Sandy Creek Site 16 Reservoir Fishing near Stratford, Oklahoma

• Overview

  The Pontotoc County end of Oklahoma holds Sandy Creek Site 16 Reservoir. The surface lies 1,040 feet up. Small at around 18 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Stratford sits 5.2 miles from the bank. Ada is 14 miles away, with Wynnewood at 15 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near. Nothing about it is complicated once you have walked it.

• Where to Fish on Sandy Creek Site 16 Reservoir

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Survey and observation records for Pontotoc County include orangebelly darter, bluegill and green sunfish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 82°F and January reads 38°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Expect this water to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Sandy Creek Site 17 Reservoir at 1.5 miles is the sensible second choice. The position on this water is worth confirming on the day.