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T_boy
03-07-2010, 01:52 PM
Lake of the Arbuckles: February 27. Elevation normal, water 41 and stained. Crappie being caught at surface to 38 ft. around brush piles. White bass being caught in creek channels. Bass fishing slow, but some taken on jerk baits. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: March 2. Elevation slightly above normal, water 47 and slightly off color. Trout good on power bait, marshmallows and mealworms. Fly-fishing fair on woolly buggers. Bass slow on soft plastics. Catfish fair on livers and stinkbait. Report submitted by Matt Gamble, biologist Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: February 28. Water clearing. Largemouth bass fair on slabs, jig and pig and black jigs in deeper water. Catfish good on juglines and trotlines with cut bait at 40-50 ft. Crappie good around structure in the upper end of the lake, n minnows and jigs around baited hole in the lower end of the lake and slabs. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: March 1. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish good on shad drifting deep flats. Crappie good on minnows at docks with brush and riprap at the I-40 bridge. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: February 28. Elevation normal. Crappie fair on minnows around creek channels. White bass starting to be caught trolling crankbaits in the upper river channel. Crappie and blue catfish good below the dam during water releases. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: March 2. Elevation normal, water 42 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5-8 ft. along points and road beds. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

Lower Mountain Fork River: January 14. Lots of fish in the river. The fishing is great. Also we will be getting 6 unscheduled stockings in the next few weeks for zones 2 and 3. The first of these stockings occurred on Wednesday, Jan 13. It consisted of about 2,500 rainbows diverted from another fishery. On the Wednesday proceeding the scheduled stocking, for the next five stocking dates, we should be getting some extra fish for zones 2 and 3. Tiny flies have been the fly of choice for most anglers. Midge patterns have been the star of the show. Report submitted by Sid and Peggy Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.

McGee Creek: February 28. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 44 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 16-25 ft. best off of creek channels around submerged brush. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County

Murray: No report submitted this week.

Pine Creek: February 28. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water clear. Bass good on jigs around rocky structures in deep water. Crappie fair on minnows around brush. Catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbaits. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: February 17. Elevation normal, water murky. crappie fair on minnows while drift fishing the Big San Bois Creek arm. Largemouth bass and white bass slow. catfish fair on fresh shad and fishing the break off points between the deeper water and the shallow water along the river channels. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: February 28. Elevation slightly above normal, water 50. All fishing slow. Report submitted by Dane Polk, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: February 28. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water 44 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair south part of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good south part of lake. Channel and blue catfish fair from the Hwy 70 Bridge north. Crappie fair in the creeks with clear water. Paddlefish fair below the dam. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: February 28. Elevation normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 15-25 ft. around structure. Channel catfish fair on juglines with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.