Southeastern Oklahoma Fishing Report
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Arbuckle: August 4. Elevation above normal, water 86 and clear. White bass fair on topwater lures and small grubs around dam and late evening. Bass fair early morning on topwater lures and on worms and bass jigs the rest of the day.
Crappie good on jigs vertical jigging off brush piles and slow off docks. Channel catfish good on sponge baits and dough baits on baited holes. Bluegill good using fly-rod poppers and black gnat bugs in the shallows. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Broken Bow: July 31. Elevation 4 3/4 ft. below normal, water 88. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits and plastics around brush structure, points and standing timber.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 31. Elevation normal, water 85 and murky. Striped bass excellent on jigs, shad, small lures, and topwater lures below the dam and around creek channels.
Largemouth and spotted bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, and topwater lures around coves main lake, riprap, and standing timber. Flathead catfish fair on goldfish, hotdogs, slabs, and worms around river channel, river mouth, and sandbar.
Report submitted by Cannon Harrison, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 31. Elevation below normal, water 83 and murky. Channel and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, shad, stinkbait and sunfish below the dam and around brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and shorelines.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows below the dam, around brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: August 2. Elevation normal, water 91 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastics around main lake, points, and river channel. Striped hybrid bass and white bass fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, main lake, and river channel.
Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp, and worms around inlet, riprap, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: July 31. Elevation normal, water clear. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, crickets, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: July 31. Elevation normal, water 85. Largemouth and spotted bass slow on crankbaits, flukes, and spinnerbaits around channels, points, and rocks.
Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: July 31. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk bait, and spinnerbaits around coves, river channel, and standing timber.
Crappie fair on jigs and small lures around brush structure and standing timber. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, hotdogs, and punch bait below the dam and around the main lake. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: July 31. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, crawfish, minnows, plastics, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, main lake, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, grubs, hot dogs, live shad, minnows, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, around channels, coves, creek channels, main lake, river channel, and shorelines.
Crappie good on crickets, goldfish, grubs, jigs, minnows, and small lures below the dam, and around brush structure, coves, creek channels, points, shallows, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: August 1. Elevation below normal, water 86. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk bait, jigs, plastics, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, points, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, shad, and sunfish around flats, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 31. Elevation normal, water 83. Striped bass good on Alabama rig, live shad, slabs, and topwater lures around flats and main lake. Fishing has been good the past week, striped bass are biting on topwater lures, slabs, live shad, and Alabama Rigs.
Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad around the main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Catfish are being caught on cut bait and whole shad. Crappie fair on jigs, live bait, and minnows around brush structure and docks.
Crappie are moving into deeper water holding on brush structure in about 30 ft. of water. Report submitted by Trey Hale, game warden stationed in Marshall County.
Wister: July 31. Elevation below normal, water cloudy and 86 degrees. Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastics, spinnerbaits and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, coves, points, and shorelines.
Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, grasshoppers, hotdogs, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, around channels, main lake, points, and standing timber.
Crappie good on jigs, minnows, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Leflore County.
