Use bait such as carp, cut shad, large minnows, and crayfish on jug lines and trotlines. Flathead Catfish Flathead catfish can be found near submerged logs, drift piles, and other cover in large streams, rivers, and impoundments. Anglers should use live bait or fresh cut bait. Anglers can use a rod and reel, but most flatheads are caught on trotlines or throwlines. Bluegill Found throughout Oklahoma due to widespread stocking.
Adults prefer deep water during the day and shallow areas at night and in the early morning.
Anglers can use any small bait such as poppers, flies, spinners, worms, crickets, grasshoppers, and insect larvae. Green Sunfish Found in a variety of waters from small creeks to large reservoirs. Tolerates a wide range of temperatures and oxegon levels. Will chase lures almost as big as they are. Use a flyrod with small poppers or flies when fish are spawning.