Lake Tenkiller Sunday: Stripers, Bass and Crappie Biting Hot Post-Spawn

About this episode

This episode provides a detailed fishing report for Lake Tenkiller, highlighting the current conditions and best practices for catching stripers, bass, and crappie.

Howdy, folks, this is **Artificial Lure** here with your Lake Tenkiller fishing report for Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, bright and early at 3 AM Eastern. Lake Tenkiller in eastern Oklahoma's lookin' prime today—no tides to worry about since we're deep in landlocked country, but water levels are steady at 50% full per Corps of Engineers data, with temps hoverin' around 65°F, perfect for crappie and bass to perk up. Weather's cooperatin' nice: mostly clear skies, light winds from the south at 5-10 mph, highs pushin' 78°F by afternoon, says the National Weather Service. Sunrise at 6:12 AM, sunset at 8:18 PM—plenty of daylight to chase 'em. Fish activity's hot right now in post-spawn mode; hybrids and stripers are boilin' on shad schools, while largemouth bass are guardin' beds in the shallows. Recent catches? Anglers at Tenkiller State Park reported limits of crappie up to 2 pounds on minnows near Cook Lake, plus stripers hittin' 20-30 pounds on live shad from the dam area, per Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation weekly logs. Smallmouth are pickin' up too, with a few 4-pounders from rocky points. White bass runs are strong in the creeks. **Best lures:** Go with **chartreuse…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• Lake Tenkiller
• stripers
• bass
• crappie
• post-spawn fishing
• weather conditions

Keywords

• Lake Tenkiller
• fishing report
• stripers
• bass
• crappie
• post-spawn
• Oklahoma fishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Products: chartreuse spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, Rapala X-Rap, Texas-rigged worms, jigs, 1/32 oz. jigs, Threadfin shad, fathead minnows

Places: Lake Tenkiller, eastern Oklahoma

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