13 public waters in the Chickasaw Country (South Central Oklahoma) region — 9 lakes/reservoirs and 4 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.
Cumberland Pool spreads across 1,106 acres in Johnston County's Chickasaw Country, delivering a premier striped bass and hybrid striped bass destination alongside a full warm-water complex. Three bass species (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted), dual crappie varieties, and blue catfish create layered fishing opportunities throughout the season on this south-central Oklahoma impoundment.
Johnston County, Oklahoma — SCS-Delaware Creek Site-009 Lake is a 102-acre lake, 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.
Delaware Creek Site 9 Reservoir (86 acres) sits in Johnston 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.
Johnston County, Oklahoma — Dick's Pond is a 30-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.
In Johnston County, Oklahoma, Lake Payne is a 29-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.
Delaware Creek Site 10 Reservoir;Delaware Creek Site 10 Dam (28 acres) sits in Johnston 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.
In Johnston County, Oklahoma, Delaware Creek Site 3 Reservoir is a 22-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.
Johnston County, Oklahoma — Cottonwood Lake is a 17-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.
Caddo, Washita, Grady and 3 more counties in Oklahoma — Washita River is a 28 km stream: 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.
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 Johnston County, Oklahoma, Pennington Creek is a 31 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, Johnston County holds 28 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.