Fishing at Cottonwood Creek Site 8 Reservoir, Logan County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Cottonwood Creek Site 8 Reservoir is one of the Logan County listings for Oklahoma. Everything around it is dry hill. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest place of any size is Edmond, 11 miles away. The big place round here is Oklahoma City, 22 miles distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Cottonwood Creek Site 8 Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Records held for Logan County cover channel catfish, bluegill and green sunfish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On this water the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 83°F on average, January about 36°F. The year never really closes; it just gets uncomfortable in summer. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to this water around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Oknoname 083042 Reservoir is 1.2 miles distant. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.