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.
White bass slow on jigs, spinnerbaits around channels, main lake. Channel and flathead catfish slow on cut bait, dough bait around main lake, shorelines. White crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shorelines. Channel catfish good on sunfish, worms around brush structure, shorelines.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on minnows, spinnerbaits around coves, shallows. Striped hybrid bass fair on crankbaits, shad around coves, points. Black and white crappie fair on minnows around brush structure.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, flats, main lake, points, river mouth, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Black and white crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, flats, points, river channel, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Blue and Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, worms around channels, coves, points, river channel, river mouth.
White bass fair on jigs, lipless baits around river channel, river mouth. White crappie slow on jigs around brush structure. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around spillway.
Channel catfish good on cut bait, sunfish, worms around dam, docks. Black and white crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, dam, docks. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, shorelines. Black and white crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines.
White bass fair on jigs around dam. Black and white crappie good on jigs, minnows around dam, docks.
Blue, flathead, and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, dam, discharge, river mouth, spillway, tailwater. Largemouth bass slow. Black and white crappie slow. Comments: The water level continues to be above normal. Most boat ramps are still closed. Use extra caution when boating, as debris is being pulled back out into the lake as the water recedes.
White bass and walleye slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and small lures around dam, main lake, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs around rocks and shorelines.
Striped hybrid bass good on flukes, shrimp around main lake, points. Channel catfish good on cut bait around coves, river channels. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, points. Comments: Walleye good off the rocks while trolling.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines, weed beds. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, live bait around below the dam, docks, shorelines. White crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. Channel and flathead catfish fair on live bait, minnows, shad, worms around creek channels, flats, shallows. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad around below the dam, coves, discharge, spillway. Black and white crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, points, standing timber. Largemouth, spotted, and white bass slow on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves, flats, points, shorelines.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, riprap, river channel, shorelines. Black and white crappie slow around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines. White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, small lures around creek channels, river channel.
Black and white crappie good on jigs, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, worms around flats, main lake, riprap, rocks. Striped hybrid bass, White bass good on crankbaits, grubs, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, sassy shad, spoons, topwater lures around below the dam, creek channels, main lake.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure. Blue and channel catfish good on goldfish, live bait, live shad, minnows around channels, creek channels, discharge, river channel. Black and white crappie good on jigs around brush structure.
Walleye good on crankbaits, jigs around rocks.
Black and white crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks. Striped hybrid bass, Saugeye slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap, rocks, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, live bait around channels, main lake, points, shorelines. Comments: The lake has come up fast, and the fishing has slowed down.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around points, rocks, shallows, spillway. White bass and white crappie Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures, spoons around brush structure, docks, shallows.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, shorelines. Channel catfish fair on hot dogs, worms around coves, shorelines. White crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines.
White bass fair on grasshoppers, hair jigs, jigs, spinnerbaits, spoons around below the dam, creek channels, discharge, main lake. Black and white crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, live shad, minnows, shad around below the dam, discharge, main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, minnows, PowerBait, shad, stinkbait around below the dam, discharge, main lake, spillway.
Largemouth bass good on topwater lures around brush structure, shorelines, weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on dough bait, punch bait, worms around docks, rocks, shorelines. White bass, black and white crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around points, shorelines. Black and white crappie good on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, shad, shrimp around below the dam, points.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, weed beds. Striped hybrid bass, white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, inlet, main lake, river channel. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, rocks, weed beds.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around flats, points, shallows. White crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, rocks.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass; Blue, channel, and flathead catfish; black and white crappie; green, bluegill, and redear sunfish on crawfish, crickets, grasshoppers, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, stinkbait, worms around channels, dam, docks, main lake, sandbar, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. Comments: Been slow with the rising water, but should pick up soon and be good with the stable weather in the future.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats. Blue and channel good on cut bait, punch bait around creek channels, shallows. Black and white crappie fair on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure.
Blue and channel fair on cut bait, minnows, punch bait, worms around shallows, shorelines. White crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap, shorelines. Striped hybrid bass fair on flukes, jigs around shorelines.
White bass fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, small lures around inlet, main lake, points. Blue and channel catfish good on stinkbait around inlet, main lake, points.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around channels, docks, points, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, shad, and worms around creek channels, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, tube jigs, and worms around creek channels, docks, and shorelines. Comments: Boaters should use caution as there is a lot of debris from recent rainfall. Debris fields are scattered throughout the lake
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on dough bait, live shad, PowerBait around channels, coves, main lake, river mouth. Black and white crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, points. Comments: Fishing this week has been slow. Striper are tough with the muddy water and flooded water level. Fish are still biting, quality is just down with the muddy water. Catfish are good near mouth if the river and little channels of creeks with flowing water. Crappie are okay near bush piles but slower than normal.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around flats, points. Black and white crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber. White bass on minnows, small lures around creek channels, shorelines.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut bait, shad around main lake. White crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, river channel.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, other around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, minnows, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, docks, main lake, points, riprap.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on grubs, hair jigs, and jigs below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, live shad, and shad below the dam. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around flats, shallows. Black crappie good on jigs, minnows, spinnerbaits around flats, shallows. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, worms around flats.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, live bait, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. White crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, flats, inlet. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, river channel.
Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber. Blue. Channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, sunfish, worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, standing timber. Black and white crappie good on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, standing timber.
Smallmouth and spotted bass good on spinnerbaits, worms around coves, shallows. Striped hybrid bass good on shad around points.
Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits around flats, weed beds. Striped bass, white bass fair on jigs, live shad, minnows around discharge, riprap. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around coves, flats.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs around points, shorelines. Black crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, dam, docks. docks. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, minnows, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, rocks.
Striped hybrid bass, white bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits around riprap, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad around channels, shorelines.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, creek channels, main lake, riprap, shallows, shorelines. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, riprap, shallows.
Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around riprap, shorelines.