Oknoname 037005 Reservoir Fishing near Mannford, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Set in Creek County, Oklahoma, this is Oknoname 037005 Reservoir. Mixed woodland runs right down to the water. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Creek County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Mannford sits 1.8 miles out. The nearest city of size is Tulsa, 22 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Oknoname 037005 Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name bluegill, largemouth bass, green sunfish and Rio Grande longear sunfish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On this water the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 82°F and January near 35°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On this water that shapes the whole year. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Mannford Water Supply Lake, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.