Oknoname 5 Reservoir in Cleveland County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Oknoname 5 Reservoir in the Cleveland County part of Oklahoma. Height above sea level is 1,276 feet. At roughly 10 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Nearest place of any size is Del City, 4.7 miles away. Midwest City lies 4.9 miles off, Moore another 5.1 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Oknoname 5 Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name green sunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass and orangespotted sunfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On this water the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 82°F on average, January about 36°F. No part of the year shuts this water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern. Cloud cover is worth more than temperature on a bright week.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Kitchen Lake, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.