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I agree with rednchartreuse. My best year ever on Eufaula was about 5-6 years a go when it was 5 feet low. We absolutely caught them like crazy during the spawn. Last year was a close second, but not as good as when it was low. If it stays low I know where I am going to be fishing during the spawn and it is not Oologah.
Odie
Bite may be picking up around here, got a report about some of my fishing buddies here in Arrowhead Estates,
catching 7-8 apiece in less than one hour fishing off one of the boat docks by our ramp. Doesn't sound like a lot, but considering how slow its been, its a great improvement.
I didn't get the lowdown on the sort of bait they were using, got this report from a wife of one of my friends.:)
That's right Deerhunterodie and rednchartreuse those low water years were awesome. The fishing was absolutely fast and furious. The only problem is that places to launch the boat become skim.
Alright I am going to fire up the board a little! I fished Saturday and Sunday. Kept 30 on Saturday and 42 on Sunday! We caught them fishing three different techniques. Spider-rigging minnows, Slow verticle jigging, and Corks and jigs around stumps. The best bite was in 6-8 feet of water fishing 3-4 ft deep. The biggest fish we kept was 2.1lbs. We had several fish that went a 1.25 and bigger. We had to go way up the creek to get out of the wind on Sunday, it was gusting so hard it would about blow my hat off! The water temp went from 33 to 59 degrees in 7 days. When we have those 50-60 degree nights those fish get hungry and start moving! We also tried a night fish pattern Saturday night on I-40, we didn't get a bite! All of the fish were caught on the south end of the lake! I talked to a buddy who was fishing out west and he told me that they had cuaght there fish shallow as well! We didn't kill them this weekend but the bite is picking up! Good fishing! EB
Went out Saturday started fishing about 2:00 in the afternoon with water temps from 49 to 57. Caught a few slow trolling using pole in each hand. Wind picked up so we went up in a neck that didn't have much wind. Anchored boat in 9 ft of water and fished a submerged tree. We ended up catching the majority of our fish here. We slow vertical jigged at 4ft depth. I pitched a cork before leaving up towards the bank and caught one. We finished fishing at 5:20 because of the long boat ride through a stumpy area of the lake. Didn't want to get caught having to navigate through that mess after dark with the wind blowing so hard. Ended the day with 17 and two over 14 inches pushing over 2 with eggs. Guys be careful out on Eufaula the stumps are going to take out some lower units of those people that blow and go.
MrRodBender is right about the stumps! I was idling out to the creek and got a little to close to a point that stuck way out farther than I anticipated. I run my boat almost all the way up on it! I know the lake pretty well and have been guiding without any electronics on the back of my boat, but I am going to have to put something on there due to the lake conditions! Some areas are down right dangerous so please take your time! EB
I fished on Sunday out at Hickory Point. We decided to run the gaunlet and fish close to Bodark Creek. Caught 6 in about 2 hrs all good fish. 9 fow about 3 ft down. Seems as though we got our bites when the sun would come out
Folks here in Arrowhead Estates are catching them from the local boat docks and it appears that the bite is picking up. Spring spawn is just around the corner.:)
Went last Saturday (sorry so late posting). Caught about 30 and kept 16 over 10". Nothing over 1 1/2#. real strange thing, mostly females, and non of them had egg sacs of any size at all. I mean about 1/3 the diameter of a small string bean.
Fished in 10 FOW and found the fish at 6'-7'. Fished down south near Elm Point.
Is mum the word? Where are all the reports for the Big E. The board is usaully going with them this time of year. Have the fishermen on here gotten the lock jaw like the fish do?
Need some info from anyone. Heading for Gaines Creek Thursday, is Hickory Point high and dry or can you still launch there? Plus is it better to go up the creek from Hickory Point or head back out towards the main body from there?