More fish habitat has been distributed in Eufaula Lake as part of a five-year Habitat Enhancement Project! This year, 271 new structures have been added to the lake, thanks to donations from the City of Eufaula, Major League Fishing, local anglers and the Fugitt Foundation, along with matched funds from ODWC. Structures are important for popular fish, such as bass and crappie, who gather around downed trees, rocks and log jams. This habitat breaks down over time, so artificial structures supplement natural habitat in lakes. This was the first time concrete reef balls have been used in the Oklahoma Fish Habitat Enhancement project. You can find a map showing where fish attracting-structures by clicking on the photo above.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
CENTRAL
Arcadia: Jun 29. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on flukes around shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait and dough bait around flats and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Dalton Buley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Hefner: Jun 30. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and walleye good on jigs, live shad, plastic baits, and spoons around main lake and rocks. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, live shad, punch bait, and worms around docks, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around docks. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Overholser: Jun 30. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around dam. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shrimp, and worms around points. White bass slow on crankbaits and jigs around docks. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Canadian County.
Stanley Draper: Jun 28. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and punch bait around points and riprap. White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around main lake and points. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Chad Strang, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Thunderbird: Jun 28. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, shad, and shrimp around flats, riprap, and shallows. White bass good on jigs, minnows, small lures, and worms around shorelines. Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by Zach Hanson, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: Jun 30. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure and points. Channel catfish good on punch bait, shrimp, and worms around creek channels and riprap. Crappie slow on jigs around standing timber. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: Jun 28. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and worms around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and standing timber. Channel catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, and worms around brush structure, creek channels, and shallows. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: Jun 28. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on buzz baits and plastic baits around shallows. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: Jun 30. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. Largemouth bass and striped bass hybrids fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around coves, docks, main lake, rocks, shallows, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, coves, docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines. Sauger and saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spoons around docks, main lake, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Trae Taylor, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: Jun 28. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and worms around brush structure, dam, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and dam. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, and worms around brush structure, creek channels, and shallows. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: Jun 27. Elevation is 8.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, riprap, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Largemouth bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, and worms around coves, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Comments: Lake levels continue to rise. Boaters should exercise caution due to high water levels. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: Jun 28. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Redear sunfish good on crickets and worms around shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Fort Gibson: Jun 29. Elevation is 17 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 76°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, dam, discharge, inlet, river mouth, spillway, and tailwater. Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures. Comments: All boat ramps are closed at this time. Boaters should use extreme caution as there is a heavy debris load in the main lake at this time. Swimming is not advised at Fort Gibson Lake due to the flood conditions and unseen water hazards. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: Jun 28. Elevation is 5.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 79°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad below the dam, docks, main lake, and shorelines. White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits and jigs below the dam, main lake, and spillway. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: Jun 26. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, and plastic baits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, minnows, and worms around creek channels, main lake, and shallows. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: Jun 28. Elevation is 7.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 80°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, spoons, topwater lures, and worms around brush structure and docks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on live shad, shad, and sunfish below the dam, brush structure, and points. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, live shad, plastic baits, spoons, and topwater lures below the dam and channels. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: Jun 27. Elevation is 12.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 72°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, and worms around coves, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, riprap, rocks, shorelines, weed beds. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Comments: Lake levels continue to rise. Boaters should exercise caution due to the high lake level. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: Jun 29. Elevation is 21 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 77°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on crawfish, cut bait, live bait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, flats, shallows, and shorelines. White bass and crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows below the dam. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: Jun 29. Elevation is 17 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 81°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on in-line spinnerbaits and plastic baits around brush structure and rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around flats. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois River: Jun 26. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and clear. Rainbow trout slow on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons, and worms below the dam, shallows, and shorelines. Comments: Fishing slow due to high water releases from Tenkiller Dam. Currently 4400 CFS. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Oologah: Jun 28. Elevation is 14 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 80°F and murky. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on plastic baits around channels and creek channels. Blue and channel catfish excellent on shad and worms around creek channels and shallows. Comments: Oologah Dam is closed for construction. Beware of rapid rise in water levels. Fantastic catfishing in low lying areas. Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Skiatook: Jun 28. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: Jun 30. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 81°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, rocks, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, cut bait, jigs, and live shad around main lake. Saugeye fair on crankbaits and jigs around main lake, points, and riprap. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: Jun 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around flats and main lake. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Tenkiller: Jun 29. Elevation is 8.5 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around coves, creek channels, points, standing timber, and weed beds. Smallmouth bass good on Alabama rigs, buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, points, riprap, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on goldfish, live shad, shad, and sunfish around flats, main lake, river channel, and sandbar. Comments: “If your boat starts on the first crank, it’s gonna be a good day.” Report submitted by David Garrett, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Webbers Falls: Jun 26. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, live bait, live shad, shad, and worms below the dam, creek channels, river channel, and tailwater. Crappie slow on minnows and worms around brush structure, creek channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Jun 29. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 74°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass slow on live bait and slabs around main lake. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait around dam. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Fort Supply: Jun 29. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish fair on hot dogs, punch bait, and worms around flats and rocks. Report submitted by Jason Badley, game warden stationed in Harper County.
Foss: Jun 28. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 76°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on buzz baits, flukes, and spinnerbaits around coves, shorelines, and standing timber. Walleye fair on crawfish, flukes, live shad, and sassy shad around main lake and riprap. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, game warden stationed in Custer County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Jun 30. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 81°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and lipless baits around main lake. White bass good on lipless baits, minnows, and small lures around coves and main lake. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait around creek channels, main lake, and points. Report submitted by Casey Young, game warden stationed in Murray County.
Blue River: Jun 30. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 77°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, river channel, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and worms around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Jun 26. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, river channel, river mouth, shallows, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures, and spoons around brush structure, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Carl Albert: Jun 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, coves, main lake, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crawfish, grasshoppers, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and worms around brush structure, coves, main lake, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by Blake Dull, game warden stationed in Latimer County.
Carlton: Jun 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on jigs, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, main lake, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by Blake Dull, game warden stationed in Latimer County.
Coon Creek: Jun 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. Largemouth and spotted bass slow on crankbaits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and worms around brush structure, channels, coves, dam, main lake, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, plastic baits, shad, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, rocks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Blake Dull, game warden stationed in Latimer County.
Eufaula: Jun 26. Elevation is 2.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 75°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie excellent on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, live shad, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crickets, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, live bait, minnows, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, discharge, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass excellent on flukes, jigs, live shad, plastic baits, shad, spoons, and topwater lures below the dam, channels, dam, flats, main lake, river channel, and shorelines. Comments: Special note to anglers that the daily limit of black and white crappie combined has been changed to 20. This is in effect for the impoundment of the lake and does not apply to the area below the dam. Report submitted by James Pixley, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Hugo: Jun 26. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 79°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, channels, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, live bait, and shad below the dam, main lake, and spillway. Largemouth, spotted, and white bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, and shorelines. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: Jun 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 86°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around discharge, inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: Jun 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 60°F and clear. Brown and rainbow trout good on jigs, midges, nymphs, small lures, and worms around channels, creek channels, discharge, river channel, river mouth, and spillway. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: Jun 26. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 77°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish good on live bait, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around dam, main lake, riprap, and rocks. Crappie slow on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, main lake, and standing timber. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: Jun 30. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on plastic baits, small lures, and topwater lures around dam, docks, main lake, and weed beds. Crappie fair on crickets, jigs, small lures, and worms around brush structure, coves, dam, and docks. Report submitted by R. Gillham, game warden stationed in Love County.
Pine Creek: Jun 26. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and live bait around main lake and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, channels, and standing timber. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Robert S. Kerr: Jun 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around coves, points, riprap, and shallows. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around creek channels, flats, and inlet. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, and sunfish around flats, inlet, river channel, and river mouth. Report submitted by Lane Clark, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Sardis: Jun 27. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, brush structure, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Jun 28. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass good on live shad and slabs below the dam, channels, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on dough bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait below the dam, coves, main lake, points, and river mouth. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been about the same as last week. Striper continue to bite on live shad around points and ledges. They are being caught near Platter Flats, Washita Point, and near the dam. Catfish are biting on live bait near the mouth of each river coming into the lake on live shad and cut bait. Crappie are biting on jigs in boat docks with brush and in open water near stumps. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Marshall County.
Wayne Wallace: Jun 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crawfish, grasshoppers, jigs, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, main lake, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, hot dogs, live shad, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around brush structure, coves, main lake, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by Blake Dull, game warden stationed in Latimer County.
Wister: Jun 26. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 89°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and jigs around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad around main lake and river channel. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.
SOUTHWEST
Altus-Lugert: Jun 29. Elevation is 21 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 79°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish slow on minnows and worms around main lake and rocks. Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, game warden stationed in Greer County.
Ellsworth: Jun 28. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and shad around flats and points. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Fort Cobb: Jun 28. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on jigs around main lake. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: Jun 28. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie and saugeye slow on crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and small lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, and rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Tom Steed: Jun 30. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish slow on shrimp and stinkbait around flats and rocks. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
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