Oklahoma Fishing Report for February 28, 2008

CENTRAL

Draper: Elevation normal, water clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. around structure. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

NORTHEAST

Birch: Elevation normal, water lower 40s and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-30 ft. around brush piles. Blue catfish fair on cut shad at 30 ft. fishing flats near the creek channels. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Ft. Gibson: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal and dropping, water 38 and muddy. Catfish good on whole shad and worms in running water areas, drop-offs and rocky points. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along shorelines and brush structure. Catfish fair on cut baits and stinkbaits on bottom at the spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and grubs at 12-18 ft. around fishing dock and brush structures. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Kaw: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 40 and murky. Blue catfish good on cut shad in the Coon and Bear Creek areas. Crappie good on darker colored jigs, such as chartreuse/black, red/black and blue/black, over manmade brush piles at 20-30 ft. Report submitted by Tracy Daniel, game warden stationed in Kay County.

Keystone: Elevation 2 1/3 ft. above normal, water murky to muddy. Largemouth bass fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits, jigs and chunkbaits at 5-10 ft. in creeks and riprap. Smallmouth bass fair on chartreuse jerk baits, small jigs and chunk baits at 8-12 ft. near points of coves. Spotted bass fair on small crankbaits, jigs and chunk baits at 5-10 ft. around bluffs in main lake pockets. White bass fair on minnows and jigs at 6-12 ft. in creeks. Striped bass fair on bucktails and shad at 3-6 ft. below dam. Channel catfish fair on liver and worms at 5-10 ft. in creeks and shallow coves. Blue catfish fair on cut shad and worms at 8-15 ft. in mid section of deep coves. Flathead catfish fair on live shad and worms at 10-18 ft. around bluffs and riprap. Crappie good on blackhead minnows and chartreuse jigs at 8-18 ft. in shallow creeks and backwaters, deeper water at docks and on lake. Report submitted by Woody’s Bait and Tackle.

Oologah: Elevation 1 ft. above normal and falling, water 40 and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. around brush piles and below dam. Some walleye and striped bass hybrids being caught below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Pawhuska: Elevation normal and rising, water lower 40s and clear. Trout excellent on power bait, fair on super dupers and roostertails at 10-20 ft. Sunfish being caught on small crappie jigs along the dam at 10-15 ft. in brush piles. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Skiatook: Elevation normal, water lower 40s and clear. Crappie fair on large minnows along creek channels with standing timber. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Sooner: White bass and striped bass hybrids good in the discharge channel on rattle traps and sassy shad and in the evening on ghost minnows and topwater lures. Crappie fair in the lake on minnows and jigs around brush piles in deep holes. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Webbers Falls: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits in creek channels. Catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-18 ft. around brush structures and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: Elevation normal. Crappie good on minnows and jigs along dam near brush. Channel catfish fair on shad and stinkbait. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Ft. Supply: Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie fair on jigs and spinnerbaits at the dam and jetties. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: Elevation 1 ft. below normal and rising, water 46 and stained in creeks and clear on main lake. Crappie good on curly tail jigs near dam at 3-4 ft. White bass being caught along channels in upper arms. Bass slow to fair on crankbaits, jerk baits and Carolina-rigged jigs. A 14.8-pound largemouth bass was caught Feb. 27 on a Terminator spinnerbait. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: Elevation normal, water 48 and clear. Bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout good on power bait, super dupers, roostertails and mealworms. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: Elevation rising, water 49 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spoons and deep running crankbaits around islands and off points. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines baited with cut bait. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs around structure in the upper end of the lake. Walleye good in the upper end of the lake staging at 40-45 ft. on deep running crankbaits. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water clear. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish fair on fresh shad drifting deeper flats. Crappie fair on minnows at 8-15 ft. in riprap at I-40 and under docks with brush at 10-20 ft. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: Water 48 and murky. Crappie good to excellent on cork and jig at 8 ft. below the dam and fair in the lake on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish good on whole shad below the dam, small-sized shad work best fished on bottom and fair in the lake on cut shad. Report submitted by Joe Young, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Konawa: Elevation normal, water 50 and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms at 5-8 ft. around points and road beds. White bass good on jigs and shad at 15 ft. in discharge canal. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: Trout good. Report submitted by Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

McGee Creek: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 47 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures and jig and pig at 16-30 ft. over submerged humps. Crappie fair on minnows at 16-25 ft. over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Pine Creek: Elevation above normal, water murky. Bass fair on red shad-colored soft plastic lures and red/gold-bladed spinnerbaits. Crappie fair on minnows. Catfish good on beef blood magic bait. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S Kerr: Elevation normal, water 46 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on plastic baits and jigs at 6-8 ft. around rock and woody structure next to deep water. Crappie fair on minnows at 10 ft. along the edge of the old creek channels in the Big Sans Bios, Dirty and Sallisaw Creek areas. White bass slow on jigs at 10 ft. below Webbers Falls dam. Blue catfish good on fresh cut bait at 5-15 ft. along the windy shorelines. Sauger fair bouncing minnows and jigs off the bottom below Webbers Falls on the east side. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: Bass good to fair on plastics around points and mouths of creek channels and around rip raft. Crappie good off of Jack Fork bridge with minnows. Catfish good on cut bait fishing deep on flats near creek channels. White bass fair around mouths on creek channels or if schools of shad can be located. Walleye slow to fair on warmer days around islands and riprap. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 48 and clear. Striped bass fair on live bait at 10-15 ft. near the islands. Channel and blue catfish fair on live bait at 10-20 ft. at Platter Flats. Report submitted by Danny Club, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: Elevation 10 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair to good on soft plastic baits. Crappie good on minnows and jigs below dam. Channel and blue catfish good on cut shad. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: Elevation 4 9/10 ft. below normal and rising. Crappie slow. Walleye slow. Trout very good on corn in river. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Ellsworth: Elevation above normal. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at Ralph’s Resort. Catfish fair on cut bait off rocky points. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss: Elevation 7 in. below normal, water 44 and clear. Hybrid striped bass slow on slabs. Walleye slow on live bait. Crappie fair on small jigs. Catfish good on stinkbaits. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B and K Bait House.

Lawtonka: Elevation normal. Crappie good on minnows off the dam. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

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