Fishing Report: February 22, 2023

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Arcadia: Feb 27. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal (stable). Water temperature 45°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Blue catfish slow on cut bait and shad around points. Saugeye slow on minnows around points. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

 

Overholser: Feb 27. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 47°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White crappie slow on jigs and minnows around dam. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait around points. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Canadian County.

 

Stanely Draper: Feb 27. Elevation is 5.5 ft. below normal (falling). Water temperature 45°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Chad Strang, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

 

Thunderbird: Feb 27. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (rising). Water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish slow on chicken liver and cut bait around main lake and points. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Zach Paulk, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

 

Wes Watkins: Feb 27. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 45°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around points and standing timber. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

 

NORTHEAST

 

Bell Cow: Feb 27. Elevation is 6 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 47°F and murky. Largemouth bass slow on jigs and plastic baits around brush structure. Blue catfish slow on worms around brush structure and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

 

Birch: Feb 26. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rig and jigs around channels and points. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

 

Carl Blackwell: Feb 27. Elevation is normal (stable). Water temperature 48°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around weed beds. Blue catfish and black crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around flats. Report submitted by Josey Branch, game warden stationed in Payne County.

 

Eucha: Feb 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 45°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Bass, Largemouth fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines. Catfish, Channel fair on chicken liver, hot dogs around below the dam, main lake, shorelines. Crappie, White fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

 

Chandler: Feb 27. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 46°F and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. Largemouth bass slow on jigs and plastic baits around brush structure and rocks. Channel catfish slow on cut bait, hot dogs, and worms around docks and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

 

Copan: Feb 27. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal (rising). Water temperature 60°F and murky. Crappie slow on hair jigs and jigs around brush structure, coves, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live shad, sunfish, and worms around creek channels, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

 

Fort Gibson: Feb 24. Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal (stable). Water temperature 48°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad around channels, main lake, and below the dam. Paddlefish good on snagging below the dam. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

 

Grand: Feb 28. Elevation is normal (stable). Water temperature 49°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rig and spinnerbaits around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad around docks, main lake, and below the dam. White crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

 

Greenleaf: Feb 27. Elevation is normal (stable). Water temperature 53°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rig, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Catfish, Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and worms around docks, main lake, and shorelines. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

 

Hudson: Feb 27. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable). Water temperature 46°F and stained. White crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad around main lake and river channel. Report submitted by Monte Reid, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

 

Hulah: Feb 27. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (falling). Water temperature 60°F and murky.  Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on live bait, live shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around main lake and river channel. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

 

Kaw: Feb 26. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable). Water temperature 50°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, shad, and sunfish around channels, creek channels, flats, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Paddlefish excellent on snagging around main lake and river channel. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.

 

Keystone: Feb 26. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (rising). Water temperature 48°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on flukes, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around creek channels and rocks. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, punch bait, and stinkbait around main lake and river channel. Report submitted by Bailey Johnson, game warden stationed in Creek County.

 

Lower Illinois: Feb 24. Elevation is 11 ft. above normal (stable). Water temperature 46°F and clear. Rainbow trout slow on in-line spinnerbaits and PowerBait below the dam. Comments: Fishing remains slower due to continuing releases around the clock from the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

 

Perry CCC: Feb 24. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal (rising). Water temperature 49°F and murky. Rainbow trout fair on dough bait, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, spoons, and worms around brush structure, coves, and dam.

Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.

 

Skiatook: Feb 28. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 45°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, standing timber. Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White fair on in-line spinnerbaits, sassy shad around main lake. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.

 

Sooner: Feb 24. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 46°F and clear. Striped-hybrid bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, live shad, and slabs around discharge and main lake. White crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, main lake, and riprap. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.

 

Tenkiller: Feb 24. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable). Water temperature 45°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Black crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels, flats, and shorelines. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.

 

Webbers Falls: Feb 27. Elevation is 0.5 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 53°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass slow on Alabama rig, flukes, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around creek channels, main lake, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around main lake, river channel, river mouth, shorelines, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and slabs around brush structure, main lake, rocks, and below the dam. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

 

NORTHWEST

 

Canton: Feb 26. Elevation is below normal (stable). Water temperature 50°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie good on jigs and minnows around dam and spillway. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

 

Ft. Supply: Feb 28. Elevation is normal (stable). Water temperature 40°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Walleye slow on jigs around dam. White crappie slow on hair jigs, and jigs around dam. Report submitted by Jason Badley, game warden stationed in Harper County.

 

Foss: Lake level 5.27 feet below normal and gates closed. Water temp in the mid 40s and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Hybrid good in deep water. Walleye fair. Crappie good. Catfish good. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

 

SOUTHEAST

 

Arbuckle Report: Feb 25. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 47°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Bass, Largemouth fair on plastic baits around main lake, points. Catfish slow on shad around channels, main lake. Bass, Crappie slow on jigs around main lake. Report submitted by Casey Young, game warden stationed in Murray County. 

Blue River PHFA:  Feb 27. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 44°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Rainbow Trout good on in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, nymphs, PowerBait, spoons, worms around creek channels, river channel, rocks. Comments: Water levels are up a few inches and the water is very murky. Fisherman have reported having better luck with baits that are scented and or put out more vibration or have more water displacement. Jigged Buggers and Wooly Buggers have been top producers for the fly fisherman. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, fisheries biologist stationed at Blue River PHFA. 

Eufaula Report: Feb 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 49°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, riprap. Blue, Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, worms around channels, main lake, river channel, river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons around brush structure, docks, riprap. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County. 

Konawa Report: Feb 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 40°F and clear. Largemouth Bass fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, lipless baits around main lake, river channel, weed beds. Striped Bass, Hybrid Bass, White Bass slow on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around coves, discharge, river channel.  Channel Catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait around coves, discharge, inlet, riprap. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County. 

Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area
Feb 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 49°F and clear.  Rainbow Trout excellent on PowerBait, tube jigs around creek channels, spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

 

McGee Creek: Feb 24. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass excellent on Alabama rig, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, sassy shad, other around brush structure, docks, sandbar, shallows, weed beds. Catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around dam, main lake, river channel. Crappie good on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, main lake, standing timber. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County. 

Lake Murray: Feb 27. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 57°F and clear. Bass slow on jerk baits, jigs, spinnerbaits around brush structure, main lake. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Carter County. 

Robert S. Kerr: Feb 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 49°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, minnows, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around below the dam, creek channels, main lake, river mouth. Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass good on crankbaits, minnows, small lures around brush structure, channels, coves, weed beds. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, rocks, weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County. 

Lake Texoma: Feb 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 50°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped Bass fair on flukes, jigs, live shad, sassy shad around channels, main lake, points. Catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait around channels, coves, docks, main lake, points, river channel. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are still good deadsticking. Pink and white flukes have been good. Catfish are good near channels and ledges on live shad and cut gizzards. Crappie are biting near brush piles and docks with brush piles. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County. 

Broken Bow Lake:
Feb 24. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 49°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Bass good on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, jigs, spoons around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, points, river mouth, shorelines. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

 

Hugo Lake: Feb 24. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 57°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Catfish excellent on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, standing timber. Crappie on jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel, standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew, game warden stationed in Choctaw County. 

Pine Creek: Feb 24. Elevation is 9 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 51°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth Bass fair on plastic baits around creek channels, points. Crappie fair on jigs, small lures around brush structure, creek channels. Channel Catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, worms around creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County. 

Sardis Lake: Feb 24. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth slow on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines. Catfish fair on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around channels, main lake, points, riprap, standing timber. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines, standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County. 

Wister Lake: Feb 24. Elevation is 9 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 44°F and murky. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth slow on bill baits, jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, river channel. Blue Catfish fair on cut bait around main lake, river channel. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, river channel. Comments: Catching blue cats below the dam in the released water. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.

 

SOUTHWEST

 

Ellsworth: Feb 24. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 45°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, rocks. Blue Catfish fair on cut bait, shad around main lake, points. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

 

Fort Cobb: Feb 24. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 47°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, docks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

 

Lawtonka: Feb 24. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 45°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

 

Waurika: Feb 27. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 50°F and murky. Crappie good on minnows, tube jigs around docks, rocks, shallows. Catfish good on cut bait, shad around channels, main lake. Saugeye, Walleye good on crankbaits around dam, riprap. Report submitted by Matt Farris, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.

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