Reynolds Lake, Oklahoma: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Oklahoma, Reynolds Lake belongs to Atoka County. It sits in dry hill country. At about 32 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Ground here is low by Oklahoma standards. You are 18 miles from Coalgate. Beyond it, McAlester at 21 miles and Atoka at 22 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Reynolds Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish documented in Atoka County include orangebelly darter, bluegill, orangespotted sunfish and Rio Grande longear sunfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Reynolds Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 82°F and January about 39°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan around that when you fish Reynolds Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Country Club Lake is 2.5 miles off. For Reynolds Lake in particular, ask before you travel.