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 fair on jigs and spinnerbaits around points and shorelines. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around channels and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. Comment: April 30 - Lake level is now 7 ft. above normal.
Largemouth bass excellent on plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs around docks. Channel catfish good on sunfish and worms around brush structure and shorelines.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around coves and shallows. Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits and shad around points.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, flats, points, river mouth, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, dough bait, hot dogs, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around channels, coves, creek channels, points, river channel, and river mouth.
White bass fair on jigs and lipless baits around brush structure and river mouth. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around spillway.
Channel catfish excellent on sunfish and worms around dam and rocks. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs around brush structure, dam, and docks.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs below the dam, brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. Largemouth bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, minnows, and sassy shad around coves, shallows, and shorelines.
Crappie good on jigs and minnows around docks.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live shad, punch bait, and shad below the dam, channels, creek channels, dam, discharge, shorelines, spillway, and tailwater. Largemouth bass good on jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, plastic baits, sassy shad, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
White bass and walleye fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around discharge and rocks. Crappie good on jigs around rocks and shorelines.
Striped bass hybrids good on flukes and shrimp around main lake, points, and rocks. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait around coves and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Walleye good off rocks and around the main lake.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad below the dam, docks, river channel, shorelines, and spillway. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Comments: Recent rains have left large amounts of debris in the lake.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, and worms around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Flathead catfish fair on goldfish, live bait, and shad around creek channels, flats, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and slabs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, and points. Crappie good on grubs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, points, and shallows. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and live bait below the dam and spillway.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, PowerBait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, docks, main lake, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs, and worms below the dam, brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. White bass slow on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around creek channels, river channel, and river mouth.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, flats, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, riprap, and rocks. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam.
Largemouth bass good on plastic baits around brush structure. Blue and channel catfish good on goldfish, live bait, and live shad around channels, creek channels, and river channel. Crappie good on jigs around brush structure and docks.
Bluegill sunfish slow on jigs and worms below the dam and docks.
Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and sassy shad around main lake, points, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, points, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, shad, and worms around main lake, points, and riprap. Comments: Crappie were hitting on the rocks and inside the docks. Saugeye were hitting along points, the riprap, and shorelines. Water clarity is stained to murky. The fishing is going to depend on how much rain the lake gets in the next few days.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, and shrimp around channels, creek channels, flats, and points. White bass and crappie slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, main lake, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and worms around coves, docks, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, points, and riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on cut bait, jigs, live bait, and live shad below the dam, channels, discharge, river channel, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, shad, and worms around docks, inlet, points, and shorelines. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and walleye good on lipless baits, slabs, spoons, and worms around flats, main lake, and rocks.
Blue catfish good on chicken liver, shad, and shrimp below the dam, channels, and points. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, and worms around coves and points. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and coves.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits 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 slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, dough bait, and worms around creek channels, points, and shallows.
Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill sunfish, green sunfish, and redear sunfish fair on jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, and worms below the dam, docks, main lake, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass slow on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, and plastic baits around shallows and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around coves and flats. White bass fair on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, and tube jigs around creek channels.
Channel catfish excellent on dough bait, minnows, punch bait, worms around riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around riprap, shallows, shorelines. White bass excellent on crankbaits, jigs, minnows around river mouth, shallows, shorelines.
White bass fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, and small lures around inlet, main lake, and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks and shorelines.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, creek channels, and river channel. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and sunfish around brush structure, channels, points, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and main lake.
Striped bass fair on live shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, coves, and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, main lake, and points. Comments: Fishing this week has been tougher with the amount of water that has come into the lake. The muddy water makes the fish find clear water. Striper have been tougher since they’re in spawning mode. Catfish have been okay near the mouth of the river. Crappie are slower this week, but they have been caught near brush piles in 10-15 ft. of water.
Largemouth bass good on plastic baits around main lake, points, and shallows. Crappie and bluegill sunfish good on jigs and small lures around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish on punch bait and shrimp around flats and main lake.
Largemouth bass good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut bait, shad around channels, main lake. Crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, main lake.
Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, and riprap. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, shallows, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and crappie fair on jigs, lipless baits, live bait, and minnows around creek channels and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait and shad below the dam and creek channels. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, and spinnerbaits around flats and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around shallows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, main lake, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, shorelines, standing timber, and tailwater.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, jigs, plastic baits, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, and standing timber.
Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, and shallows. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits around coves.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around riprap. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and live bait around discharge and riprap. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around flats and weed beds.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around coves and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around flats and main lake.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, rocks, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around dam, points, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on minnows and stinkbait around rocks.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around main lake and points. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, sassy shad, and spinnerbaits around riprap and shorelines.
Blue and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, minnows, shad, and worms around creek channels, flats, and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, and shorelines. Striped and white bass fair on jigs, lipless baits, sassy shad, and small lures around creek channels, inlet, main lake, shorelines, and spillway.
Channel catfish good on chicken liver, punch bait, and worms around creek channels, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and riprap.