STATE FISHING LAKES
BARBER STATE FISHING LAKE-LOWER Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Largemouth Bass Poor not legal size Variety of baits
Slow for all species Fair
Walleye Good small fish


BARBER STATE FISHING LAKE-UPPER Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Slow for all species Poor


CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair 10'' to 15'' Around feeders on dough bait and stink bait
Largemouth Bass Fair 12 Crank baits and plastic worms fished around shoreline structure including floating and submerged brush.
White Bass Fair 6 - 10 Small jigs, small crankbaits


FINNEY COUNTY - CONCANNON LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Bullheads Fair 6 Worms and liver fished on the bottom.
Carp Fair 10 - 15 Worms, corn, prepared carp dough balls
Channel catfish Poor Dough bait, prepared bait, and worms
Largemouth bass Poor 10 - 12 Plastic worms, crank baits


FINNEY SANDPIT Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair Chicken liver, nightcrawlers


FINNEY STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 08/30/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill Poor Worms
Channel catfish Poor Up to 4 pounds Worms, stink bait, and liver
Largemouth bass Poor small, 10 - 12" Crankbaits, spinnerbaits and minnows.


FORD STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair 1 to 5 lbs Stink baits, cut bait and chicken livers. Fair to good around the fish feeders. Lake is scheduled for a channel cat stocking on 8/11/00.
Largemouth bass Fair 10 Spinner baits, buzz baits and plastic worms along the shoreline and riprap.


GOODMAN STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair 1 to 3lbs Liver, stinkbait and worms. Reports are that we have had a channel catfish fishkill that has resulted in the loss of around 60+ fish in the 2 - 5 lb. range. Oxygen shortage is the suspect.
Largemouth bass Fair Up to 4 pounds Topwater baits and spinnerbaits early in the morning


HAIN STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair 1 - 2lbs Liver and stink bait. Lake is full and muddy.
Largemouth Bass Poor 10 - 15 in Slow. Lake is full and muddy which has made bass fishing difficult.


HAMILTON STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
None Poor Lake is dry. No fishing.


HODGEMAN STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
None Poor Lake is either near dry or dry. Was opened to public salvage earlier.


KIOWA STATE FISHING LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Slow for all species Poor


MEADE STATE LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair No good reports but should be able to catch fish around the feeders using prepared catfish baits, especially mornings and evenings or at night.
Largemouth bass Poor Try using plastic worms around brushpiles wornings and evenings. Also try buzzbaits along the shore and edge of cattails.
Most species Poor


SCOTT STATE LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill and Redear Fair Worms
Channel catfish Fair 1 - 4 lbs. Worms, liver and stink bait any time of day. Try around the fish feeders during early morning, evening and at night. Hot weather makes daytime fishing tough.
Largemouth bass Fair under 15 inches Spinnerbaits and crankbaits

COMMUNITY LAKES

CIMMARON NATIONAL GRASSLANDS PITS Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
channel catfish Fair grasshoppers, chicken liver, nightcrawlers


COLDWATER LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair 12 Standard catfish baits such as stink baits, cut baits, and chicken liver.


JETMORE CITY LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Bluegill and Redear Fair Night crawlers and flies
Channel catfish Fair Cut bait and liver at night
Largemouth bass Fair Up to 5 pounds Zara Spooks and chugger type baits early in the morning off of points.
Wiper Fair Up to 10 pounds Live bait (bluegill) fished on the bottom


LAKE CHARLES - DCCC Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Slow for all species Poor


PRATT COUNTY LAKE Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel Catfish Fair 10 - 14in traditional catfish baits
Largemouth Bass Fair 10 - 12in crankbaits, plastic worms, spinners


VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK-GREAT BEND Last Updated: 09/20/2000
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, & Location
Channel catfish Fair Chicken liver, nightcrawlers