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.
Bass, Largemouth fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, creek channels, points. Crappie, White slow on hair jigs, minnows, slabs around brush structure, docks, rocks. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel slow on cut bait, hot dogs, shad around channels, coves, points.
Bass, Largemouth fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around channels, coves. Crappie, White fair on hair jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks. Catfish, Channel slow on worms around coves, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around channels. Bass, Largemouth good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits around points.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted good on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits around brush structure, main lake, points, river mouth, standing timber. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, points, standing timber. Walleye fair on bill baits, grubs, rogues around channels, points, river channel.
Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around below the dam, main lake, spillway.
Bass, Largemouth fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around coves, points, rocks. Crappie, White fair on hair jigs, minnows, worms around brush structure, coves, rocks. Catfish, Channel slow on cut bait, worms around coves, points.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel fair on cut bait, live shad, shad around main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel fair on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs around main lake. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White slow on jigs around docks, shorelines.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake. Catfish, Blue good on cut bait, shad around channels, main lake, points. Paddlefish fair on snagging around below the dam, channels, main lake.
Walleye slow on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, worms around dam, discharge.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White fair on crankbaits, jigs. Comments: Crappie and walleye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around points, main lake, and rocks.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on Alabama rig, hair jigs, jigs, spoons, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, points. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around channels, main lake, river channel. Bass, White fair on alabama rigs, jigs, minnows, plastic baits around creek channels, river channel, rocks, sandbar. Comments: Whitebass are being caught in the Spring and Neosho Rivers the cold front stalled the bite, however with the warmer days coming water temps should increase and assist with the run. Spoonbill are slowly making there way up the Elk River with only a few being caught in the rivers currently.
Bass, Largemouth good on Alabama rig, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, points, shorelines. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on hair jigs, minnows, slabs around brush structure, docks. Catfish, Blue fair on cut bait, shad, worms around creek channels, docks, main lake.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, standing timber. Crappie, White good on jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, standing timber. Bass, White fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, small lures around creek channels, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad around main lake, river channel, river mouth.
Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, shad, small lures, spoons, tube jigs around below the dam, creek channels, river channel. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, riprap, standing timber. Paddlefish good on snagging around below the dam, river channel. Comments: White bass males making early runs up the Arkansas and beaver creek arms. Crappie starting in the creeks. Paddlefish moving up the lake and into the river. Lots of small paddlefish in the basin below the dam.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth good on jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, riprap, rocks, weed beds. Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait around channels, river channel, river mouth, rocks. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on hair jigs, minnows, plastic baits around brush structure, docks.
Catfish, Channel slow on minnows around docks.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel good on cut bait, shad around flats, main lake. Comments: Crappie good on minnows at Ralphs Resort
Bass, Largemouth fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, shorelines. Catfish, Channel fair on cut bait, hot dogs, stinkbait around below the dam, docks, shorelines. Sunfish, Bluegill, Sunfish, Green, Sunfish, Redear good on grubs, worms around docks, shorelines.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits around channels, main lake, points, riprap. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, worms around channels, river channel, river mouth, shallows. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, minnows, spoons around brush structure, channels, docks, riprap.
Walleye fair on spinnerbaits, worms around main lake, rocks. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White slow on jigs around docks. Bass, Largemouth slow on spinnerbaits around dam, shorelines.
Bass, Largemouth fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure. Catfish, Blue fair on cut bait, shad around river channel. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks.
Bass, Largemouth fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, weed beds. Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White fair on alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, main lake, river channel. Bass, Smallmouth, Catfish, Channel fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, weed beds.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure. Comments: Crappie fair at the dam on minnows
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth fair on bill baits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats, points, riprap, rocks.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around channels, points. Bass, White fair on jigs, minnows around inlet. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel slow on punch bait, shad around creek channels, flats.
Catfish, Blue good on cut bait around below the dam. Crappie, White fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around riprap. Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White fair on crankbaits, jigs around shallows, shorelines.
Bass, White fair on crankbaits, small lures around inlet, main lake, points. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel good on cut bait around main lake. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on hair jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, main lake, shallows. Bass, White fair on alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, small lures around channels, main lake.
Bass, Striped fair on flukes, live shad, sassy shad around channels, main lake, points, river channel. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live shad, powerbait, punch bait, stinkbait around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, river mouth. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber. Comments: Fishing has been okay this week. Striper are biting on sassy shad, live shad and swim baits around ledges and channels. Catfish are biting on cut bait near ledges and channels. Crappie are starting to bite near brush piles around docks on jigs.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel slow on cut bait around main lake. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around docks.
Bass, Largemouth good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, river channel. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel good on cut bait, hot dogs, shad around main lake, river channel. Bass, White fair on grubs, sassy shad around river channel.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, flats, main lake, points. Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shad, worms around channels, creek channels, main lake, rocks, other. Bass, White excellent on alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, small lures, other around main lake, points, other.
Bass, Largemouth good on jerk baits, spinnerbaits around points, standing timber. Catfish, Blue fair on chicken liver, shad around flats, main lake. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on jigs around brush structure, creek channels, standing timber.
Bass, Largemouth good on crankbaits, spoons around creek channels. Crappie, Black good on minnows around creek channels. Catfish, Channel good on chicken liver, cut bait around main lake, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead good on chicken liver, hot dogs, minnows, shad, worms around below the dam, creek channels, river channel, tailwater. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, creek channels, points, tailwater. Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted fair on crankbaits, minnows, plastic baits, spoons around channels, coves, main lake, points.
Bass, Largemouth fair on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, coves, points, shorelines. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around channels, main lake, points, standing timber. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, standing timber.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around standing timber. Comments: Crappie are being caught between 5 and 15 feet deep.
Bass, Largemouth fair on Alabama rig, jerk baits around main lake, points. Crappie, Black fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks. Bass, White slow on crankbaits, jigs around creek channels, main lake.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel fair on cut bait, stinkbait around brush structure, flats. Crappie, White slow on minnows around brush structure, dam.
Bass, Largemouth, Crappie, White fair on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, main lake, points, rocks, shorelines, weed beds. Bass, Striped Hybrid, Bass, White, Saugeye good on crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, main lake, points, rocks, shorelines, weed beds. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, minnows, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Catfish, Blue good on cut bait, shad around main lake, river channel, tailwater. Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted fair on alabama rigs, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels.
Bass, Largemouth slow on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, points. Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks. Bass, White slow on crankbaits, plastic baits around creek channels.