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.

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Find updates about the following fish varieties (Note: The fish selector below only displays species included in recent fishing reports and does not represent all species present in lakes):

Arcadia Lake
June 20, 2025

Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around coves and shorelines. White bass slow on buzz baits and jigs around channels and main lake. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.

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Bell Cow Lake & Equestrian Campground
May 18, 2025

Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, and stinkbait around brush structure, riprap, shallows, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on cut bait and sunfish around brush structure.

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Birch Lake
May 16, 2025

Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits and shad around points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.

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Broken Bow Lake
May 20, 2025

Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around channels, main lake, points, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber.

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Canton Lake
May 20, 2025

White bass good on jigs and lipless baits around dam, river mouth, and spillway. Channel catfish slow on stinkbait around points.

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Chandler Lake
June 19, 2025

Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, and docks. Largemouth bass fair on small lures around dam, rocks, and shallows. Channel catfish good on sunfish and worms around dam and rocks.

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Copan Lake
May 18, 2025

Blue, channel, and flathead catfish on crawfish, cut bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, and worms below the dam, creek channels, and river channel.

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Fort Cobb Reservoir
May 20, 2025

Crappie on jigs around docks.

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Fort Gibson Lake
May 19, 2025

Blue catfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and paddlefish good below the dam, channels, creek channels, dam, discharge, inlet, points, river channel, river mouth, shorelines, spillway, and tailwater. Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie good on live bait around shorelines.

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Fort Supply Lake
May 19, 2025

Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and dough bait around main lake. White bass and crappie slow on in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around dam, main lake, and rocks.

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Foss Lake
May 18, 2025

Striped bass hybrids good on flukes around main lake and points. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait around coves and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and points. Comments: Walleye fair off the rocks.

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Grand Lake O' The Cherokees
May 17, 2025

Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shorelines. White bass fair on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, and jigs around flats, main lake, and points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.

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Greenleaf Lake
May 18, 2025

Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, flukes, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and worms around brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, minnows, shad, and worms around coves, flats, and shallows.

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Hugo Lake
May 16, 2025

Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, and shad below the dam, channels, discharge, and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, standing timber, and weed beds. Largemouth, spotted, and white bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, shallows, and shorelines.

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Hulah Lake
May 18, 2025

Blue, channel, and flathead catfish on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and shorelines.

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Kaw Lake
May 19, 2025

Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, sassy shad, and topwater lures below the dam, main lake, points, and riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, flats, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, and shorelines.

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Keystone Lake
May 19, 2025

Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and topwater lures around brush structure and weed beds. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue and channel catfish good on live bait and live shad around channels, river channel and river mouth.

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Lake Altus-Lugert
May 19, 2025

Walleye good on crankbaits, jigs, and lipless baits around dam and rocks. Channel catfish good on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around river channel.

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Lake Carl Blackwell
May 18, 2025

Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, and rocks. Striped bass hybrids and saugeye slow on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and sassy shad around dam, main lake, points, riprap, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, live bait, shrimp, and worms around channels, creek channels, main lake, points, and shorelines. Comments: Fishing may be slow depending on the storms coming through and how much rain the lake gets.

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Lake Ellsworth
May 18, 2025

Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, shad, and worms around flats, points, and shallows. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and rocks.

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Lake Eucha
May 17, 2025

Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, and shrimp around coves and shorelines.

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Lake Eufaula
May 17, 2025

Blue catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, grubs, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, stinkbait, and worms below the dam, channels, discharge, main lake, and river mouth. White bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, small lures, spoons, and tube jigs below the dam, discharge, main lake, shorelines, and tailwater. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs below the dam, brush structure, discharge, docks, and main lake.

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Lake Hefner
May 18, 2025

Largemouth bass and striped bass hybrids good on buzz baits and crankbaits around brush structure, coves, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, live shad, punch bait, and worms around docks, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie, bluegill, green, and redear sunfish fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and worms around docks, points, rocks, and shorelines.

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Lake Hudson
May 18, 2025

Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and worms below the dam, docks, and shorelines. Crappie good on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure and shorelines. Blue catfish excellent on chicken liver, shad, and shrimp below the dam, flats, and points.

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Lake Konawa
May 18, 2025

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 good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, discharge, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, rocks, and weed beds.

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Lake Lawtonka
May 18, 2025

Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, and shad around flats, rocks, and shallows.

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Lake Murray
May 18, 2025

Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwater lures around brush structure, main lake, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, grasshoppers, and stinkbait around channels, dam, main lake, and rocks. Crappie, bluegill, green, and redear sunfish fair on crickets, grubs, jigs, PowerBait, small lures, and worms around brush structure, dam, docks, shallows, and weed beds.

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Lake of the Arbuckles
May 20, 2025

Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass slow on Alabama rigs, buzz baits and plastic baits around brush structure and channels. Crappie slow on minnows and plastic baits around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. White bass fair on jigs and minnows around points and riprap.

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Lake Overholser
May 19, 2025

Bass, White fair on jigs and minnows around docks, points, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids good on crawfish, shad, and shrimp around dam, shallows, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on minnows, punch bait, shad, and worms around riprap, shallows, and shorelines.

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Lake Stanley Draper
May 18, 2025

Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait around inlet, main lake, and points.

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Lake Tenkiller
May 17, 2025

Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, points, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels and creek channels.

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Lake Texoma
May 19, 2025

Striped bass fair on live shad around main lake and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around creek channels, docks, main lake, and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure and coves. Comments: Striper fishing is slow right now with the muddy water. If you can find clean water, then you can find them. Catfish are good on live shad and cut bait near mouth if the river and creek channels. Crappie are okay near brush in docks.

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Lake Thunderbird
May 18, 2025

Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, shad, and worms around channels, flats, and points. Channel catfish, crappie, and bluegill sunfish good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, small lures, and worms around docks and shorelines.

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Lake Wister
May 16, 2025

Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, shad, and sunfish around channels. Flathead catfish fair on cut bait, goldfish, live shad, shad, and sunfish below the dam, channels, river channel, and rocks.

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McGee Creek Reservoir
May 16, 2025

Largemouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, points, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, points, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels, dam, discharge, main lake, and rocks.

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Oologah Lake
May 18, 2025

Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow on bill baits, buzz baits, and crankbaits around brush structure. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on cut bait, live shad, and shad around channels and main lake. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around channels and main lake.

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Pine Creek Lake
May 16, 2025

Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around flats and shallows. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and punch bait around shallows.

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Robert S Kerr Reservoir
May 16, 2025

Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on live bait, minnows, shad, topwater lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, and stinkbait around creek channels, river mouth, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie good on live shad, minnows, and shad around brush structure, docks, points, and river mouth.

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Sardis Lake
May 16, 2025

Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, coves, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on cut bait, jigs, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber.

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Skiatook Lake
May 11, 2025

Smallmouth and spotted bass good on spinnerbaits, worms around coves, shallows. Striped hybrid bass good on shad around points.

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Sooner Lake
May 19, 2025

Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, and sunfish around coves, flats, and rocks. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits and plastic baits around flats and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow on jigs, live shad, and minnows around discharge and main lake.

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Spavinaw Lake
May 18, 2025

Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around coves, points, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around shorelines. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around flats.

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Tom Steed Lake
May 20, 2025

Blue and channel catfish good on punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels, points, and rocks. Crappie slow on minnows around brush structure and rocks.

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Waurika Lake
May 17, 2025

Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits and sassy shad around riprap and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and shad around shorelines.

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Webbers Falls Reservoir
May 18, 2025

Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, live bait, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, discharge, main lake, river mouth, and shallows. White bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, slabs, and small lures below the dam, flats, main lake, and tailwater. Crappie on jigs and minnows around brush structure, rocks, and shorelines.

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Wes Watkins Reservoir
May 20, 2025

Channel catfish good on punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around points, riprap, and shorelines. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around shorelines and weed beds.

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