Updated Fishing Report for March 9, 2010

Ft. Gibson: February 27. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 45 and stained. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits fished slowly in deep water drop-offs. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs fished slowly in deep water under docks. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.

Greenleaf: March 2. Crappie fair. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County

Lower Illinois: February 24. Elevation normal, water 48 and clear. White bass slow on jigs at 3 ft. below Gore Landing. Striped bass fair on jigs on bottom below Gore Landing. Striped bass hybrids fair on jigs on bottom below Gore Landing. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Trout good on flies at the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom above Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.

Tenkiller:  March 1. Elevation 3 1/3 ft. above normal and steady, water 44 and clear. Catfish fair on trotlines with cut baits in the Carters Landing area. Report by Monte Brooks, Cookson Village Resort.

Webbers Falls: March 2. Crappie fair. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Eufaula: March 1. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass slow. White bass slow. Blue catfish good on shad drifting deep flats. Crappie good on minnows at docks with brush and riprap at the I-40 bridge. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Robert S. Kerr: February 17. Elevation normal, water murky. crappie fair on minnows while drift fishing the Big San Bois Creek arm. Largemouth bass and white bass slow. catfish fair on fresh shad and fishing the break off points between the deeper water and the shallow water along the river channels. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County