Fishing Report For Broken Bow Lake, OK

Current Report: Good

SUMMER. Water temperatures are in the mid to upper 80's and bass are feeding shallow, early and late in the day. They are being caught on topwater, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and swimbaits. Wacky-rigged stick worms are catching finicky bass when the bite is slow. Largemouth bass here feed on gizzard shad, threadfin shad, small sunfish and crawfish. During the hotter parts of the day, they are being caught deeper on points, channel edges, and ledges 15 to 30 feet deep. Smallmouth and spotted bass reside here, but largemouth are the dominant species, especially for larger fish.

FALL. When Fall arrives, bass here will follow schools of baitfish into coves and shallow bays where spoons, swimbaits, and slow-rolled spinnerbaits have been successful in prior years.. As deeper water cools, bait and bass move out to ledges, channel edges, points and humps where flutter spoons are often the ideal bait.

WINTER. Winter will isolate bass around slightly deeper structure, flats, points, and creek channels. They can be found from 15 to 25 feet deep. Here they hold, feeding less frequently, awaiting warmer water to return in Spring.

SPRING. Once water temperatures rise into the low 60's, largemouth will move from deep wintering holes, to shallower water just outside spawning areas. Jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs typically get bites just away from the shoreline. At this time they are preparing for the spawn. Once water warms into the mid to high 60's, they will move into 1 to 4 feet of water, and create nests, then lay their eggs. Immediately afterwards, females move to deeper water and males remain to guard the eggs, and then the fry. After a couple weeks, the males also move to slightly deeper water. Crankbaits, vibrating jigs, plastic worms and swimbaits are catching bass during this period.

Current Report: Fair To Good

Both black crappie and white crappie reside here with XXXXX crappie the more dominant species.

SUMMER. Water temperatures are currently in the mid to high 70's, and crappie fishing has been very good. Now that the spawn is over, and the hot Summer sun is warming the shallows, crappie have retreated to depths of 18 to 25 feet. Some crappie embed in the shade of heavy vegetation, in slightly shallower water. This is a good time to focus around submerged, standing timber. Anglers are also locating schools of crappie hanging over deep points, above rocky structures and around creek channel edges.

FALL. Baitfish, which will be moving into shallow flats, coves and bays, will draw crappie into these areas, where they will feed heavily in preparation for the cold Winter. Small spoons, along with minnows, hair jigs, and crappie jigs, are good options during this feeding marathon.

WINTER. Once the shallows start cooling rapidly, crappie will migrate to deeper holding areas, mostly off shore. At this time they are typically caught using a very slow presentation, in 20 to 35 feet of water. Even though they are not in contact with the bottom, they are relating to some cover, or structure change, directly below them.

SPRING. In early Spring, crappie begin staging in 8 to 12 feet of water, just outside shallow spawning bays and flats. Spring is the ideal time to be on the water, as crappie have moved shallow to spawn. At that time, they are typically caught in 2 to 4 feet of water. Docks, brush, wood and vegetation are where most anglers are catching good numbers using small crappie jigs or live minnows. After the spawn, crappie move outside the spawning area and typically hold deeper on the closest cover. Once they move off the beds, anglers are reporting good success using fish finders and forward facing sonar to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is a popular choice.

Current Report: Good

Spring and Fall are the best seasons for catching walleye, as they spend a great deal of time shallow.

SUMMER. Currently the water temperature is in the mid 80's, and walleye fishing is slow during the middle of the day. Throughout Summer, early in the morning, and from dusk to long after dark are good times to catch walleye. At those times they move shallow to feed in low-light conditions. Night fishing has been good, as well. The rest of the time they are cruising flats and creek channel edges, where they are harder to locate and catch. When the bite is slow, minnows, grubs and nightcrawlers, fished just off the bottom is catching walleye, and using a bobber can be helpful.

FALL. Fall brings cooler temperatures to shallow water, drawing walleye and baitfish into the shallows. Jigs, swimbaits, spoons, crankbaits, jerkbaits, and spinnerbaits are all historically good for catching walleye again. Watch for the bigger walleye to be slightly deeper than the majority of the school.

WINTER. This Winter fishing for walleye was pretty good. They primarily feed on threadfin shad, gizzard shad and other small fish, staying close to the bottom. Blade baits, jigs, swimbaits, spoons, deep-diving crankbaits, and worm harness spinners, are all working while trolling or slow drifting.

SPRING. Anglers will begin finding walleye in the shallows, especially rocky areas and inlet channels, where they will spawn once the water warms to the mid 40's. Afterwards, they move to shallow points, flats, shoals and ledges, just off shore and nearby their spawning locations. Bright colored jigs, tipped with minnows or nightcrawlers typically catch them in 5 to 12 feet of water. Spinnerbaits, jerkbaits and crankbaits are also working when walleye are up shallow.