Oknoname 11909 Reservoir in Payne County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Oknoname 11909 Reservoir sits within Payne County in Oklahoma. It sits at 863 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 6 acres — small enough to read in one session. Perkins is the closest town at 5.9 miles. Cushing follows at 9.1 miles, then Stillwater at 13 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Oknoname 11909 Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Payne County records list bluegill, green sunfish, orangespotted sunfish and channel catfish among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take this water a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 82°F, while January sits near 36°F. There is no frozen season to plan round. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Anyone fishing this water regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. 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. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Stillwater Creek Site 56 Reservoir, 3.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.