Salt Creek Site 8 Reservoir Fishing Guide, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Salt Creek Site 8 Reservoir sits within Pottawatomie County in Oklahoma. It stands 997 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 8 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The town to know is Pink, 13 miles out. It is 23 miles to Norman, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Salt Creek Site 8 Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged across Pottawatomie County include bluegill, green sunfish and white crappie. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish this water where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 82°F at the top of summer and 38°F at the bottom of winter. It fishes twelve months of the year. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan around that when you fish this water. Barometer swings matter more than a degree or two.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Salt Creek Site 9 Reservoir sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.