NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: May 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, riprap, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: May 17. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on live shad and sassy shad around points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: May 17. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and stained. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and goldfish around docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and plastic baits around docks, rocks, and shallows. Saugeye on jigs, plastic baits, and spoons around docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Trae Taylor, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: May 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, dam, docks, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms around brush structure, dam, docks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: May 16. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms below the dam, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie fair on hair jigs, punch bait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Bluegill sunfish good on PowerBait and worms around coves, docks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: May 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Redear sunfish fair on worms around docks and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Fort Gibson: May 17. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs, live bait, and minnows around brush structure and coves. Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, and white bass fair on crankbaits, minnows, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on live bait and minnows around coves and dam. Report submitted by Levi Coulter, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: May 17. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 69°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around docks and main lake. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: May 18. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on flukes, jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, main lake, rocks, and weed beds. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, docks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: May 19. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shorelines. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, live shad, and plastic baits below the dam. Blue catfish good on shad below the dam. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: May 16. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, minnows, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie and freshwater drum fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: May 18. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 67°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, sassy shad, and spoons below the dam, main lake, riprap, rocks. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam. Crappie excellent on jigs, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, rocks, and shallows. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: May 18. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Crappie good on minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait and live bait below the dam. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois River PFHA: May 15. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 58°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, and worms below the dam, shallows, and shorelines. Comments: Fishing good when not generating water from dam. Check USACE websites for generation times. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Oologah: May 17. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 69°F and stained. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around coves, creek channels, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish excellent on shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around channels, main lake, and riprap. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, and shallows. Comments: Catfishing along Winganon Bridge is excellent right now. Crappie are pushing into creeks preparing to spawn. Oologah Dam is closed for construction. Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Skiatook: May 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids fair on crankbaits and live shad around points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: May 18. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and sassy shad around brush structure, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, live shad, and plastic baits around main lake, points, and riprap. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, PowerBait, punch bait, and worms around coves and main lake. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: May 17. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 68°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around points, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Channel catfish fair on cut bait around flats. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.