Texoma: August 16. Elevation normal, water 88 and clear. Striped bass good on Alabama rig, live shad, sassy shad, and topwater lures below the dam, around main lake, points, and tailwater. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and shad below the dam and around main lake. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. Fishing is great right now on Lake Texoma and below Denison Dam. Early mornings have been the best on the main lake for topwater fishing and bait fishing. Trolling Alabama rigs have been producing lots of boxfish (under 20” fish) while live bait fishing will produce Overs (over 20” fish). Washita Point has been the hot spot the past week. Below the Denison Dam Striped Bass are hitting live sunfish (perch) and cut sunfish (perch). Report submitted by Trey Hale, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Arbuckle: August 19. Elevation normal, water 87 and stained. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures early in the morning then soft plastics around the main lake. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and topwater lures early morning. Crappie slow to good at 12-18 ft. around brush piles. White bass scattered some surfacing in mid-day. Channel catfish fair on dough bait around baited holes. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: August 13. Elevation normal, water 81 and clear. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, dough bait, and stinkbait around creek channels and river channel. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, and plastics around river channel, shallows, and shorelines. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish good on crickets, small lures, and worms around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, Technician of Blue River public hunting and fishing area.
Broken Bow: August 16. Elevation below normal, water 89. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rig and plastics around brush structure and points. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and punch bait around channels and points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in Mc-Curtain County.
Eufaula: August 16. Elevation above normal, water 88 and murky. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits and plastics around standing timber. Flathead catfish good on live bait and live shad around river channel. Report submitted by Jake Bersche, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: August 16. Elevation normal, water 87 and murky. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, around the main lake, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, around brush structure, main lake, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: August 15. Elevation normal, water 98 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastics around main lake, points, and river channel. Striped hybrid bass and white bass slow on Alabama rig, crankbaits, and live shad around coves and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and stinkbait around coves and inlet. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: August 16. Elevation normal, water clear. Rainbow trout fair on small lures, tube jigs, roadrunners, and super dupers below the dam, around creek channels, rocks, and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: August 16. Elevation normal, water 86 and clear. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on flukes, lipless baits, plastics, and topwater lures around creek channels, flats, points, and standing timber. Crappie, white bass, and channel catfish fair on minnows around creek channels, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Atoka County.