FISHING REPORT FOR OCTOBER 28, 2009

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Draper: Due to pump failure and the lake's small watershed lake elevation is below normal. Boat access to the lake is poor and a longer walk to bank fish. The main fishing docks are still floating. One boat ramp is barely usable.

Overholser: October 27. Elevation 3-5 ft. below normal, water clear. Striped bass hybrids fair. Blue catfish fair on stinkbait and cut bait. Crappie fair. All other fishing fair. Report submitted by Ron Comer, game warden s… Continue

FISHING REPORT FOR OCTOBER 7, 2009

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Overholser: October 5. Elevation 3-4 ft. below normal. Striped bass hybrids good to excellent off windy shores. Catfish fair. Crappie fair. Report submitted by Ron Comer, game warden stationed in Canadian County.

Wes Watkins: October 5. Elevation normal and murky. Largemouth bass fair in the evening around timber on the west side of the lake. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms. Crappie fair to good along the dam and timber on the west si… Continue

Oklahoma's first black bear season off to good start
Three firsts came Oct. 1 for Nashoba bowhunter Joe Russell when he became the first Oklahoma hunter to harvest a black bear on the first day of Oklahoma's first inaugural bear archery season.
Russell checked in his bear with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation on opening morning shortly after harvesting the bear on a private hunting lease in Pushmataha County. The healthy female black bear weighed 170 lbs. field dressed. Wildlife… Continue

We just hit the 100 member mark. Every one that has joined will receive an OutdoorsOK Exclusive Top water lure. They work great in Oklahoma ponds, or on a slick cove in a lake. They mimic a wounded shad.

We will send out another shipment of lures next week. Anyone who joined after July 25th will get one mailed out next week. If you joined before July 25th and have not received one, it is probably because we don't have your address. Send us a message if you have not received one yet.

Thanks for… Continue

FISHING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

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Arcadia: September 18. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 80 and semi-clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on worms at 10 ft. around brush piles and tree lines. Channel catfish fair to good on liver and worms at 10 ft. around north and south points and coves. Crappie good on minnows at 12 ft. around north and south brush piles. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, Lake Arcadia gate attendant.

Overholser: September 20. White bass fair on minnows and j… Continue