Fishing Report

Fort Gibson: December 15. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 58°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and plastic baits around channels and main lake. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue catfish good on shad around channels and main lake. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Grand: December 15. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 49°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on Alabama rigs, jigs, plastic baits, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels, main lake, and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and live bait around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Chris Newkirk, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Kaw:

December 15. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 45°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and spoons around main lake, points, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, shad, sunfish, and worms around channels, flats, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Paddlefish good snagging around main lake and river channel. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.

Keystone:

December 19. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 50°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around creek channels, main lake, and river channel. Largemouth bass slow on jigs and plastic baits around brush structure, coves, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. Report submitted by Bradley Magby, game warden stationed in Creek County.

Lower Illinois:

December 15. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 54°F and clear. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, and PowerBait below the dam. Comments: Best times are during the morning and evening hours and best areas are below the dam and at the Watts area. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

Perry CCC:

December 18. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 48°F and stained. Rainbow trout fair on dough bait, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, PowerBait, and worms around coves and flats. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Tenkiller:

December 18. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 54°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on jigs and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, and shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.

Webbers Falls:

December 18. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 54°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around channels, points, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, plastic baits, and slabs around brush structure, creek channels, and rocks. White bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, sassy shad, and small lures below the dam, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

SOUTHEAST Blue River:

December 19. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 49°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Rainbow trout excellent on in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, spoons, and worms around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: December 15. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 51°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, and spoons around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, river mouth, and standing timber. Crappie fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, main lake, points, river mouth, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula : December 15. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 48°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on crankbaits, flukes, sassy shad, and topwater lures below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Crappie good on crankbaits, hair jigs, and spoons around brush structure, channels, docks, and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo:

December 15. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 61°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough 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.

McGee Creek: December 15. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 55°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) slow on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, docks, main lake, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, main lake, and points. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, shad, and shrimp around channels, creek channels, main lake, and riprap. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Robert S. Kerr: December 15. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 50°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, minnows, shad, and sunfish below the dam, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows below the dam, main lake, points, river channel, and river mouth. Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around points and rocks. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: December 15. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 55°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma : December 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 52°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass good on flukes and live shad around channels, main lake, points, and river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and stinkbait around channels, creek channels, points, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, rocks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. The striper are being caught using dead sticking methods. Colder temps are only going to improve the dead sticking. Catfish are good near ledges and river channels with live bait or cut. Crappie are good near brush piles with jigs or minnows. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

SOUTHWEST Waurika: December 15. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and murky. Largemouth bass, crappie, and saugeye slow on crankbaits, hair jigs, lipless baits, live bait, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and minnows around docks, main lake, points, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, minnows, shrimp, and stinkbait around creek channels, docks, main lake, and shorelines. Report submitted by Tucker Clem, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.