9 public waters in the Frontier Country (Central Oklahoma) region — 4 lakes/reservoirs and 5 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.
Kay and Osage Counties, Oklahoma — Kaw Lake is a 16,217-acre lake, managed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: One of Oklahoma's big flood-control reservoirs (Eufaula, Grand, Kerr, Oologah, Keystone, Fort Gibson, Kaw, Broken Bow, Sardis, Tenkiller) — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, White Bass, slab Crappie, and a huge blue and Flathead Catfish fishery, with Hybrid Striped Bass and Walleye stocked in several. Oklahoma's fishing is overwhelmingly reservoir fishing.
Lake Ponca (778 acres) sits in Kay 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.
Kay County, Ponca City municipal lakes. Walleye/sauger/saugeye limited to 6 combined per day, 18-inch minimum. Crappie docks on the west lake's west and east banks.
In Kay County, Oklahoma, Newkirk Country Club Lake is a 42-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.
A 526 km navigable river system flowing through Green Country in northeast Oklahoma, the Arkansas River is catfish country at its finest. Blue catfish, flathead catfish, and channel catfish dominate, alongside white bass, sand bass, and freshwater drum across Kay, Muskogee, Osage, Sequoyah, Tulsa, and Wagoner counties.
In Grant and Kay Counties, Oklahoma, Bluff Creek is a 52 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.
Historically home to the Arkansas River shiner, now extirpated from this reach and surviving mainly in the South Canadian River. Today's fishery here is mainly channel and blue catfish plus common carp.
Chikaskia River runs 87 km through Grant and Kay Counties, 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.
Chilocco Creek runs 45 km through Kay 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.
Across its mapped waters, Kay County holds 19 species on PiscaMaps, including Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Spotted Bass, Flathead Catfish, Bluegill, Smallmouth 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.