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Robert S Kerr Reservoir Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

An Arkansas River navigation pool: Kerr holds crappie, catfish and current in eastern Oklahoma.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Gauge
60.82 ft
Air / High
82 / 82 F
Wind
ESE 8 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 07194555, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Robert S Kerr Reservoir offers the kind of conditions this water was made for. The gauge reads 60.82 ft, up 0.87 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind ESE around 8 mph, steady pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 82. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:56 AM-11:56 AM and 10:24 PM-12:24 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Largemouth bassGood

The main feeding season after the spawn: work moving baits along weed edges, points and wood, and follow up with a soft plastic where a fish swirls.

Catfish (blue, channel)Good

Spawning season from late May into summer: Iowa DNR suggests drifting bait under a float along riprap and snags where males guard nests in cavities.

CrappieFair

Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

White bassFair

Summer and early fall schooling season over open water; follow the shad, and try live bait on the bottom at night.

Tomorrow: Similar at 84 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Oklahoma requires a fishing licence from age 18, from $31.00 for residents. What a Oklahoma licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing largemouth bass here? Check the size and bag limits with ODWC before you keep anything. The season dates for Oklahoma, read off the agency, are on the Oklahoma seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from Arkansas River at Gore, OK.

Gauge height, last 30 days

USGS gauge 07194555.

60.0760.3960.7060.82 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp82 F
High / Low82 / 51 F
WindESE 8-10 mph
Pressure1019.3 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:32 / 18:33
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~74 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Robert S Kerr Reservoir this week

The best day on Robert S Kerr Reservoir this week looks like Monday Oct 26, at 5 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Monday, Oct 26 β€” excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
9:56 AM-11:56 AM and 10:24 PM-12:24 AM
Minor period
4:18 AM-5:18 AM
Sun
07:32 to 18:33
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 9 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Robert S Kerr Reservoir: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: the spring pre-spawn and the fall feed

A warm-water sunfish of lakes, reservoirs, ponds and slow river backwaters that holds tight to cover: weeds, logs, rock ledges and docks. In Texas, TPWD surveys rank it "by far" the freshwater fish anglers most want to catch. The main feeding season after the spawn: work moving baits along weed edges, points and wood, and follow up with a soft plastic where a fish swirls.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: the spring spawn; summer around docks, brush and the thermocline

Two slab-sided panfish, the white crappie and the black crappie, that gather around submerged timber, brush piles, docks and bridge pilings in lakes, reservoirs and slow river backwaters. Texas Parks and Wildlife counts crappie as the state's most popular panfish. Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Year-round, best at dusk and after dark

Three big catfish share most of the country's rivers and reservoirs: the channel catfish, the most widespread; the blue catfish, the largest; and the flathead, which hunts live fish. All feed mostly on or near the bottom. Spawning season from late May into summer: Iowa DNR suggests drifting bait under a float along riprap and snags where males guard nests in cavities.

White bass illustration

White bass

Best: the spring run up the tributaries, then summer surface schools

A silvery temperate bass of rivers and large reservoirs, also called sand bass, that schools in open water after shad and runs up tributaries to spawn in early spring. Summer and early fall schooling season over open water; follow the shad, and try live bait on the bottom at night.

When to come: the Robert S Kerr Reservoir calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Largemouth bass
Crappie
Catfish (blue, channel)
White bass
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 74 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~74 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Robert S Kerr Reservoir today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Largemouth bass led the card at good. High of 83 F, wind to 6 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Largemouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 81 F, wind to 7 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Largemouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 79 F, wind to 9 mph.

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Before you go

License

Oklahoma requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Oklahoma license. Crappie, catfish and bass limits per current ODWC regulations.

Access

Corps ramps and parks around the reservoir; tailwater access at the locks and dams.

About this water

A 42,000-acre Arkansas River navigation pool, Sequoyah, Haskell and Le Flore counties, Oklahoma.

Fishing Robert S Kerr Reservoir: the full guide

A river pool

Robert S. Kerr Reservoir covers about 42,000 acres on the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma, a navigation pool of the McClellan-Kerr system rather than a conventional lake. Barge traffic uses the channel, current moves through, and the fishing follows the river: crappie, blue and flathead catfish, largemouth bass, white bass and, seasonally, striped bass.

Crappie and catfish

Crappie stack the brush, timber and the countless dikes and revetments, with spring and fall the peaks. Blue and flathead catfish grow large in the fertile river water, taking cut and live bait along the channel edges and in the deeper holes. The tailwaters at the locks and dams concentrate fish and produce consistently.

Bass and current

Largemouth relate to the backwaters, dikes and any wood, with current position governing where they hold: when water moves, fish stack on the upstream sides of structure. White bass school in the open river and run the tributaries in spring. Water levels and clarity change quickly with upstream rain.

Sequoyah County logistics

Corps ramps and parks serve the reservoir, with Sallisaw and Webbers Falls the nearby towns. Barge traffic demands respect: stay clear of the sailing line and quarter their wakes. Interstate 40 runs alongside. The reservoir sees less recreational pressure than Oklahoma’s clear-water lakes, which suits the anglers who fish it.

Common questions

Is it a lake or a river?

A navigation pool: it fishes like the river it is, with current, dikes and barge traffic all part of the equation.

Where do crappie hold?

The brush, timber and the dikes and revetments along the channel, with spring and fall the best windows.

Is barge traffic a problem?

Only if ignored: stay clear of the sailing line and use the current they stir as feeding edges.

Is fishing good at Robert S Kerr Reservoir right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Tenkiller Ferry Lake22 miIllinois River39 miFort Gibson Lake43 miMulberry River52 miLake Eufaula56 miLake Hudson66 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 07194555 β€” Arkansas River at Gore, OK
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 18:45 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 35.3600, -94.7800 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written guide was drafted with AI assistance. Unlike our newer pages, it does not yet list the official pages its facts were checked against: that audit is under way, and anything it cannot verify will be taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

Readings refresh on a 30-minute window. The full method, with every figure and its source, is on how our reports are made. Something wrong here? Tell us and it goes in the log with the date.