On lakes, top bait choices include live shad, topwater plugs, slabs, spoons and jigs. Fishing for stripers and hybrids can also be good below dams. Surf tackle often is employed to throw heavy jigs and lures. Fishing is best during periods of heavy water discharges. For big striped bass, try fishing the tailwaters and deeper holes downstream of the Arkansas and Red Rivers mainstream reservoirs and dams.
Food carried by the wind currents attract and hold plenty of stripers, as well as bass and catfish.
Lower Illinois River. Cobb, Konawa, Skiatook, Sooner, Tom Steed, Waurika. Environmental conditions can impact fishing, so angling success may vary from the data presented here.