Peavine Creek Site 4 Reservoir in McClain County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in McClain County, Oklahoma, this is Peavine Creek Site 4 Reservoir. Dry hill runs right down to the water. Roughly 47 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. It ranks high for size among our McClain County listings. For supplies, Stratford is 6.5 miles out. Norman sits 34 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Peavine Creek Site 4 Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Across McClain County, recorded fish include green sunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass and orangespotted sunfish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to this water should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 82°F for July and 38°F for January. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Expect this water to follow that timing. The first frost of the year slows things for a few days.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Byars Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.