Lake of the Arbuckles: October 23. Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 67 and clear in main body and stained up the creeks. Bass, crappie and white bass good in and around hydrilla beds. Bass fair on crankbaits, flukes, Pop R and creature baits and good on buzz baits and spinnerbaits in choppy water. Crappie fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs off docks and on jigs at 15-25 ft. over brush piles. White bass being caught on rattletraps and small grubs at 15 ft. along bluff banks up all three creek arms. Sunfish good near hydrilla beds. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: October 22. Elevation normal, water 67 and clear. Smallmouth and spotted bass good on soft plastics around cover in deeper pools and around waterfalls. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait around current in larger deeper holes. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: October 22. Elevation below normal, water clear. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 10-15 ft. around structure. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines baited with live sunfish and cut bait. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 20-25 ft. around points and dead standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: October 21. Elevation 4 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair off points and in rocky areas. White bass fair in shallow flats and off windy points. Blue catfish good on shad in shallow flats and shallow creek channels. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in standing timber, riprap and around boat docks. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: October 21. Elevation 7 1/2 ft. below normal. Boating access very limited and navigation hazardous. Crappie fair along river channels. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.
Konawa: October 21. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 67 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and spinnerbaits in 2-5 ft. in weed beds and cattails. Channel catfish fair at 5-10 ft. off points. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: October 23. Flies that are now working on the lower Mountain Fork River: Chernobyl Ant size 6, Grasshopper size 10, Crackle Back size 16, Griffith’s gnat size 24, Yellow soft hackle size 20 and Flashback pheasant tail size 16. Report submitted by Jesse King, Three Rivers Fly Shop.
McGee Creek: October 23. Elevation 5 1/4 ft. below normal, water 75 and clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on Carolina-rigged soft plastic baits. Crappie good on minnows at 12-20 ft. over cedar brush piles in creek channels. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: September 25. Elevation below normal, water 83 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good early and late. White bass slow to fair on topwater lures when chasing shad in the evenings. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbait and worms. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10-15 ft. around structure, brush piles and below docks. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.
Pine Creek: October 23. Elevation below normal, water clear. Bass good on deep diving crankbaits off points. Crappie good on jigs near brush piles. Catfish fair on night crawlers near creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: October 23. Largemouth and spotted bass good on spinnerbaits, swim baits and crankbaits at 2-10 ft. around banks and grass beds. Crappie fair around deeper submerged brush. White bass and striped bass good on minnows and shad crankbaits up river in deeper holes and around rock ledges. Channel and blue catfish excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with cut bait at 12-20 ft. near creek and river channels. Flathead catfish good on live bait 9-14 ft. in the lake and up the Canadian River. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: October 20. Elevation normal and 58. Bass fair to good on crankbaits and stick baits off points and along creek channels. Channel and blue catfish good on minnows and cut bait. Crappie good at 18-20 ft. and 4 ft. off the bottom. Walleye fair trolling in 12-14 ft. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: October 23. Elevation 3 3/4 ft. below normal, water 82 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and surface lures at 10-20 ft. in the creek channels. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait, surface lures and sassy shad at 10-30 ft. from Catfish Bay to Caney Creek. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait, worms and cut shad at 10-20 ft. from Little Glasses Creek to Johnson Creek. Crappie fair to good at 5-15 ft. in the upper creeks and brush piles. Sunfish fair to good on worms, small tube jigs and shrimp at 5-10 ft. around the fish attractors. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: October 23. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on 12 inch black plastic worms and good on silver crankbaits. Crappie fair on white tail grubs at 15-20 ft. Catfish fair on juglines and trotlines baited with cut bait and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.