| Lake Eufaula is a fisherman's paradise, with over | | | | smaller bait fish. Bait fish hang out around cover |
| 600 miles of shoreline, there's plenty of cover for | | | | for two basic reasons: food and safety. |
| fish to hide in. The shoreline ranges from vast | | | | Therefore, bass and crappie lurk around cover |
| expanses of sandy beaches to rocky bluffs. In | | | | also, because that's where their food supply is. |
| many areas, trees were left standing when the | | | | Fishing Lake Eufaula is fun and challenging. Finding |
| lake bed was flooded. Any experienced fisherman | | | | the fish isn't too hard, even though there's a lot |
| knows this is perfect cover to find fish. | | | | of cover for them to be hiding in. Knowing that |
| Crappie, white bass, catfish and black bass in the | | | | fish like certain temperature water tells me to |
| lake reach record size. Being more situated in the | | | | look for cover in that temperature range. |
| warmer part of the state, fish have a longer | | | | There's a variety of baits that work for catching |
| 'growing' season. Lakes farther north freeze over | | | | fish. For black bass, plastic bodies, crank and |
| and the fish enter a more dormant, winter cycle. | | | | spinner baits are very popular on Lake Eufaula. |
| Not so on Lake Eufaula. The lake rarely freezes | | | | Crappie are caught on the popular jig with plastic |
| over and this makes for great fishing, even in the | | | | bodies as well as chenelle and feather. Sometimes |
| winter time. | | | | jig size and color makes a difference whether you |
| Three rivers, the North Canadian, South Canadian | | | | catch crappie or not. An 1/8 oz jig is popular and |
| and Deep Fork feed the lake. Basically, the lake is | | | | two color combinations are popular: blue and white |
| considered to be shallow. But the shoreline includes | | | | and black and chartreuse. |
| a lot of brush, flooded willows and stumps. The | | | | Catfish are taken using cut shad for bait. Drifting |
| bottom of the lake bed ranges from rock and | | | | for cats along sand bars is popular method among |
| boulders to sand and mud. | | | | die hard catfisherman. |
| Predator fish, like bass and crappie, feed on | | | | |