Lake report
BY Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Thursday, December 06, 2012
12/06/12 at 2:34 AM
Northeast
Birch: All fishing slow.
Eucha: Elevation 13 ft. below normal, water 53 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 14-16 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms.
Fort Gibson: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 54 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-15 ft. around underwater structure. Catfish fair on shad and drifting the flats north of Taylors Ferry Bridge. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic worms at 10-15 ft.
Greenleaf: Bass good on chatter and lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs with plastic imitation baits.
Hudson: Crappie good on small minnows and jigs around brush pile areas and the boat docks. All other fishing slow.
Kaw: All fishing slow.
Keystone: Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 56. Catfish good on cut bait. Crappie good on minnows around docks. Largemouth bass good on jigs and plastic baits.
Lower Illinois: Elevation normal, water 48 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits at 2-3 ft. in coves and the mouth of the river. White bass slow on jigs at 1-2 ft. at the mouth of the river. Striped bass slow on shad at 1-3 ft. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom. Crappie slow on jigs at 1-3 ft. Trout excellent fly fishing the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on Power Bait on bottom from the dam to Gore Landing.
Oologah: Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal, water upper 50s and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around brush piles and standing timber. Blue catfish fair on shad and livers around standing timber in the north end of the lake. White bass fair trolling shad colored crankbaits at 10-15 ft. in creek channels.
Pawhuska: Trout good on Power Bait and Super Dupers.
Skiatook: Elevation 12 1/4 ft. below normal, water clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-20 ft. around brush piles. All other fishing slow.
Sooner: All fishing slow.
Spavinaw: Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water 53 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 14-16 ft. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits.
Tenkiller: Elevation 8 1/2 ft. below normal, water 58-60 and clear. Crappie fair midday on minnows or tube jigs around docks. Sunfish good on nightcrawlers around docks.
Tenkiller: Elevation 8 1/2 ft. below normal, water 60, water clear and steady. Crappie good in docks on minnows and soft plastic jigs at 5-10 ft. Sunfish good in docks on worm-tipped jigs at 15-20 ft.
Webbers Falls: Bass good on spinner baits, shad and chatter baits. Striped bass and striped bass hybrids good on shad.
Southeast
Eufaula: Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water clear. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish good on shad in the shallow flats. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around boat docks with brush and along riprap areas.
Robert S. Kerr: Bass fair on crankbaits and stick baits off points, along creek channels and up river in coves. Crappie fair around deeper submerged brush. White bass and striped bass fair on minnows and shad crankbaits up river in deeper holes and around rock ledges. Channel and blue catfish excellent on trotlines and juglines.
Sardis Lake: Elevation 2 ft. below normal. Largemouth bass good on stick baits and crankbaits at 4-6 ft. in creek channels. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 10-14 ft. Walleye fair trolling at 8-14 ft.
Wister: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on black/blue plastic worms and good on silver crankbaits. Crappie fair to good on white tail grubs at 15-20 ft. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines with cut bait and liver.
