7 public waters in the Chickasaw Country (South Central Oklahoma) region — 3 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.
Carter and Love Counties, Oklahoma — Lake Murray is a 5,877-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.
Leeper Lake, a 168-acre lake in Love 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.
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.
Jefferson and Love Counties, Oklahoma — Mud Creek is a 29 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.
Hickory Creek (77 km) flows through Carter and Love 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.
Walnut Bayou (63 km) flows through Carter and Love 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.
Across its mapped waters, Love County holds 17 species on PiscaMaps, including Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Flathead Catfish, Spotted Bass, Black Crappie and White 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.