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Arbuckle: May 23. Elevation 3/4 ft. above normal, water 78. Bass good on topwater lures, shaky head lures and flukes. Smallmouth bass being caught on topwater lures. Crappie good on around docks and being caught on jigs and minnows moving back into summer patterns.
White bass excellent from surface to 15 ft. off points. Catfish good on cut bait and sponge baits. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Broken Bow: May 22. Elevation above normal, water 74. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: May 22. Elevation above normal, water 69 and murky. White bass excellent on jigs, minnows and small lures in coves, around points and sandbars. Blue and channel catfish good on live shad, shad and worms below the dam and along the dam.
Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crickets, small lures and worms along riprap, rocks, standing timber and in coves. Report submitted by Cannon Harrison, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: May 22. Elevation above normal, water 63 and murky. Blue, channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, stinkbait and sunfish below the dam, along channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel and shorelines.
Crappie good on minnows and jigs below the dam, around brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: May 24. Elevation normal, water 78 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs and plastic baits in the main lake, around points, river channel and weed beds.
Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits and live shad in the discharge, main lake, river channel and in coves. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait and stinkbait along riprap, inlet, weed beds and in coves. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: May 22. Elevation normal, water clear. Rainbow trout good on nymphs, plastic baits, PowerBait and tube jigs along channels and shallows. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: May 22. Elevation below normal, water 73. Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, points and rocks.
Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, shad and stinkbait along creek channels and river channel. Crappie and white bass fair on minnows around brush structure, channels and standing timber. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: May 26. Elevation above normal, water 73 and stained. Smallmouth bass fair on jigs and minnows along flats, main lake, riprap and in coves.
Crappie and white bass good on minnows in the main lake. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: May 22. Elevation above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures in coves. Crappie fair on grubs and jigs along shallows.
Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms along creek channels and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: May 22. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, jerk baits, plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shallows and standing timber.
Channel, blue and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, jigs, shad and sunfish below the dam, along creek channels, main lake and river mouth.
Crappie fair on goldfish, jigs and minnows below the dam, around standing timber, tailwater and weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: May 23. Elevation above normal, water 69. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, points, shorelines, standing timber and weed beds.
Channel, blue and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, shad and sunfish along channels, flats, main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows and tube jigs around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber and weed beds.
Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: May 22. Elevation rising, water 68. Fishing on the lake is great right now but rising water might change fish patterns.
White bass good on Alabama rigs, grubs, jigs, live bait and minnows along flats, sandbars, shallows and shorelines. White bass are being caught from the bank on ghost minnows and small baits. Striped bass good on live shad, sassy shad and topwater lures along flats and points.
Striper are surface feeding in the early mornings and late evenings. Gizzard shad are the best bait for filling a limit right now. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, live shad and shad in the main lake, along river channel, river mouth and shorelines.
Blue cats are biting well in the mouth of the river and flooded areas of the lake on cut bait. Report submitted by Trey Hale, game warden stationed in Marshall County.
Wister: May 22. Elevation above normal, water 74 and cloudy. Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines, standing timber and in coves.
Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, hotdogs, shad, shrimp and stinkbait below the dam, along channels, flats, main lake, points and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows and small lures below the dam, around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber and cedar brush.
Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.