Thread: Lake Overholser

My friend was slaughtering them in the creek that runs along the lake to the East side of it last October.

I've never really fished this lake other than one time. Are the crappie good in size???

Ive tried the river your talking about and never had any luck. I usually have good luck in the main lake on the west and sw sides, but only during the spawn. as far as size goes youll catch 10 8" for every 1 thats 10" plus but ive caught quite a few in the 12-14 range over the past few years.

Yeah that's the problem with OKC area lakes. This year I'm making the drive to bigger crappie producing waters. I about shipped my pants seeing the 2 lb + crappies at winter camp!

haha yeah I havent caught anything over about 14 out of there. lots of smaller ones for sure. I may have to try the river again. Thanks

Nip, was it the size of the crappie at winter camp or the combo of chili, skeeter and firewood? 😆

You can get them in the winter off the dock on the West side, but it's pretty much hit and miss, and you are more likely to get a mess of sandies. We usually hit the riprap on the east side during the spawn. Some years, we have killed 'em, including some 2- 2 1/2 pounders, but that's a rare year. About ten-twelve years ago, my friend Ken hooked a monster that was under a projecting concrete slab, where we had caught a lot of very nice fish. He thought it was a largemouth bass when he first hooked it, but as he pulled it onto the slab, he and my other friend, Bryan, could see it was a crappie. Of course, the line broke, and the fish was gone. Ken could sometimes exaggerate and he said it was at least three and a half. Bryan usually could guess weights very accurately, and he said it had to be five pounds. I suggested that it probably WAS a bass, but they said no. We fished that slab every day for the next two weeks or so, but got nothing over two.
Some years, the best bite is at the East side boat ramp or at the south end of the bay in front of it.
Also, there are a couple of guys who go up the river, one in a kayak and one in boat. They always come back with a nice stringer, but are secretive about just how far up they go.