Fishing at Durant Lake, Woodward County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Oklahoma holds Durant Lake, in Woodward County. This is farm and woodlot country. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Our Woodward County list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Mooreland is 4.2 miles out. Then Woodward, 12 miles, and Shattuck, 39 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Durant Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Woodward County include largemouth bass, channel catfish, common carp and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Durant Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 82°F in July and bottoms out near 33°F in January. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Durant Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Wheelock Reservoir at 8.5 miles is the nearest alternative. For Durant Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.