Oklahoma Fishing Reports
Whether you’re looking to reel in a trophy bass, prize walleye or channel catfish, we have you covered with weekly fishing reports from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. Check back often to find out what fish species are biting, what bait to use and where you’ll find the most active fishing spots across Oklahoma lakes.
Channel and flathead catfish slow on cut bait and dough bait around channels and shorelines. Crappie slow on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. White bass slow on crankbaits and jigs around flats and shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, dam, shallows, and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish excellent on hot dogs, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber.
Channel catfish good on crickets, minnows, stinkbait, and worms around riprap and rocks. White bass fair on shad around main lake.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, dam, shallows, and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish excellent on hot dogs, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, and shorelines. Largemouth bass slow on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, and plastic baits around brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around coves, docks, shorelines, and tailwater.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on cut bait and stinkbait around points and shorelines.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, dam, discharge, inlet, river mouth, and tailwater.
Channel catfish fair on cut bait, minnows, and punch bait around flats and main lake. Crappie slow on midges around main lake.
Striped bass hybrids fair on flukes around main lake. Channel catfish good on cut bait, stinkbait around points and river channel. Walleye fair around rocks. Crappie slow on jigs off points and structure.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around docks, rocks, and shorelines. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and shrimp around docks, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Comments: Recent rains have brought debris into the lake.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, sassy shad, spinnerbaits, and spoons around brush structure, creek channels, docks, points, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, minnows, and worms around creek channels, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and PowerBait around brush structure, docks, and shallows.
Largemouth, spotted, and white bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, shad, and sunfish below the dam and spillway.
Largemouth bass slow on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, flukes, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, sassy shad, shad, and topwater lures below the dam and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, flats, river channel, river mouth, shallows, and shorelines. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam and main lake.
Largemouth bass good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, and weed beds. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks. Blue and channel catfish good on live bait and live shad around channels and river channel.
Bluegill sunfish good on jigs and worms below the dam, dam, and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around dam, docks, river channel, and rocks. Walleye good on crankbaits, jigs, and lipless baits around dam, docks, and rocks.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, and standing timber. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye slow on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and sassy shad around dam, main lake, points, riprap, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, shrimp, and worms around channels, main lake, points, and shorelines. Comments: The lake level is normal, but if we get more storms this week, it will cause it to rise. With the storms coming through, it could affect the fishing.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, and shad around main lake and points. White bass and saugeye fair on bill baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around main lake, points, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks, and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, and stinkbait around coves and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, and shorelines.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, grubs, hot dogs, live shad, PowerBait, stinkbait, and worms below the dam, channels, dam, discharge, and main lake. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, plastic baits, and tube jigs below the dam, creek channels, dam, discharge, main lake, and river mouth. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish good on crickets, grasshoppers, grubs, shrimp, small lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines, and standing timber.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around coves, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel and flathead catfish good on live shad, shad, and worms around coves, dam, rocks, and shorelines. Walleye good on spinnerbaits and spoons around coves, points, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and worms around points and shorelines. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, shad, and shrimp below the dam, flats, and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around main lake, points, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits and live shad around coves, discharge, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, rocks, and weed beds.
Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and shad around main lake, points, and rocks.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow on in-line spinnerbaits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around dam, main lake, rocks, and weed beds. Crappie, bluegill, green, and redear sunfish fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, small lures, spoons, and worms around coves, dam, docks, main lake, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish on goldfish, grasshoppers, live bait, live shad, minnows, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, dam, main lake, and rocks.
Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and plastic baits around creek channels and points. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and punch bait around creek channels and flats. White bass fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and main lake.
White bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around dam and docks. Blue and channel catfish fair on punch bait, shrimp, and worms around riprap, rocks, and shallows. Flathead catfish slow on live bait and sunfish below the dam.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Blue and channel catfish fair on shad, stinkbait, and worms around inlet, main lake, points, and riprap. White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around main lake and points.
Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, and spoons around channels, coves, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and tube jigs around channels, coves, and shorelines. Comments: Boaters should continue using caution as the water level is high and there is a lot of debris floating around the lake.
Striped bass fair on live shad around channels, points, and river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, coves, creek channels, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week is better than last. The striper are starting to bite more than they have with this muddy water. Only we can hope it gets better like it should. Catfish are biting near flooded bushes with worms and cut bait. Crappie are okay near brush piles.
Blue and channel catfish good on punch bait and shrimp around flats and riprap. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits and spoons around coves and points. Crappie good on hair jigs.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits and plastic baits around brush structure and creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, main lake, and river channel.
Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, shrimp, and worms below the dam, creek channels, dam, discharge, riprap, and rocks. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, discharge, main lake, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and spinnerbaits around channels. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and sunfish below the dam, channels, and main lake.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around flats and points. Crappie on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, and stinkbait around brush structure, creek channels, river channel, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie fair on live bait, live shad, minnows, and shad around brush structure, creek channels, docks, riprap, rocks, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around coves, points, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, jigs, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, points, standing timber, and tailwater. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, and standing timber.
Crappie slow on jigs around brush structure and creek channels. Striped bass hybrids fair on crankbaits and live shad around points.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, and sunfish around coves, docks, and rocks. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on jigs, live shad, and minnows around discharge and main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around riprap.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and main lake. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around main lake.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait around creek channels and rocks. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits around points.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits below the dam and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and stinkbait below the dam, points, and shorelines. Comments: For more information regarding camping and boat ramp closures, contact Corps of Engineers office @ 580-963-2111.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, flukes, lipless baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, shallows, and weed beds. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, rocks, and shallows. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, live bait, shad, shrimp, and stinkbait around creek channels, flats, river channel, and shallows.
Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits around brush structure and shorelines. Channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around riprap and shorelines.