Oklahoma Fishing Reports

September 2nd, 2005

NORTHEAST

Bell Cow: The only fishing method allowed at Bell Cow is rod and reel fishing. Elevation slightly above normal, water 80 and clear. Crappie good at 12 ft. on jigs and minnows and off fishing dock; channel catfish are being caught off fishing dock, in channels and in deeper water on minnows, dough bait and cut bait; bass are hitting in the brush on plastic worms, jigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits; white bass good. Report submitted by James Hensley, lake ranger.

Birch: Elevation 2 ft. below normal. Striped bass hybrids good early in the morning hours while trolling with crankbaits or live shad; crappie fair off the docks using minnows and jigs; catfish fair on cut fish around the upper end of the lake. Report submitted by Ben Bickerstaff, state game warden stationed in Osage County.

Chandler: Elevation slightly above normal, water 80 and clear. Crappie good at 12 ft. on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good in deeper water on minnows, dough bait and cut bait; bass fair along brush, hitting plastic worms, jigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Report submitted by James Hensley, lake ranger.

Eucha: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 82 and clear. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 12-15 ft.; largemouth good on plastic baits off rocky points; catfish fair on juglines and trotlines using live sunfish; bluegill fair on crickets and worms around grass beds. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Grand: Elevation below normal and clear. Channel catfish fair on juglines with cut shad at 20 ft. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, state game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Greenleaf: Elevation below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; catfish fair on cut bait on bottom; crappie fair on minnows off the fishing dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, state game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: Elevation slightly above normal, water 80 and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits; blue catfish good on cut shad. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, state game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Keystone: Elevation 3 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on topwaters and plastics at 6-8 ft.; white bass fair on rooster tails and topwaters around the dam; striped bass slow on topwaters around dam; channel catfish fair on livers; blue and flathead catfish fair on shad around the dam; crappie fair on minnows at 15 ft. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody’s Bait and Tackle.

Oologah: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 80 and rising slowly. Water muddy in the north end and murky in the south end. Channel and blue catfish good on flats in north end of the lake on shad at 15-20 ft.; crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 20 ft.; channel and blue catfish fair below the dam on shad. Reminder that Saturday Sept. 10th is the Brush Pile Day at Oologah. If you would like to assist call the Army Corp Office at (918) 443-2250. Report submitted by Brek Henry, state game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Skiatook: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 85 and clearing. Crappie fair on worms and minnows at 10-25 ft. at Hwy 20 bridge and other structures; striped bass hybrids fair on large minnows, off points and in the mouths of creeks and good on pearl white sassy shad; largemouth bass have been reported suspended at 20-30 ft. around brush piles and other structure. Report submitted by Greenwood Fishing Center.

Sooner: Elevation above normal, water 83 and clear. Hybrid striped bass and white bass good on live shad fishing humps at 24-31 ft. near steep drop-offs and fair on blue and white slabs. Report submitted by Paul Tennies, Pete’s Place.

Spavinaw: Elevation slightly below normal, water 86 and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around dam area; largemouth good on topwater early morning; catfish fair on juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Tenkiller: Elevation 9 1/2 ft. below normal, water 88. Catfish fair drifting with cut bait at 10-20 ft. and good on stinkbaits at 15-20 ft.; white bass fair at the lower end of the lake in the evenings on spinners or spoons; sunfish good along bluffs or near docks on worms. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.

Webbers Falls: Elevation 2 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms off rip rap; catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, state game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: Elevation normal. White bass, striped bass hybrids and walleye fair drifting shad and slabs and trolling crankbaits; channel catfish good in upper end of lake good on shad; crappie fair near deep brush piles on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Mark Walker, state game warden stationed in Blaine County.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 82 and stained. Crappie fair around brush piles at 15-23 ft. on minnows and jigs; white bass slow; bass fishing is slow with some action early morning on topwaters and soft plastics off points. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Catfish good on liver and worms; bass fair on minnows and spinners. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: Elevation 12 1/2 ft. below normal and water 88. Largemouth bass poor to fair schooling early and late on grubs and topwaters; crappie poor to fair at 25-35 ft. around treetops. Report submitted Dru Polk, state game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: Elevation 3 1/2 ft. and clear. White bass fair on slab spoons at 10-20 ft. on flats; crappie fair on jigs at 10-20 ft. under bridges. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, state game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Konawa: Elevation normal, water 90 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits along cove and weed beds at 5-8 ft.; channel catfish good along dam in south cove on chicken liver at 5-10 ft. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, state game warden stationed in Seminole County.

McGee Creek: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastics at 16-24 ft.; channel catfish fair on juglines baited with sunfish along rip rap; crappie fair on minnows around brush piles. Report submitted by Larry Luman, state game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: Trout good on caddis, mayflies, mosquitoes, and midges. Good flies reported to be: caddis dry flies and emergers, mayflies (including dry, emergers, and cripples) streamers, such as the “Sparkle leach” and woolly buggers. Report submitted by Sid and Peggy, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 85 and murky. Largemouth bass slow at 6-8 ft. using plastic baits fishing the wood, rock and weed structure next to deeper water; crappie fair at 10-12 ft. using minnows fishing in the bends of the old submerged creek channels in the Big San Bois and Sallisaw creek areas; white bass fair surface to 10 ft. using shad imitation lures fishing in the Applegate and Cowlington Point areas; blue and flathead catfish fair at 20-30 ft. using fresh cut shad and live bait fishing along the old Arkansas River channel; sauger and walleye fair using minnows fishing just off the bottom at the mouth of the Illinois River; striped bass hybrids fair using live bait fishing below Hwy. 64 bridge to the mouth of the Illinois River. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, state game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Texoma: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 84 and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on plastic lures at 5-10 ft. in creek channels; white and striped bass fair to good on live bait and topwater lures at 5-20 ft. in Burns Flat run; channel and blue catfish fair to good on cut bait 5-10 ft. in Platter Flats. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, state game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 82 and murky. Crappie fair on jigs around brush piles at 3-5 ft.; largemouth bass good, plastic worms (dark colors) at 5-9 ft.; white bass good when surfacing with jigs or most topwater plugs; flatheads good on trotlines up the Fourche Maline or Poteau River arms on live sunfish at 5 ft.; channel and blue catfish slow. Report submitted by D.G. Belcher, state game warden stationed in Latimer County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: Elevation 15 1/2 ft. below normal. Irrigation canal is open. North Shore and Beach Haven Boat Ramps are high and dry. Water murky. Blue catfish fair. Report compiled by Quartz Mountain Grocery.

Foss: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 79 and clear. Gates are open. Striped bass hybrids good on live bait on the south end around the dam and Sandy Beach area; white bass fair; catfish good; walleye and saugeye fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

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