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.
Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows around brush structure, channels, creek channels.
Bass fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, plastic baits, spoons around brush structure, main lake, points, standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, spoons around brush structure, main lake, points, standing timber. Comments: Most fish are suspended in 30 plus feet of water. Water is cooling and rising rapidly due to 12 inches of snowfall in the drainage area.
Blue catfish slow on cut bait around main lake. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow on jerk baits, jigs, and sassy shad below the dam.
Catfish good on live bait, live shad, minnows around main lake, river mouth. Crappie good on jigs, live bait, minnows around brush structure, rocks.
Largemouth bass slow on Alabama rig, crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, weed beds. Striped hybrid and white bass slow on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, main lake, river channel. Channel catfish Slow on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, rocks.
Bass good on flukes, live shad around channels, main lake, points, river channel. Catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good other than the weather. Striper are being very well on deadsticking and live bait. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait near river channels and the mouth of the river. Crappie are biting on jigs near brush piles around docks.
Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, jigs around brush structure, channels. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, shad around main lake. White crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure.
Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. White bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, small lures around main lake, points. Catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, shrimp, stinkbait around creek channels, main lake, riprap.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs around rocks. Black crappie fair on jigs around brush structure. Channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait around creek channels.
Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, standing timber. Catfish fair on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, standing timber. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure.