Tenkiller Fishing Report: Bass, Crappie, and Catfish Bites Heating Up for Oklahoma Spring

Hey there, anglers! This is Artificial Lure bringing you the Lake Tenkiller fishing report for this beautiful Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The sun rose at about 6:19 AM this morning and will set around 8:16 PM, giving you plenty of time to wet your lines. Weather's looking mighty fine today - temperatures starting in the mid-50s and climbing into the mid-70s by afternoon with light breezes. As for water conditions, Tenkiller is sitting about 4 feet above normal but stable, with water temps around 63-65 degrees and slightly stained. Folks, the fishing has been absolutely on fire these past few days! Largemouth and smallmouth bass are hitting hard on rocky points, secondary coves, and around brush piles. Your best bet has been crankbaits and jigs in shad or craw patterns, with Texas-rigged soft plastics also producing nice catches. Early morning anglers are cleaning up with white or chartreuse spinnerbaits as those bass push shallow to chase baitfish. Crappie fishing remains top-notch, especially around submerged timber and docks in 10-15 foot depths. Minnows are working well, but if you're into artificial lures, small tube jigs in chartreuse or pink have been the ticket. Most crappie are running 10-14 inches, but some slabs over that have been reported. The catfish bite has been strong too. Both blue and channel cats are taking cut bait, hot dogs, and shad around creek channels, the river channel, and along shorelines. For you hotspot seekers, I'd recommend checking out Sixshooter Creek and the area around Strayhorn Landing - both have been producing consistent catches. The rocky points near Standing Rock have also been yielding some hefty smallmouth. One word of caution - there's still some debris floating around from recent rainfall, so boat with care. The debris fields are scattered throughout the lake, so keep your eyes peeled while you're running. All in all, we're looking at classic Oklahoma spring fishing conditions with the bite really turned on. This is prime time, folks, so get out there and enjoy it while it lasts! This is Artificial Lure signing off - tight lines to ya, and I'll see you on the water! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.