The Antlers American

Fishing Report for SE OK

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Arbuckle: February 22. Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water 46 and stained. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/ARBU.l akepage.html. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, jerk baits and topwater lures in the main lake. Crappie fair off docks at day break on minnows and slow around lake brush piles on drop-offs and ledges. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: February 22. Elevation below normal, water 37 and clear. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Geological Survey website a t https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ ok/nwis/uv?site_no=07332 390. Rainbow trout excellent on in-line spinnerbai­ts, midges, nymphs, PowerBait and spoons along creek channels, river channels and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace.

Broken Bow: February 18. Elevation below normal, water 48. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/BROK.l akepage.html. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits and spoons along brush structure, points and standing timber. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs and minnows along brush structure, points and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: February

18. Elevation below normal, water 45 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.l akepage.html. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits, jerk bait and plastic baits along brush structure, docks, main lake and rocks. Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad and sunfish along channels, river channels and river mouth. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows, PowerBait and spoons along docks, main lake and rocks. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: February

18. Elevation normal, water 47 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/HUGO. lakepage.html. Blue, channel and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, shad, stinkbait and sunfish along the dam, channels, main lake, river channel and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs and minnows along the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, river channel and standing timber. Report submitted by Andrew Potter, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: February

20. Elevation normal, water 40 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk bait and lipless baits along main lake points, river channel and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass slow on Alabama rigs, crankbaits and live shad along coves, discharge, main lake and river channel. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait and shrimp along coves, discharge, inlet, riprap and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork: February 18. Elevation normal, water 46 and clear. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Geological Survey website at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis/uv?sit e_no=07339000. Rainbow trout excellent on in-line spinnerbai­ts, PowerBait and small lures along the dam and creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

McGee Creek: February 18. Elevation below normal, water 47. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/MCGE. lakepage.html. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jigs and plastic baits along coves, points, rocks and standing timber. White bass fair on Alabama rigs and crankbait along coves, flats and main lake. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Pine Creek: February 18. Elevation normal, water 49 and clear. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/PINE.la kepage.html. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits and spoons along coves and points. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows and spoons along brush structure, coves and creek channels. Channel catfish good on hot dogs, punch bait and worms along creek channels. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: February 18. Elevation normal, water murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/webdata/gagedata/KERO2.current.html. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, minnows and small lures along brush structures, coves, points, rocks and weed beds. Blue, channel and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, minnows, shad, spoons, sunfish and worms along the dam, main lake, river channel, river mouth, spillway and tail water. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs and minnows along brush structure, coves, main lake, points, rocks and standing timber. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis: February

18. Elevation above normal, water 44 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/SARD.l akepage.html. Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, inline spinnerbai­ts, lipless baits and plastic baits along creek channels, main lake, points, river channel and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, punch bait, shad and stinkbait along channels, flats, main lake and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs, live bait and minnows along brush structure, channels, main lake river channel and standing timber. Report submitted by Eric Barnes, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: February

18. Elevation below normal, water 48. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/DENI.l akepage.html. Fishing this week has been good. Striped bass good on flukes, live bait, live shad and sassy shad along channels, points and river channel. Striper are being caught in between the Highway 70 and railroad bridge. They are also near Washita Point area. They are being caught dead sticking right now. Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on cut baits, dough bait, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, punch bait, stinkbait and sunfish along the dam, channels, creek channels, main lake, points and river channel. Blue cats are being caught near the oil wells in the flat areas near channels. Live bait in working for all cats right now. Crappie fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs, PowerBait and small lures along brush structure, channels, docks, main lake, points, rocks and standing timber. Crappie are being caught near docks and brush piles on jigs with PowerBait. Report submitted by Garret Beam, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: February 18. Elevation above normal, water cloudy. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/WIST.l akepage.html. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, plastic baits and spinnerbai­ts along brush structure, channels, points and shorelines. Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on shad, stinkbait, sunfish and worms along brush structure, channels, main lake, points and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs, minnows and small lures along the dam, brush structure, channels, points, standing timber and cedar brush. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.

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