Fishing Report for January 18, 2023
GRAND: January 17. Elevation is normal, water temperature 48°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue catfish good on chicken liver and shad below the dam, docks, and main lake. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and spoons below the dam, brush structure, and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
GRAND: January 17. Elevation is normal, water temperature 48°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines. Blue catfish good on chicken liver and shad below the dam, docks, and main lake. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and spoons below the dam, brush structure, and docks. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
GREENLEAF: January 16. Elevation is normal, water temperature 46°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, docks, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on cut bait, minnows, shad, and worms around channels, coves, and docks. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around docks. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
KEYSTONE: January 15. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 50°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, stinkbait around main lake. Striped bass hybrids good on flukes, lipless baits, and spinnerbaits below the dam. Report submitted by Bailey Johnson, game warden stationed in Creek County.
LOWER ILLINOIS: January 14. Elevation is normal, water temperature 45°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, and PowerBait below the dam. Comments: Best times are during periods of low flow from the dam, usually early morning or late evening and best areas are below the dam and at the Watts area. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
TENKILLER: January 15. Elevation is normal, water temperature 46°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structure, coves, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish around channels and main lake. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
WEBBERS FALLS: January 16. Elevation is normal, water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shad around channels, coves, main lake, and tailwater. Crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, and slabs around brush structure, coves, and shorelines. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
EUFAULA: January 13. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal, water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, and rocks. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and shad around channels, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons around brush structure, docks, and rocks. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
ROBERT S. KERR: January 13. Elevation is normal, water temperature 42°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, hot dogs, minnows, shad, and worms below the dam, main lake, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, and river channel. Largemouth and spotted bass good on crankbaits, minnows, plastic baits, and small lures around coves and points. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
WISTER: January 13. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 44°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on jigs, lipless baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, and river channel. Blue catfish good on cut bait and hot dogs around main lake and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, and river channel. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.
