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 crankbaits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around channels, coves, and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and worms around channels and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, and docks.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and small lures around brush structure, docks, riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on worms around docks.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around coves. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around flats, main lake, points, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, flats, points, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. White bass fair on grubs and in-line spinnerbaits around channels, creek channels, river channel, and river mouth.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on jigs, live shad, and minnows around rocks and spillway.
Largemouth bass slow on buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and small lures around dam, docks, and rocks. Channel catfish good on worms around dams and docks.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, and worms around channels, main lake, and shorelines. Bluegill sunfish good on crickets and worms around coves and shorelines.
Striped bass hybrids good on jigs around main lake. Crappie fair on jigs around docks.
White bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and spoons below the dam and creek channels. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, and lipless baits around coves, points, and rocks. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Comments: White bass doing well on upper end of the lake in the river and creeks. They are also catching them below the dam. Paddlefish are also being caught in those areas. Crappie are moving closer to the shallows but still not quite there. Blue catfish bite has really heated up. If you can find fresh shad and fish channels near wind-blown points, you'll do well.
Walleye slow on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, and worms below the dam, dam, and main lake. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs below the dam, brush structure, and main lake.
Channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around main lake and points. Comments: Crappie and walleye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows. Striped bass hybrids fair on crankbaits, jigs, and shrimp.
Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. White bass good on Alabama rigs, jigs, minnows, and small lures below the dam, creek channels, dam, river channel, and tailwater. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, main lake, and river channel.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around coves, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms around coves and flats.
White bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, and small lures below the dam, channels, creek channels, river channel, and shallows. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber.
Blue and channel catfish good on goldfish, live bait, live shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around channels, main lake, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. White bass fair on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, small lures, and tube jigs around creek channels and river channel.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, grubs, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, sassy shad, shad, and spoons below the dam, creek channels, and river channel. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, rocks, and standing timber. Paddlefish fair snagging below the dam and river channel.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, creek channels, flats, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, live shad, punch bait, and sunfish around channels, dam, flats, main lake, and points. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks.
All fishing is slow.
Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and spoons around docks and shorelines. Saugeye good on jigs and plastic baits around dam, points, riprap, and rocks. Striped bass hybrids fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around dam, main lake, and points.
White bass and crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around flats and points.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves and docks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around channels, docks, main lake, points, riprap, and rocks. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits below the dam, discharge, riprap, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, docks, and rocks.
Crappie good on jigs and minnows around docks and rocks. Largemouth and white bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around shorelines and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms around docks, main lake, and rocks.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure and coves. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and coves. White bass good on jigs, live bait, and sassy shad below the dam and river channel.
Largemouth bass excellent on crankbaits and plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, discharge, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on bill baits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, points, riprap, and rocks. Channel catfish fair on shad around creek channels and flats.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow on Alabama rigs, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, coves, flats, and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and PowerBait around brush structure, main lake, and points. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure, points, riprap, and shallows. Comments: White bass fishing is slow but improving.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and worms around points and riprap. Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits, flukes, and sassy shad around shallows and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around riprap, shallows, and shorelines.
White bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and jerk baits around coves, creek channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, points, and shorelines. Comments: White bass are being caught in coves and in the river. Cherokee Landing up to Carter's Landing is good. The bite around Horseshoe Bend and Etta Bend is picking up but still varies day to day. Anglers may catch a lot one day and just a few the next. Crappie is hit-and-miss but can be caught around the docks. The fishing activity is getting better every day.
Striped bass good on live shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, docks, points, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are feeding very well on live shad. Catfish are biting on cut bait near river channels and ledges. Crappie are around brush in 8-16 ft. of water biting on minnows and jigs
Saugeye good on crankbaits, grubs, and sassy shad around points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around coves and standing timber. White bass fair on crankbaits and in-line spinnerbaits around dam.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, coves, and creek channels. White bass fair on grubs and lipless baits around river channel. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and creek channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, points, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. White bass good on minnows, small lures, and spinnerbaits below the dam and creek channels.
Crappie good on jigs and minnows around shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits and jigs below the dam. Paddlefish fair snagging below the dam and river channel.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and jerk baits around coves and points. Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and punch bait around creek channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on minnows, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, coves, points, rocks, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, hot dogs, minnows, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, discharge, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows below the dam, brush structure, points, rocks, standing timber, and weed beds.
Largemouth bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, coves, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, shallows, and shorelines.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits and rogues around shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around creek channels and standing timber.
Largemouth bass slow on jerk baits and plastic baits around brush structure and rocks. Crappie and saugeye slow on crankbaits, jigs, live shad, and minnows around points and riprap. Blue catfish slow on cut bait and live bait around main lake.
Largemouth bass good on jigs and plastic baits around coves and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around creek channels.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around main lake, points, and shorelines. Crappie and saugeye fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, minnows, punch bait, and stinkbait around rocks, shorelines, and standing timber.
Largemouth bass and crappie good on crankbaits, hair jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, and small lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, and rocks. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye good on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, and small lures around docks, main lake, and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, stinkbait, and worms around docks, main lake, points, and shorelines.
Striped and white bass good on hair jigs, jigs, plastic baits, sassy shad, and small lures below the dam, river channel, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and slabs below the dam, brush structure, and shallows. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad below the dam, coves, inlet, riprap, and river channel.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around dam, riprap, and shorelines. White bass good on crankbaits around dam and riprap. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shallows.