Fishing Report for July 24, 2019

Arcadia: July 22. Elevation normal, water 88 and clearing. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits around points and brush structure. White bass fair on jigs and sassy shad on the surface of the main lake. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Draper: July 23. Elevation above normal, water 89 and stained. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish slow on cut bait around main lake, points, and riprap. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits and plastics around points. Report submitted by Chad Strang, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Hefner: July 23. Elevation normal, water 88 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and topwater lures around brush structure and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on crickets, hot dogs, live bait, and worms around channels, dam, and main lake. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Overholser: July 22. Elevation normal, water 89 and stained. Striped bass hybrids fair on chicken liver in the main lake and tailwater. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver and punch bait below the dam. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Thunderbird: July 21. Elevation normal, water 88 and stained. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, plastics baits, and spinnerbaits around points. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around dam and main lake. Report submitted by Zachary Paulk, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins: July 22. Elevation normal, water muddy and upper 80s. Channel and blue catfish slow on chicken liver, punch bait, and worms around creek channels. Largemouth bass slow on buzz baits around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

Bell Cow: July 22. Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie slow on minnows at 10 ft. around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish slow on worms and punch bait around docks and rocks. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Carl Blackwell: July 23. Elevation normal, water 86. Channel catfish fair on Alabama rig, chicken liver, hot dogs, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels, discharge, riprap, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, tube jigs, and worms around shallows, shorelines, and crappie dock. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Emily Long, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Chandler: July 22. Elevation normal, water murky. Flathead catfish slow on sunfish along shorelines at night. Channel catfish slow on crawfish, punch bait and worms around rocks and shorelines. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: July 21. Elevation 13 ft. above normal, water 70s and clearing. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, around riprap and tailwater. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Ft. Gibson: July 22. Elevation above normal, water 80 and murky. The lake is still inundated with high water. The lake continues to be difficult to access. Please use extreme caution while boating. Due to high water, boating is only recommended by operators who have above average familiarity with the lake. White bass good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, sassy shad and topwater lures along flats, main lake, points and shallows. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits and jigs around docks and rocks. Channel catfish being caught on cut bait and sunfish along the dam. Report submitted by Ben Haff, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Greenleaf: July 21. Elevation normal, water 88 and clear. Largemouth bass good on Alabama rig, buzz baits, plastics, and spinnerbaits around coves, creek channels, points, riprap, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around creek channels, inlet, main lake, and shorelines. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Kaw: July 23. Elevation dropping, water 80s and muddy. Striped bass, striped hybrid bass, and white bass fair on crankbaits, jerk bait, live bait, live shad, sassy shad, and top water below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, grasshoppers, live bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, and around riprap, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie and walleye slow on jigs, live bait, and minnows below the dam, around riprap, rocks, and standing timber. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.

Keystone: July 18. Elevation above normal, water muddy. Blue catfish good on cut bait below the dam. Largemouth bass slow on plastics around shorelines. Report submitted by Karlin Bailey, game warden stationed in Creek County.

Lower Illinois: July 19. Elevation above normal, water 65-70 and clear. Due to high water on Tenkiller Lake water release is above average making fishing difficult. Rainbow trout slow on PowerBait and small lures below the dam. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

McMurtry: July 22. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 82 and semi-clear. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around northern brush structure, coves, inlet shallows, west side shorelines, standing timber, and lily pads. Channel and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbait around dam, riprap, docks, and creek channels. Saugeye fair on nightcrawlers, jigs, and crankbaits around dam, riprap, sandbar, flats, and rocky points. Crappie fair on jigs, grubs, minnows, worms, and beetle spins around dam structures, docks, brush piles, standing timber, island, and rocky points. Crappie are being caught below 10 ft. depth in most areas. White bass fair on crankbaits, deep divers, and jigs around the dam, riprap, sandbar, flats, west side shorelines, and rocky points. Bass are most active in the evening and morning. Report submitted by McMurtry lake staff.

Oologah: July 21. Elevation 9 ft. above normal and falling, water 72 and muddy. Most ramps and campgrounds are now back open. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad below the dam and fair on cut bait and shad around riprap and along Winganon Bridge. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Skiatook: July 20. Elevation above normal, water 80s and clear. As of 2 pm on July 20th all boat ramps are open except the ramp in Tallchief Cove. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits and rattle traps around the main lake and while trolling. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, standing timber, and bridge pillars. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Sooner: July 21. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastics around brush structure and weed beds. White bass fair on crankbaits around coves. Saugeye slow on crankbaits and jigs around main lake and points. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Webbers Falls: July 21. Elevation above normal, water 87 and muddy. Largemouth bass good on Alabama rig, buzz baits, jerk bait, plastics, rogues, and spinnerbaits around coves, creek channels, shallows, standing timber, and weed beds. Channel, blue, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, around coves, creek channels, and inlet. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Canton: July 20. Elevation above normal, water stained. Channel and blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad below the dam and around the spillway. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Foss: July 22. Elevation normal with two gates open, water mid-80s and clear. Striped bass hybrids fair on live bait in the main lake. White bass slow. Walleye slow to fair on worms. Catfish good. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Arbuckle: July 22. Elevation normal, water 86 and stained. Largemouth bass slow on topwater lures and square-billed baits in the main lake early morning. Smallmouth bass fair on square-billed baits and topwater lures in yellow magic. Crappie fair on small grubs at 16-20 ft. around brush piles. White bass being caught on roadrunners and shallow running crankbaits. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: July 23. Elevation normal, water 78 and slightly murky. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, flukes, and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, points, and shorelines. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, punch bait, and stinkbait around brush structure, points, and river channel. Bluegill sunfish, green sunfish, and redear sunfish good on crickets, jigs, and worms around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace.

Broken Bow: July 22. Elevation normal, water 86. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs and plastic baits around brush structure and points. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: July 19. Elevation dropping, water 81 and murky. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on sassy shad and shad below the dam and around coves. Flathead catfish good on live bait around creek channels and river channel. Report submitted by Jake Bersche, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: July 19. Elevation above normal, water 84 and murky. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, shad, and sunfish below the dam, and around the main lake, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, and around brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: July 18. Elevation normal, water 90 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastics, and topwater lures around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and stinkbait around coves, inlet, and riprap. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork: July 19. Elevation normal, water clear. Rainbow trout excellent on tube jigs and worms around channels and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

McGee Creek: July 19. Elevation normal, water 83 and clear. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rig, plastics, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around coves, points, shallows, and shorelines. White bass fair on crankbaits and spoons around coves and main lake. Channel and flathead catfish good on crawfish, live bait, shrimp, and sunfish around channels and coves. Report submitted by Jim Gillham, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: July 23. Elevation above normal, water 94 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, flukes, grubs, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbait, lipless baits, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, discharge, flats, main lake, points, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, crawfish, dough bait, stinkbait, and worms around channels and coves. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Carter County.

Pine Creek: July 19. Elevation above normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits around humps and roadbeds. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Channel catfish good on punch bait around creek channels and river channel. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: July 19. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth and spotted bass good on jerk bait, lipless baits, plastics, and rogues around coves, creek channels, points, and riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, and stinkbait around flats, inlet, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: July 19. Elevation normal, water 88. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, jigs, plastics, spinnerbaits, and on topwater lures around brush structure, points, riprap, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, and sunfish around channels, flats, main lake, riprap, and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: July 19. Elevation normal, water 82. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, live shad, and shad below the dam and around the main lake. Striped bass good on live bait, live shad, sassy shad, shad, slabs, and on top water below the dam and around the main lake and points. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Fishing has slowed a bit on the lake with the hot temps. Striped bass and catfish are biting well below Denison Dam. Striped bass are hitting artificial and live/cut bait during early mornings and late evening. Striped bass limit is five in red river. Catfish are hitting cut bait in slack water. Fishing on the lake for striped bass anglers should use topwater lures when surfacing feeding is present. Live bait is producing fish as well. On the lake anglers should focus their efforts to the south end of the lake and scan for schools in deep water. Report submitted by Trey Hale, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: July 19. Elevation above normal, water clear. Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastics, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, punch bait, and stinkbait below the dam, and around brush structure and main lake. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, Game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

Altus-Lugert: July 22. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Channel catfish good on minnows, punch bait, and stinkbait below the dam, and around docks, flats, river channel, river mouth, and sand bar. White bass, crappie, and walleye fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs, and minnows below the dam, and around docks, river channel, and sandbar. Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, game warden stationed in Greer County.

Tom Steed: July 22. Elevation normal, water 76. Blue and channel catfish fair on juglines baited with cut bait and punch bait along flats and main lake. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.

Waurika: July 19. Elevation normal, water 80s and murky. Walleye and saugeye fair on crankbaits and live bait around the dam. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait around docks and main lake. Report submitted by Matt Farris, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.