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Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water clear.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits at 5-15 ft.
Catfish good on juglines baited with cut shad and white bass sides at 15-25 ft.
White bass good trolling small crankbaits and spinnerbaits at 5-15 ft. along windy points.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 5-15 ft. around the docks.
Rick Stafford
The Kansas Angler
P: 620-273-8100
The cold winter killed most of our threadfin shad.
As a result, most of the guides have been using shiners. The shiners have been working well with the absence of the threadfins. Most of the fish are being caught in deep water, 50 feet plus. Fish size has been up and down, with lots of smaller fish. The fish are starting to run, so, look for down-riggers and slabs to start producing in the next couple of weeks.
Target Species: Stripers
Capt. Doc Walker
Southern Oklahoma Guide Service
p: 877-664-2208
Hefner: Elevation below normal, water 78-92 and clear.
Largemouth bass fair on jigs and deep crankbaits at 6-20 ft. along the weeds and rocks.
Smallmouth bass fair on jigs and deep crankbaits at 6-20 ft. along rocky banks.
White bass good on lipless crankbaits and sassy shad at 4-12 ft. along riprap and trolling. Striped bass hybrids fair trolling deep running crankbaits at 15-25 ft.
Channel catfish good on cut bait and prepared bait at 10-20 ft. along rocky shorelines. Blue catfish good on cut bait, punchbait and worms at 10-30 ft. along rocky banks.
Flathead catfish fair on live bait at 10-20 ft. along the dam.
Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-30 ft. along the dam.
Walleye fair trolling deep crankbaits at 4-12 ft. along windy points and humps.
Sunfish and bluegill good on worms and small jigs all around the lake.
Lucky Lure Tackle
Arcadia:
Elevation normal, water 74 and muddy. Channel catfish fair to good on stinkbait at 3-4 ft. along northern docks. All other fishing fair. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Draper:
Boating closed due to low water conditions. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner:
Elevation below normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and jigs at 3-5 ft. in rocky areas. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs at 3-5 ft. in rocky areas. White bass good on grubs and crankbaits at 2-6 ft. off the dam. Channel catfish good on cut bait, prepared bait, worms and slip corking at 5-10 ft. at the intake and dam. Blue catfish good on cut bait at 5-20 ft. at the intake and dam. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-15 ft. at the dam. Walleye good on trolling at 4-15 ft. at the dam. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner:
Elevation below normal and rising, water 75-82 and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits, jigs and topwater lures at 6-10 ft. along rocky banks and weeds. Smallmouth bass fair on spinnerbaits, jigs and topwater lures at 3-10 ft. along rocky banks and weeds. White bass good on small spinnerbaits, grubs, lipless crankbaits at 4-12 ft. along points and off the dam. Striped bass hybrids good trolling deep diving crankbaits. Channel catfish excellent on cut baits, prepared baits, worms and slip corking at 5-10 ft. in the intake area and the dam. Blue catfish excellent on cut bait at 5-20 ft. at the inlet and the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-15 ft. at the dam. Walleye good drifting night crawlers and trolling crankbaits at 4-15 ft. along windy points, near the intake and at the dam. Sunfish and bluegill excellent on worms and small jigs all around the lake. Carp excellent on prepared baits at the intake area. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Overholser:
Elevation 6 1/2 ft. below normal, water 78-82 and murky. White bass, striped bass hybrids and crappie fair to good on minnows, ghost minnows and jigs in white, yellow, silver and red. Catfish fair to good on punch bait, stinkbait, chicken liver and worms. Report submitted by Joey Rushing, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird:
Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 3-5 ft. on structure. Saugeye good on jigs, medium-diving crankbaits and earthworms at 5-10 ft. off points. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and spinnerbaits in coves with structure. Channel catfish good on punchbait, stinkbait and cut bait. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins:
Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water clear. White bass good trolling the main lake. Channel catfish fair on shrimp. Flathead catfish fair on live bait. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-12 ft. around deep structure. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
Kansas Angler
Arcadia:
Elevation below normal, water 62. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass good on light colored 2-inch grubs. Channel catfish good on cut shad. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 2 ft. along rocks. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner:
Elevation below normal, water 60 and murky. White bass good on spinnerbaits. Channel catfish good on cut shad. Crappie fair along the dam and rocks. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner:
Elevation below normal, water 58-65 and clear. Largemouth bass good on jigs and crankbaits at 2-6 ft. around shallow structure. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs at 2-8 ft. around shallow structure. White bass good on sassy shad and crankbaits at 2-10 ft. along rocky banks. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait at 10-20 ft. along the dam. Flathead catfish good on cut bait at 15-20 ft. along the dam. Crappie good on jigs at 4-12 ft. along the dam moving to shallow water. Walleye good on crankbaits, jerk baits, sassy shad and grubs at 2-6 ft. along the rocks at the dam late. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Overholser:
Elevation 5 1/2 ft. below normal, water 66-68 and murky. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair to good on minnows and jigs along the west side rocks and around the docks. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and worms. Crappie slow to fair. Report submitted by Joey Rushing, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird:
Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 6 ft. on structure. Saugeye good on jigs, medium-diving crankbaits and earthworms at 6-8 ft. off points. White bass good on jigs, small spinnerbaits and minnows in the river. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits in coves with structure. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins:
Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal, water 68 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 4-6 ft. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
Arcadia
Elevation normal, water 52. Crappie fair to good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 6-8 ft. at the enclosed fishing dock in the mornings. All other fishing fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
Draper
Boating closed due to low water conditions. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner
Elevation below normal, water 42-48 and murky. Largemouth bass slow on jigs and crankbaits at 3-10 ft. along rocky banks. Smallmouth bass slow on stick baits and crankbaits at 3-12 ft. along rocky banks. White bass fair on jigs at 12-20 ft. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait around the dam. Crappie fair on jigs at 15-25 ft. Walleye fair on crankbaits and grubs shallow along the rocks at the dam. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Overholser
Elevation below normal, water 54 and murky. Channel catfish slow to fair on night crawlers and chicken liver behind the dam. Crappie slow to fair on minnows and jigs along rocky points and docks on the west side. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Joey Rushing, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird
Elevation 2 3/4 ft. below normal, water clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 6 ft. around structure. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins
Elevation 4 1/2 ft. below normal, water 54. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and chatter boxes at 8-10 ft. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
Lake of the Arbuckles:
Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal, water low 40s and clear. Crappie being caught off docks early morning hours. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River:
Elevation slightly below normal, water 45 and clear. Trout fair on orange and garlic Power Bait and in-line spinnerbaits. Fly-fishing fair on woolly buggers, San Juan worms and elk hair caddis flies. Smallmouth and spotted bass fair on soft plastics. Channel catfish good on cut minnows and stinkbait. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow:
Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on jig and pig. Catfish good on juglines baited with cut bait. Crappie good on jigs at 30-35 ft. along structure. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula:
Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water clear. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish slow. Crappie fair on minnows and small jigs at 8-20 ft. under boat docks with brush. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo:
Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal. Crappie slow to fair on jigs along the river channel. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa:
Elevation normal, water 40 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 8-10 ft. around points. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
McGee Creek:
Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 46 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 16-24 ft. around cedar brush off main creek channels. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures and dark colored jig and pig, fished slowly around structure and off rocky points, 12-25 ft. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek:
Elevation below normal, water clear. Bass good on jigs and spoons fished in the deeper waters around points. Crappie good on minnows near creek channels. Catfish good on trotlines baited with cut shad near mouths of creeks in the lower end of the lake. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr:
Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Catfish good on cut shad at 10-20 ft. around points. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-15 ft. around submerged brush piles. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake:
Elevation below normal, water murky. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 18-25 ft. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma:
Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 46 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on jig and pig combination baits at 15-20 ft. around the drop-offs. Striped and white bass fair on live bait and sassy shad at 10-20 ft. in the river channels. Channel and blue catfish fair on live bait and worms at 10-20 ft. from Platter Flats to the north. Crappie fair on small minnows and jigs at 5-15 ft. around underwater brush. Paddlefish fair when generating below the dam. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister:
Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on dark colored jig and pig. Crappie slow to fair on minnows and jigs at 18-25 ft. around structure. Channel catfish fair on juglines baited with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
Hello Grand Lakers!
We are entering the last month of the year, Thanksgiving is just past us and my wife Trudy and I have something to be thankful for. Our new grandsons, Jett and Jagger, were born this week. (I was needing a couple more fishing partners.)
I have been hearing some favorable reports about the crappie still biting well on Grand, especially in private boat docks.
I’ve been fishing with my regular Grand Lake customers on Lake Fork, in Texas, over the past 3 weeks. We’ve been catching many crappie, with a lot of the fish weighing over two pounds. I do these trips every year and we really have a good time.
The blacks should be biting on Grand but I haven’t really heard many reports. A jig should be a good bait choice.
I hear the whites are still biting on the banks some but with the colder water temps I would think this bite will be slowing down.
Jerry Kropff said he was catching quite a few good catfish up shallow. I would try shallow flats, especially when you have a warm day with the wind out of the south.
See you on the water
Ivan Martin
Martin Guide Service
p: 918.260.7743
Arcadia: August 30. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 86 and semi-clear. Channel catfish good on shrimp and minnows on bottom along southern shorelines in the mornings. All other fishing fair. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, gate attendant.
Arcadia: August 23. Elevation below normal, water 94 and murky. Largemouth and white bass good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and plastic worms. Channel and blue catfish excellent on cut shad and liver. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Draper: September 5. Boating closed due to low water conditions. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Hefner: September 7. Elevation below normal, water 80-85 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and jigs in shallow water early and deeper water later on the eastside of the lake. Smallmouth bass slow. White bass good on curl tail grubs, swimming minnows and lipless baits at 5-15 ft. off the dam and riprap areas. Striped bass hybrids fair trolling deep diving crankbaits at 10-20 ft. along drop-offs in the lake. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, shrimp and punch bait at 20-25 ft. off the dam. Blue catfish fair on cut bait at 20-30 ft. off the dam. Crappie slow on jigs at 15-25 ft. off the dam. Walleye good trolling deep diving crankbaits at 8-15 ft. off the points in the lake. Sunfish and bluegill fair on worms and small jigs at 2-6 ft. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle.
Overholser: August 15. Elevation normal, water 90 and clear. Channel catfish slow on stinkbait, liver, shad gizzard and cut bait in the lake and tail waters. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Joey Rushing, game warden stationed in Oklahoma and Canadian counties.
Thunderbird: September 5. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water clear. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: August 30. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 91 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and topwater lures. Channel and blue catfish fair on cut shad and punchbait at 15 ft. along drop-offs. Crappie good on minnows along the dam. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
The cold winter killed most of our threadfin shad. As a result, most of the guides have been using shiners.
The shiners have been working well with the absence of the threadfins. Most of the fish are being caught in deep water, 50 feet plus. Fish size has been up and down, with lots of smaller fish.
The fish are starting to run, so, look for down-riggers and slabs to start producing in the next couple of weeks.
Capt. Doc Walker
Southern Oklahoma Guide Service
P: 877-664-2208
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