Bear Creek near Mannford: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Osage County, Oklahoma, this is Bear Creek. Height above sea level is 732 feet. You are 7.3 miles from Mannford. Tulsa sits 21 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Alternatives close at hand: Waresha Creek 2.2 miles, Oknoname 113060 Reservoir after 5.2 miles, Mud Creek 5.7 miles, Mannford Water Supply Lake after 6 miles and Cimarron River 6.5 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Bear Creek

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Gravel runs and silted pools fish quite differently, so treat them apart. Osage County records list green sunfish, largemouth bass, bluegill and orangespotted sunfish among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Bear Creek to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 82°F, while January sits near 35°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. It holds true on Bear Creek more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Waresha Creek at 2.2 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Bear Creek in what we hold.