Fishing at Chigley Sandy Creek Site 1 Reservoir, Murray County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Chigley Sandy Creek Site 1 Reservoir lies within the bounds of Murray County, Oklahoma. Beyond the shoreline you have open plain. At roughly 10 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For a base, Davis sits 2.2 miles out. Sulphur lies 7.4 miles off, Wynnewood another 8.8 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Chigley Sandy Creek Site 1 Reservoir

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Public wildlife records from this area list largemouth bass, channel catfish, green sunfish and blue catfish. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Anyone new to this water should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 39°F in January and 83°F in July. It fishes twelve months of the year. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. This water fishes to that pattern most years. Wind on the bank for a day or two lifts the fishing there.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Kickapoo Sandy Creek Site Lj1 Reservoir at 1.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for this water.