Fishing Report: May 27, 2026

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

CENTRAL

Arcadia: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits and spoons around the main lake and points. Blue catfish and channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around the main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dalton Buley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Overholser: May 26. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Hybrid striped bass good on chicken liver, flukes, and other baits around shorelines. Blue catfish and channel catfish excellent on cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around riprap and shallows. Bluegill sunfish good on crickets and worms around shallows. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Canadian County.

Stanley Draper: May 24. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 76°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait and shad around riprap and shorelines. White bass fair on plastic baits and small lures around the inlet, main lake, and points. Report submitted by Chad Strang, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Thunderbird: May 23. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 74°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, and worms around creek channels, the main lake, and shallows. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around coves, shorelines, and weed beds. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks, points, and shorelines. Report submitted by Zach Hanson, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins: May 26. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 76°F and stained. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and worms around creek channels, riprap, and shorelines. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around brush structure and points. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

NORTHEAST

Bell Cow: May 25. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, and standing timber. Black crappie and white crappie good on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on plastic baits around shallows and shorelines. Hybrid striped bass good on sassy shad and shad around the main lake and points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. Largemouth bass and hybrid striped bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spoons around docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and plastic baits around docks, the main lake, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Trae Taylor, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Chandler: May 25. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, the dam, and riprap. Black crappie and white crappie good on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around brush structure, the dam, docks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Black crappie and white crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure and shorelines. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, and worms around below the dam, channels, the dam, the main lake, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: May 22. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure and shorelines. Redear sunfish good on worms around docks and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and worms around docks and shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Grand: May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. White crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around below the dam, docks, and the main lake. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Greenleaf: May 22. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and clear. Largemouth bass and spotted bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, points, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and PowerBait around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: May 25. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, topwater lures, and worms around docks and shorelines. Blue catfish good on shad around below the dam and channels. Hybrid striped bass and white bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, plastic baits, spoons, and topwater lures around below the dam. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Hulah: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, minnows, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around below the dam, the dam, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Black crappie and white crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shallows. White bass slow on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, and minnows around the river channel and river mouth. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Kaw: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, live shad, shad, and worms around below the dam, flats, the river channel, the river mouth, and shorelines. White bass, black crappie, white crappie, and freshwater drum good on grubs, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around points, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Paddlefish excellent on snagging around below the dam. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.

Keystone: May 25. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait and live bait around below the dam and channels. Black crappie and white crappie good on minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.

Lower Illinois River PFHA: May 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 59°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons, and worms around below the dam, flats, shallows, and shorelines. Fishing good when not generating water. Check USACE websites for water generation schedules. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

Skiatook: May 25. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait around channels and points. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Sooner: May 25. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 72°F and murky. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and worms around points and riprap. Blue catfish and channel catfish fair on cut bait and punch bait around flats and the main lake. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Spavinaw: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 69°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around shallows and shorelines. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats and the main lake. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Tenkiller: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 73°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live bait, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, rocks, and standing timber. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish good on goldfish, hot dogs, shad, and worms around channels, flats, the main lake, riprap, and the river channel. Black crappie and white crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber. Several limits of memories caught this weekend. Report submitted by David Garrett, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.

Webbers Falls: May 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Paddlefish fair on snagging around the main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Largemouth bass and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around docks, the main lake, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and worms around creek channels, rocks, sandbars, and shorelines. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: May 25. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass slow on jigs around the river channel. Channel catfish fair on crickets and stinkbait around the dam and rocks. Striped bass and striped hybrid bass slow on cut bait and live bait around the main lake. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Fort Supply: May 25. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 74°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White crappie good on minnows around rocks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and punch bait around below the dam and flats. Report submitted by Jason Badley, game warden stationed in Harper County.

Foss: May 24. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass good on buzz baits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, and jerk baits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, and shorelines. Walleye fair on flukes, live shad, spoons, and worms around the dam, main lake, and riprap. White crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, game warden stationed in Custer County.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: May 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 74°F and stained. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass slow on Alabama rigs, bill baits, and buzz baits around creek channels, the main lake, and points. White bass good on small lures and tube jigs around the main lake. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish good on punch bait, stinkbait, and sunfish around creek channels and the main lake. Report submitted by Casey Young, game warden stationed in Murray County.

Blue River: May 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 75°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, flukes, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, river channel, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace.

Broken Bow: May 26. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 74°F and clear. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, rogues, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, the main lake, points, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Black crappie and white crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: May 22. Elevation is normal and rising, water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and jerk baits around coves, points, and rocks. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around below the dam and the river channel. Black crappie and white crappie fair on hair jigs, live bait, and spoons around brush structure, creek channels, and standing timber. Report submitted by Corey Felzien, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hugo: May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 76°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass, spotted bass, and white bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, points, river channel, and standing timber. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, points, and standing timber. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, live bait, and shad around channels, the main lake, and the river channel. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 75°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around the main lake, points, and weed beds. Hybrid striped bass and white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, discharge, inlet, the main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around coves, inlet, and riprap. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: May 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 61°F and clear. Brown trout and rainbow trout good on crankbaits, midges, nymphs, plastic baits, PowerBait, small lures, and worms around brush structure, creek channels, discharge, river channel, spillway, and other areas. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

McGee Creek: May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Channel catfish and flathead catfish excellent on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, shad, sunfish, and worms around creek channels, the dam, the main lake, riprap, and rocks. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: May 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and clear. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, the dam, docks, and weed beds. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs and worms around brush structure, docks, the main lake, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by Royce Gillham, game warden stationed in Love County.

Pine Creek: May 22. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 76°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, riprap, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel catfish and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, live bait, and worms around channels, the main lake, and the river channel. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Robert S. Kerr: May 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, docks, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around below the dam, channels, flats, the river channel, sandbars, and shallows. Striped bass, hybrid striped bass, and white bass good on cut bait, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, live shad, minnows, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around below the dam, channels, discharge, the main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by James Pixley, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: May 22. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and shad around brush structure, the main lake, points, and standing timber. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: May 24. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass good on live shad around channels, the main lake, and points. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, docks, points, and the river mouth. Black crappie and white crappie fair on caddis flies, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and standing timber. Fishing this week has been good. Striped bass are really biting well on live shad near ledges and channels. Should only get better going into the last parts of May and entering June. Catfish are biting well on jug lines baited with shad and small bluegill. Crappie are slow around docks with jigs and minnows. They are biting better in open water around brush, stumps, or bridges. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Marshall County.

Wister: May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on buzz baits and crankbaits around brush structure, channels, and the main lake. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around the main lake and river channel. White crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: May 22. Elevation is 22 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Walleye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around coves and rocks. Channel catfish fair on jigs, minnows, and worms around the main lake and rocks. Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, game warden stationed in Greer County.

Ellsworth: May 24. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Blue catfish and channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and shad around flats, the main lake, and points. White crappie and saugeye slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and sassy shad around brush structure, docks, the main lake, points, and rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Fort Cobb: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Black crappie and white crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around the dam. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lawtonka: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish and channel catfish slow on cut bait, punch bait, and shad around the main lake and points. White bass and white crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Tom Steed: May 24. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish and channel catfish good on crawfish, shrimp, and stinkbait around points and rocks. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.

Waurika: May 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and stained. Largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass, and white crappie fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, live shad, minnows, plastic baits, PowerBait, and small lures around brush structure, the dam, docks, the main lake, and rocks. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, minnows, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels and the main lake. Report submitted by Tucker Clem, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.