Fishing Report Updated Mar 5, 2010
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Eufaula: March 1. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish good on shad drifting deep flats. Crappie good on minnows at docks with brush and riprap at the I-40 bridge. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County. (current lake level) (hydropower operation)
Ft. Gibson: February 27. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 45 and stained. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits fished slowly in deep water drop-offs. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs fished slowly in deep water under docks. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.
Grand: March 1. Elevation normal, water 40 and murky. Largemouth bass good on green and brown jigs deep around points and brush. White bas good small spinnerbaits and white and chartreuse grubs in Elk and Spring rivers. Catfish fair on brooders, night crawlers and shad deep; the recent shad kill slowed catfish down but it is now starting to pick back up. Crappie good on Grandpa’s jigs in blue, brown and gray and on Bobby Garland’s in salt and pepper, natural cricket, black gum and Vegas. Paddlefish good deep from Sailboat Bridge to Gray’s Ranch. Report submitted by Grand Lake Sport’s Center. Greenleaf: March 2. Crappie fair. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Lower Illinois: February 24. Elevation normal, water 48 and clear. White bass slow on jigs at 3 ft. below Gore Landing. Striped bass fair on jigs on bottom below Gore Landing. Striped bass hybrids fair on jigs on bottom below Gore Landing. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Trout good on flies at the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom above Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.
Robert S. Kerr: February 17. Elevation normal, water murky. crappie fair on minnows while drift fishing the Big San Bois Creek arm. Largemouth bass and white bass slow. catfish fair on fresh shad and fishing the break off points between the deeper water and the shallow water along the river channels. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Tenkiller: March 1. Elevation 3 1/3 ft. above normal and steady, water 44 and clear. Catfish fair on trotlines with cut baits in the Carters Landing area. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort. For more information about Lake Tenkiller.
Keystone: March 2. Elevation 1 1/4 ft. above normal, water murky. White bass good on spilt-tail grubs below the dam. Striped bass fair on topwater lures from surface to 3 ft. below the dam. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. around brush piles in the lake. Report submitted by Woody’s Bait and Tackle.
Konawa: March 2. Elevation normal, water 42 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5-8 ft. along points and road beds. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Texoma: February 28. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water 44 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair south part of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good south part of lake. Channel and blue catfish fair from the Hwy 70 Bridge north. Crappie fair in the creeks with clear water. Paddlefish fair below the dam. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Webbers Falls: March 2. Crappie fair. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.