Texoma: August 23. Elevation normal, water 84 and clear. Striped bass good on Alabama rig, live bait, live shad, shad, and topwater lures below the dam, and around flats, main lake, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. Flathead catfish fair on live bait and sunfish below the dam and around tailwater. Lake fishing and tailwater fishing is good right now - Oklahoma wall is good for striped bass on live bait and fresh bait - baits include perch and shad, the bigger the bait the bigger the fish. Tons of small fish being caught with some large mixed in. Use free line or casting cork setups. On the lake anglers should get out early (like being on the water at daylight) in the mornings , surface feeding has been good at Washita Point and the North Island. Anglers should use surface lure while fish are feeding on top (three-inch baits will produce lots of fish). Using bigger baits beneath surface feeding will produce bigger fish but not the numbers that surface lures will. Trolling bill baits or Alabama rigs will produce fish as well. Report submitted by Trey Hale, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Arbuckle: August 26. Elevation above normal, water 83 and stained. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits and square bill crankbaits around the main lake. Overcast days are the best. Smallmouth bass fair on square bill crankbaits and topwater lures early morning. Crappie slow off docks and fair at 15-22 ft. off brush piles out on the lake. White bass excellent on grubs and crankbaits up Buckhorn Creek. Channel catfish fair on baited brush piles. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Broken Bow: August 23. Elevation below normal, water 89. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rig and plastics around brush structure and points. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and punch bait around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: August 23. Elevation above normal, water 85 and murky. Blue and channel catfish good on shad below the dam, and around flats, main lake, and river mouth. Crappie fair on minnows and plastics around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. Report submitted by Jake Bersche, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: August 23. Elevation normal, water 87 and murky. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, and around the main lake, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, and around brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: August 23. Elevation normal, water 93 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastics, and topwater lures around the main lake, points, river channels, and weed beds. White bass fair on crankbaits and live shad around coves, inlet, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and stinkbait around coves, inlet, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.