Thread: Ft. Gibson report

Thanks for the post JC. I will be in Wagoner this weekend to visit family. My brother and I plan on going up to Mazie and hitting the river for some sandbass and then maybe some crappie in the creeks. Crappie should be moving up in the shallows by the boatdocks out at Toppers soon!

Sandies are up there look at spring creek for sure

Water temp. at Ft. Gibson 56f at 5ft. depth lake level 2 ft. up. Did some fiahing yesterday got a few nibbles but no fish. Next week things should perk up for the spawn here on gibson.

Yesterday, water 61, last week was 63. Last week a foot high yesterday 3 to 4 inches low and falling! Cleaned 8 good ones turned a 15 1/2" back.
A friend went up the river only took 37 Sandies home because his livewell lid wouldn't close. He said they were the biggest he has ever caught.
JB

Last week from Wen. to Sun. pulled 38 crappie from the lake fishing 3Ft. deep. don't know what the water temp. is. Most of the crappie were male with a few female's. fished about 3 hour's each day mainly from 9A.M. to a little after noon. Useing minnow's and jig's. jigs were blue/white, gray/speckle silver,and char./black.

Decided to run to Toppers area of Fort Gibson today instead of the longer drive to Eufaula. As it turned out, we should have drove further and fished Eufaula!

Water temp was perfect, 61 to 68. Water had a slight stain. Fished everything from 1ft to 15 ft and never got a bite. Fished rock and shale banks and some brush when we could find it.

It appeared that the lake is down as much of the brush is high and dry.

We were pushing jigs and minnows. Tried all colors of jigs without no crappie for our efforts.

We did catch 6 undersized Black Bass and 1 small but ferocious Bluegill. That little bad boy attacked that 2" Yum Beavertail like he owned it! It was nearly as big as he was!

As if to add salt to the wound, as we were pulling out of Toppers ramp, I noticed a pickup and boat in the driveway of the house across the road from the ramp. The gentleman was cleaning crappie. I stopped, rolled down the window and asked if he'd caught them today.

He said "Yes" and I asked how deep and he said;

"We went to Eufaula, they're biting like crazy down there now"

His wife added "We never have any luck on Crappie here!"

My Wife and I had a good laugh over that one!

I've caught some nice slabs below the dam, just never consistently.

Well I was working today Okie Don, So that doesnt sound too bad!:D