Fishing in Oklahoma is usually excellent throughout the year, but the peak season for catching most species is March to June, which is when fishing reports are required to be submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
If you want to know about a certain lake during the non-required reporting period, you should call the county game warden or, better yet, a nearby bait store to check on the lake conditions before going out.
Northwest Region
Canton
Bass, White, Bass, Striped (Hybrid)
Action: Good
Baits: Lipless Baits, Slabs
Locations: Main lake
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Blue
Action: Good
Baits: Cut Bait, Worms
Locations: Shallows
Foss
Bass, Striped (Hybrid)
Action: Fair
Baits: Live Bait
Locations: Main lake
Ft. Supply
Catfish, Channel
Action: Slow
Baits: Cut Bait, Dough bait
Locations: Below the dam, Channels, Main lake
Southwest Region
Altus-Lugert
Walleye, Bass, White
Action: Slow
Baits: Bill Baits, Crankbaits
Locations: Main lake, Rocks
Catfish, Channel
Action: Fair
Baits: Minnows, Punch bait, Shad, Shrimp, Stinkbait
Locations: River Channel
Ellsworth
Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Blue
Action: Good
Baits: Cut Bait, Shad, Top Water
Locations: Below the dam, Main lake, Points
Crappie, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Jigs, Minnows
Locations: Brush structure, Docks, and Good a Ralphs resort
Ft. Cobb
Saugeye
Action: Good
Baits: Small Lures
Locations: Points
Tom Steed
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel
Action: Fair
Baits: Stinkbait
Locations: Flats, Points
Bass, White, Bass, Striped (Hybrid), Saugeye
Action: Fair
Baits: Crankbaits
Locations: Main lake, Points, and Trolling
Waurika
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel
Action: Fair
Baits: Cut Bait, Live Bait
Locations: Channels, Main lake, Points
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Slow
Baits: Small Lures, Spinnerbaits, Spoons
Locations: Shorelines, Standing timber
Bass, Striped (Hybrid), Bass, White
Action: Slow
Baits: Sassy Shad, Shad
Locations: Dam, Main lake
Southeast Region
Arbuckle
Catfish, Channel
Action: Good
Baits: Dough bait, Shrimp
Locations: Other, and baited holes
Broken Bow
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted
Action: Good
Baits: Alabama Rig, Bill Baits, Crankbaits, Plastics
Locations: Brush structure, Points, Standing timber
Crappie, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Jigs, Minnows
Locations: Brush structure, Standing timber
Hugo
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead
Action: Good
Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait, Dough bait, Live Bait, Punch bait, Shad, Stinkbait, Sunfish
Locations: Below the dam, Channels, Creek channels, Main lake, River Channel, Shorelines
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White
Action: Good
Baits: Jigs, Minnows
Locations: Below the dam, Brush structure, Channels, Main lake, River Channel, Standing timber
Konawa
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Good
Baits: Crankbaits, Plastics
Locations: Main lake, Points, River Channel, Weed beds
Bass, Striped (Hybrid), Bass, White
Action: Good
Baits: Alabama Rig, Crankbaits, Live Shad
Locations: Coves, Discharge, Main lake, River Channel
Catfish, Channel
Action: Good
Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait
Locations: Coves, Inlet, Riprap, Weed beds
Lower Mountain Fork
Trout, Rainbow
Action: Good
Baits: Caddis flies, Powerbait, Small Lures, Tube Jigs
Locations: Creek channels, Rocks
Walleye
Action: Good
Baits: Crankbaits, Plastics
Locations: Below the dam
McGee Creek
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted
Action: Fair
Baits: Crankbaits, Flukes, Plastics, Top Water
Locations: Coves, Flats, Points, Rocks
Crappie, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Minnows
Locations: Creek channels, Standing timber
Pine Creek
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Good
Baits: Crankbaits, Plastics, Top Water
Locations: Coves, Creek channels, Standing timber
Crappie, Black
Action: Good
Baits: Jigs
Locations: Brush structure, Creek channels
Catfish, Channel
Action: Excellent
Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait
Locations: Creek channels, Dam, River Channel
Robert S. Kerr
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Hair Jigs, Jigs, Minnows, Small Lures
Locations: Below the dam, Coves, Creek channels, River Mouth, Rocks, Weed beds
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted
Action: Fair
Baits: Buzz Baits, Minnows, Plastics, Small Lures, Spinnerbaits, Spoons
Locations: Brush structure, Docks, Points, Sand bar, Shallows, Standing timber, Weed beds
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Flathead , Crappie, Black
Action: Good
Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait, Dough bait, Hot Dogs, Minnows, Shad, Shrimp, Stinkbait, Worms
Locations: Below the dam, Channels, Main lake, River Mouth, Sand bar, Spillway, Tailwater
Sardis
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted
Action: Fair
Baits: Bill Baits, Buzz Baits, Crankbaits, Jerk Bait, Jigs, Plastics, Spinnerbaits, Top Water
Locations: Brush structure, Channels, Points, Rocks, Shorelines, Standing timber, Weed beds
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead
Action: Fair
Baits: Cut Bait, Shad, Sunfish
Locations: Flats, Main lake, Shorelines
Crappie, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Jigs, Minnows, Tube Jigs
Locations: Brush structure, Points, Standing timber
Wister
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted
Action: Good
Baits: Bill Baits, Buzz Baits, Crankbaits, Plastics, Spinnerbaits, Top Water
Locations: Brush structure, Channels, Coves, Points, Shorelines
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead
Action: Good
Baits: Chicken Liver, Crawfish, Cut Bait, Shad, Shrimp, Stinkbait, Sunfish, Worms
Locations: Below the dam, Brush structure, Channels, Main lake, Points, Standing timber
Crappie, White, Crappie, Black
Action: Good
Baits: Jigs, Minnows, Small Lures, Spinnerbaits, Tube Jigs
Locations: Brush structure, Channels, Main lake, Points, Shorelines, Standing timber, and Cedar brush
Northeast Region
Birch
Crappie, White, Crappie, Black
Action: Fair
Baits: Jigs, Minnows
Locations: Brush structure, Creek channels, Discharge
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted
Action: Fair
Baits: Crankbaits, Plastics
Locations: Brush structure, Points
Eucha
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Good
Baits: Crankbaits, Plastics, Top Water
Locations: Brush structure, Docks, Shorelines
Crappie, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Hair Jigs, Jigs, Minnows
Locations: Brush structure, Docks, Shorelines
Catfish, Channel
Action: Good
Baits: Cut Bait, Live Shad
Locations: Channels, Docks, Main lake
Fort Gibson
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Fair
Baits: Plastics, Top Water
Locations: Brush structure
Bass, White
Action: Good
Baits: Jigs, Live Shad, Sassy Shad, Slabs
Locations: Main lake, Points, and Offshore humps
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel
Action: Good
Baits: Cut Bait, Live Bait, Shrimp
Locations: Flats, Main lake, Points, River Channel
Grand
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Good
Baits: Plastics, Spinnerbaits, Top Water
Locations: Brush structure, Docks, Shorelines
Bass, White
Action: Good
Baits: Alabama Rig, Crankbaits, Small Lures, Spoons
Locations: Below the dam, Channels, Coves, River Mouth
Catfish, Blue
Action: Good
Baits: Cut Bait, Live Bait
Locations: Below the dam, Channels, Docks, Main lake, River Channel, River Mouth
Greenleaf
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Fair
Baits: Buzz Baits, Lipless Baits, Plastics, Spinnerbaits, Top Water
Locations: Riprap, River Channel, Rocks, Shallows, Weed beds
Catfish, Channel
Action: Fair
Baits: Chicken Liver, Cut Bait, Hot Dogs, Shad, Stinkbait, Worms
Locations: Coves, River Mouth, Shallows, Shorelines
Kaw
Bass, White, Bass, Striped (Hybrid)
Action: Slow
Baits: Crankbaits, In-line Spinnerbait, Jigs, Small Lures, Spoons, Top Water
Locations: Below the dam, Main lake, Points, Riprap
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead
Action: Slow
Baits: Crawfish, Cut Bait, Grass hoppers, Live Bait, Live Shad, Sunfish
Locations: Main lake, Riprap, River Channel
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Spotted
Action: Fair
Baits: Buzz Baits, Spinnerbaits, Top Water
Locations: Main lake, Standing timber
Keystone
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Good
Baits: Plastics, Spinnerbaits
Locations: Shorelines
Bass, White
Action: Good
Baits: Lipless Baits, Sassy Shad, Small Lures
Locations: Rocks, Shorelines
Catfish, Blue
Action: Fair
Baits: Cut Bait
Locations: Channels
Lower Illinois River
Trout, Rainbow
Action: Fair
Baits: In-line Spinnerbait, Nymphs, Powerbait
Locations: Below the dam, and Watts Area
Oologah
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Good
Baits: Jigs, Plastics, Spinnerbaits
Locations: Brush structure, Creek channels, Standing timber, Weed beds
Catfish, Blue
Action: Excellent
Baits: Shad, Worms
Locations: Below the dam
Bass, White, Bass, Striped (Hybrid)
Action: Good
Baits: Crankbaits, and Trolling
Locations: Flats, Main lake
Skiatook
Bass, Striped (Hybrid), Bass, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Live Shad, Shad
Locations: Main lake, and 20-30 feet deep
Sooner
Bass, Largemouth
Action: Fair
Baits: Plastics, Top Water
Locations: Brush structure, Weed beds
Bass, Striped (Hybrid), Bass, White
Action: Slow
Baits: Jigs, Live Shad, Top Water
Locations: Discharge, Main lake
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel
Action: Fair
Baits: Cut Bait
Locations: Main lake
Tenkiller
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth
Action: Fair
Baits: Crankbaits, Plastics
Locations: Brush structure, Points, Rocks
Crappie, White
Action: Fair
Baits: Jigs, Minnows
Locations: Brush structure, Channels
Webbers Falls
Catfish, Flathead, Catfish, Blue
Action: Fair
Baits: Live Bait, Live Shad, Sassy Shad, Shad, Sunfish
Locations: Below the dam, River Channel, Rocks, Tailwater
Bass, White, Bass, Striped
Action: Fair
Baits: In-line Spinnerbait, Sassy Shad, Shad, Small Lures, Top Water
Locations: Below the dam, Riprap, River Channel, Rocks, Shorelines, Tailwater
What Makes Fishing in Oklahoma So Great?
Oklahoma is one of the most water-rich states in the country, yet many would never guess it. Fishing in Oklahoma has become such a popular recreational activity thanks to the approximate 1.2 million acres of impounded water. Additionally, the state contains 23,000 miles of rivers and streams, as well as 73 reservoirs bigger than five hundred acres, totaling 660,000 acres.
