Sandy Creek Site 4 Reservoir, Oklahoma: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sandy Creek Site 4 Reservoir is a Pontotoc County water, in Oklahoma. It stands 991 feet above sea level. At about 40 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. It ranks high for size among our Pontotoc County listings. Start from Ada, 6.6 miles down the road. Byng is 11 miles and Stratford 11 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Sandy Creek Site 4 Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Pontotoc County records list orangebelly darter, bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass and Rio Grande longear sunfish among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On this water that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 81°F and January about 38°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. 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. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Sandy Creek Site 3 Reservoir at 1.8 miles is the nearest alternative. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.