Fishing at Sandy Creek Site 29 Reservoir, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, is where Sandy Creek Site 29 Reservoir sits. The surface lies 1,004 feet up. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Head to Stratford, 8.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Norman sits 43 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Sandy Creek Site 29 Reservoir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Public occurrence data for Pontotoc County names orangebelly darter, bluegill, green sunfish and largemouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of this water decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 82°F at the top of summer and 38°F at the bottom of winter. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Sandy Creek Site 23 Reservoir, 1.3 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.