Fishing Oknoname 08114 Reservoir in Lincoln County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Set in Lincoln County, Oknoname 08114 Reservoir is an Oklahoma water. The country round it is open plain from end to end. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Nearest town is Cushing, 9 miles off. Chandler is 12 miles and Perkins 13 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off. Nothing about the setting is dramatic, and that suits the fishing.

• Where to Fish on Oknoname 08114 Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Open biodiversity records for Lincoln County list channel catfish, orangespotted sunfish, green sunfish, largemouth bass and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. This water fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 82°F and January reads 36°F. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. This water runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Oknoname 08115 Reservoir is 2.9 miles distant. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.