Little Deep Fork Creek Site 30 Reservoir Fishing near Bristow, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Set in Creek County, Little Deep Fork Creek Site 30 Reservoir is an Oklahoma water. It sits in oak and grass country. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Bristow at 3.5 miles is the nearest place to stop. Drumright lies 13 miles off, Kellyville another 13 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Deep Fork Creek Site 30 Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. 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. Creek County records list bluegill, largemouth bass, green sunfish and Rio Grande longear sunfish among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. This water gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 81°F and January about 36°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It sets the rhythm of the year at this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Oknoname 037029 Reservoir, 0.6 miles away. Rules at this water are worth checking on the day.