Birch: March 29. Elevation above normal, water low to mid-50s and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc. usace.army.mil/BIRC.lakepage.html. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows and spinnerbaits in coves and around points. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure, docks and standing timber. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County. Carl Blackwell: March 30.
Carl Blackwell: March 30. Elevation above normal, water 55 and murky. Striped bass hybrids and spotted bass slow on flukes, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits and topwater lures below the dam and spillway. Crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs and worms along shorelines. All fishing is slow to fair. Please visit https:// lcb.okstate.edu/ for rules due to COVID-19. Report submitted by Emily Long, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Grand: March 29. Elevation 4 3/4 ft. above normal, water 50-55 and muddy. For current elevation conditions go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc. usace.army.mil/PENS.lakepage.html. The lake is muddy from all the runoff out of KS/ MO river systems (Neosho, Spring and Elk). The upper end of the Elk is clearing up with debris still in the water. Crappie fair on grubs, hair jigs, minnows and tube jigs around brush structure, docks and river mouth. Blue and channel catfish good on live bait, live shad, shad and shrimp along channels, flats, main lake, river channel and river mouth. White bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, flukes, jigs, plastic baits and spinnerbaits along creek channels, river channel and river mouth. Paddlefish good in spurts on the Neosho River. Largemouth bass slow to fair on soft plastic lures, sassy shad, flukes, power worms and jigs around points.
Kaw: March 30. Elevation 12 1/2 ft. above normal, water 60s and muddy. For current elevation conditions go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/KAWL. lakepage.html. Blue, channel and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish and worms below the dam, along flats, river mouth, shallows and shorelines. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam. White bass, striped bass hybrids, crappie and walleye excellent on crankbaits, grubs, hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, sassy shad, small lures and tube jigs below the dam and along creek channels. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
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