Salt Creek Site 40 Reservoir Fishing Guide, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Within Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, you have Salt Creek Site 40 Reservoir. The surface lies 965 feet up. Surface area runs to about 14 acres — small enough to read in one session. Konawa is the closest town at 5.3 miles. Then Maud, 8.8 miles, and Byng, 14 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank. Nothing about the approach is difficult in dry weather.

• Where to Fish on Salt Creek Site 40 Reservoir

  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. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Pottawatomie County include bluegill, green sunfish and white crappie. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of this water rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 82°F and January near 38°F. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. On this water that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Salt Creek Site 39 Reservoir, 0.9 miles away. Signs at this water carry more weight than any list.