Bassin’ is an Oklahoma staple. Largemouth bass are ambush predators that like to hide in brush, rock piles, grass or any other type of structure that provides good cover.
Casting live bait or artificial lures and flies toward these types of areas will yield the best results. Keep your lure or bait small in size, less than 3-inches. Check out this episode to get some tips and tricks from the pros!
In addition to being delicious, bass in the best eater-size range are also fairly easy to catch. They inhabit shallow structure and cover near the bank looking for easy meals like bugs, invertebrates and small bait fish. Areas such as coves, marinas, rocky or woody banks are ideal fishing locations, making access to this resource available to all.
The Super Sunfish
Sunfish are the “everywhere fish.” Found in all of the state’s water, there are a multitude of different species, but the most encountered by anglers are bluegill, redear, green and long-ear sunfish.
Did you know that smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass are in the sunfish family? Crappie, are too!
Like bass and crappie, sunfish are ambush predators that prefer dense cover and structure. They are most often found and caught along weedy, grassy, woody and/or rocky shorelines from April – October.
This episode is all about panfish, the perfect catch for beginners and seasoned anglers alike. Special guest Heather Del Moral, Communication and Education technician for the Wildlife Department breaks down what makes these feisty fish so fun and easy to reel in. Plus, she’ll share her go-to tactics for a successful day on the water.
