Southeast Oklahoma Lakes Fishing Report

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Texoma: October 4. Elevation normal, water 80. Striped bass good on Alabama rigs, live bait and topwater lures below the dam, along flats and main lake. Blue catfish fair on cut bait below the dam and main lake. Live bait and topwater are the best methods to catch striped bass on the main lake. Below Denison Dam, cut bait and live bait have been producing small striper and small catfish. Report submitted by Trey Hale, game warden stationed in Marshall County.

Arbuckle: October 7. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 81. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on topwater lures early morning and crankbaits in the main lake the rest of the day. Crappie good off docks early morning and on Milk Money jigs around brush piles. White bass fair on topwater lures and grubs with some surfacing mid-morning. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Broken Bow: October 6. Elevation below normal, water

85. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, flukes and plastic baits around brush structure and points. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in Mc-Curtain County.

Eufaula: October 4. Elevation above normal, water 84 and murky. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on flukes, small lures and spoons in the main lake and along sandbars. Crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Jake Bersche, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Konawa: October 3. Elevation normal, water 88 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs and plastic baits in the main lake, around points and river channel. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits and live shad in coves, main lake and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait in coves, inlet and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork: October 3. Stocked 3,834 rainbow trout on September 25. Report submitted by Don Groom, southeast region supervisor.

Lower Mountain Fork: October 4. Elevation normal, water clear. Trout good on crickets, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs and worms below the dam, creek channels, river channel and rocks. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Pine Creek: October 4. Elevation above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits and topwater lures along channels and in coves. Crappie good on jigs around brush structure. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait along creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: October

4. Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs and minnows around brush structure, points and standing timber. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, shad and stinkbait along flats, main lake, river channel and river mouth. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: October 2. Elevation normal, water 76. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits and tube jigs around brush structure, points, rocks, shorelines, standing timber and weed beds. Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, shad and sunfish along flats, main lake and shorelines. Crappie jigs, minnows and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.