Lake report
BY Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Thursday, December 27, 2012
12/27/12 at 3:00 AM
Northeast
Birch: All fishing slow.
Eucha: Elevation 13 ft. below normal, water 50 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 51 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around docks. Catfish good drift fishing the main channel using whole shad and sunfish. Bass fair on crankbaits and plastic craws at 10-20 ft.
Greenleaf: Bass good on crankbaits, soft jerk baits, chartreuse/white spinnerbaits and sink-o type baits.
Hudson: Elevation normal. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits. Crappie good on small minnows and jigs around brush pile areas. All other fishing slow.
Kaw: Blue catfish fair along river channels. Crappie good on small jigs in black, purple and green at 18-22 ft. around brush piles in the Washunga Bay and Sarge Creek areas. All other fishing slow.
Keystone: Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 51. Catfish good on cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows at the docks.
Lower Illinois: Elevation normal, water 46 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits at 1-2 ft. in coves. White bass slow on jigs and spinnerbaits at 1-2 ft. at the mouth of the river. Striped bass slow on shad at 4 ft. at the mouth of the river. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Crappie slow on jigs at 1-4 ft. at the mouth of the river. 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.
Lower Illinois: Elevation normal, water 49 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits at 1-2 ft. in coves and under the bridge. Striped bass slow on trout and shad at river mouth. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom all along the river. 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 mid-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 liver around standing timber in the north end of the lake. White bass fair trolling shad colored crankbaits at 10-15 ft. in near creek channels.
Pawhuska: Trout good on Power Bait and Super Dupers.
Skiatook: Elevation 11 1/2 ft. below normal, water clear. All fishing slow.
Sooner: White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on sassy shad, ghost minnows and topwater lures in the discharge. Catfish good on cut bait and live bait off points and channels. All other fishing slow.
Spavinaw: Elevation slightly below normal, water 47 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits.
Tenkiller: Elevation 9 1/3 ft. below normal, water 56-58 and clear. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass slow on soft plastic bass jigs in the back of coves. Crappie fair on tube jigs at 20-25 ft. around docks. Sunfish fair on worm-tipped jigs at 10-15 ft. around docks.
Webbers Falls: Bass good on spinnerbaits, shad, square bill crankbaits and chatter baits up creeks. Striped bass hybrids good on shad colored or shad imitation baits.
Southeast
Eufaula: Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water clear. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish fair on shad in the shallow flats. Crappie fair 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. Spotted bass excellent up Canadian River, look for concentrations of gulls. 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 baited with cut bait at 12-20 ft. close to creek and river channels.
Sardis Lake: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 49. 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 2 ft. below normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on black/blue plastic worms and good on silver crankbaits. Crappie fair on white tail grubs at 15-20 ft. Catfish fair on jug lines and trotlines baited with cut bait and liver.
