Lake Report
BY Oklahoma department of wildlife conservation
Thursday, April 12, 2012
4/12/12 at 3:36 AM
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: Elevation normal, water 72 and muddy. Bass fair on plastic lizards. Catfish slow. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs.
Birch: Elevation below normal, water 62 and stained. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 3-5 ft.
Carl Blackwell: Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 70 and murky. Crappie good at 6-8 ft. Saugeye good around rock structure and points. Striped bass hybrids good trolling crankbaits.
Chandler: Elevation normal, water 72 and muddy. Bass fair on plastic baits. Catfish slow. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs.
Copan: Elevation normal, water clearing. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 3-6 ft. from boats around the lake and on jigs from the new fishing dock at Copan Point. Channel catfish good near and around Copan Point loop and on the rocks around Washington Cove. Blue catfish fair near and around Copan Point loop and on the rocks around Washington Cove.
Eucha: Elevation slightly above normal, water 67 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush and structure. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits. White bass fair trolling.
Ft. Gibson: Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 64 and clear. White bass excellent on white grubs and rooster tails below the low water dam and they are in the creeks and above Chouteau Bend in the river. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and plastic worms at 2-5 ft. along the rocky shoreline. Catfish excellent on cut baits and shad below the dam and in the main lake. Crappie starting to spawn and working the banks on black and chartreuse minnows and jigs at 1-3 ft.
Grand: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 64 and murky. White bass fair on jigs and spoons. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines baited with fresh cut bait above Sailboat Bridge. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around docks and shorelines. Paddlefish good.
Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and jig-and-worm along creek channels, rocky points, brush structure and shorelines. Catfish good on fresh cut bait at the spillway and creek channels in the upper end. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around fishing docks and brush structure.
Hudson: Elevation 2 ft. above normal. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait. Paddlefish good in the upper end.
Hulah: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water clearing. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 4-6 ft. Catfish fair on cut shad and worms below the dam.
Kaw: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 62 and stained. Blue catfish good on fresh cut bait in the upper end in the Arkansas River arm. Crappie good on minnows at 5 ft. in all creek channels in the upper end; Beaver Creek is the best. Paddlefish good below Kaw Dam.
Keystone: Elevation normal, water 62. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. Catfish excellent on shad and cut bait at 10 ft. White bass fair at 15 ft.
Lower Illinois: Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 1-2 ft. all along the river. White bass fair on jigs and spinnerbaits at 1-3 ft. all along the river. Striped bass fair on jigs at 1-4 ft. at the mouth of the river. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Crappie fair on jigs at 1-3 ft. all along the river. Trout excellent fly-fishing the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on Power Bait on bottom at the dam, Watts, Marval and Gore Landing.
Oologah: Elevation 7 ft. above normal and falling, water lower 60s and muddy on the north end and murky on the south end. Blue and channel catfish fair on shad at 10 ft. in the upper end of the lake near the mouth of the river. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 3-5 ft. around flooded willows. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits at 3-5 ft. around flooded trees and brush. White bass fair on jigs below the dam. Blue catfish fair on shad below the dam.
Pawhuska: All fishing slow.
Skiatook: Elevation 9 1/2 ft. below normal. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on topwater lures along the riprap at the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-20 ft. around structure. All other fishing slow.
Sooner: White bass fair on live shad and slabs on the cold water side of the lake and good trolling the warm water side of the lake. Catfish good on cut bait and live bait on the north side of the dam. All other fishing slow.
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly above normal, water 66 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits. Bluegill fair on crickets.
Tenkiller: Elevation 7 ft. above normal and falling, water 68 and stained. Largemouth and spotted bass slow on soft plastic worms in brush. Catfish fair on flip-flops with cut shad at 30-40 ft. Sunfish good on worm tipped jigs in or near docks. Crappie slow on minnows or soft plastic jigs in docks.
Webbers Falls: Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits, chatter baits and crankbaits along riprap, creek channels and brush structure. Catfish good drifting on bottom at the mudflats and creeks where water is coming in. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in purple and black.
SOUTHEAST
Eufaula: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal, water clear in the east and muddy in the west. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits flipping the brush and on crankbaits in rocky areas. White bass good on feeder creeks and below the dam. Blue catfish good on fresh shad and worms in shallow flats or deep rocky areas. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 2-6 ft. around rocky areas, brush areas and riprap.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water murky. Bass good on soft plastic baits along grass beds and riprap. White bass slow. Catfish fair on shad and cut bait in creek channels. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-7 ft.
Sardis Lake: Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, swim baits and spinnerbaits at 3-8 ft. White bass fair on minnows and jigs at the mouth of creeks. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait and dead minnows. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 2-8 ft. Walleye fair trolling crankbaits at 12-14 ft.
Wister: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs below the dam. Largemouth bass good on black 6-inch plastic worms, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Catfish good on juglines baited with cut shad and liver.
