Lake
Still little frost mid-November; colder night tonight, steamy morning. Need more cold to shift into early winter. Still late-summer/fall patterns — fish shallow; Bass on topwater backs of coves; cats drifting a bit deeper but not winter-deep yet (by December big blues often 45–90 feet depending on end of lake — Elk/Grand River channel ledges ~45–50; south end 60–70). Lots of shad evenings when water's still. Keep doing what's working until real cold churns the lake.
Crappie
Shallower brush; swimming minnows and Lucky Bugs.
White Bass
Swimming minnow, trolling, Rooster Tails, bank casting.
Paddlefish
Haydn last week — nice fish upper lake, Sailboat Bridge north, Dipsy divers. Booking hard after New Year's.
Hunting
Great muzzleloader season statewide; Jeff/boys unsuccessful but saw deer. Bow weeks ahead; Oklahoma firearm season starts Saturday before Thanksgiving — two full weeks, three weekends. Peak chasing now, lockdown bucks beginning. Share the Harvest for antlerless — processors + state donate meat to needy families.
Dealers
fishlucke.com — new tackle rolling out through winter and spring.