Fort Gibson | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Casey Taft/RPS 2021

Contacts

Fees & Facilities:

(918) 682-4314

Fishing: (918) 683-1031

Game Warden (County):

(918) 625-5796(Wagoner)

(918) 625-5085(Wagoner)

(918) 857-4802(Mayes)

(918) 373-0767(Mayes)

(918) 431-2562(Cherokee)

(918) 431-2552(Cherokee)

Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Impounded in 1953 Ft. Gibson is the last lake in the Grand River chain and is subject to drastic lake level fluctuations. Located near Wagoner, Ok, Ft. Gibson Lake can be accessed through numerous USACE areas and two state parks, and it is very popular for all types of recreation. Ft. Gibson is a highly productive lake, where the Ozarks meet the central irregular plains. Rocky bluffs and outcrops dominate the east side of the lake, and shallower with gradual slopes on the west side.

LOCATION/DESCRIPTION

Fort Gibson Lake (Google Map) is located 7 miles east of Wagoner on SH 51.

Lake Details

Shoreline Length: 211.00 mi.
Volume: 306133.00 ac. ft.
Max. Depth: 60.20 ft.
Surface Area: 19896.00 ac.

Located

Wagoner, Mayes, Cherokee Counties

Recreational Facilities

U.S. Corps of Engineers and Oklahoma State Parks manage campgrounds with full RV hookups, boat ramps and designated swimming areas.

Campgrounds Nearby

Bait & Tackle Nearby

Mater's Bait & Tackle(7500 N York Rd, Okay, OK 74446)
Dunham's Sports(2346 E Shawnee Rd, Muskogee, OK 74403)- (918) 913-4250
Mike's Outdoors(2015 N York St, Muskogee, OK 74403)- (918) 687-3146
Bait Barn(550 W Harris Rd, Muskogee, OK 74403)- (918) 682-4479
Walmart Supercenter (Muskogee)(1000 W Shawnee St, Muskogee, OK 74401)- (918) 687-0058
Walmart Supercenter (Wagoner)(410 S Dewey Ave, Wagoner, OK 74467)- (918) 485-9515
Bait Masters(1516 OK-51, Wagoner, OK 74467)- (918) 485-9206
Walmart Supercenter (Tahlequah)(2020 Muskogee Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464)- (918) 456-8804
Jimmy Houston Outdoors Store(25148 OK-82, Park Hill, OK 74451)- (918) 456-1156
Pokey's Trading Post Bait & Tackle Shop(854 Spring Creek Ct, Locust Grove, OK 74352)- (918) 386-2738

Management Practices

Crappie have a 10" minimum and daily limit of 15.

ADA Info

On the west side of the lake, some access is possible from jetties and berms.

Area Specific Fishing Regulations

Daily/Size Limits:

All crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.

Fort Gibson Report

May 12. Elevation is 10.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Bass, Largemouth Slow on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, coves, points, riprap.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, tube jigs around below the dam, brush structure, docks, main lake.

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around below the dam, coves.

Comments: White Bass fishing is excellent below the dam! Seems like spoons have worked the best. Fish slower pockets of water. Slower water below the dam has been good for crappie as well. Try to get your jig or minnow as close to the bottom as possible. Paddlefish is still good up near lowwater but anglers are having a tougher time catching them below the dam. Catfish bite is still hot with flooded coves doing well. Flatheads are starting to be caught below the dam as well on live shad and sunfish.

Report submitted by Cody Morris (Game Warden Wagoner County)

Additional Resources

MAP OF LAKE DEPTH LINES OKLAHOMA FISHING TRAIL Operator: U.S. Corps of Engineers

USACE Lake Level

Fish Species of Interest

Bass, Largemouth Crappie, Black Crappie, White Bass, White Paddlefish Catfish, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Bass, Striped Hybrid Sunfish, Bluegill Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Green

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