SOUTHEAST LAKES FISHING REPORT: Aug 30 to Sept 6

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  • Gunnison Rockwell (age 5) fishing for bass in his great grandpa’s farm pond in Okfuskee County. Courtesy photo
    Gunnison Rockwell (age 5) fishing for bass in his great grandpa’s farm pond in Okfuskee County. Courtesy photo
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Texoma

Below Average

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: 83

Bass, Striped

Action: Good

Baits: Live Shad, Slabs, Top Water

Locations: Flats, Main lake

Bass, White

Action: Good

Baits: Plastics, Slabs, Small Lures, Top Water

Locations: Flats, Main lake Catfish, Channel

Action: Fair

Baits: Cut Bait, Punch bait

Locations: Inlet, Shallows

Additional Information: Lake fishing is best early morning and late evenings, lots of smaller striped bass/ white bass are surface feeding on small bait. Best locations for surface action is around Washita point and platter flats during early mornings. Larger striped bass are being caught with live Shad.

Arbuckle

Below Average

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: 1/2 ft. low, 80 and clear

Catfish, Channel

Action: Good

Baits: Dough bait, and sponge bait

Locations: Other, and baited holes

Additional Information: Bass fair on topwater chug baits, shaky head jigs and small square billed crankbaits in shad pattern early and late in the day. Crappie good on ice blue jigs and spoons around brush piles. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around docks. White bass schooling on top from the mountain tops to the dam. Sunfish good on fly-rods.

Broken Bow

Below Average

Lake Level Data

USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: 86 rising

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted

Action: Good

Baits: Alabama Rig, Crankbaits, Plastics

Locations: Brush structure, Points, Standing timber

Crappie, White

Action: Fair

Baits: Jigs, Minnows

Locations: Brush structure, Standing timber

Eufaula

Normal

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: 82 and murky

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Flathead

Action: Excellent

Baits: Cut Bait, Hot Dogs, Live Bait, Live Shad, Shad, Worms

Locations: Below the dam, Dam, Main lake, River Mouth, Sand bar

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted

Action: Good

Baits: Alabama Rig, Buzz Baits, Grass hoppers, Small Lures

Locations: Coves, Riprap, Shorelines

Bass, Striped

Action: Slow

Baits: Top Water Locations: Below the dam,

Locations: Below the dam, Dam, Discharge

Hugo

Below Average

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: 86 and murky

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead

Action: Fair

Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait, Dough bait, Live Bait, Punch bait, Shad, Stinkbait, Sunfish

Locations: Below the dam, Channels, Main lake, River Channel, Shorelines

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White

Action: Fair

Baits: Jigs, Minnows

Locations: Below the dam, Brush structure, Channels, Creek channels, Main lake, River Channel, Shorelines, Standing timber

Konawa

Normal

Water Temp and Clarity: 90 and clear

Bass, Largemouth

Action: Fair

Baits: Crankbaits, Jigs, Plastics

Locations: Main lake, Points, River Channel

Bass, Striped (Hybrid), Bass, White

Action: Slow

Baits: Alabama Rig, Crankbaits, Live Shad

Locations: Coves, Inlet, River Channel

Catfish, Channel

Action: Fair

Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait, Shrimp, Worms

Locations: Coves, Inlet, Riprap, Weed beds

Lower Mountain Fork

Normal

Lake Level Data: USGS Current Level

Water Temp and Clarity: clear Trout, Rainbow

Action: Good

Baits: Caddis flies, Powerbait, Small Lures

Locations: Creek channels, Spillway

McGee Creek

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: 84 Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted

Action: Slow

Baits: Alabama Rig, Crankbaits, Plastics

Locations: Channels, Flats, Points

Crappie, White, Bass, White

Action: Fair

Baits: Minnows

Locations: Brush structure, Standing timber

Pine Creek

Below Average

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: Murky

Bass, Largemouth

Action: Slow

Baits: Buzz Baits, Crankbaits, Top Water Locations: Coves, Creek chan

Locations: Coves, Creek channels Crappie, Black

Crappie, Black

Action: Fair

Baits: Jigs, Small Lures

Locations: Brush structure Catfish, Channel

Baits: Chicken Liver, Worms Locations: Dam

Robert S. Kerr

Normal

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: Murky

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted

Action: Good

Baits: Crankbaits, Goldfish, Grass hoppers, Plastics, Small Lures, Top Water

Locations: Brush structure, Points, Rocks, Shorelines, Weed beds

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead

Action: Excellent

Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait, Dough bait, Goldfish, Hot Dogs, Minnows, Shad, Shrimp, Sunfish

Locations: Below the dam, Channels, Main lake, River Mouth, Tailwater

Sunfish, Bluegill, Sunfish, Green , Sunfish, Redear

Action: Good

Baits: Crickets, Grubs, Jigs, Small Lures, Worms

Locations: Coves, Docks, Sand bar, Shorelines

Sardis

Below Average

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: 85 Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted

Action: Fair

Baits: Buzz Baits, Crankbaits, Jerk Bait, Plastics, Spinnerbaits, Top Water

Locations: Brush structure, Points, Riprap, Shorelines, Standing timber, Weed beds Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead

Action: Fair

Baits: Cut Bait, Shad, Sunfish Locations: Creek channels,

Locations: Creek channels, Main lake, Shorelines

Crappie, White

Action: Fair

Baits: Jigs, Minnows, Tube Jigs

Locations: Brush structure, Standing timber

Wister

Above Average

Lake Level Data: USACE Current Lake Level

Water Temp and Clarity: Cloudy

Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted

Action: Good

Baits: Bill Baits, Buzz Baits, Crankbaits, Plastics, Spinnerbaits, Top Water

Locations: Brush structure, Channels, Coves, Points, Shorelines

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead

Action: Good

Baits: Chicken Liver, Crawfish, Cut Bait, Hot Dogs, Stinkbait, Sunfish, Worms

Locations: Below the dam, Brush structure, Channels, Main lake, Points, Standing timber

Crappie, White

Action: Good Baits: Jigs, Minnows, Small

Baits: Jigs, Minnows, Small Lures, Spinnerbaits

Locations: Below the dam, Brush structure, Channels, Points, Standing timber