Oklahoma fishing report: Wister crappie biting well, statewide conditions mixed

LeFlore County anglers are seeing good crappie action at Wister Lake this week, where James Williams, game warden stationed in LeFlore County, reported fish biting well on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic baits, and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and shad around the main lake and river channel. Water temperature sits at 91 degrees and stained, with elevation normal and stable, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Here’s how lakes and rivers are producing across the rest of the state this week, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s weekly fishing report.

Southeast

Blue River — Water temperature 78 degrees and clear. Bass are excellent on a wide range of baits around brush structure and rocks; channel catfish are fair.

Broken Bow — Water temperature 89 degrees and clear. Bass and crappie are both good around brush structure, points and standing timber.

Eufaula — Water temperature 82 degrees and stained. Catfish are good; bass and crappie are fair.

Hugo — Water temperature 77 degrees and murky. Catfish are good; bass are fair and crappie are slow.

Konawa — Water temperature 88 degrees and clear. Bass, striped bass hybrids, white bass and catfish are all good.

Lower Mountain Fork River — Water temperature a cool 60 degrees and clear. Trout are good on midges, nymphs and small lures.

McGee Creek — Water temperature 81 degrees, elevation 1 foot above normal. Catfish are good; bass are fair, with fish holding on summer structure in 12 to 20 feet of water. Early morning or late evening are the best bets.

Pine Creek — Water temperature 76 degrees and clear. Bass are good; catfish are fair and crappie are slow.

Robert S. Kerr — Water temperature 82 degrees and murky. Catfish are excellent on a wide range of baits; bass and crappie are good.

Sardis — Water temperature 87 degrees and stained. Bass, catfish and crappie are all good.

Texoma — Water temperature 84 degrees and clear, elevation 3 feet above normal. Striper fishing has been good near Washita Point, Platter Flats and Tabletop, with catfish biting near baited holes below the dam and crappie active around brush piles in 15 to 20 feet of water.

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Central

Thunderbird — Water temperature 84 degrees and clear. Catfish are good; crappie and white bass are fair to good.

Northeast

Birch — Water temperature 82 degrees and stained. Bass are good on plastic baits.

Copan — Water temperature 76 degrees and stained. Catfish and crappie are fair; bluegill are fair.

Eucha — Water temperature 86 degrees and murky. Bass and catfish are good; white bass are fair.

Grand — Water temperature 87 degrees and murky. Bass, white bass and catfish are all good.

Greenleaf — Water temperature 82 degrees and clear. Bass and crappie are fair.

Hudson — Water temperature 87 degrees and murky. Catfish and white bass are good; bass are fair.

Hulah — Water temperature 76 degrees and stained. Crappie and catfish are fair.

Kaw — Water temperature 77 degrees and murky. Paddlefish snagging is excellent below the dam; white bass, crappie and catfish are slow.

Keystone — Water temperature 79 degrees and murky. White bass are excellent below the dam; bass and catfish are fair.

Lower Illinois River — Water temperature 69 degrees and clear. Trout fishing is good, though stocking has been suspended due to hatchery shortages in Arkansas — officials say plenty of trout remain in the river.

Skiatook — Water temperature 82 degrees and clear. Crappie are good; striped bass hybrids are fair.

Spavinaw — Water temperature 77 degrees and stained. Bass and crappie are fair; catfish are slow.

Webbers Falls — Water temperature 82 degrees and stained. Striped bass are good; catfish and saugeye are fair.

Northwest

Canton — Water temperature 73 degrees and clear. Catfish and white bass are fair.

Southwest

Waurika — Water temperature 82 degrees and stained. Fishing is slow across the board for bass, white bass, catfish and crappie.

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