Recreation Lake, Oklahoma: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Recreation Lake in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. The ground around here is open valley. At about 62 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 1.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Ground here is low by Oklahoma standards. Some 3.6 miles away sits Owasso, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Turley (4.8 miles) and Sperry (7.3 miles). Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Recreation Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Fish documented in Tulsa County include largemouth bass, bluegill and green sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Recreation Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 82°F in July and bottoms out near 35°F in January. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Recreation Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lake Yahola, 2.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Recreation Lake as something to verify.