Fishing Report

Fishing Report Summary

CENTRAL

• Bickham-Rudkin Park (September 3):
  Elevation: 1 ft. below normal, stable
  Water Temp: 86°F, stained
• Largemouth Bass: Good on minnows, sassy shad, small lures, and worms around dam, shorelines, and weed beds.
• Channel Catfish: Good on cut bait, shrimp, and worms around dam and shorelines.
• Bluegill and Redear Sunfish: Good on hair jigs and worms around shorelines and weed beds.
• Report by Keith Thomas, fisheries biologist.

NORTHEAST

• Fort Gibson (September 2):
  Elevation: 1 ft. below normal, stable
  Water Temp: 85°F, clear
• Largemouth Bass: Fair on crankbaits, jigs, spoons, topwater lures, and worms around coves, docks, and shorelines.
• Striped Bass Hybrids and White Bass: Good on crankbaits, hair jigs, inline spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spoons, and topwater lures below the dam, channels, coves, main lake, and points.
• Blue and Channel Catfish: Good on chicken liver, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, coves, main lake, and points.
• Report by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
• Grand (September 1):
  Elevation: Normal, stable
  Water Temp: 83°F, stained
• Largemouth Bass: Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around coves, points, shorelines, and weed beds.
• Blue and Channel Catfish: Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, flats, points, and river channel.
• Report by C. Newkirk, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
• Greenleaf (September 2):
  Elevation: Normal, stable
  Water Temp: 85°F, clear
• Largemouth Bass: Good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, and weed beds.
• Channel Catfish: Good on chicken liver, shad, and worms around coves, docks, flats, and main lake.
• Crappie: Fair on minnows, slabs, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and main lake.
• Report by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
• Kaw (September 2):
  Elevation: 3 ft. below normal, falling
  Water Temp: 80°F, stained
• Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, shad, and spinnerbaits around coves, points, riprap, rocks, and standing timber.
• Striped Bass Hybrids and White Bass: Excellent on crankbaits, grubs, jigs, live bait, live shad, shad, spoons, and topwater lures below the dam, main lake, points, and riprap.
• Crappie: Good on jigs, live bait, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, main lake, and tailwater.
• Comments: Schooling white bass can be found on submerged islands and shallow points near deep drop-offs. Lake is very low and extremely hazardous to maneuver.
• Report by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
• Keystone (September 1):
  Elevation: Normal, rising
  Water Temp: 82°F, stained
• Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass: Fair on bill baits, buzz baits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, coves, creek channels, docks, points, and riprap.
• Blue, Channel, and Flathead Catfish: Fair on cut bait, live bait, and live shad around creek channels, main lake, points, and riprap.
• Crappie: Fair on minnows around docks.
• Report by Bailey Johnson, game warden stationed in Creek County.
• Lower Illinois River (August 30):
  Elevation: 1 ft. above normal, stable
  Water Temp: 65°F, clear
• Rainbow Trout: Fair on caddis flies, inline spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, and worms below the dam, discharge, shallows, and shorelines.
• Comments: Current river flow 500 CFS.
• Report by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
• Tenkiller (September 2):
  Elevation: 0.5 ft. above normal, stable
  Water Temp: 84°F, murky
• Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted Bass: Fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, docks, and shorelines.
• Blue, Channel, and Flathead Catfish: Good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around creek channels and main lake.
• Crappie: Fair on hair jigs, minnows, and worms around brush structure, docks, and main lake.
• Report by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
• Webbers Falls (September 2):
  Elevation: Normal, stable
  Water Temp: 85°F, stained
• Largemouth Bass: Good on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around coves, main lake, points, and shorelines.
• Crappie: Fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and main lake.
• Blue and Channel Catfish: Good on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, shad, and stinkbait below the dam, coves, main lake, points, and river channel.
• Report by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

• Canton (August 31):
  Elevation: Normal, stable
  Water Temp: 80°F, stained
• Striped Bass, Striped Bass Hybrids, and White Bass: Good on live shad around the main lake.
• Channel Catfish: Good on cut bait and live shad around the main lake.
• Report by Blake Pearson, game warden stationed in Kingfisher County.

SOUTHEAST

• Blue River (September 3):
  Elevation: Normal, stable
  Water Temp: 80°F, clear
• Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted Bass: Good on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, topwater lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds.
• Channel Catfish: Good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, channels, and rocks.
• Report by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
• Eufaula (August 30):
  Elevation: 2 ft. below normal, falling
  Water Temp: 82°F, stained
• Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted Bass: Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around channels, docks, main lake, and points.
• Blue, Channel, and Flathead Catfish: Fair on cut bait, dough bait, and shad around channels, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater.
• Crappie: Fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber.
• Report by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
• Konawa (September 1):
  Elevation: Normal, stable
  Water Temp: 90°F, clear
• Largemouth Bass: Good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds.
• Striped Bass Hybrids and White Bass: Good on crankbaits and live shad around coves, inlet, main lake, and river channel.
• Channel Catfish: Fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, and rocks.
• Report by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
• Lower Mountain Fork River (August 30):
  Elevation: Normal, stable
  Water Temp: 65°F, clear
• Rainbow Trout: Good on PowerBait and tube jigs around creek channels and spillway.
• Report by Mark Hannah, game warden