NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: May 25. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, and standing timber. Black crappie and white crappie good on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and standing timber. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on plastic baits around shallows and shorelines. Hybrid striped bass good on sassy shad and shad around the main lake and points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. Largemouth bass and hybrid striped bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spoons around docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, docks, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and plastic baits around docks, the main lake, rocks, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Trae Taylor, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Chandler: May 25. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, the dam, and riprap. Black crappie and white crappie good on jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around brush structure, the dam, docks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Black crappie and white crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure and shorelines. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, and worms around below the dam, channels, the dam, the main lake, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: May 22. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure and shorelines. Redear sunfish good on worms around docks and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and worms around docks and shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Grand: May 22. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. White crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around below the dam, docks, and the main lake. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: May 22. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and clear. Largemouth bass and spotted bass good on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, points, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and PowerBait around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: May 25. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, topwater lures, and worms around docks and shorelines. Blue catfish good on shad around below the dam and channels. Hybrid striped bass and white bass good on crankbaits, hair jigs, plastic baits, spoons, and topwater lures around below the dam. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, goldfish, live bait, live shad, minnows, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around below the dam, the dam, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Black crappie and white crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, and shallows. White bass slow on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, and minnows around the river channel and river mouth. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Kaw: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 69°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, live shad, shad, and worms around below the dam, flats, the river channel, the river mouth, and shorelines. White bass, black crappie, white crappie, and freshwater drum good on grubs, jigs, live bait, minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around points, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Paddlefish excellent on snagging around below the dam. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: May 25. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait and live bait around below the dam and channels. Black crappie and white crappie good on minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois River PFHA: May 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 59°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons, and worms around below the dam, flats, shallows, and shorelines. Fishing good when not generating water. Check USACE websites for water generation schedules. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Skiatook: May 25. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait around channels and points. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: May 25. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 72°F and murky. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, riprap, rocks, and weed beds. Saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and worms around points and riprap. Blue catfish and channel catfish fair on cut bait and punch bait around flats and the main lake. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: May 24. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 69°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jigs around shallows and shorelines. Black crappie and white crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shallows. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats and the main lake. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Tenkiller: May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 73°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live bait, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, creek channels, rocks, and standing timber. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish good on goldfish, hot dogs, shad, and worms around channels, flats, the main lake, riprap, and the river channel. Black crappie and white crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber. Several limits of memories caught this weekend. Report submitted by David Garrett, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.