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May 7, 2022 News Fishing Report around brush structure, points www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/ and standing timber. Report DENIlakepage.html. Striped On the Road to Success submitted by Dru Polk, game bass good on live shad and NORTHEAST Tenkiller: April 30. Eleva- mouth and along rocks. Re- port submitted by Brayden warden stationed in McCur- shad along channels, coves, tain County. main lake and points. Blue in Rural America tion 11 ft. above normal, wa- Hicks, game warden stationed Eufaula: April 28. Elevation catfish fair on cut bait, dough 1 ft. above normal and rising, bait, goldfish, live shad, punch USDA OP-ED - Rural Oklahoma is a special place that has pow- ter 60 and murky. For current in Blaine County. elevation conditions go to the Foss: May 2. Elevation 3.92 water 61 and murky. For cur- bait, stinkbait and sunfish ered Oklahoma's future since 1907. As you travel our state you rent elevation conditions go to below the dam, along chan- feel the sense of community and responsibility for nurturing US Army Corps of Engineers ft. below normal with gates the next generation of Oklahomans. It’s here that store fronts website at https://www.swt- closed, water mid-60s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- nels, coves, creek channels, and main streets still generate the next big idea for our economy we.usace.army.mil/TENK. clear. For current elevation neers website at https://www. docks, main lake, points and and the next leaders to provide guidance to our future. Unfortu- lakepagehtml. Largemouth conditions go to the U.S. Army swt-we.usace.army.mil/EUFA. river channel, Black crappie nately, many of our rural communities are in decline due to the bass, smallmouth bass and Corps of Engineers website lakepage-html. Largemouth good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, lack of investments in infrastructure and technology. spotted bass fair on Alabama at —_https://www.swt-wc.us- bass, smallmouth and spot- minnows and nymphs around For centuries, rural Americans have been the bedrock of our na- rigs, crankbaits and plastic ace.army.mil/FOSS.lakepage. ted bass fair on crankbaits, brush structure, coves, docks, tion’s economy. Rural America is the source of the food we eat, baits around brush structure, html. Striped bass hybrids fair flukes, jigs and plastic baits points and rocks. Comments: the water we drink and the energy we use. docks, points and shorelines. to good on live bait and lures. around brush structure, creek Fishing this week has been Today, rural communities remain the key to our nation’s suc- White bass good on Alabama Walleye good on worms along channels, inlet and points. good. Striped bass are feed- cess. rigs, crankbaits, small lures the dam. Catfish good on trot- Blue catfish, channel catfish ing on live shad north of the After decades of disinvestment, President Biden is renewing our and tube jigs along creek chan- lines baited with stinkbait and and flathead catfish good on Roosevelt Bridge and west commitment to rural America through the Rural Partners Net- cut bait, goldfish, live bait, near the islands. Blue cats are work and other efforts that place rural Americans at the center nels, flats, main lake and river cut bait. Crappie fair around live shad, shad and shrimp in biting on goldfish and sunfish of our economic rebirth and future. mouth. Black crappie fair on the fish house. Report submit- the main lake, river channel on juglines. Crappie are biting In the last two months, senior leaders in the Biden-Harris Ad- hair jigs, minnows and tube ted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait and river mouth. Black crap- on jigs with PowerBait near ministration embarked on a one-ofa-kind road trip through ru- jigs around brush structure House. pie and white crappie good on brush piles and docks in 4-18 ral America to solidify this covenant with the people. and docks. Report submitted Fort Supply: May 2. El- hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small ft. of water. Report submitted ‘They visited small towns and rural communities across the coun by Cody Youngblood, game evation normal, water 60 and lures and spoons around brush by Garrett Beam, game warden try to listen, learn and hear from the people themselves how his- warden stationed in Cherokee clear. For current elevation toric levels of federal funding can best assist their communities. structure, creek channels and stationed in Bryan County. ‘The Building a Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour is part County. conditions go to the U.S. Army docks. Report submitted by SOUTHWEST of the effort to refocus the nation’s attention on the value and Webbers Falls: May 3. El- Corps of Engineers website Jake Rowland, game warden Altus-Lugert: May 1. Eleva- evation normal, water 65 and at https://www.swt-we.us- importance of rural people and places. stationed in McIntosh County. tion 27 ft. below normal, wa- Under the leadership of President Biden, Vice President Harris stained. For current elevation ace.army.mil/FSUP.lakepage. Robert S. Kerr: April 28. El- ter 5 and murky. For current and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, USDA is committed to conditions go to the US Army html. White bass clear fair on evation normal, water 60 and elevation conditions go to unlocking the full potential of rural communities and doing it Corps of Engineers website crankbaits and spoons along the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- murky. For current elevation on their terms. shorelines. White crappie fair at https://www.swt-wc.usace. neers website at https://www. conditions go to the U.S. Army ‘The centerpiece of this promise is the Bipartisan Infrastructure army.mil/webdata/gagedata/ on jigs along shallows and swt-wc.usace.army.mil/ALTU. Corps of Engineers website at Law, a once-in-a-generation investment that will revitalize rural WELO2.current.html. Blue shorelines. Report submitted https://www.swt-we.usace. lakepage.html. White bass, communities and help build our economy from the bottom up catfish and flathead catfish by Jason Badley, game warden army.mil/webdata/gagedata/ channel catfish, black crap- and middle out. fair on cut bait, shad, shrimp stationed in Harper County. KERO2.current.html. Black pie, white crappie and walleye ‘The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will spend billions of dollars and worms below the dam, SOUTHEAST crappie and white crappie good on hair jigs, jigs and min- to provide high-speed internet, safe roads and bridges, modern in coves, creek channels and Arbuckle: May 1. Elevation good on hair jigs, jigs and min- nows around docks and rocks. wastewater systems, clean drinking water, reliable and afford- shorelines. Black crappie and 2 ft. below normal, water 65 nows around brush structure, able electricity, and good-paying jobs in every rural community. Report submitted by Brandon white crappie fair on hair jigs, and stained. For current eleva- coves, docks, points, rocks and Lehrman, game warden sta- It will help communities recover from and better withstand nat- in-line spinnerbaits, min- tion conditions go to the U.S. ural disasters as well as the impacts of climate change. Army Corps of Engineers web- weed beds. Blue catfish, chan- tioned in Greer County. ‘These investments will change lives for the better. Improved nows, small lures and worms around brush structure, creek site at https://www.swt-wc. nel catfish and flathead cat- Fort Cobb: May 1. Elevation roads and bridges will allow emergency responders to assist fish good on chicken liver, hot normal, water 70 and clear. For community members faster and save more lives. High-speed in- channels, riprap, shallows and usace.army.mil/ARBU.lakep- dogs, minnows, shad, sunfish current elevation conditions ternet will ensure rural hospitals can provide a full array of tele- shorelines. Striped bass and agehtml. Largemouth bass and worms below the dam, in go to the U.S. Army Corps of medicine services, including vital mental health and substance white bass fair on crankbaits, are up in the shallows. Crap- the main lake, around points, Engineers website at https:// abuse services. Clean drinking water will give peace of mind to flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, pie are shallow. White bass river channel, river mouth, www.swt-we.usace.army.mil/ families in rural areas. lipless baits, minnows, sassy are shallow chasing shad and shallows and tailwater. Large- FCOB.lakepage-html. Black ‘The new funding will build on the investments USDA has been shad, shad and small lures be- minnows. Report submitted mouth bass and spotted bass crappie and white crappie slow making in Oklahoma. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure low the dam, in coves, creek by Jack Melton. good on buzz baits, crankbaits, on jigs, minnows and worms Law, opportunities for investments USDA-Rural Development channels, shallows and shore- Broken Bow: April 30. El- minnows, plastic baits, small around brush structure, coves does throughout rural Oklahoma will be expanded. This funding lines. Report submitted by evation 7 ft. above normal and lures, spinnerbaits, spoons and and main lake. Striped bass will allow for projects such as the replacement of the wastewa- Dylan Langford, game warden falling, water 65 and clear. For topwater lures around brush hybrids slow on flukes along ter treatment plant for the city of Seminole, which is still using stationed in Muskogee Coun- current elevation conditions structure, coves, points, rocks, WPA structures, and the expansion of broadband access in rural the dam. Report submitted by areas similar to the Community Connect Grant awarded to Med- ty. go to the U.S. Army Corps of shorelines, standing timber Justin Cornett, game warden icine Park. Efforts to provide reliable and stable electric power in NORTHWEST Engineers website at https:// and weed beds. Report sub- stationed in Caddo County. rural areas will be expanded through projects similar to the Canton: May 2. Elevation www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/ mitted by Logan Shimp, game Tom Steed: May 1. Eleva- Western Farmers Electric Cooperative’s distribution line up- normal, water 60 and stained. BROK.lakepage.html. Large- warden stationed in Haskell tion 4 ft. below normal, water grades that will serve Oklahoma's twenty-eight electric For current elevation con- mouth bass, smallmouth bass County. 64 and murky. For current el- cooperatives. ditions go to the U.S. Army and spotted bass good on Ala- Texoma: May 2. Elevation evation conditions go to the ‘The Building a Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour is one Corps of Engineers website bama rigs, crankbaits, flukes 1 ft. above normal and ris- USS. Army Corps of Engineers way we're helping rural communities access federal resources. at https://www.swt-wc.usace. and plastic baits around flats, ing, water 68 and stained. For website at https://www.sw. which make these projects possible. We want to make it simpler army.mil/CANT.lakepage. riprap, river channel, shallows current elevation conditions t-we.usace.army.mil/TOMS. to know what to request, how to apply and the steps needed to html. White bass good on and shorelines. White crap- go to the U.S. Army Corps of lakepage.html. White bass fair receive the new infrastructure funds. jigs and minnows at the river pie good on jigs and minnows Engineers website at https:// on crankbaits, jigs and min- President Biden is building a stronger, more equitable economy nows around points and rocks. that does not leave anyone behind. At USDA, we're doing our White crappie fair on jigs and part to reach people who may have been overlooked in the past Retiring early? Know Blue catfish good on cut bait, and have endured the heaviest consequences of decades of dis- minnows around brush struc- investment in America’s infrastructure. ture, rocks and shorelines. ‘The investments we're making now will ensure everyone in rural Oklahoma has the opportunity to succeed and can find that op- your health care choices by David Smith, game warden stinkbait and worms in the portunity right at home—today and for generations to come. main lake, around points and Learn more at Rural.gov. shorelines. Report submitted Kenneth Corn is a former state legislator and city manager that was recently appointed by President Joe Biden to head USDA- Life doesn’t always go as pensive than other options. network and try to determine stationed in Kiowa County. Rural Development in Oklahoma. planned. 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