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 fair on cut bait and dough bait around channels, coves, and shorelines. White bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, and spinnerbaits around creek channels, flats, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and rocks.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, jigs, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, shallows, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around docks, riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure and shorelines.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around coves. Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure and standing timber.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats, main lake, points, and river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, channels, flats, points, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber.
White bass fair on jigs and lipless baits around river channel and river mouth. Walleye slow on jigs around dam. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around spillway.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. Channel catfish good on hot dogs and worms around dam.
Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, and shorelines.
Striped bass hybrids on flukes and jigs around main lake and points.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and shad around channels, dam, shorelines, spillway, and tailwater. White bass good on jigs, shad, spinnerbaits, and tube jigs around dam, inlet, river mouth, spillway, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and tube jigs.
White bass and walleye fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around dam and rocks.
Striped bass hybrids good on flukes around main lake. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait around coves and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Comments: Walleye good off the rocks and marina after dark.
Paddlefish good around river channel. White bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around channels, flats, points, river channel, river mouth, and spillway. Blue and channel catfish fair on crawfish, live bait, shad, and shrimp around flats, inlet, main lake, and river mouth. Comments: The area has received substantial rain in the last few days. Heavy rains in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri have caused the lake level to rise and be muddy.
Largemouth bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shallows. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, minnows, and worms around creek channels, docks, flats, and main lake. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and worms around brush structure, docks, and shallows.
White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around main lake, points, and riprap. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, and standing timber.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, creek channels, docks, main lake, river channel, and shorelines. White bass slow on minnows, small lures, and spoons around creek channels and river channel. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, minnows, sassy shad, small lures, and tube jigs below the dam, creek channels, and river channel. Crappie good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, creek channels, riprap, and rocks. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam and river channel.
Blue and channel catfish good on goldfish around river channel. White bass fair on crankbaits around channels. Crappie good on jigs around brush structure and creek channels.
Bluegill sunfish fair on worms below the dam.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and shad around creek channels and flats. Saugeye good on plastic baits and small lures around points, riprap, and rocks. Crappie Excellent on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
White bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and shad.
Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs and crankbaits around brush structure and points. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, and worms around coves and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure and shorelines.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around channels, points, riprap, and rocks. White bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, and jigs around channels, creek channels, and discharge. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, coves, docks, and flats.
White bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around points and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around docks, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and live shad around channels and shorelines.
White bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and spoons around creek channels. Paddlefish good snagging around channels. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, shad, and worms around coves and points.
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 discharge, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, rocks, and weed beds.
White bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around inlet.
Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, blue catfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish, crappie, bluegill sunfish, green sunfish, and redear sunfish fair on chicken liver, crankbaits, crawfish, crickets, cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, grass hoppers, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, live bait, live shad, midges, minnows, plastic baits, sassy shad, shad, shrimp, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, stinkbait, sunfish, topwater lures, worms around brush structure, channels, coves, dam, docks, main lake, sandbar, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on Alabama rig, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, flats, and shorelines. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, coves, and creek channels. White bass and crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and creek channels.
Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around dam, docks, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish fair on shad, sunfish, and worms around points and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around shorelines.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around inlet and points.
White bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, small lures, and spinnerbaits around channels, creek channels, and river channel. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, points, and shorelines.
Striped bass good on live shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, docks, points, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are getting better each day and will continue to improve with warmer temperatures. Catfish are good on live shad and cut bait near river channels and the mouth of the river. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around brush near docks.
Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits around main lake. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, minnows, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Crappie fair on minnows and small lures around brush structure, docks, and standing timber.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure and creek channels. White bass fair on grubs and lipless baits around river mouth and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and main lake.
Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, and sassy shad around brush structure, docks, points, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie good on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shrimp, and worms around channels, creek channels, main lake, and riprap.
White bass slow on crankbaits around channels. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on cut bait, shad, and worms around channels. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around channels.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits around flats. Crappie fair on jigs around shallows. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver around creek channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass fair on bill baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, rogues, small lures, spinnerbaits, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, channels, coves, points, riprap, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait below the dam, channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, channels, creek channels, and standing timber.
Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, brush structure, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around coves and docks. Striped bass hybrids fair on jerk baits, sassy shad around points.
Crappie fair on jigs and live bait around riprap. Saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and live shad around points and riprap. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits around rocks and weed beds.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, and jigs around points and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around main lake.
Striped bass hybrids and blue catfish good on shrimp around points. White bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around creek channels, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, and rocks.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow on crankbaits, sassy shad, and spinnerbaits around main lake and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around main lake.
Paddlefish fair snagging below the dam, river channel, and river mouth. Blue and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live bait, and shad below the dam, coves, flats, shorelines, and tailwater. Striped and white bass good on flukes, jigs, sassy shad, and small lures below the dam, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around points and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on punch bait and worms around riprap and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around docks and shorelines.