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. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and punch bait around coves, flats, and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, and docks.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks. Channel catfish fair on worms around brush structure and docks.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait around creek channels and flats. Crappie good on minnows around brush structure.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats, main lake, points, river mouth, and standing timber. Crappie good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber.
White bass, crappie, and walleye good on jigs and minnows around dam.
Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around brush structure, dam, and rocks. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. Channel catfish on worms around shorelines.
Blue and channel catfish good on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, main lake, riprap, and shorelines. Largemouth bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around shorelines and weed beds. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs, and worms around coves, docks, and shorelines.
Crappie fair on jigs around docks.
Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and worms around brush structure, coves, points, and riprap. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, and tube jigs below the dam, brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam and coves. Comments: White bass fishing is excellent below the dam! Seems like spoons have worked the best. Fish slower pockets of water. Slower water below the dam has been good for crappie as well. Try to get your jig or minnow as close to the bottom as possible. Paddlefish is still good up near low water, but anglers are having a tougher time catching them below the dam. Catfish bite is still hot with flooded coves doing well. Flatheads are starting to be caught below the dam as well on live shad and sunfish.
Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Channel catfish slow on dough bait, punch bait, and stinkbait.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and shrimp. Crappie and walleye fair on jigs, crankbaits, and minnows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around points and main lake.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and PowerBait around creek channels, points, river mouth, shallows, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and live shad around channels, flats, main lake, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, points, riprap, river mouth, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, docks, and points. Blue and channel catfish good on shad, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels, flats, and main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, 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 fair on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and standing timber.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, minnows, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, docks, main lake, shorelines, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines.
Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, live shad, and sassy shad below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on crankbaits, goldfish, live shad, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, main lake, riprap, rocks, and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, riprap, and standing timber.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, creek channels, flats, main lake, points, and riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and river mouth.
All fishing is slow.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and shad around flats. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around docks, points, riprap, and shorelines. Saugeye good on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around main lake, and riprap.
White bass and crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, points, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around main lake, points, and shallows. Saugeye fair on crankbaits, sassy shad, and small lures around main lake and points.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around coves, docks, and shorelines. White bass fair on Alabama rigs and jigs around creek channels and points. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around docks and shorelines.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around channels, docks, rocks, and shallows. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, shad, and sunfish around channels, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and riprap.
Largemouth bass and white bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, and in-line spinnerbaits around brush structure, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie and green sunfish fair on jigs, minnows, and worms around docks, inlet, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, and worms around docks, rocks, and shorelines.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and shad around river channel. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around brush structure, coves, and riprap. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and coves.
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 good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks and rocks. Saugeye good on crankbaits, sassy shad, and spoons around main lake and shorelines.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, main lake, points, riprap, and rocks. Channel catfish slow on shad around channels, main lake, and riprap.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow on crankbaits and plastic baits around points, riprap, shallows, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait and punch bait around channels, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around shallows and shorelines. Comments: Lake access is partially open. Check Chickasaw National Recreation Area Facebook or website for daily closures/openings.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, minnows, and worms around points, riprap, and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Striped bass hybrids fair on flukes, grubs, and sassy shad around shorelines.
Largemouth bass fair on 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 small lures around inlet and points.
Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels, coves, flats, and main lake. Crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake.
Striped bass good on live shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and live shad around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, crickets, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, and points. Comments: Fishing has been good this week. Striper are biting on live shad. Biting near Washita Point and Platter Flats areas. Catfish are biting near ledges and river channels. Crappie are biting near brush in coves and around docks.
White bass good on sassy shad and small lures around main lake and points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around shallows and shorelines. Saugeye fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around main lake and points.
Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits and jigs around brush structure, coves, creek channels, main lake, and river channel. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around main lake. Crappie excellent on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, and river channel.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits, sassy shad, and topwater lures around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Channel and flathead catfish excellent on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, and worms around docks, flats, points, and rocks.
Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad below the dam. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures around brush structure and creek channels. White bass good on flukes and jigs below the dam and rocks.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, grubs, and plastic baits around coves, creek channels, and points. Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and worms around creek channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on minnows, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, flats, main lake, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, points, rocks, and tailwater.
Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs below the dam, brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around points. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and worms around creek channels.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and live bait around coves and main lake. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around riprap.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around shallows and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around creek channels.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, points, rocks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around main lake, points, rocks, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits around main lake. Comments: White bass, hybrids, and saugeye, trolling with deep crankbaits is best.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, plastic baits, small lures around main lake, rocks, shorelines. Crappie excellent on hair jigs, minnows, small lures around docks, main lake, shorelines, standing timber, weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, main lake, rocks, shorelines.
Blue and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, shad, and shrimp around flats, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. White bass good on slabs and small lures below the dam and river mouth. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around creek channels, points, and river mouth.
White bass good on crankbaits around points. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, PowerBait, punch bait, and worms around creek channels, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure and riprap.