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Lake Tenkiller Fishing Report: Spectacular Bass, Crappie, and Catfish Bites
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago
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Hey there, fellow anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Lake Tenkiller fishing report for Friday, May 16, 2025.
The lake is sitting pretty at about 4 feet above normal level, but it's been stable for a couple weeks now. Water temp is holding around 63-65 degrees with some staining from those heavy rains we had earlier this month. There's still some scattered debris floating around, so keep your eyes peeled when you're zipping across the water.
Bass fishing has been nothing short of spectacular lately! Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass are all hitting like they've got something to prove. They're particularly active around channels, docks, points, and along the shorelines. Your best bets are crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits. I've been having the most luck working points early in the morning with medium-diving crankbaits, then switching to jigs around the docks as the sun gets higher.
Crappie fishing has been mighty good too. Both black and white crappie are biting well around creek channels, docks, and shorelines. They're taking tube jigs and small worms real nice. Ol' Bill Jenkins from Cherokee Landing told me he limited out yesterday using white tube jigs around the docks on the north end.
The catfish aren't being shy either! Blue and channel cats are striking cut bait, hot dogs, shad, and worms. Look for them around creek channels, the main river channel, and shorelines. My buddy Dave caught himself a 15-pounder using stinkbait near the river inlet just yesterday.
For hot spots, I'd recommend trying Sixshooter Creek early morning for some monster bass action. The docks around Chicken Creek have been producing solid crappie catches. And if you're after them whiskerfish, the area where Caney Creek meets the main lake has been catfish central.
Sunrise today was about 6:15 AM and sunset will be around 8:30 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to get your lines wet. We've got a beautiful day ahead with temperatures in the mid-70s and just a light breeze, perfect fishing weather!
Remember to watch for that floating debris, and as we always say here at Lake Tenkiller, "Keep your hook wet and your powder dry!" This is Artificial Lure signing off until next time. Tight lines, friends!
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
The lake is sitting pretty at about 4 feet above normal level, but it's been stable for a couple weeks now. Water temp is holding around 63-65 degrees with some staining from those heavy rains we had earlier this month. There's still some scattered debris floating around, so keep your eyes peeled when you're zipping across the water.
Bass fishing has been nothing short of spectacular lately! Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass are all hitting like they've got something to prove. They're particularly active around channels, docks, points, and along the shorelines. Your best bets are crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits. I've been having the most luck working points early in the morning with medium-diving crankbaits, then switching to jigs around the docks as the sun gets higher.
Crappie fishing has been mighty good too. Both black and white crappie are biting well around creek channels, docks, and shorelines. They're taking tube jigs and small worms real nice. Ol' Bill Jenkins from Cherokee Landing told me he limited out yesterday using white tube jigs around the docks on the north end.
The catfish aren't being shy either! Blue and channel cats are striking cut bait, hot dogs, shad, and worms. Look for them around creek channels, the main river channel, and shorelines. My buddy Dave caught himself a 15-pounder using stinkbait near the river inlet just yesterday.
For hot spots, I'd recommend trying Sixshooter Creek early morning for some monster bass action. The docks around Chicken Creek have been producing solid crappie catches. And if you're after them whiskerfish, the area where Caney Creek meets the main lake has been catfish central.
Sunrise today was about 6:15 AM and sunset will be around 8:30 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to get your lines wet. We've got a beautiful day ahead with temperatures in the mid-70s and just a light breeze, perfect fishing weather!
Remember to watch for that floating debris, and as we always say here at Lake Tenkiller, "Keep your hook wet and your powder dry!" This is Artificial Lure signing off until next time. Tight lines, friends!
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.