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 slow on buzz baits and jerk baits around coves and shorelines. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and shad around coves and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, and docks.
Largemouth bass good on jigs, minnows, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait around brush structure. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on jigs and spinnerbaits around points and rocks.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, points, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, river mouth, and standing timber. White bass good on grubs, in-line spinnerbaits, and jigs around channels, creek channels, and river channel.
Largemouth bass slow on jigs and lipless baits around riprap. White bass slow on jigs and lipless baits around flats and river mouth.
Channel catfish good on cut bait and sunfish around dam. Crappie fair around brush structure and docks. Largemouth bass fair on jigs and spinnerbaits around brush structure, dam, and shorelines.
Crappie fair on hair jigs, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, live bait, live shad, minnows, and worms below the dam and shorelines.
Crappie slow on jigs around docks.
Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, and tube jigs. White bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, spinnerbaits, spoons, and tube jigs below the dam, channels, creek channels, dam, river mouth, and spillway. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and tube jigs around channels.
Channel catfish slow on minnows around rocks. Walleye slow on tube jigs below the dam. White bass slow on in-line spinnerbaits around rocks.
Striped bass hybrids good on flukes and minnows around main lake and rocks. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and points. Walleye fair around points and rocks. Channel catfish slow.
White bass good on flukes, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic baits below the dam, river channel, and sandbar. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, river channel, and rocks. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure.
Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, and small lures around brush structure, channels, flats, and rocks. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and slabs.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and creek channels.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, minnows, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, and docks. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around points and standing timber.
White bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, minnows, sassy shad, small lures, and spoons around creek channels, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie good on grubs, jigs, live bait, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, riprap, and standing timber. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam and river channel. Comments: White bass and paddlefish are making their first runs up the Arkansas River east of Newkirk. Some white bass staged at the mouth of little beaver creek. Lots of paddlefish (residents) below Kaw Dam up to 65 pounds. Crappie in deep holes of creeks and main lake over structure.
Largemouth bass good on chicken liver and plastic baits around brush structure and main lake. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits around main lake. Crappie good on minnows around brush structure, docks, and main lake.
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Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and hot dogs around channels and coves. Saugeye good on crankbaits and jigs around dam, points, and riprap. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
White bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure and coves. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, and stinkbait around coves and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.
Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and jerk baits around points, riprap, and rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and live shad around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue and channel catfish fair on dough bait, live shad, punch bait, and worms around docks, main lake, and rocks.
Paddlefish fair snagging around channels and main lake. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around channels and coves.
Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, discharge, inlet, and river channel. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
White bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, dam, docks, and shorelines.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on crawfish, crickets, live bait, minnows, shrimp, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, and rocks. Crappie and alligator gar on crickets, grubs, jigs, PowerBait, small lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, main lake, and weed beds.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and punch bait around channels, coves, creek channels, and points. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, and plastic baits around channels, main lake, and points. White bass fair on minnows around river mouth.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on grubs and jigs around docks and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on punch bait, shad, sunfish, and worms around points and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around dam and docks.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around inlet, main lake, and points.
Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and shad around channels, main lake, and river channel.
Striped bass fair on live bait, live shad, and sassy shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, and punch bait around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, and jigs around coves and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been okay. Striper have been a little tougher this week. Live bait has been good for them. Catfish are biting near channels and the mouth of the river with cut bait or live shad. Crappie are getting better around docks with jigs.
Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. White bass slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and minnows around creek channels and main lake. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, minnows, and stinkbait around main lake, points, and rocks.
White bass fair on grubs and lipless baits around river channel and shallows. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, and main lake. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and main lake.
Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and sassy shad around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie good on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, shallows, and shorelines. Blue and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, shrimp, and worms around channels, creek channels, main lake, and points.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live shad, and shad around channels, coves, and main lake. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, and spinnerbaits around points and standing timber. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam. Comments: Snagging is currently great if the dam continues to release water. Remember to be at least 1,000 feet below the dam. There is a painted yellow line on the north side of the dam denoting 1,000 feet.
Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around creek channels, flats, and points. Crappie good on hair jigs and jigs around brush structure and creek channels. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around river channel.
Largemouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, hair jigs, lipless baits, and rogues around brush structure, coves, flats, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, channels, creek channels, inlet, and standing timber. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, creek channels, flats, main lake, river channel, and river mouth.
Largemouth bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs and spinnerbaits around coves and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around creek channels.
Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and sunfish around coves and main lake. White bass slow on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and jigs around discharge. Striped bass hybrids slow on live shad around main lake.
Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs and jerk baits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around flats and main lake.
White bass good on jigs and minnows around creek channels and points.
Largemouth bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass slow on crankbaits, lipless baits, and minnows below the dam, docks, and rocks. Crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around docks, main lake, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on dough bait and stinkbait around docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines.
Paddlefish fair snagging below the dam, river channel, and river mouth. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, shad, and worms below the dam, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. White bass fair on bill baits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, sassy shad, and tube jigs below the dam, creek channels, and river mouth.
Largemouth bass slow on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around points and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around docks and riprap.