Fishing Report for July 20, 2022

Greenleaf: July 18. Elevation is normal, water temperature 85°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and worms around brush structure, coves, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, hot dogs, shad, and worms around coves, main lake, shallows, and shorelines. Green and redear sunfish fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, small lures, and worms around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Lower Illinois: July 15. Elevation is normal, water temperature 64°F and stained. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, PowerBait, and worms below the dam and other. Comments: Water flow is cycling below the dam. Best fishing times are early morning and late evening. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.

Tenkiller: July 18. Elevation is normal, water temperature 87°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass slow on flukes, jigs, plastic baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, creek channels, and points. Black crappie good on hair jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Bluegill good on tube jigs and worms around brush structure, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.

Webbers Falls: July 18. Elevation is 2.0 ft. above normal, water temperature 87°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, goldfish, hot dogs, shad, and stinkbait around creek channels, main lake, shallows, shorelines and below the dam. Striped and white bass fair on bill baits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, sassy shad, and shad around river channel, shorelines, tailwater, and below the dam. Crappie slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, small lures, and worms around brush structure, coves, main lake, and shorelines. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Robert S. Kerr: July 15. Elevation is normal, water temperature 87°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, minnows, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and spoons around brush structure, channels, coves, points, rocks, and shorelines. Striped bass good on jerk baits, jigs, spoons, and topwater lures around tailwater and below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, hot dogs, minnows, shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around channels, main lake, points, river channel, river mouth, shallows, shorelines, tailwater, and below the dam. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.