Oklahoma Fishing News

When Tommy Couch of Howe was reeling in his 76-lb. state record flathead catfish from the Poteau River June 13, he just knew it was going to be a carp.

"He stayed right along the bank and right along the bottom," Couch said, similar to carp he has landed in the past. "When his tail finally came up - that's when I realized what he was."

Fishing guides who operate on Oklahoma waters will be required to purchase a fishing guide license from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation beginning July 31.

At its June meeting, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved emergency rules to go into effect July 31 in accordance to Senate Bill 277, which recently was signed by the Governor.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA- The Okie Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Oklahoma, June 6 for the fourth of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

WAGONER, Oklahoma - The Okie Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Fort Gibson Lake in Wagoner, Oklahoma, May 2 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

EUFAULA, OKLAHOMA - Mike Tyner of Stillwater, Okla., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Okie Division tournament on Lake Eufaula Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 18 pounds, 10 ounces. The victory earned Tyner $3,889 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the DeGray Lake Regional Championship in Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

TULSA, Oklahoma - Snap Tail Lures has announced a new sales and promotion program to put its patented plastic worm with changing tail snaps on the shelves of tackle stores nationally.

Until now the unique worm-and-snap system for bass and walleye angling was available only to website and phone customers. Unlike other plastic worms, Snap Tail worms have a tail slot that accepts two matching snaps of the same or different colors. The angler can customize the Snap Tail plastic worm with dozens of color combinations to entice strikes.

GROVE, OKLAHOMA - Tyler Matlock of Omaha, Arkansas, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Ozark Division tournament on Grand Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 20 pounds, 13 ounces. The victory earned Matlock $4,127 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the DeGray Lake Regional Championship in Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

GROVE, OKLAHOMA - The Ozark Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma, March 28 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

The first trout were stocked in Oklahoma in 1958 in the Illinois River below Tenkiller Lake. Many things have changed in the last 50-plus years, but one thing is certain - the quality and quantity of trout fishing opportunities has been getting better ever since.

GROVE, Oklahoma- The Okie Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma, March 7 for the first of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.