Southeastern Oklahoma weekly fishing report
By media release
Jun 18, 2012
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Lake of the Arbuckles: June 10. Elevation 1/3 ft. above normal, water 77-80 and clear on main lake and stained up the creeks and arms. Algae still present. Bass being caught on football jigs, Carolina-rigged lizards, drop-shot worms and topwater lures early morning. White bass being caught on crankbaits and wiggle-tailed grubs when chasing shad up all three creeks during day. Crappie being caught on chartreuse jigs around brush piles and docks early. Channel catfish are along dam and shallows post spawn. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

 Blue River: June 12. Elevation normal, water 82 and clear. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, chicken liver and minnows around current in larger pools and around structure. Smallmouth and spotted bass fair in shallower water around structure. Sunfish good on crickets, grasshoppers and mealworms in slack water areas. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

 Broken Bow:  June 10. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass being caught on flukes at 10-15 ft. around structure and timber. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines baited with cut bait and small sunfish. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in the upper end around structure and mouths of creeks. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

 Eufaula:  June 10. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal, water clear in the east and murky in the west. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along rocky areas and windy points. White bass good trolling crankbaits around windy points and flats. Blue catfish good on fresh shad drifting over rocky areas and shallow flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs along riprap, standing timber and rocky areas. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

 Hugo: June 10. Elevation normal, water 77. Crappie fair on minnows along the river channel. Catfish fair on trotlines baited with sunfish and cut bait. Report submit Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.

Konawa:  June 11. Elevation normal, water 83 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits at 5-10 ft. around points and along road beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait at 10-15 ft. around points and the dam. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River:  June 10. Water low 70s. Rainbows good on Power Bait and corn in the Blue Zone. Walleye and rainbows good on rooster tails and grubs near the power house. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

 McGee Creek:  June 10 Elevation 1/4 ft. above normal, water 80 and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on Carolina-rigged soft plastic baits, H & H spinnerbaits at 2-12 ft. White bass fair to good on shad colored topwater lures schooling in open water early and late. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: June 12. Elevation below normal, water 80 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on various baits. White bass fair on topwater lures and jigs early and late. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, minnows and stinkbait. Crappie fair at 12-15 ft. around brush piles. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.

Pine Creek:  June 10. Elevation normal, water clear. Bass good on spinnerbaits in shallow water around secondary points. Crappie good on minnows near brush. Catfish excellent on juglines baited with cut shad. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: June 12. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic baits and topwater lures along shorelines. White bass slow. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines baited with shad, cut bait and night crawlers. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush piles. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake:June 10. Elevation normal, water 79. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures, spinnerbaits and buzz baits and on swim baits and crankbaits at 2-10 ft. White bass fair trolling jigs and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait, stinkbait and dead minnows. Flathead catfish good on minnows and jigs at 9-14 ft. Walleye fair trolling at 14-16 ft. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: June 10. Elevation 2 1/4 ft. below normal, water 79 and mostly clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on surface lures, plastic combination baits and crankbaits at 5-20 ft. in creek channels and around points. Striped and white bass good on surface lures, live bait and sassy shad at 5-25 ft. from Platter Flats to Burn’s Run and west to Caney Creek. Channel and blue catfish good on live bait, worms and stinkbait at10-20 ft. from Alberta Creek to the Washita River. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 5-15 ft. around the fish attractors and upper ends of the creeks. Sunfish good at 5-10 ft. on the fishing docks and around riprap. Paddlefish fair below the dam while generating. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: June 10. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures, spinnerbaits and buzz baits early and late and fair on crankbaits. Crappie good on jigs, blue/white/chartreuse tail grubs and minnows. Catfish good on juglines baited with cut shad, sunfish and liver and excellent on night crawlers. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
 
 

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