Fishing Okemah Lake in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Okemah Lake falls in Okfuskee County, part of Oklahoma. The setting is pine and hardwood. Roughly 668 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 9.8 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Okfuskee County list. Nearest place of any size is Okemah, 5.3 miles away. The nearest city of size is Broken Arrow, 48 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Okemah Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Reported across Okfuskee County: bluegill, largemouth bass, green sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish and warmouth. The county list is broader than any single water. On Okemah Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 82°F in July and bottom out at 37°F in January. There is no frozen season to plan round. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. On Okemah Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Oknoname 107005 Reservoir, 2.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Okemah Lake may have changed since it was mapped.