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Skiatook Lake Fishing Report

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

A 10,190-acre Corps lake on Hominy Creek in the Osage Hills, with hybrid striped bass, three black bass species and crappie.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Flow
3 cfs
Air / High
79 / 79 F
Wind
SSE 12 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 07176950, 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.

Skiatook Lake lines up a genuinely fishable day across the board. The inflow gauge reads 5.42 ft, easing 0.22 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 12 mph, steady pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 79. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:01 AM-12:01 PM and 10:29 PM-12:29 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Striped bassExcellent

Use electronics to find shad schools in open water, and watch for birds working over bait.

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.

Smallmouth bassGood

Post-spawn and summer feeding: cover rock, wood and current breaks with crankbaits, jigs and tubes, and use live crayfish, minnows or hellgrammites where bait is the plan.

WalleyeGood

Summer pattern: nightcrawlers and leeches on rigs or jigs near bottom, trolled crankbaits to find scattered fish, and the shallows after dark in clear lakes.

CrappieFair

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

Hybrid striped bassFair

Look for shad on flats with timber near creek channels and on windblown points; cast jigs and swimbaits where fish break the surface.

Tomorrow: Similar at 81 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 Hominy Creek near Hominy (inflow).

Gauge height, last 30 days

USGS gauge 07176950.

5.325.545.765.42 ft09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp79 F
High / Low79 / 53 F
WindSSE 12-15 mph
Pressure1018.5 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain2% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:39 / 18:37
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 Skiatook Lake this week

The best day on Skiatook Lake this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 5 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 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
10:01 AM-12:01 PM and 10:29 PM-12:29 AM
Minor period
4:24 AM-5:24 AM
Sun
07:39 to 18:37
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 12 mph
Rain chance
0%

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

Species guide

The species that matter on Skiatook Lake: 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.

Striped bass illustration

Striped bass

Best: spring and fall inland; on the coast, during the seasonal migrations

The largest of the temperate basses, a sea-run fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts that now also lives in reservoirs across much of the country after hatchery stocking. Inland, it follows schools of shad and herring through open water. Use electronics to find shad schools in open water, and watch for birds working over bait.

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.

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.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: spring and fall, when bigger fish come shallow

A bronze-brown black bass of clear, cool streams and rocky lakes, with dark vertical bars instead of a side stripe. Michigan DNR says its southeastern coast, from Port Huron to Lake Erie, is known nationally for both the size and the number of its smallmouth. Post-spawn and summer feeding: cover rock, wood and current breaks with crankbaits, jigs and tubes, and use live crayfish, minnows or hellgrammites where bait is the plan.

Hybrid striped bass illustration

Hybrid striped bass

Best: the spring shad spawn and fall; summer at dawn and dusk

A hatchery cross of striped bass and white bass, also called wiper or palmetto bass, stocked by state agencies into reservoirs and rivers as a sport fish that also eats gizzard shad. Schools roam open water after shad. Look for shad on flats with timber near creek channels and on windblown points; cast jigs and swimbaits where fish break the surface.

Walleye illustration

Walleye

Best: spring and late fall, around dawn, dusk and night

A cool-water perch of large lakes, reservoirs and rivers whose reflective eyes are built for low light, so it feeds most at night and in murky water. The Missouri Department of Conservation ranks it among the continent's most important freshwater game fish. Summer pattern: nightcrawlers and leeches on rigs or jigs near bottom, trolled crankbaits to find scattered fish, and the shallows after dark in clear lakes.

When to come: the Skiatook Lake 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
Striped bass
Catfish (blue, channel)
Crappie
Smallmouth bass
Hybrid striped bass
Walleye
SlowPeak

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 Skiatook Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Striped bass led the card at excellent. High of 80 F, wind to 8 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 77 F, wind to 8 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 75 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 fishing license. Skiatook Lake: striped bass and striped bass hybrids 5 per day combined, only 2 may be 20 in. or longer (ODWC). Statewide (updated Sept 17, 2026): largemouth/smallmouth 6 combined, only 1 over 16 in.; spotted bass no limit; crappie 37; walleye/sauger/saugeye 6, 14-in. minimum.

Access

Corps areas with courtesy docks: Bull Creek Peninsula, Hominy Landing, Osage Park, Skiatook Point, Tall Chief Cove, Twin Points; Cross Timbers and Crystal Bay marinas.

About this water

A 10,190-acre Corps of Engineers lake with 187 miles of shoreline on Hominy Creek, Osage County, Oklahoma, impounded in 1984.

Fishing Skiatook Lake: the full guide

The lake

Skiatook Lake impounds Hominy Creek at river mile 14.3, about 5 miles west of Skiatook in Osage County. The Corps began construction in January 1974 and impoundment began on October 31, 1984. ODWC gives it 10,190 surface acres and 187 miles of shoreline, and the Corps describes gentle hills of blackjack and post oak with tallgrass prairie, and steep bluffs along the shore.

Fish

The Corps lists largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye, black and white crappie, channel catfish and several sunfish. ODWC sets a lake-specific rule for striped bass and their hybrids: five a day combined, only two of them 20 inches or longer. The Corps publishes the locations of its brush piles.

Parks and ramps

Corps-managed areas with courtesy docks include Bull Creek Peninsula, Hominy Landing, Osage Park, Skiatook Point, Tall Chief Cove and Twin Points, and Tall Chief Cove and Twin Points also have swimming beaches and reservable campsites. Cross Timbers Marina and Crystal Bay Marina are run by others, and a five-mile trail links the spillway with Cross Timbers Marina.

Common questions

Does Skiatook have stripers?

The Corps lists hybrid striped bass. ODWC's lake rule allows five striped bass and hybrids a day combined, with no more than two 20 inches or longer.

Which black bass live here?

Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, according to the Corps. Oklahoma sets no limit on spotted bass and allows six largemouth and smallmouth combined, only one over 16 inches.

Where can I launch?

At Corps areas such as Tall Chief Cove, Twin Points, Bull Creek Peninsula, Osage Park, Skiatook Point and Hominy Landing, or at the Cross Timbers and Crystal Bay marinas.

Is fishing good at Skiatook Lake 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

Keystone Lake17 miOologah Lake32 miSooner Lake49 miKaw Lake51 miLake Hudson55 miFort Gibson Lake61 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 07176950 β€” Hominy Creek near Hominy (inflow)
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 19:00 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 36.3800, -96.1300 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.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 5, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
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 text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 5, 2026; anything that could not be verified was 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.

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