Fishing Around Oklahoma

CENTRAL Arcadia: Channel catfish good, 15 ft., in the river channel between the brush piles. Hefner: Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in deep water. Thunderbird: Water 50.

Monday, February 5th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

CENTRAL

Arcadia: Channel catfish good, 15 ft., in the river channel between the brush piles.

Hefner: Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in deep water.

Thunderbird: Water 50. Crappie good on minnows and jigs, 6-10 ft., near brush piles.

NORTHEAST

Birch: Elevation normal. Crappie fair on minnows at deep brush piles.
Copan: Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie good on minnows near deep structure.

Eucha: Elevation normal, water 35 and clear. All fishing reported good.
Ft. Gibson: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 45 and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs, 10-12 ft., near brush piles and docks.

Grand: Crappie fair on minnows and jigs, 15 ft., at heated docks and over brush piles.

Greenleaf: Water clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near the docks.
Hudson: Crappie good on minnows and jigs, 10-12 ft., over brush piles.
Hulah: Elevation 3 ft. above normal. Crappie fair at bridge piers and deep brush piles.

Skiatook: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near deep structure.

Spavinaw: Elevation normal, water 35 and clear. All fishing reported good.

Tenkiller: Elevation normal, water clear lower, murky upper. Black bass fair using medium crankbaits and slow retrieve jigs; crappie fishing good on small minnows and jigs in deep water under brush; sand bass good on in-line spinners off shallow windy points.

Webbers Falls: Channel catfish fair on cut bait on bottom; crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush structure and bridges.

SOUTHEAST

Eufaula: Elevation above normal. Crappie fair at brush piles and boat docks, 10-20 ft.

Konawa: Elevation normal, water 53 and clear. Black bass fair on crankbaits and plastic worms, 15 ft., in the discharge canal.

Robert S. Kerr: Elevation above normal, water 42 and murky. Channel catfish fair on fresh shad, 15-20 ft.; crappie fair on minnows, 10-15 ft., in the old creek channel.

Sardis: Elevation above normal, water 44 and murky. Crappie fair on large minnows, 16-24 ft., near the bridges and standing timber.

Texoma: Elevation normal, water 43 and clear. Striped bass good on live shad, 15-25 ft., near the islands.

NORTHWEST

Canton: Crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles.

SOUTHWEST

Ft. Cobb: Elevation normal, water clear. Hybrids good on large slabs drifting near the islands on the west side, 20 ft.

Tom Steed: Crappie fair on minnows and jigs, 20-25 ft., near brush piles.

All other lakes reported slow fishing.