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Overholser: White bas being caught on cut shad and shrimp. White bass being caught trolling the lake and off points. Crappie being caught around the dock and off points. Report submitted by Kelly Roberson, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Thunderbird: Elevation 9 ft. below normal and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs on structure at 7-10 ft. Saugeye good off points on jigs and medium-diving crankbaits (slow retrieve). Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: Elevation 6 1/2 - 7 1/2 ft. below normal, water 62-68 and clearing. Catfish good on chicken liver, worms, fresh cut bait and assorted stinkbaits in deep water of main lake channel and around dam area deep. White bass good on assorted colored medium diving crankbaits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 13-14 ft. around docks and structure and brush piles. Largemouth bass poor on assorted dark-colored soft plastics with some action on Carolina rigging. Report submitted M. M. Fowler at St. Gregory.
Wes Watkins: Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 52. Channel catfish fair on cut baits and chicken liver at 8-12 ft. around the dam. Bass slow on medium-diving crankbaits at 12-15 ft. White bass slow trolling off points. Crappie fair at 16-20 ft. on minnows around the dam. Report submitted by Ronnie Arganbright, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
NORTHEAST
Eucha: Elevation 10 1/2 ft. below normal, water 50 and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 14-16 ft. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 60 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinner baits in flooded grass. White bass good on a variety of lures, spinners, jigs and some topwaters. Catfish good on shad and cut shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-15 ft. Report submitted Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner and Muskogee counties.
Grand: Elevation below normal and clear. Channel catfish are being caught at 30 ft. on cut shad and juglines baited with cut shad. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along shoreline and off rocky points. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom around structure. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Keystone: Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 60 and clear to murky. Largemouth bass good n spinnerbaits and plastics at 3-6 ft. in creeks and coves. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jig and chunk at 5-10 ft. in the mouths of deep coves. Spotted bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits at 5-10ft. in main lake off points and bluffs. White bass fair on casting spoons and rooster tails at 4-6 ft. off windy points. Striped bass below the dam are fair on live shad and four inch swim baits from the surface to 3 ft. Striped bass in the lake fair on live shad and four inch swim baits at 6-10 ft. in the flats. Channel catfish good on worms and stinkbaits at 3-6 ft. in creeks and coves. Blue catfish good on shad and punch baits at 4-8 ft. in the flats along the river channel. Flathead catfish fair on live shad and goldfish at 6-12 ft. off rocky points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows at 8-18 ft. in brush piles and dock areas. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water in the lower 60 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 15 ft. Blue catfish fair on shad on upper areas of the lake at 15 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Sooner: White bass and striped bass hybrids fair in the lake on topwater lures and sassy shad in the discharge channel. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 52 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinner baits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation 5 1/2 ft. below normal, water 64. Crappie fair around docks on minnows or worms at 15-20 ft. and fair in brush on tube jigs at 15-20 ft. Sunfish good around docks or bluffs at 10-15 ft. on worms. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits along shoreline and around structure. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 12-15 ft. along shoreline. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation 6 ft. below normal. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush. Walleye fair on night crawlers. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 61 and clear. Crappie good on brush piles and Guy Sandy dock early morning hours. White bass good on creek channel drop-offs using spoons. Bass good using crankbaits, and slow moving worms at 12-20 ft. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: Elevation normal, water 57 and murky. Largemouth bass slow on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout fair on power baits, rooster tails, meal worms and super dupers. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Water murky. Bass good off points on salt craws, jig heads and soft plastics. Catfish good on trotlines and juglines bait with cut bait or sunfish. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits at 4-10 ft. White bass slow. Blue catfish fair on shad drifting the flats at 10-15 ft. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs at 10-20 ft. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 64 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms. Crappie fair on live minnows. Blue catfish fair on stinkbait. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 55 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5-10 ft. off points and in weed beds. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: Zone 1 has been very productive for most anglers. Zone 2 has been a real thrill for the fly fishers Zone 3 has been a bit slow, with only a few trout caught near the re-regulation dam. The powerhouse has been releasing water at about 5-6 p.m. continuing for a few hours... be careful wading. There has been hatches of small black caddis, a very few mayflies, and lots of midges. A black wooly bugger has been productive at night then early in the morning, use a very small emerges or adult mayfly pattern... watch the fish.. they will clue you in to what fly to use... and don't forget the caddis flies and midge flies. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
Pine Creek: Elevation above normal and murky. Overall fishing is still slow. Crappie fishing activity has increased somewhat, anglers are reporting limited success on jigs around submerged tops. Bass fair on plastic worms when jigged slowly around points. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation above normal, water 54 and clear. Largemouth bass fair at 5-8 ft. using shad imitation crankbaits and plastic baits fishing the rock and weed cover next to deeper water. Crappie-good at 10 ft. using minnows fishing the bends in the old creek channels. White bass fair at 5-8 ft. using crankbaits fishing the rock dikes in the upper part of the lake. Blue catfish good at 5-10 ft. using fresh cut bait, minnows and worms fishing the timbered areas used by the cormorants. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: Crappie good along structure on minnows and jigs and off bridges. Largemouth bass fair on shallow running crankbaits and spinnerbaits running shallow. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 64 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad at 10-20 ft. at Platter and Washita Point. Channel and blue catfish-fair on cut bait at 10-20 ft. at Little Glasses Creek and Washita River. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-15 ft. near underwater brush piles. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits running shallow. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles. Catfish fair on trotlines and juglines. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Ellsworth: Elevation 13 ft. below normal and murky. Catfish fair on cut bait off rocky points and around the dam. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on slabs and live bait. Walleye and saugeye fair. Catfish good. Bass fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal. Catfish slow on cut bait. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden station in Caddo County.
WATERFOWL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2006
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NORTHWEST
Canton: Lake level is 5.71 ft. below normal. Habitat condition is poor. Water level has dropped below all vegetation along the shoreline due to water release. Winter wheat plantings are mostly complete, but are in poor condition. Duck numbers are low, with most ducks leaving to find better forage. Goose numbers are low, with mostly Canadas, and a few Snow geese as well. Some migration movement into and through the area has been observed within the few days. Hunting activity is low, with low success. The boat ramp west of Canton WMA headquarters is not usable due to low water levels. One of the north ramps at Big Bend is usable for small boats.
Ft. Supply: Lake level is 2.5 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions around the lake are poor, with lots of open shoreline. Local wheat crops are fair to poor. Duck numbers are low, with mostly divers. Goose numbers are low. Area bird movement has been low as of recent. Area ponds and sloughs are mostly dry, and some boat ramps are closed due to low lake levels. Hunting pressure has been low, with little success. Waterfowl season is closed on Fort Supply from November 18 to November 26.
Washita National Wildlife Refuge: Lake level is 4.79 ft. below normal. Wheat in the area is up. Duck numbers: wigeon 75; redhead 48; green-winged teal 240; shoveler 10; ring-necked 41; gadwall 56; pintail 86; mallard 142; canvasback 7; bufflehead 35; ruddy 3; hooded merganser 26. Goose numbers: Canada 28,126; Snow 1,101; white-fronted 17.
SOUTHWEST
Ft. Cobb: Lake level is 2.23 ft. below normal. Habitat condition is fair. Peanut harvest is in progress, with winter wheat in good condition. Duck numbers are fair. Goose numbers are fair. Hunting activity has been low, with fair success.
Hackberry: Refuge reservoir is approximately 1 foot below conservation pool, with around 1,000 plus acres of wetland units flooded. Habitat conditions are good, with Johnson grass, wild millet, milo, and sunflower. Duck numbers are good. Goose numbers are fair. Ducks using the area include wigeons, gadwalls, teal and pintails. Several hundred sandhill cranes on the area. Hunting activity is moderate with fair success. Sandhill crane season on Hackberry Flat WMA runs Nov. 4 through Jan. 28, 2007. Hackberry Flat WRP is closed to all activity from October 15 to January 31.
Waurika: Lake level is 4.99 ft. below conservation pool. Lake habitat condition is good. Winter wheat in and around the are is in good condition. WDU on the south units are being flooded at this time. Duck numbers are low, but increasing. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is low, with low success.
NORTHEST
Copan: Lake level is 2.2 ft. below normal. Lake level is not flooding terrestrial vegetation. Soybeans and wheat in ag fields on WMA. Beans are cut, with wheat coming up. Duck numbers are low, with about 200 ducks observed. Goose numbers are low. Ducks are currently using WDU's on the north end of the lake as 3 of the 5 pools are now flooded. Hunting activity is low, with fair success.
Deep Fork NWR: Water conditions are poor. Wetland conditions are dry. River is at normal base level. Food conditions are good. Duck numbers: mallard 250; gadwall 15; green-winged teal 24; wood duck 400; ruddy 2. No geese present.
Eufaula: Lake level is 3.68 ft. below normal. Current habitat condition is poor due to lake level, but habitat potential is excellent. Vegetation is very good to excellent on the mudflats and suitable lake shore. Very little farming in the area. Few ducks observed, about 300. No geese observed. No significant bird movements have been observed.
Ft. Gibson: Lake level is 0.30 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is good, with smartweed, barnyardgrass, bidens, cut soybeans, corn, milo, and wheat in the area. Duck numbers are low-fair, with slow bird movement. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is moderate, with fair-good success.
Hulah: Lake level is 1.6 ft. below normal. Lake level is not flooding terrestrial vegetation. Soybeans and wheat in ag fields on WMA. Beans are now cut. Duck numbers are low, with about 150 ducks observed. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is low, with low success.
Kaw: Lake level is 0.23 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is good, with millet and natural food available. Increased lake level has flooded some of the millet. Duck numbers are fair with early migrants. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is fair with fair success. Good numbers of waterfowl are on the lake.
Keystone: Lake level is 3.9 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions are poor, with all habitats dry on survey. Habitat potential is fair to good in wetland units. Habitat potential is fair on the mudflats, sloughs, potholes, and lower elevation. Both duck and goose numbers are low. Good amounts of waterfowl movement, but birds continue to move south due to poor habitat conditions. Pumping operations are still underway at Cottonwood Creek WDU. Hunting activity is high at Cottonwood Creek WDU, but moderate on flats. Hunting success is moderate as birds pass through.
Oologah: Lake level is 4.13 ft. below normal. Current habitat condition is fair, but not flooded. No flooded millet or native vegetation on the lake. Ag fields have been planted with wheat and soybean, and are in poor-fair condition. Duck numbers are fair, with good numbers of gadwalls, mallards, and lesser scaup reported. Goose numbers are poor. Reports of fair-good size groups of birds flying in over the past week. There is no water at Overcup Bottoms until there is significant rainfall. Upper Verdigris has no reports of waterfowl and both units are dry, until there is significant rainfall.
Sooner: Lake elevation is 0.5 ft. below normal. Habitat condition is fair, with some submerging vegetation. Winter wheat in the vicinity is poor to fair, with some fields not planted yet. Duck numbers are good, with a good variety of both puddle ducks and divers. Goose numbers are low, with resident Canada geese present. Hunting activity is light during the week, but moderate on the weekends. Hunter success is fair for ducks and low for geese.
Webbers Falls: Lake level is 2.67 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is good, with smartweed, barnyardgrass, bidens, cut soybeans, corn, milo and wheat in the area. Duck numbers are low-fair, with slow movement. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is moderate, with fair-good success.
SOUTHEAST
Hugo: Lake level is 0.20 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is fair to good, with Japanese millet, sedges, and other native vegetation in the area. Duck numbers are fair, but improving. Goose numbers are very low, but also improving. Bird movement is slow in the area with mostly gadwall, teal, and mallards moving around. Geese are also picking up with the front moving through. Hunting activity is slow, with fair success.
Little River NWR: Water levels across refuge are fair. Food conditions are good. Gadwall 80; green-winged teal 10; wood duck 125; mallard 155. No geese observed.
Red Slough: Most wetland units are dry except for borrow areas. Unit #21 is 80% full, unit #27A is 25% full, south part of unit #38 is partially flooded, and Teal Lake is 60% full. Habitat conditions are good with milo and Japanese millet. Duck numbers are fair, with 1,000 ducks present. Goose numbers are poor. Hunting activity is low.
Texoma: Lake level is 3.41 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions are good, with smart weed, barnyard grass, and nutsedge in the area. Duck numbers are good. Goose numbers are poor. Large numbers of ducks and geese moving in on strong front Tuesday night. Hunting activity is heavy, with good success.
Wister: Lake level is 0.51 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is fair, with sedges, smartweed, and barnyard grass present. Duck numbers are low. Goose numbers are low. No signs of bird movement into area. Hunting activity has been high, with low success.
Thunderbird: Elevation 9 ft. below normal and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs on structure at 7-10 ft. Saugeye good off points on jigs and medium-diving crankbaits (slow retrieve). Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.
Wes Watkins: Elevation 6 1/2 - 7 1/2 ft. below normal, water 62-68 and clearing. Catfish good on chicken liver, worms, fresh cut bait and assorted stinkbaits in deep water of main lake channel and around dam area deep. White bass good on assorted colored medium diving crankbaits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 13-14 ft. around docks and structure and brush piles. Largemouth bass poor on assorted dark-colored soft plastics with some action on Carolina rigging. Report submitted M. M. Fowler at St. Gregory.
Wes Watkins: Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 52. Channel catfish fair on cut baits and chicken liver at 8-12 ft. around the dam. Bass slow on medium-diving crankbaits at 12-15 ft. White bass slow trolling off points. Crappie fair at 16-20 ft. on minnows around the dam. Report submitted by Ronnie Arganbright, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.
NORTHEAST
Eucha: Elevation 10 1/2 ft. below normal, water 50 and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush and structure at 14-16 ft. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Ft. Gibson: Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 60 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinner baits in flooded grass. White bass good on a variety of lures, spinners, jigs and some topwaters. Catfish good on shad and cut shad. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-15 ft. Report submitted Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner and Muskogee counties.
Grand: Elevation below normal and clear. Channel catfish are being caught at 30 ft. on cut shad and juglines baited with cut shad. Report submitted by Jim Littlefield, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: Elevation 1 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits along shoreline and off rocky points. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom around structure. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Keystone: Elevation 4 ft. below normal, water 60 and clear to murky. Largemouth bass good n spinnerbaits and plastics at 3-6 ft. in creeks and coves. Smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and jig and chunk at 5-10 ft. in the mouths of deep coves. Spotted bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits at 5-10ft. in main lake off points and bluffs. White bass fair on casting spoons and rooster tails at 4-6 ft. off windy points. Striped bass below the dam are fair on live shad and four inch swim baits from the surface to 3 ft. Striped bass in the lake fair on live shad and four inch swim baits at 6-10 ft. in the flats. Channel catfish good on worms and stinkbaits at 3-6 ft. in creeks and coves. Blue catfish good on shad and punch baits at 4-8 ft. in the flats along the river channel. Flathead catfish fair on live shad and goldfish at 6-12 ft. off rocky points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows at 8-18 ft. in brush piles and dock areas. Report submitted by Larry Sellers, Woody's Bait and Tackle.
Oologah: Elevation 2 ft. below normal, water in the lower 60 and clear. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles at 15 ft. Blue catfish fair on shad on upper areas of the lake at 15 ft. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.
Sooner: White bass and striped bass hybrids fair in the lake on topwater lures and sassy shad in the discharge channel. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.
Spavinaw: Elevation 6 ft. below normal, water 52 and clear. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around dam area. Largemouth bass fair on spinner baits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.
Tenkiller: Elevation 5 1/2 ft. below normal, water 64. Crappie fair around docks on minnows or worms at 15-20 ft. and fair in brush on tube jigs at 15-20 ft. Sunfish good around docks or bluffs at 10-15 ft. on worms. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.
Webbers Falls: Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits along shoreline and around structure. Catfish good on cut bait on bottom. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 12-15 ft. along shoreline. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: Elevation 6 ft. below normal. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush. Walleye fair on night crawlers. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
SOUTHEAST
Arbuckle: Elevation 5 ft. below normal, water 61 and clear. Crappie good on brush piles and Guy Sandy dock early morning hours. White bass good on creek channel drop-offs using spoons. Bass good using crankbaits, and slow moving worms at 12-20 ft. Report submitted by Jack Melton.
Blue River: Elevation normal, water 57 and murky. Largemouth bass slow on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout fair on power baits, rooster tails, meal worms and super dupers. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: Water murky. Bass good off points on salt craws, jig heads and soft plastics. Catfish good on trotlines and juglines bait with cut bait or sunfish. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: Elevation 3 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits at 4-10 ft. White bass slow. Blue catfish fair on shad drifting the flats at 10-15 ft. Crappie fair on minnows or jigs at 10-20 ft. Report submitted Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 64 and murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms. Crappie fair on live minnows. Blue catfish fair on stinkbait. Report submitted by Wendell Smalling, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 55 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5-10 ft. off points and in weed beds. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork River: Zone 1 has been very productive for most anglers. Zone 2 has been a real thrill for the fly fishers Zone 3 has been a bit slow, with only a few trout caught near the re-regulation dam. The powerhouse has been releasing water at about 5-6 p.m. continuing for a few hours... be careful wading. There has been hatches of small black caddis, a very few mayflies, and lots of midges. A black wooly bugger has been productive at night then early in the morning, use a very small emerges or adult mayfly pattern... watch the fish.. they will clue you in to what fly to use... and don't forget the caddis flies and midge flies. Report submitted by Sid Ingram, Beavers Bend Fly Shop.
Pine Creek: Elevation above normal and murky. Overall fishing is still slow. Crappie fishing activity has increased somewhat, anglers are reporting limited success on jigs around submerged tops. Bass fair on plastic worms when jigged slowly around points. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: Elevation above normal, water 54 and clear. Largemouth bass fair at 5-8 ft. using shad imitation crankbaits and plastic baits fishing the rock and weed cover next to deeper water. Crappie-good at 10 ft. using minnows fishing the bends in the old creek channels. White bass fair at 5-8 ft. using crankbaits fishing the rock dikes in the upper part of the lake. Blue catfish good at 5-10 ft. using fresh cut bait, minnows and worms fishing the timbered areas used by the cormorants. Report submitted by Rick Olzawski, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis Lake: Crappie good along structure on minnows and jigs and off bridges. Largemouth bass fair on shallow running crankbaits and spinnerbaits running shallow. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: Elevation 3 ft. below normal, water 64 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad at 10-20 ft. at Platter and Washita Point. Channel and blue catfish-fair on cut bait at 10-20 ft. at Little Glasses Creek and Washita River. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 5-15 ft. near underwater brush piles. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.
Wister: Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits running shallow. Crappie fair on minnows around brush piles. Catfish fair on trotlines and juglines. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
SOUTHWEST
Ellsworth: Elevation 13 ft. below normal and murky. Catfish fair on cut bait off rocky points and around the dam. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Foss: Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on slabs and live bait. Walleye and saugeye fair. Catfish good. Bass fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.
Ft. Cobb: Elevation 2 1/2 ft. below normal. Catfish slow on cut bait. Report submitted by James Edwards Jr., game warden station in Caddo County.
WATERFOWL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2006
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NORTHWEST
Canton: Lake level is 5.71 ft. below normal. Habitat condition is poor. Water level has dropped below all vegetation along the shoreline due to water release. Winter wheat plantings are mostly complete, but are in poor condition. Duck numbers are low, with most ducks leaving to find better forage. Goose numbers are low, with mostly Canadas, and a few Snow geese as well. Some migration movement into and through the area has been observed within the few days. Hunting activity is low, with low success. The boat ramp west of Canton WMA headquarters is not usable due to low water levels. One of the north ramps at Big Bend is usable for small boats.
Ft. Supply: Lake level is 2.5 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions around the lake are poor, with lots of open shoreline. Local wheat crops are fair to poor. Duck numbers are low, with mostly divers. Goose numbers are low. Area bird movement has been low as of recent. Area ponds and sloughs are mostly dry, and some boat ramps are closed due to low lake levels. Hunting pressure has been low, with little success. Waterfowl season is closed on Fort Supply from November 18 to November 26.
Washita National Wildlife Refuge: Lake level is 4.79 ft. below normal. Wheat in the area is up. Duck numbers: wigeon 75; redhead 48; green-winged teal 240; shoveler 10; ring-necked 41; gadwall 56; pintail 86; mallard 142; canvasback 7; bufflehead 35; ruddy 3; hooded merganser 26. Goose numbers: Canada 28,126; Snow 1,101; white-fronted 17.
SOUTHWEST
Ft. Cobb: Lake level is 2.23 ft. below normal. Habitat condition is fair. Peanut harvest is in progress, with winter wheat in good condition. Duck numbers are fair. Goose numbers are fair. Hunting activity has been low, with fair success.
Hackberry: Refuge reservoir is approximately 1 foot below conservation pool, with around 1,000 plus acres of wetland units flooded. Habitat conditions are good, with Johnson grass, wild millet, milo, and sunflower. Duck numbers are good. Goose numbers are fair. Ducks using the area include wigeons, gadwalls, teal and pintails. Several hundred sandhill cranes on the area. Hunting activity is moderate with fair success. Sandhill crane season on Hackberry Flat WMA runs Nov. 4 through Jan. 28, 2007. Hackberry Flat WRP is closed to all activity from October 15 to January 31.
Waurika: Lake level is 4.99 ft. below conservation pool. Lake habitat condition is good. Winter wheat in and around the are is in good condition. WDU on the south units are being flooded at this time. Duck numbers are low, but increasing. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is low, with low success.
NORTHEST
Copan: Lake level is 2.2 ft. below normal. Lake level is not flooding terrestrial vegetation. Soybeans and wheat in ag fields on WMA. Beans are cut, with wheat coming up. Duck numbers are low, with about 200 ducks observed. Goose numbers are low. Ducks are currently using WDU's on the north end of the lake as 3 of the 5 pools are now flooded. Hunting activity is low, with fair success.
Deep Fork NWR: Water conditions are poor. Wetland conditions are dry. River is at normal base level. Food conditions are good. Duck numbers: mallard 250; gadwall 15; green-winged teal 24; wood duck 400; ruddy 2. No geese present.
Eufaula: Lake level is 3.68 ft. below normal. Current habitat condition is poor due to lake level, but habitat potential is excellent. Vegetation is very good to excellent on the mudflats and suitable lake shore. Very little farming in the area. Few ducks observed, about 300. No geese observed. No significant bird movements have been observed.
Ft. Gibson: Lake level is 0.30 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is good, with smartweed, barnyardgrass, bidens, cut soybeans, corn, milo, and wheat in the area. Duck numbers are low-fair, with slow bird movement. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is moderate, with fair-good success.
Hulah: Lake level is 1.6 ft. below normal. Lake level is not flooding terrestrial vegetation. Soybeans and wheat in ag fields on WMA. Beans are now cut. Duck numbers are low, with about 150 ducks observed. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is low, with low success.
Kaw: Lake level is 0.23 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is good, with millet and natural food available. Increased lake level has flooded some of the millet. Duck numbers are fair with early migrants. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is fair with fair success. Good numbers of waterfowl are on the lake.
Keystone: Lake level is 3.9 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions are poor, with all habitats dry on survey. Habitat potential is fair to good in wetland units. Habitat potential is fair on the mudflats, sloughs, potholes, and lower elevation. Both duck and goose numbers are low. Good amounts of waterfowl movement, but birds continue to move south due to poor habitat conditions. Pumping operations are still underway at Cottonwood Creek WDU. Hunting activity is high at Cottonwood Creek WDU, but moderate on flats. Hunting success is moderate as birds pass through.
Oologah: Lake level is 4.13 ft. below normal. Current habitat condition is fair, but not flooded. No flooded millet or native vegetation on the lake. Ag fields have been planted with wheat and soybean, and are in poor-fair condition. Duck numbers are fair, with good numbers of gadwalls, mallards, and lesser scaup reported. Goose numbers are poor. Reports of fair-good size groups of birds flying in over the past week. There is no water at Overcup Bottoms until there is significant rainfall. Upper Verdigris has no reports of waterfowl and both units are dry, until there is significant rainfall.
Sooner: Lake elevation is 0.5 ft. below normal. Habitat condition is fair, with some submerging vegetation. Winter wheat in the vicinity is poor to fair, with some fields not planted yet. Duck numbers are good, with a good variety of both puddle ducks and divers. Goose numbers are low, with resident Canada geese present. Hunting activity is light during the week, but moderate on the weekends. Hunter success is fair for ducks and low for geese.
Webbers Falls: Lake level is 2.67 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is good, with smartweed, barnyardgrass, bidens, cut soybeans, corn, milo and wheat in the area. Duck numbers are low-fair, with slow movement. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is moderate, with fair-good success.
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Hugo: Lake level is 0.20 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is fair to good, with Japanese millet, sedges, and other native vegetation in the area. Duck numbers are fair, but improving. Goose numbers are very low, but also improving. Bird movement is slow in the area with mostly gadwall, teal, and mallards moving around. Geese are also picking up with the front moving through. Hunting activity is slow, with fair success.
Little River NWR: Water levels across refuge are fair. Food conditions are good. Gadwall 80; green-winged teal 10; wood duck 125; mallard 155. No geese observed.
Red Slough: Most wetland units are dry except for borrow areas. Unit #21 is 80% full, unit #27A is 25% full, south part of unit #38 is partially flooded, and Teal Lake is 60% full. Habitat conditions are good with milo and Japanese millet. Duck numbers are fair, with 1,000 ducks present. Goose numbers are poor. Hunting activity is low.
Texoma: Lake level is 3.41 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions are good, with smart weed, barnyard grass, and nutsedge in the area. Duck numbers are good. Goose numbers are poor. Large numbers of ducks and geese moving in on strong front Tuesday night. Hunting activity is heavy, with good success.
Wister: Lake level is 0.51 ft. above normal. Habitat condition is fair, with sedges, smartweed, and barnyard grass present. Duck numbers are low. Goose numbers are low. No signs of bird movement into area. Hunting activity has been high, with low success.