Fishing at Rumbough Pond, Comanche County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Rumbough Pond is a Comanche County water, in Oklahoma. The surface lies 1,188 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Comanche County are larger. Lawton is the closest place, 5.8 miles off. Further out sit Elgin (10 miles) and Cache (12 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Rumbough Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Comanche County include largemouth bass, green sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Rumbough Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 83°F; the cold one sits at 38°F. No part of the year shuts this water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Rumbough Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lower Rabbit Pond is 1.5 miles distant. Signs at Rumbough Pond carry more weight than any list.