NORTHEAST
Birch: August 27. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around brush structure and points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Fort Gibson: August 29. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and white bass good on buzz baits and topwater lures around shallows and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure. Bluegill and green sunfish good on crickets, grass hoppers, grubs, hair jigs, midges, and worms around docks. Report submitted by Ben Haff, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: August 30. Elevation is normal, water temperature 86°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and shrimp below the dam, docks, main lake, and river channel. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: August 29. Elevation is normal, water temperature 85°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, goldfish, grass hoppers, minnows, shad, shrimp, and worms around coves, points, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie, bluegill, and green sunfish fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Kaw: August 29. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, grass hoppers, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, river channel, river mouth, and shallows. Crappie excellent on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, live shad, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, and standing timber. White bass excellent on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, live bait, live shad, minnows, sassy shad, shad, spoons, and topwater lures around main lake, points, and riprap. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: August 28. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on jerk baits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around channels, points, river channel, and rocks. Blue catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and sunfish around coves, creek channels, docks, and main lake. Report submitted by Bailey Johnson, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois: August 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 64°F and stained. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, PowerBait, and worms below the dam. Comments: Best times are early morning and late evening. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Sooner: August 29. Elevation is 2.5 ft. below normal, water temperature 84°F and clear. Striped bass hybrids good on live shad around main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, sunfish, and worms around coves and flats. Saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and live shad around points and riprap. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: August 27. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and worms around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around flats and main lake. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Tenkiller: August 27. Elevation is 2.5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and small lures around channels, flats, and main lake. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and worms around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Webbers Falls: August 29. Elevation is normal, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, coves, shallows, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, goldfish, minnows, shad, and worms below the dam, coves, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and tailwater. Striped and white bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless baits, small lures, and topwater lures below the dam, river channel, river mouth, and shorelines. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: August 27. Elevation is below normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on jigs and minnows around main lake and rocks. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Foss: August 30. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal, water temperature 78°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Walleye fair on worms around main lake. Striped bass hybrids fair drifting live baits in deep water. Catfish good on cut baits. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
SOUTHEAST
Blue River: August 23. Elevation is below normal, water temperature 83°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, creek channels, and rocks. Channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, and worms around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish good on crickets, grass hoppers, and worms around brush structure, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: August 27. Elevation is 6 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 86°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, and spoons around brush structure, creek channels, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: August 26. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around channels, docks, main lake, points, and riprap. White bass fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, and small lures around flats and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: August 27. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 93°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows below the dam, main lake, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: August 27. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 88°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and cut bait around inlet, riprap, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: August 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on PowerBait and small lures around creek channels and rocks. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: August 26. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, spotted, and white bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, sassy shad, spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwater lures around main lake, points, rocks, and shorelines. Channel and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, grass hoppers, and worms around channels. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Jim Gillham, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: August 26. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on topwater lures around coves and points. Crappie good on jigs around brush structure. Channel catfish good on chicken liver around main lake. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: August 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, coves, points, rocks, tailwater, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, minnows, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, coves, main lake, points, river channel, river mouth, spillway, and tailwater. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, minnows, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, docks, points, tailwater, and weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: August 26. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around coves, points, and riprap. Blue catfish fair on cut bait around main lake and river channel. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Eric Barnes, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: August 28. Elevation is normal, water temperature 84°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass fair on live shad, sassy shad, and topwater lures around channels, flats, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, hot dogs, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, channels, coves, docks, flats, points, and river mouth. Crappie fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are feeding on live shad near points and channels in 20-40 ft. of water. Blue cats are being caught in 15-28 ft. of water on cut bait. Crappie are being caught on hair jigs and minnows in 12-22 ft. of water. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: August 26. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 93°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around channels, main lake, and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: August 28. Elevation is 24 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass, channel catfish, and walleye fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs, and slabs around main lake and rocks. Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, game warden stationed in Greer County.
Ellsworth: August 27. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 87°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, dough bait, and shad around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Fort Cobb: August 29. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs and live bait around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: August 27. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 88°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Tom Steed: August 28. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around brush structure, flats, and rocks. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: August 22. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 85°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait and dough bait around channels and creek channels. Crappie slow on minnows and tube jigs around docks and rocks. Saugeye and walleye slow on crankbaits around dam and riprap. Report submitted by Matt Farris, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
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