Keystone: November 28. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on hair jigs, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, coves, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, and standing timber. Blue and channel catfish slow on chicken liver and cut bait. Report submitted by Bradley Magby, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Tenkiller: November 26. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 60°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie good on minnows, tube jigs, and worms around brush structure, docks, and main lake. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, and docks. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Eufaula: November 24. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 55°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, and plastic baits around main lake, points, riprap, and rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, and shad around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on crankbaits, hair jigs, spoons, and worms around channels, docks, riprap, and rocks. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.Texoma: November 25. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 56°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass good on live shad around channels, creek channels, main lake, points, and river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on caddis flies, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, points, rocks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are biting well on live shad and starting to bite dead sticking. Catfish are good on live shad and cut bait. They are good near ledges and channels. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near and around brush piles. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Lower Illinois: November 25. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 58°F and stained. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, and PowerBait below the dam. Comments: Best times are early morning and late evening, and best areas are below the dam and at the Watts area. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.