Fishing Report: May 7, 2025

ODWC Fishing Report

CENTRAL

Arcadia: May 6. Elevation is 9.0 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel and flathead catfish slow on cut bait and dough bait around channels and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass slow on jigs and small lures around creek channels and shorelines. Report submitted by Dalton Buley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Hefner: May 4. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 65.3°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass, white bass, and walleye good on buzz baits, in-line spinnerbaits, spoons, and worms around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish good on punch bait, shad, and worms around channels, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around coves, docks, and rocks. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Overholser: May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on minnows, punch bait, and worms around shallows and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around coves, docks, and riprap. White bass fair on jigs and minnows around docks and shorelines. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Canadian County.

Stanley Draper: May 5. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 58°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around docks and main lake. Blue and channel catfish good on stinkbait around inlet, main lake, and points. Report submitted by Chad Strang, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Thunderbird: May 4. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, and worms around creek channels, flats, inlet, and main lake. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and jigs around docks, main lake, and points. Report submitted by Zach Hanson, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins: May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 67°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits around shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, shrimp, stinkbait, and worms around riprap and shorelines. Report submitted by Michael France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

NORTHEAST

Bell Cow: May 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 61°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks and riprap. Channel catfish good on cut bait and sunfish around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch: May 4. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie good on jigs and minnows around discharge. Striped bass hybrids good on shad around coves. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell: May 4. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 64°F and murky. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and sassy shad around dam, main lake, points, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around docks, points, riprap, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, shad, shrimp, and worms around channels, main lake, points, and shorelines. Comments: The water clarity is stained to murky, the lake is rising. The fishing will depend on the rain that may hit during the week. Report submitted by Vince Mesis, game warden stationed in Logan County.

Chandler: May 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and murky. Channel catfish good on cut bait and sunfish around dam, docks, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, dam, and docks. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, dam, and shallows. Report submitted by Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: May 4. Elevation is 9.5 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs below the dam, coves, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: May 3. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 66°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, and worms around coves and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Fort Gibson: May 5. Elevation is 19 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 64°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, dam, discharge, flats, shallows, shorelines, spillway, and tailwater. Comments: Most Corps parks are now closed due to high water. Boaters should exercise extreme caution as there is a large volume of debris in the lake. All boat ramps are currently unusable. If rain persists this week, lake levels will continue to rise. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Grand: May 3. Elevation is 5.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, and docks. White bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and minnows below the dam. Comments: Recent rains have filled the lake with large amounts of debris and logs. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Greenleaf: May 5. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 64°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, docks, points, shorelines, and weed beds. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and slabs around brush structure, coves, docks, rocks, and shorelines. Flathead catfish fair on minnows, shad, and sunfish around coves, creek channels, main lake, and shallows. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: May 4. Elevation is 10.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, and worms around coves and points. White bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, and plastic baits below the dam and creek channels. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Hulah: May 4. Elevation is 14 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, riprap, shorelines, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Kaw: May 5. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Striped bass hybrids and white bass excellent on grubs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, live shad, sassy shad, shad, and spinnerbaits below the dam and creek channels. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, flats, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County. 

Keystone: May 5. Elevation is 16 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, small lures, and topwater lures around brush structure and rocks. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Blue and channel catfish good on goldfish, live bait, live shad, and minnows around channels, creek channels, river channel, and river mouth. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.

Lower Illinois River: May 2. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 57°F and murky. Rainbow trout slow on in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, and worms below the dam, shallows, and shorelines. Comments: Fishing slow due to large releases from dam, 7000 CFS currently. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

Oologah: May 4. Elevation is 11 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 58°F and murky. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on grubs, hair jigs, and jigs below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, live shad, and shad below the dam. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam. Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley, game warden stationed in Nowata County.

Skiatook: May 4. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around creek channels. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Sooner: May 5. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 65°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits and plastic baits around flats and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, live shad, minnows, and plastic baits around discharge, main lake, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, punch bait, and sunfish around coves. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Spavinaw: May 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around points and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass fair on crankbaits around creek channels. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.

Tenkiller: May 4. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 63°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around channels, docks, points, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, shad, and worms around creek channels, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, tube jigs, and worms around creek channels, docks, and shorelines. Comments: Boaters should use caution as there is a lot of debris from recent rainfall. Debris fields are scattered throughout the lake. Report submitted by Chase Fields, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

Webbers Falls: May 5. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, minnows, shad, and worms below the dam, river channel, river mouth, shallows, and shorelines. White bass on flukes, jigs, lipless baits, and sassy shad below the dam, main lake, and riprap. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure. White bass fair on jigs and lipless baits around riprap and river mouth. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Fort Supply: May 5. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White bass and walleye slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and small lures around dam, main lake, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs around rocks and shorelines. Report submitted by Jason Badley, game warden stationed in Harper County.

Foss: May 4. Elevation is 2.5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 63°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids good on flukes and shrimp around main lake, points, and rocks. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait around coves and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and points. Comments: Walleye goo off the rocks and around the main lake. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, game warden stationed in Custer County.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: May 4. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on Alabama rigs, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around shorelines. White bass fair on minnows and tube jigs around creek channels. Crappie slow on minnows and tube jigs around shorelines. Report submitted by Casey Young, game warden stationed in Murray County.

Blue River: May 6. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 73°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: May 2. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 69°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, flats, points, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, points, river channel, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: May 2. Elevation is 7.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and shad around channels, discharge, river channel, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, and spoons around docks, standing timber, and tailwater. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: May 2. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass, spotted bass, and white bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, hair jigs, and lipless baits around coves, points, and riprap. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and live shad below the dam and main lake. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: May 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 65°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits 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 fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around inlet, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: May 2. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 55°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on midges, PowerBait, and worms around channels, dam, and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

McGee Creek: May 2. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass excellent on Alabama rigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, main lake, riprap, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs below the dam, brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shrimp, and sunfish below the dam, channels, creek channels, and main lake. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: May 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and stained. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, crappie, bluegill sunfish, redear sunfish, and green sunfish fair on chicken liver, crawfish, grasshoppers, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spoons, stinkbait, topwater lures, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, channels, dam, docks, main lake, rocks, sandbar, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by R. Gillham, game warden stationed in Love County.

Pine Creek: May 2. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 69°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and lipless baits around flats and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around flats and shallows. Channel catfish good on cut bait and PowerBait around channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: May 2. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 63°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, coves, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around creek channels, flats, inlet, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, inlet, and standing timber. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: May 2. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, jigs, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: May 4. Elevation is 16 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass fair on live shad around main lake and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, and punch bait around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week is tough. Water levels are very high and stained, making the fishing tougher. Patches of clean water are hard to find. Striper are good some days and tougher the next. No consistency with the rising water levels. Catfish are okay near river mouths, creeks and channels. Crappie are slow around docks with brush piles. Lots of debris out on the water right now. I highly suggest taking your time if you get on the water. There are very big trees and other debris floating. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Marshall County.

Wister: May 2. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 72°F and murky. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on jigs and spinnerbaits around brush structure and creek channels. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around main lake and river channel. Report submitted by Blake Dull, game warden stationed in Latimer County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: May 4. Elevation is 8 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Walleye slow on lipless baits around rocks. Bluegill sunfish slow on jigs and worms below the dam and rocks. Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, game warden stationed in Greer County.

Ellsworth: May 4. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 60°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, and worms around points, shallows, and shorelines. White bass and crappie slow on jigs, minnows, small lures, and spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Fort Cobb: May 6. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie good on jigs and minnows around dam and docks. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lawtonka: May 4. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 60°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, and shad. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Tom Steed: May 5. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish excellent on dough bait, jigs, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, rocks, and timber standing. White bass good on crankbaits, jigs, and minnows around points and rocks. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.

Waurika: May 4. Elevation is above normal and rising, water temperature 62°F and murky. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around shorelines. Crappie slow around brush structure. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow. Report submitted by Chris Stover, game warden stationed in Stephens County.