Weather and lake
Beautiful weather, stable, clear water, and people out fishing, plus a few pleasure boats. It's a late-summer, early-fall stable pattern. In clear water, fish relate to structure much more than in muddy water; the clearer and more stable it gets, the less they roam and the more targetable they are.
Dock Crappie
Jeff has been fishing off his dock by his light at night, pitching between slips to pick off a few Crappie.
Haydn's guide trips
Haydn has been catching Paddlefish up in the mouth of Elk River, in the river area, along with Crappie mixed in with White Bass, often two at a time. They're feeding aggressively when you find them.
White Bass
This time of year they move close to the bank, especially in the evenings. With a little southwest wind, go to Governor's Island in the shallow water or in front of Snake Island on the shallow fingers that stretch out, in the last couple of hours before dark. You can catch a lot of fish. Afterward, anchor up or go have dinner at a lakeside restaurant, and support the businesses staying open after the summer crowds leave.
Catfish
Good. Jeff has watched anglers catching Catfish in front of his house in about 30 feet of water from an anchored position.
Hunting
Congratulations to Grant, who killed a super buck on opening day of bow season. Lots of mature, heavy-horned, big-racked deer are being taken, and there's room for every kind of hunter, whether you hunt antlers or just meat. Oklahoma has a great whitetail herd, good public land and good private land, and the wildlife department is doing excellent work. Muzzleloader season comes the last week of October, when deer season really gets going.
Dealers
fishlucke.com, Amazon at Fish Lucke, Trish and Tracy at Littlefield Sporting Goods, or Grove Walmart for Fish Lucke products.