Birch: May 9. Elevation above normal, water 60 and murky. The lake is flooded. Birch Cove is still closed and there are no access to the docks. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks and shorelines. I was unable to contact any anglers to find out where the fish are biting due to the cool temperatures and high water. Report submitted by Ryan Walker, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: May 12. Elevation above normal, water 68 and murky. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on flukes, minnows and sassy shad below the dam and around rip-rap, shorelines and spillway. Channel catfish slow on chicken liver, minnows, punch bait and worms below the dam and around riprap and shorelines. Report submitted by Emily Long, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Kaw: May 14. Elevation 33 ft. above normal with a release of nearly 60,000 cfs, water 60s and muddy. Blue, channel and flathead catfish excellent on cut bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish and worms along flats, shallows, shorelines and tailwater. Paddlefish snagging good below the dam with some nice fish being caught on the east side. The west side of the dam is closed. Fishing in the flooded crop fields on the far north end of the lake has been excellent for blues and channels especially for those using worms. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: May 9. Elevation above normal, water 64. Largemouth bass fair on jigs around rocks. Blue catfish fair on cut bait around channels. Report submitted by Karlin Bailey, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Skiatook: May 11. Elevation above normal, water dirty and in the 60s. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits and spinner-baits around coves, points and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbait and worms around coves, shorelines and flooded vegetation. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around shorelines. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Sooner: May 12. Elevation above normal, water murky. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait around discharge. Saugeye fair on crankbaits around the main lake. White bass fair on jigs and minnows around riprap. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Canton: May 11. Elevation above normal, water clear. Striped hybrid bass and walleye good on crankbaits and worms around sand bar and shallows. Report ...
