13 public waters in the Choctaw Country (Southeast Oklahoma) region — 10 lakes/reservoirs and 3 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.
In Haskell, Sequoyah, Muskogee and 1 more county in Oklahoma, Robert S. Kerr Reservoir is a 40,382-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.
Muskogee, Wagoner and Cherokee Counties, Oklahoma — Webbers Falls Reservoir is a 14,309-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.
Greenleaf Lake, a 682-acre lake in Muskogee 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.
Star Lake (500 acres) sits in Muskogee 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.
Spainard Creek, a 281-acre impoundment in Muskogee County's Green Country, specializes in catfish: both blue catfish and channel catfish thrive here alongside largemouth bass. This northeast Oklahoma venue provides excellent catfish habitat and opportunity.
SCS-Cane Creek Site-26a Lake, a 184-acre lake in Muskogee 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.
Ross Lake (99 acres) sits in Muskogee 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.
Muskogee County, Oklahoma — Cane Creek Site 26a Reservoir is a 65-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.
Taft Institution Lake (57 acres) sits in Muskogee 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.
Cane Creek Site 22 Reservoir, a 43-acre lake in Muskogee 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.
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.
Southeast Oklahoma's Lower Illinois River, a 29 km tailwater in Muskogee and Sequoyah counties, runs cold and clear enough to support both Rainbow and Brown Trout year-round. Smallmouth bass thrive in the rocky structure, making this a premier Choctaw Country destination for trout and smallmouth anglers alike.
Gentry Creek runs 22 km through McIntosh, Muskogee and Okmulgee 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, Muskogee 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.