Jlp2023 Loc: OK

Jlp living in mcalester. Fish eufaula weekly so I try keep an active eye in most species as well as bait fish. Water temps depths etc can usually provide accurate up to date info. Most of my fishing is for crappie and catfish.

Eufaula Jan 18,2023...fished fresh cut shad on carolina rigs yesterday fir couple hours. Water temps still mid 40s and catfish are roaming everywhere we go in the 12-17ft range in 20-30 for. Best bet right now seems to be slip corking cut shad 15ft and or drifting flats. Shad catches this week show tons of baby threading balled up in large numbers in creek channels near shallows. Shad spawn occurred, no kill off so with some cold weather and fair winds tgey should start haunti g deep holes in large #s....

Crappie roaming and stuck on timber but honestly not deep eitger yet, most coming from 5ft or less....

Lakes still around 4ft low so be careful, absolute tons of rock sandbags treetops and rocks and brush that normally are deep but right now just at hull depth...odwc has placed more floating indicators out while lakes down tgis way.

OK John Loc: Oklahoma City,OK

Welcome to the Fishing Stage and thank you for the report. I rarely fish Eufaula and am even less likely with the water down. Good info.

RobDawg Loc: Stigler Oklahoma

I live in Stigler so eufaula is one of the closer areas to me .. look forward to your reports brother

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

Hello & welcome jlp. I've fished Eufaula many times over the years & consider it probably Oklahoma's best crappie lake. Good catfish too. Lake Tenkiller is only a few minutes from my home & I can be on Fort Gibson lake in under 30 minutes so those 2 lakes get most of my fishing business. The older I get the closer to home I fish. My fishing buddy & I usually fish Eufaula's heated marinas in the winter for crappie but my good friend's prostate cancer has him far too ill to fish. i'm afraid
he's baited his last hook. Good luck on Eufaula. Watch the weather as Eufaula can get extremely dangerous fast.

Richardtrahan Loc: Oklahoma

Great content I just joined up got a air bnb for mid march near bug tussle never fished there before but have been to crowder point in years past

Barfish

Am looking at eufaula right now have fished it for 30 years!!! Will help if I can !!!

Richardtrahan Loc: Oklahoma

Yes sir I'll take any advice I can! I was looking at fish Creek on google earth it looks like a place I'd like to do some doodle socking at 🤔what's your thoughts

Barfish

Yes fish creek is loaded with crappies have not fished it in a good while but only because i have a g_zillion fish out my front door!!! Tons of trees excellent wood knocking and jig fishing live minnows with number 2hook split shot fished with slip float or with out in 8to10 feet of water water is cool run and gun when you find a fish work area!! Lots of Bass to giant catfish also in fish creek!!!

Richardtrahan Loc: Oklahoma

That is awesome great information sir thank you !!! I don't have a boat I jig out of a float tube my other concern is can I get to it in a truck like at the mouth of fish creek?

Barfish

Yes you can but it is hard to explain the best way is to come out bucks of gains creek road when you get to giant hill take road to left before you go up it: it is only road there it called lis called lawmans road keep going it's not too far keep following stay left it is the only way you can go you will see dirt roads leading up into fish creek don't get stuck it is not really that that far up to fish creek we had cool front and rain but it is clear now am looking at lake loright now has settled down if you have any questions you can reply don't want to run my head to much but love fishing!!!!!

Richardtrahan Loc: Oklahoma

Thank you sir that's really great directions I'll find it for sure or get stuck trying lol hopefully the roads won't be to bad when I get there in march sure am excited !

Barfish

Yes also if you don't want to mess with fish creek then come on up the big hill to bucks of gains creek there is a boat ramp it's the only one here you can catch crappie with minnows and slip float right off the bank right beside that boat ramp also that cove is kick ass as spring kick's in !!!! Good luck!!!!

Richardtrahan Loc: Oklahoma

Well funny you should say that because the place I'm gonna to be staying at in on vertone rd in that cove area I think you're talking about? the house literally backs up to the cove I was thinking it would be good right out my back door 😁