Barnitz Creek Site 43 Reservoir Fishing Guide, Custer County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Custer County in Oklahoma is where Barnitz Creek Site 43 Reservoir sits. It sits at 1,785 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Oklahoma listings. Clinton at 21 miles is the nearest place to stop. Elk City follows at 23 miles, then Burns Flat at 26 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Barnitz Creek Site 43 Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Species logged across Custer County include largemouth bass, channel catfish, green sunfish and bluegill. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 82°F at the top of summer and 35°F at the bottom of winter. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Quartermaster Creek Site 30 Reservoir sits 2.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about this water if anything is unclear.