17 public waters in the Chickasaw Country (South Central Oklahoma) region — 8 lakes/reservoirs and 9 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Oklahoma licence.
See every public fishing venue in Oklahoma on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Texoma — the 89,000-acre Oklahoma/Texas border reservoir with one of the few self-sustaining Striped Bass populations in the country (no stocking needed), alongside smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, White Bass and a trophy Blue Catfish fishery. Fished on a special Texoma licence valid in both states.
Durant Lake (279 acres) sits in Bryan County, Oklahoma, managed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. A small ODWC-managed lake or state-park lake — Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish and Bream under Oklahoma's community-lake and Close-to-Home fishing programmes, several also stocked with Rainbow Trout in winter.
This 279-acre lake in Bryan County, in Choctaw Country of southeast Oklahoma, is managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and offers solid action for largemouth and spotted bass. Crappie and channel catfish round out the fishery, making it a reliable destination for warm-water anglers in the region.
Oknoname 013019 Reservoir, a 36-acre lake in Bryan County, Oklahoma, managed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Boatner Lake, a 36-acre lake in Bryan County, Oklahoma, managed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bryan County, Oklahoma — Oberlin Lake is a 33-acre lake, managed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bryan County, Oklahoma — Frank Lake is a 26-acre lake, managed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Kirkpatrick Lake (20 acres) sits in Bryan County, Oklahoma, managed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Red River runs through Bryan, Love, Jefferson and 1 more county in Oklahoma: A western Oklahoma prairie river (the Red, Canadian, North Canadian, Cimarron, Washita, Arkansas) — wide, sandy, often braided flow: blue, flathead and Channel Catfish, White Bass and Sand Bass, and Freshwater Drum. Best fished from the bank at bridge crossings and public accesses.
The Blue River near Tishomingo — Oklahoma's most scenic stream and a seasonal put-and-take Trout fishery (stocked November through March) over a resident smallmouth and Largemouth Bass population, in a rocky, spring-fed setting unusual for the state.
Island Bayou runs 75 km through Bryan County, Oklahoma: Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
The Washita River is one of Oklahoma's best catfish rivers -- blue, channel and flathead catfish are the headline species, with largemouth bass, white bass, walleye, crappie and stocked hybrid striped bass also present. Good public access exists via the Love Valley and Texoma-Washita Arm Wildlife Management Areas and the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, just upstream of Lake Texoma. (This record's name carries an alternate-language prefix in the source data alongside the English name -- same river.)
In Bryan County, Oklahoma, Bokchito Creek is a 29 km river or creek. Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bryan County, Oklahoma — Sulphur Creek is a 23 km stream: Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bryan and Choctaw Counties, Oklahoma — Mayhew Creek is a 21 km stream: Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Bryan and Choctaw Counties, Oklahoma, Whitegrass Creek is a 42 km river or creek. Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Bryan County, Oklahoma, Brown Creek is a 29 km river or creek. Public lakes and reservoirs in this part of the country typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel, blue and flathead catfish, black and white crappie, and bluegill and other sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Across its mapped waters, Bryan County holds 18 species on PiscaMaps, including Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Flathead Catfish, Bluegill, Spotted Bass and Black Crappie.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Oklahoma map Join PiscaMapsOne Oklahoma fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Lake Texoma and Broken Bow Lake included — the resident annual is about $25, the non-resident annual about $85. A Trout Licence (~$14) is needed on the designated trout areas. Oklahoma residents 65 and older and anyone under 16 fish free. Lake Texoma needs its own combined OK/TX licence. Buy at gooutdoorsoklahoma.com.