Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation fishing report

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Grand: January 9. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 49°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels and main lake. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. Largemouth bass on plastic baits and small lures around points and shorelines. Report submitted by C. Newkirk, game warden stationed in Delaware County.

Kaw: January 15. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 32°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) All fishing slow. Significant icing on the lake. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.

Keystone: January 14. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 44°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Bluegill, green, and redear sunfish fair on jigs, minnows, and worms around docks. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, and small lures around docks. Report submitted by Bailey Johnson, game warden stationed in Creek County.

Tenkiller: January 14. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 41°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, docks, and main lake. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, minnows, and shad around main lake and river channel. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.

Eufaula: January 14. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 38°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, and worms around main lake, points, and rocks. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on crankbaits, jigs, sassy shad, and shad below the dam and tailwater. Crappie good on crankbaits, hair jigs, minnows, and spoons around channels, docks, riprap, and rocks. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Texoma: January 14. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 48°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass good on live shad and plastic baits around channels, flats, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, coves, docks, points, and river channel. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are biting very well on live bite. The cold front should help with dead sticking methods. Catfish are biting on juglines with live shad and cut bait. Crappie are biting on jigs near brush piles. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Konawa: January 14. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 38°F and clear. Largemouth bass slow on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and plastic baits around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and live shad around coves, discharge, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver and cut bait around discharge, inlet, riprap, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.