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Southeast Oklahoma fishing Report - Dec

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:20 pm
by wgbassgirl
Southeast Oklahoma fishing report
By Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Dec 14, 2007
North East Texas News

Arbuckle: December 11. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 54 and stained. White bass good in mouths of coves at 28-35 ft. Crappie good on brush piles and mid lake drop-offs using 1/4 oz. strata spoons. Bass fishing fair to good using drop shot, crankbaits in crawdad pattern, and bass jig. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: December 11. Elevation normal, water 46 and clear. Bass slow on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout good on power baits, super dupers, rooster tails and mealworms. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: December 11. Largemouth and smallmouth bass good on jigs and worms around points and islands. Catfish good on jugs with sunfish. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Walleye biting on deep-running crankbaits after dark around islands and points. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: December 11. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water clear. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish fair on shad drifting deep flats. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows at 10-20 ft. near boat docks. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: December 11. Elevation normal, water 58. Bass and catfish slow. Crappie fair on minnows along the river channel. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.

Konawa: December 11. Elevation normal, water 49 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5-10 ft. in discharge canals. Channel catfish fair on chicken livers at 15 ft. in discharge canals. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: December 11. Most of the successful anglers were using tiny emerger flies. The only hatch reported was midges. Flies ranging from 18 - 22 were working best. The powerhouse has not scheduled any generation for the last few days, so zones 2 and 3 should be fishable. Be aware that the powerhouse schedule may change at any time, so be alert for rising water at all times. Report submitted by Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

McGee Creek: December 11. Elevation one ft. below normal, 58 degrees, and clear. Largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures off rocky points. Crappie fair on minnows at 16-25 ft. over cedar brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Murray: No report submitted this week.

Pine Creek: December 11. Elevation below normal, water clear. Bass are fair on Carolina-rigged lizards in 10-15 ft of water. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are fair on punch bait and night crawlers around the old bridge. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: December 11. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 58 and clear. Striped bass fair on live bait at 10-20 ft. at Platter Flats. Channel and blue catfish is fair on live bait at 10-15 ft. in the Washita river arm. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. at Kansas and Rock creeks. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden for Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: December 11. Elevation normal. Largemouth bass slow in coves. White bass and walleye slow. Blue catfish good to fair deep on cut bait near channels. Crappie excellent on minnows around brush piles and bridges. Flathead catfish slow. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: December 11. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal, water 61 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on deep diving-crankbaits from 10 -15 ft. in creek channels. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad at 10-20 ft. from Catfish Bay south. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait and cut shad at 10-20 ft. from the Hwy 70 bridge north. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at 5-10 ft. at Widow Moore, Kansas and Rock creeks. All other fishing is slow. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: December 11. Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around points and drop-offs. Crappie fair to slow around timber and creeks mouths. Channel and blue catfish fair on jug lines on liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game Warden stationed in LeFlore County.

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