Area fishing report

NORTHEAST 

Bell Cow: March 8. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 50°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on jigs, plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure and standing timber. Black and white crappie fair on jigs around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish on worms around shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch: March 7. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 50°F and stained. Black and white crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and coves. Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around creek channels. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell: March 8. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 51°F and stained. Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, jigs and plastic baits around coves, docks and rocks. Saugeye and walleye fair on jigs and spoons around coves and rocks. White crappie good on minnows, plastic baits and PowerBait around coves, docks, the main lake and shorelines. Report submitted by Trae Taylor, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Chandler: March 8. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 51°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on jigs, plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure. Black and white crappie fair on jigs around brush structure, the dam and docks. Channel catfish on worms around the dam and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: March 9. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 53°F and clear. Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish and worms around channels, the river channel and shorelines. Black and white crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait and tube jigs around brush structure, docks and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: March 8. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 55°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on Alabama rigs and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points and shorelines. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and worms around shorelines. White crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Fort Gibson: March 9. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 60°F and stained. Largemouth bass, white bass, blue and channel catfish and black crappie slow. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley.

Grand: March 8. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 56°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on Alabama rigs and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks and shorelines. Blue catfish fair on chicken liver and cut bait around below the dam, the main lake and the river channel. White crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.