Lake Lawtonka, Oklahoma: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Lawtonka lies within the bounds of Comanche County, Oklahoma. Dry hill runs right down to the water. The water covers around 3.7 sq miles, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The margin runs to about 9.9 miles in total. Few waters listed in Comanche County are bigger. You are 11 miles from Cache. Wichita Falls sits 58 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lawtonka

  Depth on file is 58 ft. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Across Comanche County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, green sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lake Lawtonka the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 82°F and January reads 38°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Lake Lawtonka fishes to that pattern most years. The first warm days of the year bring fish shallow quickly.

• Tackle & Baits

  This one is in public ownership, with the usual conditions. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Little Medicine Creek, 1.7 miles out. Nothing on Lake Lawtonka should be assumed from this page alone.