Birch: July 5. Elevation above normal, water 80s and murky. Channel, flathead and blue catfish slow on cut bait along the dam. Report submitted by Ryan Walker, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Carl Blackwell: July 9. Elevation normal, water 85 and murky. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbait and worms in coves, along riprap and tailwater. Crappie fair on tube jigs and worms around the crappie dock. Report submitted by Emily Long, game warden stationed in Payne County.
Kaw: July 9. Elevation above normal, water upper 70s and muddy. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, white bass and walleye good on hair jigs, jigs, sassy shad, shad and topwater lures below the dam. Crappie and white bass fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure, riprap, tail-water and bridges. Blue, flathead and channel catfish good on cut bait, grasshoppers, live bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish and worms below the dam, along riprap and rocks. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: July 8. Elevation above normal, water muddy. Blue catfish slow on cut bait below the dam. Report submitted by Karlin Bailey, game warden stationed in Creek County.
McMurtry: July 8. Elevation above normal, water 85 and semi-clear. Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits and crank-baits around brush structure, in coves, inlet shallows, west side shorelines, standing timber and lily pads. Channel and flathead catfish good on craw-fish, cut bait, shad and stink-bait along dam riprap, docks, creek channels, shorelines and standing timber. Saugeye good on nightcrawlers, jigs, minnows and crankbaits along dam riprap, sandbar flats, islands, docks and rocky points. Crappie god on jigs, grubs, minnows, worms and beetle spins along dam structure, docks, brush piles, standing timber, islands and rocky points. White bass good on crankbaits, deep divers, spoons and rooster tails along dam riprap, sandbar flats, island, west side shorelines and rocky points. Several 4-5 pound bass were hauled in over the weekend with multiple 20+ inch saugeye. Boater use caution around the sandbar as one of the poles marking the sandbar is visible by 1 ft. above the water. Report submitted by Lake McMurtry Staff.
Skiatook: July 6. Elevation above normal, water 80s and clear. The only boat ramp open as of 6pm on July 6 is the south ramp in Blackdog Park. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on cut bait, live bait and spoons at 15-25 ft.
