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Dylan Dickey with a paddlefish caught at Grand Lake. courtesy photo
Birrch: January 28. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal, water temperature 40°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure, creek channels. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Grand: January 29. Elevation is normal, water temperature 46°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish fair on chicken liver, punch bait, and shad below the dam, docks, and main lake. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: January 30. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 40°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and worms around channels, docks, and main lake. Crappie slow on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, PowerBait, and slabs around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Kaw: January 30. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal, water temperature 37°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, punch bait, and shad around main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Paddlefish excellent snagging around main lake and river channel. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: January 29. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 40°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow on jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around main lake and rocks. Striped bass good on flukes, jerk baits, live shad, and slabs below the dam. Report submitted by Bailey Johnson, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois: January 27. Elevation is normal, water temperature 48°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on in-line spinnerbaits, midges, PowerBait, and spoons. Comments: Best times are during periods of low flow usually early morning or late evening. Best areas are below the dam and at the Watts area. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Oologah: January 24. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 48°F and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, main lake, and standing timber. Largemouth bass slow on Alabama rigs and jerk baits around creek channels. Blue catfish fair on shad and worms below the dam, flats. Report submitted by J.D. Stauffer, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Perry CCC: January 30. Elevation is normal, water temperature 40°F and murky. Rainbow trout good on dough bait, in-line spinnerbaits, PowerBait, and worms around coves, dam, and weed beds. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Sooner: January 30. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal, water temperature 40°F and clear. Largemouth bass slow on jerk baits and plastic baits around brush structure, main lake, rocks, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids slow on live shad around main lake. Blue catfish slow on cut bait around main lake. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: January 28. Elevation is normal, water temperature 46°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs and jerk baits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, and docks. Channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around flats and main lake. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County. enkiller: January 28. Elevation is normal, water temperature 40°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, and shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Webbers Falls: January 30. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal, water temperature 40°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, shad, shrimp, and worms below the dam, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Foss: January 31. Elevation is 5 ft. below normal, water temperature 38°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Walleye fair on live bait around main lake. Striped bass hybrids good on grubs in deep water. Catfish good on stinkbait. Crappie fair on live bait. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House Blue River: January 31. Elevation is normal, water temperature 36°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Rainbow trout excellent on midges, nymphs, PowerBait, spoons, and worms around creek channels, river channel, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: January 27. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal, water temperature 49°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jigs, and spoons around brush structure, main lake, points, river mouth, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and spoons around brush structure, main lake, points, and standing timber. Comments: Crappie located off ledges near river channel in 30 ft. of water. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: January 27. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal, water temperature 40°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and shad around channels, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, and spoons around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.