Dock.
May 6.
Elevation below normal, water 74 and murky. Bass
very good on lures and minnows at rocky points, brush and structures.
Crappie good on minnows around brush. Carp very good on doughbait and
worms. Sunfish very good on worms and power bait around brush.
Walleye good on minnows and lures around brush and at face of dam at
south end of lake. Catfish good and improving on worms, liver, and
doughbait. Report submitted by Bob Newcomer, Lake Murray Fishing
Dock.
April 1.
Elevation normal, water 54 and clear. White bass
good on rat-l-traps and minnows. Large and smallmouth bass good on
minnows and lures off points. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around
brush. Catfish fair on dough baits and minnows. Carp good on worms,
power baits and minnows. Walleye good around brush. Sunfish good on
worms, power bait and minnows around brush. Report submitted by Bob
Newcomer, Lake Murray Fishing Dock
March 4.
Elevation normal, water 50 and clear. Smallmouth
and largemouth bass beginning to move around brush. Carp are starting
to move try dough baits and worms. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs
around brush. Sunfish slow on worms close to the top of the water.
Walleye slow on minnows around brush. Report submitted by Bob
Newcomer, Lake Murray Fishing Dock.
Dec. 17.
Elevation normal, water 50 and clear. Small and
largemouth bass slow to fair around rocky points and around brush
piles on live bait. White bass slow on minnows and lures. Not seeing
fish schooling after shad. Carp fair on worms, corn, peas and
doughbait at heated dock. Catfish fair to good on cut bait and
doughbait. Crappie fair and improving daily around brush piles.
Sunfish good on worms, corn and peas at heated dock brush piles.
Walleye slow on cut bait and minnows at dam. Report submitted by Bob
Newcomer, Lake Murray Fishing Dock.
Nov. 12.
Elevation above normal, water 60 and clear. Bass
slow on topwater lures around brush and off points. Catfish good on
minnows, doughbait and liver. Carp and buffalo good on corn, worms
and doughbait in fishing marina cove. Crappie good on jigs and
crappie nibbles around brush piles. Catching dozens of 10 to 16 ounce
crappie. Walleye good and continuing to bite on bass minnows and cut
bait. Sunfish good on worms and corn around brush. Report submitted
by Bob Newcomer, Lake Murray Fishing Dock
Draper:
(405) 755-4014
ElectroFishing
Report on Black Bass of Sample taken 2 fish per hour with 24%
over 14 inches long and largest 1.0 pounds.
Water:
Water elevation normal and clear
Black Bass: good
on plastic worms and spinner baits on structure..3-5 ft.
Hybrids: Slow
Sand Bass: slow
on jigs while surfacing early and late.
Crappie: slow
on minnows and jigs 6-10 ft on structure
Saugeyes/
Walleyes: are
hitting off the dam in evenings and night on jerk baits.
Catfish:
slow on stinkbait in
upper lake channel.
Aug 20th
No report submitted this week.
June 1
Water elevation normal and clear; fishing good for black bass on plastic
worms and spinner baits on structure..3-5 ft. Channel catfish good on
stink bait and cut bait. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, Cleveland
County Game Warden.
May 5.
Elevation normal and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony
Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden.
April 7.
Elevation normal and murky 60. Black bass good on spinners and minnows.
Walleye are hitting off the dam in evenings and night on jerk baits.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs 6-10 ft on structure. Report submitted
by Tony Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden
March 2.
Elevation normal and clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony
Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden
Jan. 6.
Elevation normal and murky. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony
Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden.
Hefner:
(405) 755-4014
Water:
Elevation 2 ft. below normal,
water 40 and clear.
Black Bass: Slow
on Small big bell spinnerbaits and rattle
traps off of shallow humps and points
Hybrids:
Sand Bass: good
off northeast corner on light colored jigs, little georges, and rooster
tails.
Crappie:
are being caught all around the lake on minnows and light colored jigs.
Crappie are going 3/4 to 1lb. .
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
catching 5 to 6 lbs. Walleye off the dam at night. Fish are being
caught by bank anglers fishing topwater jerk baits like Rapalas and
Thundersticks.
Catfish:
good off NE corner of dam on punch bait. from 15 ft.
Aug. 19. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 82 and clear.
White bass good off northeast corner on light colored jigs, little
georges, and rooster tails. Channel catfish good off NE corner of dam on
punch bait. from 15 ft. Report submitted by Bob Martin, Fisheries
Biologist, OKC Parks and Recreation Dept
May 12. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell,
Oklahoma County Game Warden
May 1. Water 68. White bass going about 1lb on inline
spinners like rooster tails, mepps, and Reflex spinners. Crappie are
being caught all around the lake on minnows and light colored jigs.
Crappie are going 3/4 to 1lb. Report submitted by Bob Martin, Fisheries
Biologist, OKC Parks & Recreation Dept
April 1. Water 51 at the surface. Fishermen are catching 5
to 6 lbs. Walleye off the dam at night. Fish are being caught by bank
anglers fishing topwater jerk baits like Rapalas and Thundersticks.
Crappie up to 1 lbs. are being caught at the south end of the lake in 18"
of water on small minnows and light colored jigs. Fishing for crappie off
fishing piers, enclosed fishing dock and boat stalls could be productive.
Report submitted by Bob Martin, Fisheries Biologist, OKC Parks &
Recreation Dept.
Feb. 6. Crappie fishing off Hefner dam anglers are slip
corking small minnows and light colored jigs, white or yellow, at 15 to
25 feet depth. Fish 1 to 1.5lbs. Report submitted by Bob Martin, OKC
Parks and Recreation Department
Taylor Lake:
No Current report
Thunderbird:
(405) 360-3572
Water:
Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal and clear
Black Bass: good
on tandem spinners/black & yellow skirts, near moss beds and
structure..
Sand Bass:slow
while trolling on points with medium diving crank baits
Crappie:
slowing but still
good on minnows and jigs, shallow water on structure.
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
slow on jigs and med diving crankbaits (green, orange or silver), 4-6
ft. on points and drop-offs, early and late.
Flatheads:
catfish slow on live bait on trotlines
and juglines.
Aug. 17. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below
normal and clear. Fishing is pretty slow with few people reporting any
success. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden
June 1 Water elevation normal and clear;
fishing has slowed a little for crappie... fair on minnows and jigs, 4-5
ft. on structure. Bass good on tandem spinners/black & yellow skirts,
near moss beds and structure. Saugeye good on jigs and med diving
crankbaits (green, orange or silver), 4-6 ft. on points and drop-offs,
early and late. Channel catfish slow. Sand bass fair while trolling on
points with medium diving crank baits. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff,
Cleveland County Game Warden
May 5. Elevation normal and clear.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs, shallow water on structure. Black bass
good on tandem spinners/ light colored skirts on moss and structure.
Saugeye good early mornings on jigs and 'minnow' colored medium diver
crankbaits at 4-6 ft. off points. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff,
Cleveland County Game Warden.
April 7. Elevation normal (and rising
w/1.5" rain Sunday morning) and murky. Black bass fair to good on
spinners and minnows. Crappie still deep, 10 ft on structure; all else
slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden
March 2. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. Crappie
fair on structure with minnows and small jigs in 10-12 ft of water.
Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden.
Jan. 6. Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. All fishing
slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, Cleveland County Game Warden
Wes Watkins:
(405) 273-1866
North Gate &
South gate entry
open daily at sunrise
All gates Open
Water:
Elevation 7-8 ft. below normal, water 39
and clear.
Black Bass:
fair to good on darker colored soft
plastics back in timbered areas and along roadbed north of south boat
ramp on buzzbaits in early morning hours. North and south gates open at
sunrise. Boats need to be off the water by sundown. Bass are catch and
release.
Hybrids:
Sand Bass:
good while trolling around dam area and
along main channel.
Crappie:
good on minnows and jigs around brush areas
and boat docks
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
Catfish: good
on minnows, fresh cut bait and chicken livers in deeper waters along
main channel.
Aug. 18.
Elevation 7-8 ft. below normal, water 79-87 and clear. Crappie good on
minnows and jigs around brush areas and boat docks. Catfish good on
minnows, fresh cut bait and chicken livers in deeper waters along main
channel. White bass good while trolling around dam area and along main
channel. Largemouth bass fair to good on darker colored soft plastics
back in timbered areas and along roadbed north of south boat ramp on
buzzbaits in early morning hours. North and south gates open at sunrise.
Boats need to be off the water by sundown. Bass are catch and release.
Report submitted by M.M. Fowler, south boat ramp.
June 2.
Elevation 4-5 feet below normal, 57-70 degrees and clear. Sandbass
fair trolling with crankbaits near dam. Crappie fair on live minnows
around brush in south cove. Catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait and
shrimp around dam and in deep water in make lake channel and feeder
creeks. Bass fair to good using pumpkin colored jugs, lizards, tubes
sinkoes, power worms and other assorted soft plastic baits. Early morning
and late evening action on buzz baits and rattletraps. Report submitted
by M.M. Fowler, south boat ramp
May 5.
Elevation 4-5 ft. below normal, water 54-65 and murky. Crappie fair on
minnows and crappie jigs around structure at 4-6 ft. White bass fair on
crankbaits while trolling around dam/tower area. Catfish fair to good on
minnows, chicken livers and bait shrimp. Largemouth bass fair to good on
sinkos, tubes, jigs, power worms and assorted soft plastics. Some action
with rattle traps and junebug color plastics. Lizards also good, bets
action in north channel of lake and west end of lake in timbers. North
and south gates open daily at sunrise. Report submitted by M.M. Fowler,
south boat ramp.
April 7.
Elevation 4-5 ft. below normal, water 50-59 and murky and muddy in feeder
creeks. Catfish fair on minnows, chicken livers and shrimp in deeper
waters. White bass fair to good in coves on assorted crankbaits.
Largemouth fair to good on spinnerbaits in shallow waters and fair to
good on assorted soft plastics in timbered areas at west end of lake.
North and south gates open daily at sunrise. Report submitted by M.M.
Fowler, south boat ramp
March 3. Elevation 5-6 ft. below normal, water 39-48 and
clearing. Due to ice-snow there have been no fishermen at the lake. So
their are no reports this week. North and south gates open daily at
sunrise. Report submitted by M.M. Fowler, south boat ramp.
Jan. 6. Elevation 2 1/2-3 ft. below normal, water 42-51 and
clear. Catfish fair to good on minnows, fresh cut bait and shad deep
around dam tower and in lake channel deep. Largemouth fair on jigs and
crankbaits in timbered area at west end of lake and in south cove area.
No reports on crappie and white bass. North gate closed. South gate opens
daily at sunrise. Report submitted by M.M. Fowler, south boat ramp
Waurika:
580-963-3531
Drifting
live bait catches big hybrids
Since they were
introduced to Oklahoma reservoirs beginning in 1977, hybrid striped bass
have become a favorite sport fish of a growing number of anglers,
particularly those who know how to drift fish from boats. In many hybrid
lakes, drifting live bait such as shad, minnows, gold fish or small
sunfish has become the preferred method for catching the hard fighting
brutes. Hybrid striped bass are cultured in state fish hatcheries by
crossbreeding male white bass with female striped bass. The resulting
offspring are best known for their rapid growth and hard-fighting
ability. They can attain weights of six to seven pounds by three years of
age and 18 to 20 pounds by eight to nine years of age. "Hybrids are a
valuable put, grow and take sport fish in lakes with large shad
populations but with marginal habitat for striped bass and white bass,"
said Kim Erickson, chief of fisheries for the Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife Conservation. "Lakes like Konawa, Altus-Lugert, Canton and
Waurika are quietly gaining a reputation for outstanding hybrid angling
at certain times of year." Paul Hollister caught the current state record
hybrid in 1997 from Altus-Lugert Lake. The big fish weighed 23 pounds, 4
ounces. Other lakes stocked with hybrids include Optima, Ft. Supply, Tom
Steed, Overholser, Grand, Heyburn, Atoka, Ft. Cobb, Salt Plains, and
Ellsworth. Drift fishing with live bait is going to be covered in an
upcoming episode of "Outdoor Oklahoma" on OETA-The Oklahoma Network
Sunday, February 10 at 8:00 a.m. Husband and wife team Terry and Sheila
Crissman fished late last spring on Waurika Lake and caught several
bragging sized hybrids. Anglers with Internet access can get a sneak
preview of the Crissmans' biggest hybrid photos by logging onto:
http://www.simplynet.net/tcrissman
Outdoor Oklahoma features such topics as fishing, hunting; and fisheries,
game and non-game wildlife management. The 30-minute program can be seen
on OETA-The Oklahoma Network Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and Saturdays at 6:00
p.m. Outdoor Oklahoma can also be seen on the following television
stations: KSBI Network (greater OKC metro area), Mondays-5:00 p.m.,
Thursdays-10:30 p.m., Saturdays-1:30 p.m., KTEN (south-central and
southeastern Oklahoma) Sundays-5 a.m., KWEM (Stillwater), Wednesdays-8:00
p.m., Fridays-7:00 p.m. and Sundays-8:00 p.m. For a complete listing of
show times and channels in your viewing area, consult the Department's
Web site at
http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/oo_tv.htm or your local TV
guide
ElectroFishing
Report on Black Bass of Sample taken 17 fish per hour with 64%
over 14 inches long and largest 10.7 pounds.
Water:
Elevation normal, water 40 and muddy.
Black Bass: are
being taken primarily off windblown main lake points in new growth where
water clarity is best. In the heavily stained creeks, spinnerbaits and
soft plastics worked in shallow cover can produce. An early topwater
bite in shallow weedy pockets will, also, produce. The bass bite is
slow to fair
Hybrids: slow
on live shad.
Sand Bass:
are hitting spinnerbaits and crankbaits, as well
Crappie:
fair
in 20-30 ft. around brush piles with jigs and minnows.
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
Catfish: good
on shad off windy points.
TERRY & SHEILA
CRISSMAN's
March 5th No Report
March 11.
Elevation normal and clear. Catfish good on cut
shad. Report submitted by Paul Welch, state game warden.
Dec. 31.
Elevation normal and murky. Catfish good on shad off
windy points. Report submitted by Paul Welsh Jefferson County Game Warden
Nov. 5.
Elevation normal and muddy. All fishing slow. Report
submitted by Paul Welsh Jefferson County Game Warden.
Oct. 22.
Elevation 1 ft. below normal and muddy. All fishing
slow. Report submitted by Paul Welsh Jefferson County Game Warden
Guthrie/Liberty:
(405) 282-3306
ElectroFishing
Report on Black Bass of Sample taken 116 fish per hour with 38%
over 14 inches long and largest 4.8 pounds.
Water:
Clear
Black Bass: Good
on topwaters we used the Ole torpedo and did real well
Crappie:
Slow on minnows and
jigs
Catfish:
Fair to slow on prepared baits
Lake Elmer:
ElectroFishing
Report on Black Bass of Sample taken 104 fish per hour with 26%
over 14 inches long and largest 5.9 pounds.
Water:
Clear
Black Bass: No
report
Crappie:
Catfish:
.
Lake Jap Beaver:
Water:
Clear
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie:
Good on minnows at
night
Catfish:
Slow
Longmire/Pauls Valley:
(405) 238-2007
ElectroFishing
Report on Black Bass of Sample taken 82 fish per hour with 92%
over 14 inches long and largest 8.5 pounds.
Water:
Clear and elevation is normal
and 59
Black Bass: Good
on small plastics and spinnerbaits fish have spawned
Crappie:
Good in 12 to 15 feet
Catfish:
Bob's
Report: no report
Mountain Lake:
(580) 561-6145
Water:
Clear 35
Black Bass: Good
on Carolina Rig flukes moss green tipped with chartreuse garlic stain
Crappie: good on minnows in East end necks
Catfish:
No report
Overholser:
(405) 755-4014
Water:
Elevation still far below normal due to repairs to dam
40.
Black Bass: Slow
due to water change
Hybrids: slow
on shad, white jigs and spinnerbait
Sand Bass: slow
on minnows, white jigs and spinnerbaits
Crappie:
slow on minnows and jigs around rocks
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
Catfish:
Channel catfish around the lake on doughbait and
stinkbait. Fish 1 to 4lbs.
Aug 20th No report submitted this week
May 12.
All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, Oklahoma County
Game Warden.
April 1.
Crappie good off fishing piers on small minnows and light colored jigs.
Report submitted by Bob Martin, Fisheries Biologist, OKC Parks &
Recreation Dept
March 5th
No Report This Week
Dec. 20.
Crappie fishing fair to good off fishing piers on small minnows or
small white or yellow jigs. Report submitted by Bob Martin, Fisheries
Biologist, OKC Parks Depart
Oct. 14.
Elevation far below normal due to repairs to dam. All fishing slow.
Report submitted by Joel McClung, Oklahoma County Game Warden
Purcell City Lake
Water:
Elevation
normal, water 79 and clear
Black Bass:
fair on topwater late evenings
Hybrids:
Sand Bass:
Crappie:
continues to be good
on jigs and minnows
Saugeyes/
Walleyes:
Catfish:
good on minnows and cut
bait
Texoma:
(903) 465-4990
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Aug 20th Stripers are surfacing from
Preston Point to the Cross...... best bet the big Sooner Slab cranking up
through the schools. We caught lots of 6 lbers!
Aug.19. Elevation 2 ft. below normal,
water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5 ft. around
structure. Striped bass fair on sassy shad at 10 ft. around islands.
Catfish fair on cut bait at 1-10 ft. in Washita River Arm. Report
submitted by Danny Clubb, state game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Aug. 15. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 83 and clear.
Striped hybrid bass fair behind the islands, out from Soldiers Creek
Marina, on the Oklahoma Flats near Washita Point or from the dam to
Eisenhower Marina to Grandpappy Point on striper swipers, zara spooks,
pencil poppers or burning silver spoons or slabs across the surface or at
50- 80 ft. on four inch sassy shad. Report submitted by Tinker Toney,
Tinker Toney Guide Service
June 2. Elevation normal, water 74
degrees and clear. Black bass good on plastic baits in 5-10 feet of
water. White bass and hybrids good shassy shad off the points. Channel
catfish excellent on cutbaits from 5-10 feet in the Washita River arm.
Crappie good on minnows around brushpiles. Report submitted by Danny
Clubb, Marshall County Game Warden.
June 2, Elevation normal, water 78 degrees and clear. Striper
fishing good on live shad. Many 8+ pounders being caught. Smallmouth bass
are in large numbers along the rocky cliffs between Grand Pappy Point and
Eisenhower Marina and along the dam. Blue catfish good on live shad.
Report submitted by Tinker's Striper Guide Service
May 18th...May fishing is always good, however, this year is
proving to be superlative. Limits are coming very early. This morning
my clients caught fish from 2 to 9 lbs. The fish are being found on
ledges ranging from 25 to 40 feet of water. Threadfin shad is the bait
of choice, however, live shiners should work well also. Personally, I am
rigging with #4 kahle hooks, 2 ounce sinkers and relatively light leader
lines, 12-14 lb test. Submitted by Doc Walker, 877-664-2208.
The picture is of
Dakoda and Destry Kelley of Elk City, OK. Two of my favorite fisherman
May 5. Elevation normal, water 64 and
clear. Black bass good on spinnerbaits at 5-10 ft. around structure.
Striped bass good on live shad at 15-20 ft. in platter Flats. Channel
catfish good on cut bait at 5-10 ft. on Washita River. Crappie good on
minnows at 5-10 ft. in Widow Moore Creek. Report submitted by Danny
Clubb, Marshall County Game Warden
April 7. Black bass good on plastic
baits at 5-10 ft. around structure. White and striped bass good on sassy
shad at 5-10 ft. around points. Hybrid striped bass good on sassy shad at
10-15 ft. around points. Catfish good on curt bait at 5-10 ft. in Washita
River. Crappie good on minnows at 15 ft. around brush piles.
Report submitted by Danny Clubb, Marshall County Game Warden.
April 2.
Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 52 and clear. Stripers good on live
shad, sassy shad, storm's wild eye swim baits, coho minnows and ghost
minnow slabs in the back of marinas and on the flats just off the river
channels. Find a school of shad and fish your lure under the shad as
close to the bottom as possible without hanging up. When using the Ghost
Minnow Slab, drop it to the bottom and barely twitch the end of your rod
tip. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, rouges, flukes, soft
plastics and spinnerbait in shallow water. Report
submitted by Tinker's Striper Guide Service.
Dee Hines of Sooner Slabs
Caught and Released this
13 lb 2 oz Striper on Texoma with his Regular Sooner Cranking Slab ...
Oct 21st!
We fished 2 1/2 days and boated 278 Stripers the birds are working!
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Bill, Tom, & Lewis
Caught on
Sooner Slabs off the Islands at 12:00 noon
July 19th |
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Water:
Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 44 and clear
Stripers:
The prospect for a bumper harvest is in
store for fall and winter fishing on Lake Texoma. It is about 8:00 AM
Friday and the guides have already called in with reports of limits
caught this morning. The rest of the trip will just be catch and
release
Fishing is good on topwaters and slab fishing. Surfacing stripers are
feeding from the dam to the islands early. Most of the surfacing
silversides are small. Finding a school of larger top feeding stripers
is very exciting. Sometimes the larger fish will knock your topwater
lure eight to ten feet out of the water and strike it again when it
hits the water. Several twenty inch+ stripers are being caught with
slabs on flats just off the river channels under the smaller fish
feeding above them. The best topwater lures are Zara Spooks, Pencil
Poppers and Striper Swipers. After the fish are run down by the boats,
tie on an ounce and a half or two ounce Sooner slab. The better colors
have been green and white or chartreuse and white with a red dot. Fair
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