Published: November 30, 2009 09:16 am      

Oklahoma Lake Report

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, Nov. 15, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.

CENTRAL

Draper: Due to pump failure and the lake’s small watershed, lake elevation is below normal. Boat access to the lake is poor and a longer walk to bank fish. The main fishing docks are still floating. One boat ramp is barely usable.

NORTHEAST

Greenleaf: November 23. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along creek channels, rocky points and brush. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: November 23. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Catfish good on juglines with cut bait. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 15-22 ft. around brush piles. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes and Rogers counties.

Kaw: November 23. Blue catfish fair on trotlines with cut shad in Washunga Bay. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. at manmade brush piles around riprap. Crappie good below dam during times of generation. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Grant County.

Lower Illinois: November 19. Elevation normal, water 49 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits at 1-2 ft. in coves and mouths of creeks. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Trout good on flies on the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom above Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.

Oologah: November 22. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water near 60 and muddy. Blue catfish good on liver at 10 ft. around standing timber in the north end of the lake. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around brush piles. Crappie and white bass fair on jigs below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Sooner: November 22. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on topwater lures and sassy shad in the discharge. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Webbers Falls: November 23. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits in the riprap. Catfish good drifting fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: November 23. Elevation 1 ft. below normal. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush. Channel catfish good on shad. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Great Salt Plains: The fishery is recovering and anglers are catching walleye and channel catfish.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: November 21. Elevation normal, water 60 and stained from algae. White bass are hitting jigging spoons off drop-offs in mid lake area. Crappie are in same areas as white bass, also off docks and brush piles at 24 ft. Bass hitting Carolina-rigged lizards, crankbaits and spinnerbaits in shallows. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: November 24. Elevation normal, water 51 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout good on power bait, super dupers, rooster tails and mealworms. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: November 22. Water clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on smoke colored grubs and crawdad colored crankbaits. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut bait. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: November 23. Elevation 1⁄2 ft. above normal, water murky. White bass good on jigs below the dam. Blue catfish good on shad below the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around boat docks baited with brush. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: November 23. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water muddy. Blue catfish fair on cut bait below the dam. Crappie fair on minnows in the river channel. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: November 22. Elevation normal, water 54 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 8-10 ft. around points. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

McGee Creek: November 22. Elevation 11⁄3 ft. above normal, water 64 and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on soft plastic lures at 16-24 ft. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs over baited holes in cedar brush off of main creek channels. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Pine Creek: November 24. Elevation normal, water clear. Bass good on jigs near rocky shelves and points. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County

Sardis: November 22. Elevation slightly above normal, water mid 50s. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits in the creeks and the coves around the lake. Crappie good on minnows off the bridges and the tower. Channel catfish fair on cut bait in the main lake. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden Latimer County.

Texoma: November 22. Elevation slightly above normal, water 64 and mostly clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good from Platter Flats to the south. Striped and white bass fair to good from Catfish Bay to the south and west. Channel and blue catfish fair to good from Platter Flats to the north. Crappie fair to good in Widowmoore, Kansas and upper Rock creeks. Sunfish good around the fish attractors. Report submitted by Danny Club, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: November 23. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Crappie fair on small spinnerbaits, minnows and pink 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: November 22. Elevation 223⁄4 ft. below normal and steady. Trout Season is open next scheduled stocking date is November 24. Striped bass hybrids fair in deeper waters. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Foss: November 23. Elevation 13⁄4 ft. below normal with gates closed, water 57 and clear. Striped bass hybrids slow in shallow water. Catfish fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Tom Steed: November 24. Elevation normal, water murky. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on minnows in the channel at the dam. Channel catfish good on cut bait in the Cold Springs area. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.