Fishing Oknoname 12503 Reservoir in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Oknoname 12503 Reservoir lies within the bounds of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The country here is pine and hardwood. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Pottawatomie County list holds plenty of bigger water. 2.5 miles away sits Tecumseh, the nearest town. For a city, Norman is 28 miles off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Oknoname 12503 Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Public occurrence data for Pottawatomie County names bluegill, green sunfish, white crappie, largemouth bass and channel catfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read this water for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 82°F in July and bottom out at 37°F in January. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on this water rarely departs from it. Falling water concentrates fish into the deeper parts.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Oknoname 12506 Reservoir sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.