 We want to give a shout-out to Oklahoma angler, Stephen Banaszak, for being a new state record holder! Stephen reeled in a Silver Carp weighing a hefty 31.3 pounds from the Red River. Congrats and thank you, Stephen! Establishing state records for invasive species is an attempt to encourage anglers to fish for them and REMOVE them. It is EXTREMELY important that these invaders are not released back into the water so they are not allowed to expand their range. Juvenile invasive carp look similar to shad. Anglers should never move bait from one body of water to another and risk spreading invasive species. If these invasive species become established, it will be extremely detrimental to our native species. Not only could their presence lead to the demise of native species, but they can also become dangerous to boaters with their propensity to jump high out of the water at the sound of a boat. ODWC asks anglers to make a conscious effort to prevent any chance of spreading invasive species!
NORTHEAST
Eucha: September 5. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and topwater lures around shallows. Crappie fair on hair jigs and minnows around brush structure. Bluegill, green, and redear fair on crickets and worms around shallows and shorelines. Report submitted by Hank Jenks, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Fort Gibson: September 3. Elevation is 0.5 ft. below normal, water temperature 90°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, jigs, spoons, topwater lures, and worms around coves, docks, points, and riprap. Crappie fair on minnows, spoons, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and sunfish around channels and points. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: September 5. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around shallows and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs and minnows around brush structure. White bass good on in-line spinnerbaits and plastic baits around main lake and points. Comments: The white bass bite remains fairly strong on points, humps, and islands especially if the wind is in your favor! Report submitted by Hank Jenks, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: September 3. Elevation is normal, water temperature 90°F and clear. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spoons around coves, docks, and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels, main lake, and points. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Kaw: September 4. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, spoons, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, points, and rocks. Comments: White bass are good on the mid-lake humps. Blue catfish excellent drifting the flats with cut bait. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: September 5. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and shad around creek channels, main lake, and river channel. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, coves, and rocks. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by Bradley Magby, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois: September 2. Elevation is normal, water temperature 60°F and clear. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, and PowerBait below the dam and other. Comments: Best times are early morning and late evening. Best areas are below the dam and at the Watts area. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Sooner: September 4. Elevation is normal, water temperature 85°F and clear. Striped hybrid bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and live shad around main lake. Saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and live shad around main lake. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: September 3. Elevation is normal, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around flats, main lake, and points. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around flats and main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Tenkiller: September 3. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal, water temperature 90°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spoons, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, docks, points, and shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, and worms around channels and main lake. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Webbers Falls: September 3. Elevation is normal, water temperature 90°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and worms around points, river channel, and below the dam. Largemouth and spotted bass slow on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and spoons around brush structure, coves, points, and river channel. White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and small lures around points and river channel. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: September 3. Elevation is normal, water temperature 90°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped hybrid bass fair on live shad and shad around main lake and sandbars. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Foss: September 4. Elevation is 0.5 ft. below normal, water temperature 82°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped hybrid bass on live bait. Walleye fair on worms. Crappie slow. Catfish good on shrimp. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
SOUTHEAST
Blue River: September 3. Elevation is below normal, water temperature 83°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, punch bait, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish good on crickets, grasshoppers, in-line spinnerbaits, small lures, and worms around brush structure, rocks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, fisheries biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: September 2. Elevation is 11 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 89°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, and spoons around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: September 1. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 83°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around points, riprap, and rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, and sunfish around channels, river channel, river mouth, and below the dam. White bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, and lipless baits around flats, main lake, riprap, and rocks. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: August 31. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal, water temperature 88°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, standing timber, and below the dam. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel, standing timber, and below the dam. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: September 3. Elevation is normal, water temperature 90°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped hybrid bass and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, inlet, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: September 2. Elevation is normal, water temperature 71°F and clear. Rainbow trout fair on crickets, grasshoppers, and PowerBait around creek channels and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: September 1. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 89°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and sassy shad around brush structure, docks, flats, main lake, points, and rocks. Crappie slow on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake, and standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, live bait, live shad, shrimp, and worms around creek channels, dam, main lake, and below the dam. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Pine Creek: September 1. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal, water temperature 90°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures around coves and creek channels. Crappie slow on jigs around standing timber. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: September 1. Elevation is normal, water temperature 82°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, plastic baits, small lures, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, flats, points, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, goldfish, grasshoppers, hot dogs, minnows, shad, sunfish, and worms around main lake, points, river channel, river mouth, tailwater, weed beds, and below the dam. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, river channel, river mouth, tailwater, and weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: September 1. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal, water temperature 91°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and standing timber. Crappie slow on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: September 3. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal, water temperature 88°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass good on live shad and topwater lures around channels, main lake, points, and river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, coves, creek channels, docks, points, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been okay. Striper are biting good some days and some days are tough. Biting on live shad near the islands and dam. Cats are biting near ledges and channels on cut and live bait. Crappie are being caught near brush piles and docks in 13-24 ft. of water. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: September 1. Elevation is normal, water temperature 92°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and hot dogs around main lake and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.
SOUTHWEST
Ellsworth: September 3. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 90°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around flats, main lake, and points. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Lawtonka: September 3. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 91°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) White bass fair on jigs, small lures, and spinnerbaits. Comments: White bass fair at the pipeline. An 83 lb. blue cat was caught on a jugline. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Waurika: September 3. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 85°F and murky. Striped hybrid and white bass, and Saugeye fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, and small lures around main lake, points, and rocks. Largemouth bass and crappie fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, minnows, Power Bait, and small lures around brush structure, docks, main lake, rocks, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, stinkbait, and worms around creek channels, main lake, and rocks. Report submitted by Tucker Clem, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.
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