Oknoname 111011 Reservoir Fishing Guide, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  This water sits in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. The land about it is open plain. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Okmulgee County list. Supplies mean a trip to Beggs, 6.8 miles off. Further out sit Mounds (9.6 miles) and Kellyville (12 miles). You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Oknoname 111011 Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Okmulgee County cover orangespotted sunfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, warmouth and Rio Grande longear sunfish. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 81°F; the cold one sits at 36°F. Cold never closes this one. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. It sets the rhythm of the year at this water. Water temperature lags the air by a week or so.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Oknoname 111022 Reservoir, 1 mile away. Confirm access to this water locally before you travel.