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Eucha: September 24. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 74°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, and riprap. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, shad, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, coves, creek channels, dam, main lake, and points. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, Power-Bait, and small lures around brush structure, docks, points, and riprap. .
Fort Gibson: September 24. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 78°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around main lake, shallows, and shorelines. White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and small lures around points and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and main lake. Comments: Look for white bass in the shallow flats on the windy days. They’ll follow baitfish up on the windblown shorelines.
Grand: September 23. Elevation is normal, water temperature 82°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad below the dam, main lake, and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
Greenleaf: September 27. Elevation is normal, water temperature 80°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, goldfish, shad, and worms around coves, creek channels, main lake, and points. Crappie slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, small lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. .
Kaw: September 27. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and clear. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, grass hoppers, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, and worms below the dam, main lake, river channel, river mouth, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie excellent on hair jigs, live shad, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, riprap, standing and timber. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, grubs, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and topwater lures around main lake, riprap, and river channel.
Keystone: September 24. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal, water temperature 83°F and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around creek channels, points, rocks. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait around coves, creek channels, dam, main lake, points, riprap, and river channel. Crappie slow on live bait, minnows, and worms around docks and points.
Lower Illinois: September 23. Elevation is normal, water temperature 67°F and stained. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, PowerBait below the dam. Comments: Best times are early morning and late evening below the dam and at the Watts area.
Sooner: September 26. Elevation is normal, water temperature 75°F and clear. Striped bass hybrids good on crankbaits, jigs, and live shad around discharge and main lake. White bass and saugeye fair on crankbaits, jigs, and live bait around main lake. Largemouth bass slow on jerk baits and plastic baits around brush structure, rocks, and weed beds.
Spavinaw: September 24. Elevation is normal, water temperature 82°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats and main lake.
Tenkiller: September 24. Elevation is 5.5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and worms around brush structure and docks. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, and points. White bass fair on Alabama rigs, jigs, and small lures around channels, flats, and main lake.
Webbers Falls: September 27. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 80°F and stained. Largemouth and spotted bass slow on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, creek channels, points, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, goldfish, shad, stinkbait, and worms below the dam, coves, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Striped and white bass fair on flukes, lipless baits, plastic baits, sassy shad, and topwater lures below the dam, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater.
Foss: September 26. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 75°F and clear. Walleye fair on worms around main lake. Striped bass hybrids good on live bait in deep water. Crappie slow. Catfish good on cut bait.
Blue River: September 24. Elevation is normal, water temperature 75°F and clear. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on grubs, jerk baits, and tube jigs around brush structure, creek channels, river channel, rocks, and standing timber. Channel catfish fair on punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around channels, river channel, and rocks. Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish good on crickets, grass hoppers, worms around brush structure, rocks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.
Broken Bow: September 24. Elevation is 11 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 90°F and clear. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rig, crankbaits, flukes, plastic baits around brush structure, channels, points, standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, points, standing timber.
Eufaula: September 23. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and stained. Striped and white bass fair on flukes, hair jigs, sassy shad, and topwater lures below the dam and tailwater. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around channels, docks, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, minnows, sunfish, and worms around channels, main lake, river channel, and river mouth.
Hugo: September 23. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 91°F and murky. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, main lake, river channel, and standing timber.
Konawa: September 25. Elevation is normal, water temperature 82°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, inlet, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around inlet, riprap, and weed beds.
Lower Mountain Fork: September 23. Elevation is normal, water temperature 64°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on jigs, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs, and worms below the dam, channels, rocks, shallows, and spillway.
McGee Creek: September23. Elevation is 4 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 81°F and clear. Largemouth, spotted and white bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around coves, main lake, and shorelines. Channel and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, dough bait, goldfish, sunfish, and worms around creek channels and points. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and standing timber.
Pine Creek: September 23. Elevation is 6 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 82°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures around coves, points. Crappie good on jigs around brush structure and standing timber. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and stinkbait around coves and main lake.