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.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around channels, coves, and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around coves and flats. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, and rocks.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on worms around brush structure, docks, and shallows.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around coves. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shallows.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, main lake, points, river channel, and standing timber. Crappie good on grubs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, points, shorelines, and standing timber.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on jigs, minnows, and shad around dam, main lake, and spillway. Walleye fair on jigs and worms around dam and spillway.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, minnows, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around dam, docks, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs around brush structure, dam, and docks. Channel catfish on worms around shorelines.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Green and redear sunfish fair on worms around shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, shrimp, and worms around channels, docks, main lake, and shorelines.
White bass and crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and main lake.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, sunfish, and worms around coves, points, and rocks. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, spinnerbaits, and worms around coves, docks, and rocks. Comments: High water this week will make fishing tougher. Hit below the dam for the best fishing during generation. White bass, paddlefish, and catfish should all be biting well below the dam with the extra flows. With water being released from Hudson paddlefish should make a run up the river as well, fish from three fingers all the way up to low water. Crappie should still be making a push to shallower water but the rising and falling of water will make it tough. Before the rains shad were spawning.
Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and dough bait around flats, main lake, and riprap. White bass on crankbaits and small lures around dam and docks.
Striped bass hybrids fair on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around main lake and off the rocks.
White bass good on jerk baits, jigs, minnows, and spinnerbaits below the dam, creek channels, shallows, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, docks, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live shad, and shad below the dam, channels, flats, main lake, river channel, and river mouth.
Largemouth bass fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, slabs, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad, and worms around docks, flats, and points.
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 fair on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber.
Blue and channel catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around channels, docks, main lake, river channel, and shorelines. White bass fair on hair jigs, lipless baits, minnows, and small lures around channels, creek channels, and river channel.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on crawfish, cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, and worms around flats, river channel, river mouth, shallows, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, grubs, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, shad, and tube jigs below the dam and tailwater. Paddlefish slow snagging below the dam.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, crawfish, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, live bait, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, flats, points, riprap, rocks, and shallows. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, live shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around main lake and river channel. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish excellent on worms around brush structure and docks.
Channel catfish slow on jigs and worms around dam.
Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Saugeye excellent on jigs and plastic baits around points, riprap, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait around flats and shorelines.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and shad around main lake and points. Saugeye good on crankbaits, sassy shad, and small lures around main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. Comments: Catfish good on juglines. Saugeye good trolling.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, and points. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and dough bait around coves, docks, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.
Striped bass and striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless baits, sassy shad, and tube jigs below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, channels, riprap, and rocks.
Largemouth and white bass good on crankbaits, minnows, and sassy shad around main lake, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, shad, and worms around channels and main lake. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and PowerBait around docks, rocks, and shorelines.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits around brush structure and coves. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and coves. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around below the dam and river channel.
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, inlet, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
White bass and crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and rocks.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around flats, points, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Channel catfish slow on shad around creek channels, flats, and main lake. White bass slow on jigs and lipless baits around creek channels.
The National Park Service has temporarily closed Lake Arbuckle due to high waters and storm damage.
Crappie excellent on jigs and minnows around riprap and shallows. White bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around points and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and worms around riprap and shallows.
Largemouth bass good on Alabama rigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around main lake, points, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around shallows and shorelines. White bass good on sassy shad and small lures around inlet, main lake, and points.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and sunfish around main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, and shorelines.
Striped bass good on live shad around channels, main lake, points, and river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, docks, points, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are feeding very well on live shad. From Roosevelt to Platter Flats fish are being caught. Catfish are being caught near docks and river channels with cut bait. Crappie are being caught on jigs and minnows in 8-14 ft. of water near brush piles and docks with jigs and minnows
Saugeye fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around shallows and shorelines. White bass good on sassy shad and small lures around main lake and points.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, plastic baits, and worms around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, and river channel. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and hot dogs around main lake. Crappie excellent on jigs and minnows around brush structure, main lake, and shallows.
Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, points, rocks, shallows, and standing timber. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, and worms below the dam, channels, creek channels, docks, and main lake.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and jigs around creek channels and river mouth. Blue and channel catfish good on shad around below the dam. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on flukes and jigs around below the dam and rocks.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around shallows. Crappie fair on jigs around shallows. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver around creek channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, minnows, spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, docks, flats, and beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, hot dogs, minnows, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and small lures below the dam, brush structure, creek channels, points, rocks, standing timber, tailwater, and weed beds.
Largemouth bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines, and standing timber.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around creek channels and shorelines.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and live bait around coves and main lake. Largemouth bass slow on jerk baits and plastic baits around brush structure and rocks.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around coves and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around creek channels.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, shrimp, and stinkbait around creek channels, rocks, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around main lake, points, and rocks.
Largemouth bass and crappie excellent on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, lipless baits, minnows, and PowerBait around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and shad around docks, main lake, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait around creek channels, main lake, rocks, and shorelines.
Flathead catfish good on hair jigs, live bait, and shad below the dam, river channel, and tailwater. Striped and white bass good on hair jigs, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and sassy shad below the dam, riprap, river channel, and tailwater. Crappie good on jigs and plastic baits around brush structure, rocks, and shallows.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around dam, points, and riprap. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, PowerBait, and punch bait around channels and riprap. White bass good on crankbaits around dam and riprap.