Cottonwood Creek Site 20 Reservoir Fishing near Piedmont, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Cottonwood Creek Site 20 Reservoir sits within Kingfisher County in Oklahoma. Dry hill runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 31 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The town to know is Piedmont, 7.6 miles out. Edmond lies 14 miles off, The Village another 15 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Cottonwood Creek Site 20 Reservoir

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Kingfisher County list channel catfish, common carp, orangespotted sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At this water light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 83°F, the coldest about 36°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. On this water the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Cottonwood Creek Site 19 Reservoir is 0.8 miles off. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.