Fishing Report For Lake Thunderbird, OK
By Rick Seaman
January 17, 2025
Fishing Reports
Popular Fish Species Lake Thunderbird, OK
Channel Catfish

The fact there is a 15-fish per day on limit channel catfish here signals how healthy the population is. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation report that fish, mussels, snails, insects, and crayfish are among the primary food sources for channel catfish. Nightcrawlers, cut bait, shrimp and prepared baits are easy, and proven effective. Fishing for channel catfish is often productive around any kind of structure. Submerged road beds, creek channels and rocky points are all good places to begin. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig setup. C.J.'s Punch Bait is available at Bass Pro Shops.
Largemouth Bass

According to reports by the Oklahoma DWC, largemouth bass are the most sought-after game fish in Oklahoma. Lake Thunderbird has a hearty population of largemouth, and fishing can range from slow to quite good at times. One of my favorite way to locate bass is with a mid-range crankbait, like the Rapala DT-6, fishing points, rocky banks and gravel bed shorelines.
White Crappie


Crappie fishing reports have been quite good from the last week of March to the middle of April at Lake Thunderbird, as crappie move into shallower coves to spawn. Clear Creek bay and the Hog Creek area are reportedly a good place to begin your search for crappie. Brush piles, wood and deep vegetation are all good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4-pound line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In Spring and Fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range.
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Fish species to fish for...
Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, longear sunfish, redear sunfish, white bass, saugeye and spotted gar at Lake Thunderbird in Oklahoma.

Lake Thunderbird is a 5,300-acre reservoir, with over 80 miles of shoreline. There are 2 fishing docks and 1 fishing pier. Fishing for bass, catfish and crappie get good reports from locals who frequent the lake. Saugeye, white bass and sunfish fishing is decent as well.
Primary fish species residing in Lake Thunderbird
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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired bass tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".

Contact Information
Lake Thunderbird
Calypso Cove Marina
100 Calypso Cove Ave.
Norman, OK 73026
405 360-9846
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Lake Thunderbird is a great destination for crappie, catfish, bass, saugeye, and sunfish fishing in central Oklahoma.