Published: August 05, 2008 09:04 am      

Oklahoma lake report for August 3, 2008

Oklahoma City — (AP) — Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, July 30, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.

CENTRAL

Draper: Elevation normal and clear. White bass good trolling watch for surfacing activity on jigs, inline spinners and medium-diving crankbaits. Channel catfish fair on cut bait east side fishing docks. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Overholser: Striped bass hybrids good on live baits. Channel catfish good on cut shad. Report submitted by Blake Pearson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Thunderbird: Elevation normal and clear. White bass good on points and humps trolling with inline spinners, medium-diving crankbaits and sassy shad; also look for surfacing activity early mornings. Saugeye good on sassy shad, jigs and medium-diving crankbaits at 7 to 10 ft. off points, usually move into shallower water late evening to feed. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

NORTHEAST

Bell Cow: Elevation normal, water 82 degrees. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and topwater lures. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish fair on punchbaits. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Carl Blackwell: Elevation normal, water 83 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12 to 18 ft. Catfish good on live and cut bait. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Copan: Elevation normal, water stained. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 7 to 10 ft. near submerged structure. Channel catfish fair on rod and reel and juglines with shad, stinkbait and worms. Flathead and channel catfish slow below the dam on fresh cut bait, live shad, worms and chicken livers. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Fort Gibson: Elevation 11⁄2 ft. above normal and steady, water 91 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass good on salt crawls in flooded rocks and timber early and late. White bass good trolling with jigs, rattletraps, bucktail jigs and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish good on cut shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12 to 15 ft. around structure. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Grand: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 80 to 87 degrees and stained above Sailboat Bridge, slightly colored to clear from Sailboat Bridge to Horse Creek and clear from the dam to Horse Creek. The water is continuing to fall and getting hotter. Bass are moving out on the deeper structure and brush piles, Carolina-rig and the football jig is still catching quality and quantity of fish on main lake and secondary points. Fat-free shad and DD22 crankbaits are producing some large fish. Topwater bite is good on buzz baits, spooks and frogs. Crappie slow. Catfish drift fishing is great between Sailboat Bridge and Monkey Island, juglines good on sunfish, shad and goldfish. White bass slow with some action mid-lake jigging spoons at 15 to 25 ft. Report submitted by Littlefield’s Sporting Goods and Greg Lambs Guide Service.

Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along shoreline and weed beds. Catfish good on stinkbaits and cut baits on bottom, in creek channels and at the spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at the fishing dock and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and baits. Channel catfish good on cut shad below the dam and the upper end of the lake. Crappie fair to good on minnows and small jigs. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes Counties.

Oologah: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 80 degrees and murky. Blue catfish fair on juglines baited with shad fishing on flats at 15 to 20 ft. Crappie fair around brush piles using minnows and jigs at 10 to 15 ft. White bass and crappie fair below the dam on jigs. Blue catfish fair below the dam on shad. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Skiatook: Elevation 1⁄2 ft. above normal, water upper 80’s and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and soft plastics in deep water. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on the surface early and late. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10 to 20 ft. in brush. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Sooner: Striped bass hybrids good on slabs and live shad at the dam. Catfish fair on cut bait and live bait along points and channels. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in game warden stationed in Noble County.

Tenkiller: Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 86 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass fair on bass jigs at 20 ft. brush or on 25 ft. ledges. Catfish good on stinkbaits at 17 to 20 ft. with some action on worms, shrimp or cut baits near swimming beaches. Sunfish good along bluffs or in docks on night crawlers. Report by Monte Brooks Cookson Village Resort.

Webbers Falls: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels along riprap. Catfish good on stinkbaits, cut baits and sunfish on bottom and mud flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at bridges and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: Elevation normal. Channel catfish good on shad and water dogs. White bass, striped bass, striped bass hybrids and walleye fair drifting shad and trolling crankbaits. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Fort Supply: Elevation normal, water clear. Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and chicken liver all over the lake at night. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 84 degrees and stained. Crappie good on curly tailed jigs at brush piles. White bass slow. Channel catfish fair on dough bait at baited holes. Bass fishing slow with some action early on topwater lures. Sunfish excellent using fly rod and popping bugs. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Broken Bow: Water mid-80’s and clear. Largemouth and spotted bass fair at topwater with schooling fish in the mornings and late evening and after dark on soft plastics around points and structure. Catfish slow on juglines and trotlines. Crappie good on minnows around structure and upper end of lake. Walleye being caught on deep-running crankbaits and jigs after dark around points and rocky bluffs with the full moon. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits off points. White bass fair on jigs off bridges. Blue catfish fair on shad drifting the flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs below the bridges. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: Elevation normal, water 88 degrees. Crappie fair to good along the Kiamichi River channel below Rattan Landing at 12 to 20 ft. around brush piles. Blue catfish good on shad and worms below the dam. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.

Konawa: Elevation normal, water 91 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and crankbaits at 5 to 10 ft. in schooling bass early and late. Channel catfish good on stinkbaits at 10 to 12 ft. around points. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: Trout slowing with warm temperatures with some being caught on various soft hackles: pheasant tail, red fox squirrel, caddis fly nymphs, Hex patterns late in the evening, crackle backs and zebra midge. Report submitted by Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

McGee Creek: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 86 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass fair on plastic craws and crawfish colored crankbaits at 6 to 18 ft. along rocky points and on top water lures early and late. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: Water 85 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass being caught on worms and soft plastic jerk baits at daylight and late at night. White bass good schooling early and late on topwater and trolling. Crappie slow at 10 to 15 ft. around brush piles early and late. Walleye slow at the dam at night. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.

Pine Creek: Elevation normal, water murky. Bass are good in the early morning in the upper ends of creeks and up the river channel on topwater lures especially chugbugs and Pop-Rs; during late evening they are fair on Texas-rigged grubs and tubes. Crappie are fair in the early morning on jigs. Catfish good on jugs with stinkbait. Report Submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 84 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair at 6 to 8 ft. using crankbaits fishing the riprap jetties around the lake. Crappie fair at 8 ft. using minnows fishing the old creek channels in the Sallisaw creek, Big Sans Bois and Dirty Creek areas. White bass fair at 6 to 8 ft. trolling crankbaits in the lower end of the lake. Blue and flathead catfish good on trotlines and juglines with live bait at 10 to 20 ft. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Texoma: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 84 degrees and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on plastic baits, some topwater lures and crankbaits from the shoreline to drop-offs. Striped and white bass good on live bait, topwater lures and sassy shad from Catfish Bay south. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait, cut shad and worms from Catfish Bay north. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs in Widow Moore and Kansas Creeks. Sunfish good on worms and shrimp along the shorelines. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: Elevation 1 ft. below normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures, buzzbaits early and late. Crappie slow with small spinnerbaits and jigs. Channel and blue catfish fair on juglines with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: Elevation 9 ft. below normal and dropping. Fishing is very slow from the banks, best in the deeper waters. Walleye fair on minnows. Striped bass hybrids fair on minnows. Crappie poor. Hicks Mountain and & Main boat ramps are good. Lakeview campground is open and the boat ramp there is barely functional. Irrigation canal is running. No water is going over spillway, use caution when near dam. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Ellsworth: Elevation normal water murky. Crappie good at Ralph’s Resort on minnows in shallow water. Catfish slow. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss: Elevation normal, water 80 degrees and clear. Gates closed. Fishing has slowed some due to high temperatures. White bass have been seen surfacing in evenings. Striped bass hybrids slow to fair in late evenings drifting with live bait. Catfish fair on trot lines. Walleye fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Fort Cobb: Elevation just below normal. Catfish slow on punch baits and stinkbaits. Saugeye slow to fair drifting night crawlers. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lawtonka: Elevation below normal and clear. Catfish fair to good on cut bait. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Tom Steed: Elevation normal, water 80 degrees and clear. Catfish fair on cut bait and shad. Walleye fair on minnows and shad. Striped bass and striped bass hybrids fair on shad and minnows. Report submitted by Robin Pugh, game warden stationed in Tillman County.