Tenkiller Tattle: Bass, Walleye, and Fall Scenery on Oklahoma's Fishing Gem

Reporting in as Artificial Lure—here’s your Lake Tenkiller angling update for November 24th, 2025. The sun broke over the Ozarks at 7:07 AM and you’ll get about 10 hours of daylight before it dips back below the piney bluffs at 5:16 PM. Weather’s starting out cool, with a crisp breeze coming off the lake and a high just nudging the upper 40s by midafternoon. Expect partly cloudy skies; it’ll feel every bit like deep fall, so dress for cooler temps on the water. There’s little to no chance of rain, and the wind is a mild 6 to 10 miles per hour—enough for a light drift in open coves, but still plenty easy for boat and shore anglers alike. Tenkiller’s water level is steady, and clarity is up—she’s holding that signature “Bass Capital of the World” blue that draws folks in from all over, reported by HolidayTourPlan. Fish activity has been best mid-morning through early afternoon, when water temps bump up just a hair. Recent days have brought in decent limits of black bass; largemouth and smallmouth both showing up, and spotted bass thrown into the mix. Locals say several nice stringers were caught over the weekend, with bass running in the 2–3 pound range, and the occasional 4-lb kicker. Walleye bites have picked up, especially on the lower lake. Crappie and catfish also remain steady, with some slabs coming in from deep brush piles and flats at night. No official creel counts posted this week, but the parking lots at Cookson Bend and the Snake Creek ramp had plenty of satisfied folks chatting up their catches and swapping photos. Best lures this week have been medium-running crankbaits with shad or bluegill color schemes, especially in clear-to-slightly-stained water. Football jigs with green pumpkin trailers are working over points and chunk rock banks. Soft plastic creature baits in watermelon or black/blue drew strikes on the flooded timber edges. Topwaters like walking baits still get blowups during the warmest part of the day, especially over submerged grass. If you’re targeting walleye, pull deep-diving crankbaits or vertical jig with silver spoons along humps and main lake points at sunrise. For catfish, cut shad and chicken liver are steady producers, drifted in 20–30 feet at drop-offs. Hot spots right now: - **Chicken Creek:** Bass have moved up on the transitions and gravel points—work those rocks with a jig or slow-rolled spinner. - **Strayhorn Landing:** This arm’s got deeper brush and submerged stumps still holding good crappie and channels; slip bobbers and minnows or small tube jigs are money. - Honorable mention goes to the dam area—when the wind is out of the north, the riprap draws in both bass and walleye. Remember, Tenkiller’s fall scenery is about as good as it gets in Oklahoma. The clarity lets you watch those bass chase right to the boat, and you’ll likely spot an eagle or two along the timbered shorelines. And if you’re new to the area, don’t pass up a local’s advice—folks in Tahlequah and the state park marinas are a This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.