Bell Cow: April 22. Elevation is normal, water temperature 63°F and stained. Channel catfish fair on worms around brush structure and shorelines. Largemouth bass excellent on buzz baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around riprap, rocks, sandbar, and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.
Chandler: April 22. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal, water temperature 64°F and murky. Channel catfish good on worms around dam. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around points, rocks, and shallows. Crappie fair on jigs around dam and docks.
Fort Gibson: April 22. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal, water temperature 64°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around coves, points, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, and shorelines. White bass fair on crankbaits, minnows, and plastic baits below the dam, creek channels, and river mouth. Comments: The cooler temperature that arrived this week has slowed fishing down, but it is still pretty good. Crappie are still moving shallower but are not quite on the bank yet in the main lake. Fish rocky shorelines with brush and structure and slowly retrieve or bounce a jig on the bottom. Black bass are a little finicky after the cold front but are being caught in coves and points with moving baits. Below the dam is slow but when generation is on white bass, hybrids, and catfish can be caught.
Hudson: April 24. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal, water temperature 61°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure and coves. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and coves. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad around main lake and river channel Kaw: April 24. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 60°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and tube jigs around main lake, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, and worms below the dam, flats, main lake, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, creek channels, riprap, shorelines, and standing timber.
Keystone: April 22. Elevation is normal, water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, shallows, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish excellent on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, main lake, riprap, and rocks. Crappie good on minnows and tube jigs around docks.
Oologah: April 24. Elevation is normal, water temperature 65°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and topwater lures around brush structure and shorelines. Crappie excellent on jigs around brush structure and creek channels. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam.
Skiatook: April 24. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal, water temperature 63°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around shorelines and standing timber. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around shorelines.
Tenkiller: April 23. Elevation is normal, water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie excellent on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. White bass good on Alabama rigs and crankbaits around channels, main lake, and river mouth. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, shorelines, and weed beds.
Webbers Falls: April 25. Elevation is normal, water temperature 66°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around coves, points, rocks, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, shorelines, and tailwater. Striped and white bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, sassy shad, and small lures below the dam, creek channels, river mouth, and tailwater.
Broken Bow: April 21. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, riprap, shallows, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, points, riprap, shallows, and shorelines Eufaula: April 21. Elevation is normal, water temperature 62°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass