Throughout the lake, brushy areas whose depths range between 3 and 14 feet are known to harbor crappie. Classic crappie offerings like small minnows, brightly colored jigs and soft plastics are favored by Texoma’s angling community.

Some of my favorite spots on the lake are Little Glasses, Buncombe Creek, Alberta Creek, Soldier Creek, and Catfish Bay. One of my favorite methods there is night-fishing with minnows beneath any of the lake’s bridges. Employing a bright light attracts baitfish, which in turn lure in crappie, all congregating beneath the illumination. The results can be fast and furious. Anglers are required to adhere to a limit of 15 daily, with a minimum length limit of 10 inches.

LAST CAST
Well, there you have it -- a run-down of some of the top lakes statewide. There are a number of great lakes that space prohibited mentioning like Waurika, Oologah, Chickasha, Foss, Canton, Guthrie, Liberty, Carl Blackwell, R.C. Longmire, Bell Cow, and Broken Bow -- just to name a few. Actually, the lakes in the state that don’t hold good numbers of crappie are few.

So remember: May’s great for filling your ice chest with a limit of crappie.