Oknoname 087049 Reservoir in McClain County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in McClain County, Oknoname 087049 Reservoir is an Oklahoma water. The water sits 1,175 feet up. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our McClain County list. The town to know is Blanchard, 3.5 miles out. Norman sits 11 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Oknoname 087049 Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for McClain County names green sunfish, bluegill and largemouth bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. This water gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 82°F at the top of summer and 37°F at the bottom of winter. It fishes twelve months of the year. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on this water follows the weather closely. Autumn feeding runs harder as the light drops away.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Oknoname 087058 Reservoir at 1.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about this water if anything is unclear.