Oklahoma’s weather sure has turned up the heat but you can still find a great spot in the shade at one of our many lakes to go fishing.
If you aren’t into fishing there are still plenty of things to keep you busy at one of Northeast Oklahoma’s lakes. Just think camping, hiking, jet skiing, boating, even horseback riding or golfing.
Use this week’s fishing report provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to find a new lake for you and your family to explore or to check lake levels and water conditions before you go out boating or fishing.
The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department also has a new website dedicated to current Oklahoma lake conditions. Their site includes information on water safety tips, blue green algae, lake updates and more. To visit their site, go to http://www.checkmyoklake.com/
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow:June 24. Elevation normal, water 82 and murky. Bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits. Catfish fair on chicken liver, dough bait and shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch:June 24. Elevation normal, water 80 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits around standing timber. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms. Crappie fair on jigs at 10-15 ft. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell:June 24. Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 80. Crappie fair on jigs. Catfish good on various baits. Saugeye fair trolling. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler:June 24. Elevation normal, water 82 and murky. Bass fair on plastic baits. Crappie good on spoons off the dam and fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan:June 26. Elevation normal, water 80s and 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.
Eucha:June 26. Elevation 1 3/4 ft. below normal, water 85 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-14 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth bass fair on deep diving crankbaits. Catfish fair on juglines baited with cut shad. Bluegill good on crickets and worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.
Eufaula:June 24. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on Carolina rigs around deep points and on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along rocky areas. White bass fair on topwater lures along flats early and trolling the flats. Blue catfish fair on fresh shad drifting the shallow flats and rocky areas. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs under bridges and standing timber. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Ft. Gibson: June26. Elevation normal, water 85 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and Biffle Bugs at 5-20 ft. White bass good on rooster tails and small crankbaits at 5-10 ft. on the windy points. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.
Greenleaf:June 25. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along shorelines, creek channels and brush structure. Catfish fair on fresh cut bait on bottom at the spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at fishing docks and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson:June 25. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits early and late. Channel and blue catfish good on juglines baited with cut bait. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes counties.
Hulah:June 26. 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 25. Elevation normal, water 89 and clearing on the lower end of the lake and murky in the upper end. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on the Ponca hump and sandy beach by the dam. White bass good on spoons, rattletraps and slabs below both bridges that cross the lake. These fish are easily caught trolling; once located you can anchor and cast to the schools. Blue catfish good on any live or fresh cut bait at 10-20 ft. on the entire lake. Shad are easily caught in the Coon Creek area with a cast net. Noodlers are having good luck around the rocky areas of the lake. Report submitted by Larry Green, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Keystone:June 25. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 80. White bass fair trolling and off points. Report submitted by Karlin Bailey, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois:June 26. Elevation normal, water 46 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures all along the river. White bass fair on jigs at 1-2 ft.
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