Fishing at Roaring Creek Site S-2 Reservoir, Grady County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Set in Grady County, Roaring Creek Site S-2 Reservoir is an Oklahoma water. Oak and grass runs right down to the water. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Ninnekah at 6 miles is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Chickasha at 11 miles and Rush Springs at 12 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Roaring Creek Site S-2 Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Open biodiversity records for Grady County list green sunfish, channel catfish, largemouth bass and Rio Grande longear sunfish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. This water gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 83°F and January near 38°F. Cold never closes this one. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That is the shape of the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Roaring Creek Site S-5 Reservoir is 1.5 miles distant. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.