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 main lake and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass slow on jigs and lipless baits around flats and shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on minnows, sunfish, and worms around docks and shallows.
Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around coves and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.
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, creek channels, main lake, points, river channel, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, creek channels, points, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on live shad and sunfish around main lake. Channel catfish slow on punch bait around rocks.
Largemouth bass good on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around dam, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, and docks. Channel catfish good on minnows, sunfish, and worms around dam, docks, and shallows.
Blue and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and hot dogs around main lake.
Channel catfish slow on cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, and shad around main lake, rocks, and sandbar. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, and worms around brush structure and main lake.
Striped bass hybrids fair on flukes around main lake. Channel catfish fair on cut bait. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Walleye fair off the rocks.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around docks, rocks, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue catfish good on cut bait, shad, and worms below the dam, docks, main lake, river channel, and shorelines. White bass fair on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, and jigs around coves, flats, and points. Comments: The lake continues to hold a large amount of debris.
Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, sassy shad, and topwater lures below the dam and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, riprap, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around docks and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and worms around channels, creek channels, and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
Channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around river channel and river mouth. Walleye fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, and minnows around dam, docks, and rocks.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, and rocks. Striped bass hybrid, white bass, and saugeye slow on crankbaits, jigs, small lures, and spinnerbaits around dam, main lake, points, riprap, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, shad, shrimp, and worms around channels, main lake, points, and shorelines. Comments: This has slowed fishing somewhat. People are catching crappie, but they are small. If we get more rain and the lake continues to rise, the fishing may slow even more.
Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and shad around main lake, points, and rocks. White bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shallows.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, and worms around coves and shorelines. White bass fair around coves and points.
Largemouth and white bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on minnows, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around docks, rocks, and shorelines. Bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and worms around coves, shorelines, and weed beds.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spoons below the dam, channels, and points. Blue catfish excellent on chicken liver, shad, shrimp below the dam, channels, points. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and worms around docks, rocks, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass excellent on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around main lake, points, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass excellent on crankbaits and live shad around discharge, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
Saugeye on crankbaits, lipless baits, and small lures around main lake and points.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs and jerk baits around points and riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait and punch bait around creek channels and main lake. Crappie slow on jigs and live bait around brush structure and creek channels.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. White bass fair on grubs, jigs, and minnows around docks and points. Blue and channel catfish good on punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around riprap and shallows.
Blue and channel catfish fair on punch bait and stinkbait around main lake, points, and riprap. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around main lake and points.
Striped bass good on live shad around channels, flats, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, coves, docks, and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, docks, points, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing is heating up with the lake clearing up. Striper are really starting to get good. Biting on live bait very well. Catfish are good on live shad or cut bait near river channels and the mouth of the river. Crappie are okay near docks with brush piles with power bait and jigs.
Blue and flathead catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, shad, and worms below the dam. Largemouth bass good on jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure and shallows. Comments: Most boat ramps are not easily accessible due to high water. Spencer Creek boat ramp is closed. Please contact the Corps of Engineers office for more information regarding boat ramp closures. There is floating debris all over the lake. Please use caution while operating a boat and always wear a life jacket.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on minnows and plastic baits around brush structure. Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around points.
Striped bass hybrids good on cut bait and live shad around main lake. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, PowerBait, punch bait, and worms around flats and rocks. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, flats, and weed beds.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits around main lake. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits around main lake and points. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around coves, flats, and rocks.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, and small lures around creek channels, main lake, rocks, and spillway. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, shad, shrimp, and stinkbait around creek channels, main lake, shorelines, and spillway.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure and shorelines. White bass slow on crankbaits around main lake. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, punch bait, and stinkbait around points and riprap.