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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.
Fort Gibson Lake (Google Map) is located 7 miles east of Wagoner on SH 51.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers and Oklahoma State Parks manage campgrounds with full RV hookups, boat ramps and designated swimming areas.
- 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
Crappie have a 10" minimum and daily limit of 15.
On the west side of the lake, some access is possible from jetties and berms.
All crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.
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)
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