NORTHEAST
Birch: July 9. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Copan: July 10. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, dough bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, and worms around main lake, riprap, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie good on hair jigs and minnows around brush structure. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish fair on crickets around shallows and weed beds. Report submitted by Hank Jenks, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Fort Gibson: July 9. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, spoons, topwater lures, and worms around coves, docks, points, and riprap. White bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and plastic baits around channels and main lake. Paddlefish good snagging around channels and main lake. Comments: The water has been low which has made the bite tough but hopefully, it’ll continue to rise with more chances of rain this week. Troll crankbaits around Hwy 51 bridge, the hump at north bay and points where shoreline and deep water meet for White Bass. The main lake south of the bridge has been stacked with paddlefish with some giants being caught. Blue catfish are being caught in deeper water on cut shad and live sunfish. Below the dam has been slow due to minimal flow. Sunfish bite is amazing! Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: July 10. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around docks, points, riprap, rocks, shallows, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie fair on hair jigs and minnows around brush structure. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on live shad, plastic baits, and sassy shad around main lake and points. Report submitted by Hank Jenks, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels and flats. Bluegill sunfish excellent on jigs, small lures, and worms around docks, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hulah: July 10. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around riprap, river channel, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure. White bass on bill baits and lipless baits around channels. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: July 10. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around flats, main lake, river channel, river mouth, shallows, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, cut bait, live bait, live shad, sassy shad, shad, spoons, and topwater lures around main lake, points, and riprap. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, rocks, and standing timber. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: July 9. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 80°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on plastic baits around points, riprap, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by Bailey Johnson, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois: July 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 58°F and clear. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, and PowerBait below the dam. Comments: Best times are during periods of low and no flow from the dam usually early morning and late evening. Best areas are below the dam and at the Watts area. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Oologah: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 81°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits, PowerBait, and worms around main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie slow on jigs around brush structure and main lake. Walleye fair on crankbaits around flats and main lake. Report submitted by J.D. Stauffer, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: July 10. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on live shad and shad around main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 81°F and clear. Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits, jigs, and live shad around main lake. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and sunfish around main lake. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Tenkiller: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live bait, shad, and sunfish around channels, flats, main lake, and shorelines. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, flats, and points. White bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and jigs around channels, flats, and main lake. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Webbers Falls: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass slow on crankbaits, plastic baits, PowerBait, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, riprap, and weed beds. White bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around main lake, riprap, and river channel. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad below the dam, river channel, and tailwater. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: July 9. Elevation is below normal and rising, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish fair on stinkbait and worms around dam. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Fort Supply: July 9. Elevation is normal and rising, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, punch bait, shrimp, and stinkbait around channels, discharge, main lake, shorelines, and spillway. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and main lake. Report submitted by Jason Badley, game warden stationed in Harper County.
Foss: July 11. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Walleye fair on live bait. Catfish good along north side of the lake. Striped bass hybrids good on live bait. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
SOUTHEAST
Blue River: July 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature is 79°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass slow on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, river channel, rocks, and weed beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: July 7. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, and plastic baits around brush structure, points, river channel, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap, and rocks. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, sassy shad, and shad below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, river channel, river mouth, and rocks. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 7. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 90°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 88°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around main lake, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, discharge, inlet, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: July 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 69°F and clear. Rainbow trout excellent on PowerBait and small lures around creek channels, dam, and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: July 7. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on small lures and spinnerbaits around coves, flats, main lake, and shorelines. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and slabs around brush structure, docks, main lake, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie slow on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, rocks, shallows, and standing timber. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: July 7. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver around main lake. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: July 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, shallows, standing timber, tailwater, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, minnows, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, coves, main lake, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish good on hair jigs, jigs, and worms around brush structure, channels, coves, points, tailwater, and weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: July 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around channels, points, and shallows. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 89°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass good on live shad, sassy shad, and topwater lures around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, coves, docks, points, and rocks. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are biting on live shad, topwater and trolling. Catfish are biting on cut bait and live shad near ledges and river channels. Crappie are biting on jig with power bait near brush piles and timber. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: July 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 90°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits and plastic baits around brush structure. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and hot dogs around main lake and river channel. Crappie good 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
Ellsworth: July 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. ( USGS Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, and shad around main lake and points. Saugeye fair on crankbaits, small lures, and spoons around flats, main lake, and points. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Fort Cobb: July 10. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and shad around main lake. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Tom Steed: July 11. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 76°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits. White bass and hybrids being caught when trolling deep crankbaits. Saugeye slow. Catfish slow. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: July 9. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 74°F and murky. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, and small lures around main lake, points, and rocks. Largemouth bass and crappie fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, and small lures around brush structure, main lake, rocks, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, minnows, punch bait, and worms around creek channels, main lake, and rocks. Report submitted by Tucker Clem, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
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