Weather
Beautiful — light winds, cool mornings, warm afternoons, light weekday traffic.
Catfish
Haydn drifting underwater islands slow on shad — limits of mostly under-10s; 5–7 lb blues Jeff’s favorite eat (even over winter Crappie) if cleaned right. Channel = brownish olive, longer/streamlined, whitish-yellow meat; blues = slate blue (“white cats” in mud still blues) — cut red lateral line and red side meat; Flatheads — save belly meat between ribs and skin. Best blues late Nov–Dec rival spring shallow cats.
Paddlefish
Haydn strong at mouth of Elk River; year-round guide skill — barbless trebles, permits, keep days.
Crappie / White Bass
Brush piles producing; Jeff hot on quarter-ounce Dinner Spinner Sunburst — heavy blade, minnow body, two-tone marabou (most colors); casts far, runs deeper, big vibration. Ask dealers; Fish Lucke Amazon / fishlucke.com.
Hunting
Bow opener yesterday; Oklahoma Bowhunter Facebook lighting up. Fixpandable at gear4deer.com; wear a harness.