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CENTRAL Check out the new lake record striped bass  hybrid caught at Hudson Lake. It was caught on March 4  and weighed 20.5 lbs. and was 31.25 inches long. For more information go to  wildlifedepartment.com Arcadia: March 10. Elevation normal. Channel catfish fair to good on punch bait and chicken liver around points and flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs suspended early morning and midday. Carp good on hotdogs. Report by Chance Whiteley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County. Arcadia: March 12. Elevation normal, water 46 and muddy. All fishing fair. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8-12 ft. along shorelines and docks early morning. Bass fair. Catfish fair on cut bait. Report submitted by Sheila Hutton, gate attendant.   Overholser: March 11. Elevation below normal. Catfish fair on night crawlers and cut shad. Report submitted by David Rempe, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County. Thunderbird: March 9. Elevation 7 1/3 ft. below no...

CENTRAL Arcadia: February 25. Elevation 3/4 ft. above normal, water semi-clear. Channel catfish good on dough bait at 15 ft. around the northeast cove in mornings. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. around south enclosed docks at midday. Report by Linnie Mason, gate attendant. The walleye spawn is on at Broken Bow Lake,  for more details see the full report below.  It's a great time to get out there and see  if you can beat the current lake record. The current record was caught on September 29, 2011  and weighed in at 8.3 lbs. and was 28 inches long.  Visit  wildlifedepartment.com  for more information. Hefner: February 26. Elevation below normal and rising, water 44-47 and murky to muddy. White bass fair on grubs and gay blades at 2-5 ft. at the dam and water intake. Striped bass hybrids fair on jigs and grubs at 2-5 ft. at the dam and water intake. Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait and punch bait at the dam and wa...

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) CENTRAL Arcadia: August 5. Elevation below normal. Catfish slow to fair on chicken liver, punch bait and live bait after dark. Crappie slow on jigs at 8-12 ft. Report submitted by Chance Whiteley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County. Hefner : August 6. Elevation below normal, water 88-92 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on jigs and topwater lures at 5-20 ft. along rocky shorelines early. Smallmouth bass slow on jigs at 8-20 ft. along rocky shorelines. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on jigs and sassy shad at 5-15 ft. on the west side of the lake. Channel catfish fair on punch bait and shad at 12-20 ft. along the dam. Blue catfish fair on cut shad at 20 ft. along the dam. Crappie slow on jigs and roadrunners at 20 ft. along the dam. Walleye slow trolling crankbaits at 8-14 ft. and drifting night crawlers at 12-20 ft. around long points and the dam. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle. Overholser : August 6. Ele...