Fishing Report: April 23, 2025

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s weekly state-wide fishing report.

Central

Arcadia: Apr 20. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 60°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait around flats, points, shorelines. White bass fair on crankbaits, jigs around creek channels, points, shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, rocks. Report submitted by Dalton Buley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Hefner: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and rising, water temperature 61.5°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass Slow on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits around coves, shorelines, weed beds. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around docks, rocks, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, worms around dam, inlet, main lake. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Overholser: Apr 22. Elevation is Normal and stable, water temperature 61°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Striped hybrid bass, White bass good on flukes, jigs, sassy shad around dam, shallows, shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, minnows around riprap, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish Excellent on punch bait, shad, worms around riprap, shallows, shorelines. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Canadian County.

Stanley Draper: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 56°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Crappie good on jigs, minnows around docks, riprap, shorelines. White bass good on lipless baits, plastic baits, small lures around inlet, main lake, points. Report submitted by Chad Strang, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Thunderbird: Apr 20. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 55°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish Good on chicken liver, stinkbait around channels, main lake, points. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks. Blue catfish good on cut bait, shad around main lake. Report submitted by Zach Hanson, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins Reservoir: Apr 21. Elevation is normal and rising, water temperature 60°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines. Channel catfish fair on punch bait, worms around riprap, shorelines. Report submitted by Michael France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

Northeast

Bell Cow Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 57°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Channel catfish good on sunfish, worms around brush structure, shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, minnows around docks, shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch Reservoir: Apr 20. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 60°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves, shallows. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, standing timber. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell: Apr 20. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 58°F and murky. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, shrimp around channels, creek channels, flats, points, shorelines. Saugeye fair on jigs, plastic baits, small lures around points, riprap, rocks. Crappie excellent on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks. Comments: The fishing will slow down because of the rain and may take a few days to pick back up. Lake temperatures and Lake levels will also fluctuate in the next few days. Report submitted by Vince Mesis III, game warden stationed in Logan County.

Chandler Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 57°F and murky. Crappie good on jigs, minnows around dam, docks. Channel catfish good on worms around brush structure, dam. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around dam, shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan Lake: Apr 19. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 67°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, shorelines. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits around coves, points, shallows, standing timber. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: Apr 20. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 59°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, points. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms around docks, shorelines. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Fort Gibson: Apr 21. Elevation is 12.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait around below the dam, dam, discharge, flats, inlet, shallows, shorelines, tailwater. Crappie fair on minnows, tube jigs around docks. Largemouth bass slow. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Grand Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and rising, water temperature 59°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish Good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad around below the dam, main lake, river channel, river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, shorelines. White bass good on flukes, jigs, small lures around below the dam, coves, points, sandbar, shallows. Report submitted by C. Newkirk, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Greenleaf: Apr 22. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rig, flukes, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, main lake, rocks, shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, minnows, worms around creek channels, flats, points. Crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows. Report submitted by Dylan Langford , game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: Apr 20. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 58°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around creek channels, spillway. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, shad, shrimp around flats, points, spillway. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, worms around brush structure, points, shorelines. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Hulah Lake: Apr 19. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 67°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, river channel, river mouth, shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, docks. White bass slow on in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, small lures, tube jigs around creek channels, river channel. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Kaw Lake: Apr 21. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 60°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Paddlefish excellent on snagging around below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, shad, sunfish, worms around channels, flats, river channel, river mouth, shallows. Crappie good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap, standing timber. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.

Keystone Lake: Apr 21. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on plastic baits around brush structure. Crappie Good on jigs around brush structure, docks. Blue and channel catfish good on goldfish, live bait around creek channels, river channel. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.

Lower Illinois River PFHA: Apr 18. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 52°F and clear. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, worms around below the dam, flats, shallows, shorelines. Comments: Current river flow 1800 CFS Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

Oologah Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 54°F and murky. Largemouth bass, Striped hybrid bass, white bass good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around channels, creek channels, riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on live shad, shad, sunfish around channels, coves. Crappie fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around channels, creek channels, riprap, rocks. Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley, game warden stationed in Nowata County.

Spavinaw Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 61°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs around points, shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around flats. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Skiatook: Apr 20. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 60°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Striped hybrid bass fair on lipless baits, sassy shad around dam. Crappie fair on jigs around standing timber. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Sooner Lake: Apr 21. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 60°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits around rocks. Striped hybrid bass and white bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, live shad around discharge, main lake. Crappie and saugeye fair on jigs, minnows around points, riprap. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Tenkiller: Apr 20. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 56°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, rogues, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines. White bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, small lures, tube jigs around channels, creek channels, river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, PowerBait, shad around channels, creek channels, river channel. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.

Webbers Falls: Apr 22. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, creek channels, flats, river channel, shallows, shorelines. Striped bass good on Alabama rigs, flukes, jigs, sassy shad around below the dam, discharge, main lake, river channel. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, rocks, shallows, shorelines. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Northwest

Canton: Apr 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 63°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on jigs, lipless baits around river mouth. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around spillway. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn , game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Fort Supply: Apr 21. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White bass, Walleye slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits around below the dam, dam, discharge, main lake, rocks. Crappie slow on minnows around brush structure, main lake. Report submitted by Jason Badley , game warden stationed in Harper County.

Foss Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 55°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped hybrid bass good on flukes, shrimp around main lake, points, rocks. Channel catfish good on cut bait, stinkbait. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows. Comments: Walleye good off the rocks and trolling. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, game warden stationed in Custer County.

Southeast

Arbuckle: Apr 20. Elevation is 4.5 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 56°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow on Alabama rig, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits around brush structure, channels, shallows. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around creek channels, points. White bass and crappie slow on jigs, live bait, minnows, tube jigs around shallows. Report submitted by Casey Young, game warden stationed in Murray County.

Blue River PFHA: Apr 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Rainbow trout Fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, worms around brush structure, channels, river channel, rocks. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, Spotted Fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, river channel, rocks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, game warden stationed in Johnston county.

Broken Bow Lake: Apr 19. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 59°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, points, river channel, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: Apr 18. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, Spotted Good on Alabama rig, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits around coves, flats, main lake, weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish Fair on live bait, live shad, shad around below the dam, channels, river channel, river mouth. Crappie Good on hair jigs, spoons around brush structure, docks, standing timber. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo Lake: Apr 18. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves, main lake, rocks. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, channels, main lake, standing timber. Report submitted by Eric Barnes, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Konawa: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 60°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, weed beds. Striped hybrid bass, white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, inlet, main lake, river channel. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around discharge, inlet, riprap, rocks, weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Area: Apr 18. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 57°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on crickets, nymphs, plastic baits, PowerBait, small lures around below the dam, creek channels, spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

McGee Creek: Apr 18. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, other. Channel and flathead catfish excellent on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, live shad, shrimp, worms around channels, flats, main lake, riprap. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures, tube jigs, other around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Lake Murray: Apr 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 60°F and stained. Largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill, green, and red-ear sunfish fair on crickets, grasshoppers, jigs, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons around dam, docks, main lake, sandbar, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, grasshoppers, live bait, stinkbait around channels, dam, main lake. Report submitted by Game Warden R. Gillham, game warden stationed in Love County.

Pine Creek Lake: Apr 18. Elevation is 12 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 69°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around shallows. Crappie fair on jigs around shallows. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, PowerBait around creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 58°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, rogues, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, main lake, river channel, river mouth, tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, plastic baits around creek channels, tailwater, weed beds. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: Apr 18. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, points, shorelines, standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around below the dam, brush structure, main lake, points. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: Apr 20. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 63°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass fair on live shad around flats, main lake, points. Catfish, Blue, channel, flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad around docks, points, river mouth. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, points, standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are getting better each day. Catfish are good on live bait near river mouth and the channels. Crappie are biting near brush on minnows. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Marshall County.

Wister Lake: Apr 18. Elevation is 10 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 72°F and murky. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut bait, shad around channels, main lake. Crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, main lake. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.

Southwest

Altus-Lugert Reservoir: Apr 21. Elevation is 10 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Bluegill sunfish fair on minnows, worms around below the dam, docks. Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, game warden stationed in Greer County.

Ellsworth Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 58°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish Slow on chicken liver, goldfish, shad around main lake, points, rocks. White bass, crappie slow on jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, docks, shorelines. Report submitted by Mime Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Fort Cobb Reservoir: Apr 21. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 59°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around docks. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lawtonka Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 59°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass, Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits around docks, rocks, shorelines. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Tom Steed Reservoir: Apr 22. Elevation is 6 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) White bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, sassy shad around points, rocks, shorelines. Crappie and saugeye fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, dam, rocks. Striped hybrid bass and blue catfish good on shrimp around main lake, points. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.

Waurika Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 56°F and murky. Largemouth, striped hybrid bass, white bass, and crappie fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits around brush structure, main lake, rocks. Report submitted by Tucker Clem, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.

Waurika Lake: Apr 20. Elevation is below normal and rising, water temperature 60°F and murky. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around main lake, points, river mouth. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure. Striped hybrid bass and white bass fair on crankbaits, sassy shad, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap. Report submitted by Chris Stover, game warden stationed in Stephens County.