We know that fishing in Oklahoma can be good nearly all year round but the peak time for most species and anglers is March to June, which is when we require reports to be submitted. If there is a particular lake you would like to know about during the non-required report time you can contact the county game warden or a local bait shop to check on the lake conditions before heading out.
Lake Carl Blackwell Report
Apr 30. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 70°F and murky.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, docks, rocks.
Saugeye Excellent on jigs, plastic baits around points, riprap, rocks.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait around flats, shorelines.
Report submitted by Josey Branch (Game Warden Payne County)
Overholser Report
Apr 30. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Crappie, White Excellent on jigs, minnows around riprap, shallows.
Bass, White Good on crankbaits, jigs, minnows around points, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, worms around riprap, shallows.
Report submitted by Mark Murray (Game Warden Canadian County)
Arcadia Report
Apr 29. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around channels, coves, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, dough bait around coves, flats.
Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, rocks.
Report submitted by Dalton Buley (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Fort Gibson Report
Apr 29. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, sunfish, worms around coves, points, rocks.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around coves, docks, rocks.
Comments: High water this week will make fishing tougher. Hit below the dam for the best fishing during generation. White Bass, Paddlefish, and catfish should all be biting well below the dam with the extra flows. With water being released from Hudson Paddlefish should make a run up the river as well, fish from three fingers all the way up to lowwater. Crappie should still be making a push to shallower water but the rising and falling of water will make it tough. Before the rains shad were spawning.
Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Wagoner County)
Murray Report
Apr 29. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 70°F and clear.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth Fair on jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, rocks, weed beds.
Catfish, Channel Slow on shad around creek channels, flats, main lake.
Bass, White Slow on jigs, lipless baits around creek channels.
Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn (Game Warden Carter County)
Sooner Lake Report
Apr 29. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and clear.
Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, live bait around coves, main lake.
Bass, Largemouth Slow on jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, rocks.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
Stanley Draper Report
Apr 29. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Good on Alabama rig, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, shallows, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around shallows, shorelines.
Bass, White Good on sassy shad, small lures around inlet, main lake, points.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Tenkiller Report
Apr 29. Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, sunfish around main lake, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, shorelines.
Report submitted by Cody Youngblood (Game Warden Cherokee County)
Thunderbird Report
Apr 29. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Saugeye Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around shallows, shorelines.
Bass, White Good on sassy shad, small lures around main lake, points.
Report submitted by Chad Strang (Game Warden Cleveland County)
Fort Supply Report
Apr 29. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, dough bait around flats, main lake, riprap.
Bass, White on crankbaits, small lures around dam, docks.
Report submitted by Jason Badley (Game Warden Harper County)
Wes Watkins Reservoir Report
Apr 29. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around dam, points, riprap.
Catfish, Channel Fair on chicken liver, PowerBait, punch bait around channels, riprap.
Bass, White Good on crankbaits around dam, riprap.
Report submitted by Mike France (Game Warden Pottawatomie County)
Greenleaf Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 63°F and stained.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows, slabs, small lures around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, shad, worms around docks, flats, points.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Hefner Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, White Good on crankbaits, minnows, sassy shad around main lake, shorelines, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, shad, worms around channels, main lake.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows, PowerBait around docks, rocks, shorelines.
Report submitted by Tim Campbell (Game Warden Oklahoma County)
Hudson Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves.
Catfish, Blue Good on cut bait, shad around below the dam, river channel.
Report submitted by Monte Reid (Game Warden Mayes County)
Skiatook Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 8.5 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on jigs, minnows around creek channels, shorelines.
Report submitted by Paul Welch (Game Warden Osage County)
Texoma Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Good on live shad around channels, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait around channels, docks, points, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are feeding very well on live shad. From the Roosevelt to platter flats fish are being caught. Catfish are being caught near docks and river channels with cut bait. Crappie are being caught on jigs and minnows in 8-14ft of water near brush piles and docks with jigs and minnows
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
Webbers Falls Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Catfish, Flathead Good on hair jigs, live bait, shad around below the dam, river channel, tailwater.
Bass, Striped, Bass, White Good on hair jigs, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, sassy shad around below the dam, riprap, river channel, tailwater.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, plastic baits around brush structure, rocks, shallows.
Report submitted by Dylan Langford (Game Warden Muskogee County)
Canton Report
Apr 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White Good on jigs, minnows, shad around dam, main lake, spillway.
Walleye Fair on jigs, worms around dam, spillway.
Report submitted by Brayden Hicks (Game Warden Blaine County)
Bell Cow Lake Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and murky.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on buzz baits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Channel Good on worms around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Report submitted by Harriet (Game Warden Lincoln County)
Birch Reservoir Report
Apr 28. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted Good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shallows.
Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche (Game Warden Osage County)