OKLAHOMA FISHING REPORT
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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NORTHEAST
BELL COW: Elevation above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. Catfish slow. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
CARL BLACKWELL: Elevation normal, water 65 and muddy. Striped bass hybrid fair on live bait and crankbaits. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.
CHANDLER: Elevation normal and muddy. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie good to excellent on jigs and minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
COPAN: Elevation normal and murky. Crappie fair on minnow and jigs near submerged structure at 10-15 feet. Blue catfish fair on cut shad. Channel catfish are good below the dam on worms and cut shad. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
EUCHA: Elevation slightly above normal level, water 65 and murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish fair on trotlines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
FORT GIBSON: Elevation 8 feet above normal, water 62 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits in flooded grass and structure. White bass good upstream in running water. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs around brush piles and structure. Paddlefish good snagging at Chouteau Bend. Below the dam, fishing for white bass is good to excellent on jigs in the tailwaters. Crappie good on jigs and minnows. Catfish good on shad. Paddlefish snagging good on the east and west sides. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
GRAND: Elevation 1 foot above normal, water 64-70 and murky. Bass being caught on spinnerbaits, jigs and crankbaits from boats and around rock banks. Crappie slow up shallow. Catfish good in the rivers on shad. White bass are being caught on jigging spoons in Elk River at 12-25 feet. Paddlefish snagging has slowed. A few are being caught in both rivers, but the run is over. Report submitted by Littlefield’s Sporting Goods & Greg Lamb’s Guide Service.
GREENLEAF: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits on the upper end of lake. Catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbaits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at fishing dock and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
HULAH: Elevation 6 feet above normal, water murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 feet near submerged structure. Blue catfish good on cut shad.