Fishing at Little Deep Fork Creek Site 13 Reservoir, Creek County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Little Deep Fork Creek Site 13 Reservoir stands in Creek County, Oklahoma. Everything around it is oak and grass. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, Drumright, is 6.2 miles distant. Bristow lies 9.9 miles off, Oilton another 12 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Little Deep Fork Creek Site 13 Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Across Creek County, recorded fish include bluegill, largemouth bass, green sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish and gizzard shad. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 36°F in January to roughly 81°F in July. It fishes twelve months of the year. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Anyone fishing this water regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Little Deep Fork Creek Site 11 Reservoir is 0.6 miles off. Ask locally about this water if anything is unclear.