It’s official, it’s summer! No better way to spend a day than at the lake with your toes in the water, waiting for that big one to bite. According to our report from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation several area lakes are active with bass and catfish. Take a friend fishing with you and maybe you could even have a fish fry too.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: June 17. Elevation normal, water 80 and murky. Bass fair on plastic baits, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass good on minnows and jigs at night. Channel catfish fair on dough bait, stinkbait and chicken liver. Crappie good on minnows at night. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: June 17. Elevation normal, water upper 70s. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms. Blue catfish good on cut shad. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: June 18. Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 78. Catfish good on various baits. Saugeye and striped bass hybrids fair trolling crankbaits. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: June 17. Elevation normal, water 80 and murky. Bass fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and topwater lures. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, stinkbait and dough bait. Crappie good on minnows and small spoons. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: June 17. Elevation normal, water clearing. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs at 3-5 ft. from boats around the lake and from the new fishing dock at Copan Point. Catfish good on cut shad, sunfish and worms below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Ft. Gibson: June 19. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Crappie good on minnows and chartreuse jigs at 5-15 ft. White bass good on white rooster tails around the windy points. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and crankbaits at 5-15 ft. Catfish excellent on juglines baited with cut bait and shad. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.
Grand: June 19. Elevation normal, water 82. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass good on rooster tails around windy swept points. Catfish excellent on fresh cut bait above Sailboat Bridge. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. under docks. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: June 18. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits, buzz baits and jig-and-worm along shorelines, moss beds, creek channels, brush structure and rocky points. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in green, yellow and red around fishing docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hulah: June 17. Elevation normal, water clearing. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs at 6-8 ft. Catfish fair on cut shad and worms below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: June 18. Elevation normal water murky in the upper end and clearing in the lower end. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on the Ponca hump and the sandy beach by the dam. Blue catfish good on the entire lake. Noodlers are having good luck around the rocky areas of the lake. There is a noodling contest sponsored by the Shidler Fire Dept. this weekend. Report submitted by Larry Green, game warden stationed in Osage County, for additional information call 580-761-4097.
Keystone: June 18. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 79. Crappie fair at 10-15 ft. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines at 20 ft. Largemouth bass good on plastic lures at 12 ft. White bass good trolling and off points. Striped bass good on shad at 24 ft. Report submitted by Karlin Bailey, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois: June 18. Elevation normal, water 46 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures all along the river. White bass fair on jigs and spinnerbaits at 1-2 ft. all along the river. Striped bass fair on shad at 1-3 ft. at the mouth of the river. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Crappie fair on jigs and spinnerbaits at 1-3 ft. all along the river. Trout excellent fly-fishing the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on Power Bait on bottom from Gore Landing to the dam. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Oologah: June 17. Elevation normal, water low 70s and muddy. Blue catfish fair on juglines baited with shad at 10-15 ft. White bass fair trolling shad colored crankbaits at 10-12 ft. on flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-12 ft. around standing timber. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastics at 5-8 ft. White bass fair on jigs below the dam. Blue catfish fair on shad below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Skiatook: June 18. Elevation 4 1/4 ft. below normal, water low 80s and clear.
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