Fishing Report for September 29, 2023
EUFAULA: Sept. 22. Elevation is 1.5 feet below normal and rising, water temperature 74 degrees and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs and plastic baits around main lake, points and rocks. Blue, channel and flathead catfish are good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad and shad around channels, river channel and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs and spoons around channels, main lake and points. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
EUFAULA: Sept. 22. Elevation is 1.5 feet below normal and rising, water temperature 74 degrees and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs and plastic baits around main lake, points and rocks. Blue, channel and flathead catfish are good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad and shad around channels, river channel and river mouth. Crappie fair on hair jigs and spoons around channels, main lake and points. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
GRAND: Sept. 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 82 degrees and stained. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits and spoons around coves, docks and points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure. White bass are fair on hair jigs, plastic baits and spoons around points and shallows. Comments: Fishing of all species was less than spectacular this week, but folks were still managing a few decent stringers. White bass remain decent trolling windy points and crappie are moving into shallower water but are still a bit finicky on brush in 15 feet of water. Report submitted by Hank Jenks, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
GREENLEAF: Sept. 25. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78 degrees and stained. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits and spoons around brush structure, coves and docks. Blue and channel catfish are fair on chicken liver, cut bait, minnows and shad around coves, docks and rocks. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
LOWER ILLINOIS: Sept. 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 60 degrees and stained. Rainbow trout are good on in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait and small lures below the dam and shallows. Comments: Water generation from the dam for electricity has been suspended until January. Water releases will be done by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and river temperatures. At this time, the water released by the Army Corps of Engineers from the bottom of the lake is stained. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
ROBERT S. KERR: Sept. 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78 degrees and murky. Largemouth and spotted bass are good on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits and spoons around brush structure, channels, coves, points, rocks, tailwater and weed beds. Blue, channel and flathead catfish are good on chicken liver, minnows, shad, sunfish and worms below the dam, main lake, river channel, river mouth, spillway and tailwater. Crappie are good on hair jigs, jigs and minnows below the dam, brush structure, coves, points, river channel, rocks, tailwater and weed beds. Report submitted by Logan Shimp, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
TENKILLER: Sept. 24. Elevation is two feet below normal and stable, water temperature 77 degrees and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass are good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits and topwater lures around brush structure, channels, points and shorelines. Crappie are good on minnows, tube jigs and worms around brush structure, docks and main lake. White bass are fair on crankbaits, in- line spinnerbaits and small lures around channels and flats. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
WEBBERS FALLS: Sept. 22. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78 degrees and stained. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and plastic baits around brush structure, main lake and rocks. Flathead catfish are good on live bait around tailwater. White bass are good on jigs, minnows and small lures below the dam, river channel and tailwater. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
WISTER: Sept. 22. Elevation is 1.5 feet below normal and stable, water temperature 86 degrees and stained. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around creek channels, main lake and river channel. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait and hot dogs around the main lake. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, main lake and river channel. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
