Lake Report

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, July 18, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers. <br/><br/>CENTRAL <br/><br/>Overholser:

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 5:42 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, July 18, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.

CENTRAL

Overholser: Water 86 degrees and murky. Channel catfish being caught on cut bait and stinkbait along shoreline. Crappie being caught on jigs around docks. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

Hefner: Water 85 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass being caught on plastic worms and spinnerbaits along shoreline and from boats. White bass being caught on minnows, jigs and topwater lures along shoreline and from boats. Channel catfish being caught on punch baits, stinkbaits and cut baits along shoreline. Crappie being caught on jigs around docks. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.

NORTHEAST

Birch: Elevation 9 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms at 8 to 12 ft. Striped bass hybrids good on main lake. Crappie fair on minnows at 12 to 15 ft. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Bell Cow: Elevation above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms. Channel catfish slow. Crappie good on minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Chandler: Elevation above normal, water muddy. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish slow. Crappie fair on minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Copan: Elevation 17 ft. above normal. The flood control pool is 68.44 percent full. Copan Point and Osage Plains are closed. All campgrounds are open but more than 30 sites are closed. Water is muddy. For more information please visit the following web site: http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/recreat/recreat.htm or call the Corps of Engineers at 918-396-3170. Report submitted by Marni Loftis, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: Elevation slightly above normal, water 85 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 10 to 12 ft. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits off rocky points. Bluegill good on crickets and worms around grass beds. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Fort Gibson: Elevation 26 ft. above normal, water 83 and clear. White bass fair to good on minnows and jigs around bridges and mud flats. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around bridges and mud flats. Use extreme caution on the lake and watch for debris. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.

Greenleaf: Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along shoreline and at creek channels. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait on bottom and at spillway. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at brush structure and fishing docks. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hulah: Elevation 27 ft. above normal. The flood control pool is 76.55 percent full. Wa to Sha to She State Park is closed. Some boat ramps and camp sites are under water. Water is muddy. For more information please visit the following web site: http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/recreat/recreat.htm or call the Corps of Engineers at 918-396-3170. Report submitted by Marni Loftis, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Kaw: Elevation above normal and rising. Most ramps are closed due to high water. No fishing along banks due to high water. White bass excellent on green feather jigs below dam. Striped bass excellent on 4 in. sassy shad in chartreuse or pearl below dam. Striped bass hybrids excellent on green feather jigs below dam. Report submitted by Larry Green, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Keystone: Elevation 27 1/2 ft. above normal, water muddy. White bass good on tube jigs and minnows at 2 to 4 ft. below dam. Striped bass fair on buck tails and sassy shad at 3 to 8 ft. below dam. Channel catfish fair on worms at 4 to 8 ft. below dam. Blue catfish fair on cut shad at 4 to 10 ft. below dam. Flathead catfish good on goldfish at 6 to 10 ft. below dam. Crappie fair on tube jigs and minnows at 4 to 8 ft. below dam. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woodys Bait and Tackle.

Oologah: Elevation 20 ft. above normal and falling slowly, water low 70's and muddy. All parks and ramps are still closed on the lake except Hawthorne _ Campground Only _ is open. White bass fair on jigs below dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Skiatook: Elevation 7 1/4 ft. above normal, water in low 80's and clearing at lower end. Upper end muddy. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8 to 12 ft. in creeks, at docks and Hwy. 20 Bridge. Largemouth bass slow to fair on crankbaits in shallow water around cover. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Catfish good on cut baits and large minnows in the creeks. Report submitted by Greenwood Fishing Center.

Sooner: White bass good on topwater lures. Striped bass hybrids good on live shad, slabs and trolling at 14 ft. Crappie good on brush structures at 20 ft. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Spavinaw: Elevation slightly above normal, water 86 degrees and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around the dam area. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms. Catfish fair on juglines using cut shad. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Tenkiller: Elevation 6 ft. above normal, water 82 degrees and clear. Catfish fair on flip flops at 15 to 25 ft. on cut baits and on stinkbaits off points at 18 to 21 ft. Crappie slow with some action at 25 ft. around brush on jigs or trolling at 30 ft. on deep running lures. Sunfish good on worm to tipped jigs near docks. Report submitted by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.

Webbers Falls: Elevation 5 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits at creek channels. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom and at mud flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at bridges and brush structures. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal. White bass, striped bass hybrids and walleye fair drifting shad and slabs. Channel catfish good in upper end of lake in newly flooded areas on cut bait and live bait. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Fort Supply: Elevation slightly above normal, water clear. White bass good on jigs and spinnerbaits below dam, fair on jigs and spinnerbaits on lake. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait anywhere on lake. Walleye fair on jigs and spinnerbaits below dam. Report submitted by Mark Reichenberger, game warden stationed in Harper County.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: Elevation 6 ft. above normal, water 85 degrees and very stained. Crappie biting on marked brush piles at 12 to 15 ft. on minnows and jigs. White bass are chasing shad in mid lake. Bass fair shallow on topwater and flukes and deep on Carolina to rig. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: Elevation 3 to 4 in. above normal, water 73 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass slow on minnows and flies. Channel catfish fair on liver and worms. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Eufaula: Elevation 12 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms in flooded willows. White bass good on jigs below dam. Blue catfish good on shad below dam. Crappie slow. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: Elevation 30 ft. above normal, water 79 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits. Crappie fair on live minnows. Blue catfish fair on chicken liver. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: Elevation normal, water 91 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic worms and top water lures at 4 to 8 ft. on weed beds. Channel catfish good on shad and chicken livers at 5 to 10 ft. in south cove. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: Fishing has been relatively good in the park. Bait fishing in the ``blue zone'' has been good, fly fishing in the ``red zone'' has been good. Midges have been good fly patterns most of the day, with mayfly patterns working well late in the day. Elk hair caddis will sometime get the job done. Various hares ear, soft hackles, wooly buggers, copper johns will also work. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

McGee Creek: Elevation 17 1/2 ft. above normal, water 80 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures in flooded timber. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray. Elevation above normal, water 88 degrees and murky. Bass good on worms, soft crankbaits, and plastic jerk baits. White bass early morning and later afternoon on surface. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, cut bait and worms. Report submitted by Jeremy Brothers, game warden stationed in Carter County.

Pine Creek: Elevation high, water muddy. Some anglers are catching catfish on trotlines along the shorelines in the flooded timber with catalpa worms, liver and night crawlers. Boaters should exercise caution due to debris floating in the lake. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: Elevation normal, water 81 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair on topwater baits early morning and evening, plastic baits during the mid to day at 4 to 6 ft. around the weed, wood and rock cover. Crappie fair at 8 to 10 ft. using minnows fishing the old creek channels. White bass fair at 6 to 10 ft. using shad to imitation crankbaits trolling in the Applegate cove area. Blue and flathead catfish fair at 5 to 8 ft. using fresh cut bait and live bait fishing the rocky areas on trotlines and juglines. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: July 15. Elevation 5 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and artificial lures in creek channels. White bass good trolling around islands. Channel catfish good on cut shad on juglines and trotlines. Crappie fair on minnows around bridges and brush piles. Walleye good. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: Elevation 21 ft. above normal, lake is still flooded, water 79 degrees and murky to muddy. There is very little access to the lake for boating and boating is discouraged at this time. Striped bass are being caught on live bait on the south end of the lake. Catfish are being caught on the Washita River in the north end of the lake. It has been estimated that with no more rain and a steady discharge from the flood gates it will be three weeks from today before a few of the ramps might be open for public use again. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: Elevation 17 ft. above normal and muddy. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie fair on live minnows around timber. Channel catfish fair on cut baits with jugs and trotlines. Flathead catfish fair on live sunfish with trotline. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game Warden stationed in LeFlore County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: Elevation above normal, with several flood control gates open and water is flowing over spillway. Striped bass hybrids are becoming more active in the lake. Walleyes fair in numbers but large ones are being caught. Fish are still biting in the river. Large catfish, some striped bass hybrids and goldeye are being caught near the low water bridge. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Ellsworth: Elevation full with six floodgates open. Catfish good behind dam on cut bait. White bass and striped bass hybrids good behind dam on jigs and spoons. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss Lake: Elevation 1 ft. above normal with two gates open, water 78 degrees and clear. White bass surfacing in late evening hours and good. Striped bass hybrids good. Walleye and catfish fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Fort Cobb: Elevation 5 1/4 ft. above normal, water 84 and murky. Striped bass hybrids fair. Channel and blue catfish fair on cut shad with juglines. Report submitted by Gary Roller, game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Waurika: Elevation above normal, water 73 degrees and clear. White and striped hybrids bass good on white and pearl colored jigs along spillway. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait, live bait and punch bait. Fishing is limited due to closed boat ramps and limited shoreline. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Jefferson County.