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Lake Tenkiller Fishing Report June 11, 2025 - Bass, Crappie, and Catfish Bites
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Artificial Lure here with your Lake Tenkiller fishing report for June 11, 2025. Today’s shaping up to be classic mid-June on the lake: sunrise hit at 6:04 AM, sunset’s set for 8:34 PM, so you’ve got a long window to chase some feisty fish. Weather-wise, it’s partly cloudy and muggy with air temps climbing into the mid-80s, and a steady southeast wind blowing eight to twelve miles an hour—perfect for keeping a little chop on the water and making those bite-windows pop. Water levels are running about a foot above normal but holding steady, and water temps are hovering close to 72 degrees with a good stain in the coves, clearing up along the main points.
Fish activity’s buzzing across Tenkiller right now. Early mornings have been hot for both largemouth and smallmouth bass, especially on rocky main lake points and along brushy channel swings. Medium-diving crankbaits and Ned rigs in green pumpkin or shad have been the ticket, and if you’ve got some breeze, bust out a bladed jig or spinnerbait and run it along the flooded shoreline brush—bass have been knocking them hard, especially just after first light. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife reports that spotted bass are mixed in too, holding tight to wood and hitting plastics and spinnerbaits. That chatter about flipping bushes for largemouth remains solid; just work those bushes early before the sun pushes fish deeper.
Crappie remains fair, with both black and white slabs coming off brush piles and docks. The bite’s best off the deeper brush in 15-20 feet, and they’re hitting hair jigs and minnows. For gear, a 6-foot dock shooter with 6-pound line and a Bobby Garland pearl white or similar small tube will put fish in the boat. More crappie action gets rolling as the sun warms up, just hang on the brush and move if you’re not getting bites.
Catfish are making a decent showing, mainly blues and channels, with a few flatheads in the mix. Cut shad, chicken liver, and stinkbait are proven baits, especially around the channel swings and creek mouths. With the lake a bit up and some color in the water, soaking baits along the edges of current seams is a good bet.
Hotspots to check out include the bluffy main lake points just north of Chicken Creek for early-morning bass, and the deep brush piles near Strayhorn Landing for quality crappie. Don’t overlook the flats near Snake Creek if you’re after cats; drift cut bait or fish tight to cover for a bite.
No tide to worry about here on Tenkiller, but keep an eye out for floating debris after recent rains. Boat ramps are open and traffic’s moderate.
That wraps your Lake Tenkiller report for June 11. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for the latest local updates! This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Fish activity’s buzzing across Tenkiller right now. Early mornings have been hot for both largemouth and smallmouth bass, especially on rocky main lake points and along brushy channel swings. Medium-diving crankbaits and Ned rigs in green pumpkin or shad have been the ticket, and if you’ve got some breeze, bust out a bladed jig or spinnerbait and run it along the flooded shoreline brush—bass have been knocking them hard, especially just after first light. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife reports that spotted bass are mixed in too, holding tight to wood and hitting plastics and spinnerbaits. That chatter about flipping bushes for largemouth remains solid; just work those bushes early before the sun pushes fish deeper.
Crappie remains fair, with both black and white slabs coming off brush piles and docks. The bite’s best off the deeper brush in 15-20 feet, and they’re hitting hair jigs and minnows. For gear, a 6-foot dock shooter with 6-pound line and a Bobby Garland pearl white or similar small tube will put fish in the boat. More crappie action gets rolling as the sun warms up, just hang on the brush and move if you’re not getting bites.
Catfish are making a decent showing, mainly blues and channels, with a few flatheads in the mix. Cut shad, chicken liver, and stinkbait are proven baits, especially around the channel swings and creek mouths. With the lake a bit up and some color in the water, soaking baits along the edges of current seams is a good bet.
Hotspots to check out include the bluffy main lake points just north of Chicken Creek for early-morning bass, and the deep brush piles near Strayhorn Landing for quality crappie. Don’t overlook the flats near Snake Creek if you’re after cats; drift cut bait or fish tight to cover for a bite.
No tide to worry about here on Tenkiller, but keep an eye out for floating debris after recent rains. Boat ramps are open and traffic’s moderate.
That wraps your Lake Tenkiller report for June 11. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for the latest local updates! This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.