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.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, coves, and riprap. Largemouth bass fair on flukes and spinnerbaits around channels, coves, and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, and docks.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, shallows, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, riprap, and shallows. Channel catfish fair on worms around brush structure and shorelines.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around coves and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around channels, creek channels, main lake, points, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, shallows, and shorelines.
White bass and crappie good on jigs and minnows around dam and river channel.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure and dam. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, and docks. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait and worms around dam and docks.
Blue and channel catfish fair on crickets, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around channels, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around coves and main lake.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, and spinnerbaits around coves, points, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around coves and points. Comments: Crappie bite is picking up. Anglers are catching males that have their spawning colors on and are in shallower waters. Brush piles near rocky shores are great spots for spawning crappie. Black bass bite is doing better too. Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and jigs really doing well. Blue catfish are biting well with fresh shad off point and flats. Paddlefish are being caught in numbers in the upper end of the lake. The time to fish is now!
Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and dough bait around main lake. Crappie slow on minnows around brush structure and spillway.
Walleye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows. Comments: Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on jigs, crankbaits, and shrimp. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around main lake and on rocks.
White bass good on Alabama rigs, jerk baits, jigs, and minnows below the dam, creek channels, dam, discharge, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live shad, and shad below the dam, flats, main lake, and river channel.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around docks, points, and weed beds. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms around docks, flats, and points.
White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, and small lures below the dam, creek channels, river channel, and shallows. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber.
Striped bass fair on hair jigs, lipless baits, small lures, and spoons around channels and river channel. Blue and channel catfish good on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around channels, docks, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Crappie good on grubs, jigs, live bait, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, flats, main lake, riprap, river channel, river mouth, and shorelines. Paddlefish fair snagging below the dam.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and striped bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, and shallows. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait below the dam, brush structure, creek channels, main lake, riprap, river channel, and river mouth. White bass, crappie, bluegill, green, and redear sunfish fair on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, and worms around brush structure and docks.
Channel catfish slow on jigs and worms around dam.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, and shad around flats, main lake, and points. Saugeye good on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around points, riprap, and rocks. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around docks and riprap.
White bass and crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around flats, main lake, and points.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves, docks, and shorelines. White bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and small lures around coves and points.
Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and sassy shad below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and sunfish around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, docks, and rocks.
Blue and channel catfish good on minnows around docks and weed beds. Largemouth and white bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around docks, rocks, and shorelines.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around coves, shallows, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on jigs, live bait, and sassy shad around river channel. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, and shallows.
Largemouth bass excellent 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, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and cut bait around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
White bass and crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and docks. Comments: Crappie fair at the dam.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on bill baits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. White bass slow on jigs around creek channels and main lake. Channel catfish slow on shad around flats and main lake.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on plastic baits around points and riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels and coves. Crappie slow on jigs, live bait, and minnows around shallows and shorelines.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms around points. Striped bass hybrids good on grubs and jigs around shallows and shorelines. White bass fair on crankbaits and in-line spinnerbaits around dam and shorelines.
Largemouth bass good on Alabama rigs, lipless baits, and spinnerbaits around points, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around docks, shallows, and shorelines. White bass good on sassy shad and small lures around inlet, main lake, and points.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks. White bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, small lures, and tube jigs around coves, creek channels, and river mouth. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, main lake, and river channel. Comments: White bass is still hit-and-miss around Horseshoe Bend and Etta Bend. Better success can be found in coves and creek channels down the lake and around Caney and Dry Creek. Crappie anglers are also reporting that they are hit-and-miss around the docks and brush. They should be getting closer to moving closer to the banks soon. With the weather forecast to warm up this week, fishing should get better.
Striped and white bass good on live shad around channels, points, and river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, points, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing has been good this week. Striper are biting on live shad very well right. Located on ledges and points. Catfish are biting on live and cut bait. Crappie are biting in 6-14 ft. of water on jigs and minnows near brush piles and timber.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad, and worms around dam, riprap, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, and standing timber. Saugeye fair on crankbaits and jigs around points.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits and spinnerbaits around creek channels and river channel. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around main lake. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around main lake.
Crappie good on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, sassy shad, and topwater lures around brush structure, dam, docks, points, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shrimp, stinkbait, and worms around channels, creek channels, main lake, points, riprap, and rocks.
Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around shorelines. Largemouth bass good on jigs and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, and creek channels. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on flukes and jigs below the dam.
Largemouth bass good on jerk baits around coves and points. Crappie good on grubs, jigs, and tube jigs around brush structure and shallows. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around creek channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, spoons, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, coves, points, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. White bass and crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows below the dam, brush structure, river channel, and river mouth. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, minnows, shad, spoons, sunfish, and worms below the dam, main lake, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around channels, coves, points, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around channels, points, shorelines, and standing timber.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shorelines.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and sunfish around coves and main lake. Saugeye slow on crankbaits, jigs, live shad, and minnows around points and riprap. Largemouth bass slow on jerk baits and plastic baits around brush structure and rocks.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around coves and points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. White bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around creek channels.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, minnows, and sassy shad around points, rocks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, shrimp, and stinkbait around points, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie and saugeye fair on jigs, minnows, and sassy shad around brush structure, rocks, shallows, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass and crappie good on crankbaits, hair jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye good on crankbaits, and small lures around docks, main lake, points, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and stinkbait around creek channels, docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines.
Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and slabs around brush structure, riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Striped and white bass good on hair jigs, plastic baits, and sassy shad around river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around flats and points.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits around dam and riprap. White bass good on crankbaits around dam and riprap. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around shorelines and standing timber.