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.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits around coves and points. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and shad around main lake and points. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, and docks.
Largemouth bass good on jigs, plastic baits, and small lures around brush structure, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait and sunfish around brush structure and dam.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around coves. Crappie fair on minnows around creek channels and standing timber.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, rogues, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, river channel, river mouth, and standing timber. White bass fair on grubs and in-line spinnerbaits around channels, coves, creek channels, and river mouth.
White bass slow on jigs and lipless baits around river mouth. Channel catfish slow on stinkbait around flats. Crappie slow on jigs around brush structure.
Channel catfish good on cut bait and sunfish around brush structure and dam. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around rocks and shorelines.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on live bait, live shad, and sunfish around channels and main lake.
Striped bass hybrids fair on plastic baits around dam.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, and tube jigs around brush structure and shorelines. White bass good on bill baits, hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and tube jigs below the dam, channels, creek channels, dam, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and tube jigs around channels, docks, and main lake.
Walleye slow on plastic baits and sassy shad around rocks. White bass slow on in-line spinnerbaits around dam.
Striped bass hybrids good on flukes and shrimp around main lake, points, and rocks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait around coves and river channel. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around points. Walleye fair off the rocks and main lake.
White bass good on hair jigs, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits below the dam, points, river mouth, sandbar, and shallows. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and spoons around brush structure. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, and shad around main lake, river channel, and rocks.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and worms around brush structure, creek channels, docks, points, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shallows.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around main lake, points, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, and main lake.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, sunfish, and worms around channels, main lake, river channel, and shallows. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. White bass good on grubs, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around creek channels and river channel.
Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam and river channel. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless baits, minnows, sassy shad, and small lures around creek channels and river channel. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, and rocks.
Largemouth bass good on plastic baits around brush structure. Crappie good on minnows around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue and channel catfish good on live bait and live shad around main lake.
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Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and hot dogs around channels and flats. Saugeye good on plastic baits and small lures around dam and riprap.
Striped bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around main lake and points.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure and coves. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, and stinkbait around channels and coves. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shorelines. Comments: Continued work on the dam is keeping lake levels low.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around channels, main lake, points, and riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and live shad around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure and docks.
Largemouth bass slow on buzz baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure and shorelines. White bass slow on live shad, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around riprap. Crappie fair on minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around docks and spillway.
White bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around creek channels. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and main lake. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and jerk baits around coves and main lake.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, discharge, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, rocks, and weed beds.
Striped bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and small lures around docks, points, and shorelines.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwater lures around brush structure, main lake, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on minnows, stinkbait, and worms around channels, main lake, and rocks. Crappie, bluegill sunfish, green sunfish, and redear sunfish slow on jigs, small lures, and worms around docks, main lake, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on Alabama rigs and plastic baits around channels and points. Channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, and creek channels. White bass fair on minnows and tube jigs around creek channels, sandbar, and shorelines.
Blue and channel catfish fair on punch bait, shad, and worms around points and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. Striped bass hybrids fair on flukes, jigs, and sassy shad around shorelines.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around inlet, main lake, and points. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait around main lake and points.
White bass good on Alabama rigs, hair jigs, jigs, small lures, and tube jigs around creek channels and river channel. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and rogues around coves, points, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. Comments: The white bass action is picking up; it can still be a little hit-and-miss. Anglers are having success catching them trolling the river channel on the upper end of the lake and from shore anywhere from Cherokee Landing upstream to Carters Landing area. They are also being caught around Horseshoe Bend, just not in great numbers yet. The white bass action should only get better this week.
Striped bass fair on live shad and sassy shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, coves, and points. Crappie fair on grubs, hair jigs, and jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been better. And will only get better from here on out. The big winds don’t help with the fishing but on calmer days it has been better. Catfish are good around channels and mouth of the river. Crappie are biting around docks with brush and should pick up more and more with the warmer weather.
Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. White bass slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and minnows around creek channels and main lake. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, minnows, and stinkbait around main lake, points, and rocks.
Largemouth bass excellent on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, and main lake. White bass excellent on grubs, lipless baits around creek channels, river mouth, and shallows. Crappie excellent on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, and main lake.
White bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, and small lures around creek channels and shallows. Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on Alabama rigs, bill baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, and sassy shad around brush structure, dam, docks, main lake, points, riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, shad, shrimp, and sunfish around creek channels, dam, and main lake.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live shad, and shad around channels, coves, and main lake. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, and spinnerbaits around points and standing timber. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam. Comments: Snagging is currently great if the dam continues to release water. Remember to be at least 1,000 feet below the dam. There is a painted yellow line on the north side of the dam denoting 1,000 feet.
Largemouth bass good on jigs and lipless baits around shallows and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around shallows and shorelines. Channel catfish good on cut bait around river channel.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, and rogues around coves, points, riprap, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, flats, inlet, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, and points.
Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber.
White bass fair on jigs and small lures around creek channels. Crappie fair on hair jigs and minnows around creek channels and standing timber.
Blue catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, and sunfish around coves, discharge, and main lake. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow on crankbaits, jigs, and live shad around discharge and main lake. Saugeye slow on crankbaits and jigs around points and riprap.
Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rig and jerk baits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. White bass slow on crankbaits and jigs around creek channels.
White bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around creek channels and points. Saugeye fair on minnows around points and rocks.
Largemouth bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass slow on crankbaits, lipless baits, and minnows below the dam, docks, and rocks. Crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around docks, main lake, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on dough bait and stinkbait around docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines.
Blue and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, jigs, and shad below the dam, flats, river channel, and river mouth. White bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, sassy shad, slabs, and small lures below the dam, creek channels, river channel, and tailwater. Paddlefish good snagging around below the dam, river channel, and river mouth.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around brush structure and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. White bass fair on jigs around dam and riprap.