20 public waters in the Choctaw Country (Southeast Oklahoma) region — 15 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.
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.
Cherokee and Sequoyah Counties, Oklahoma — Tenkiller Lake is a 13,061-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.
Sally Jones Lake near Sequoyah County in southeast Oklahoma's Choctaw Country spans nearly 458 acres and supports one of Oklahoma's most diverse gamefish rosters: largemouth and striped bass, white bass, walleye, sauger, both white and black crappie, and channel catfish. Few state lakes match this species variety, making Sally Jones a year-round destination for multiple target species.
Brushy Creek Reservoir/Brushy Lake, Sequoyah County, 358 acres, built 1963, ~8mi north of Sallisaw -- flood control and Sallisaw municipal water supply. Some aggregator sources listed rainbow/brown trout, northern pike, walleye and striped bass, which don't fit this small SE Oklahoma warmwater reservoir -- excluded as data contamination.
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma — Brushy Creek Reservoir is a 202-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.
SCS-Sallisaw Creek Site-34 Lake, a 163-acre lake in Sequoyah 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.
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma — SCS-Sallisaw Creek Site-32 Lake is a 149-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.
In Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, SCS-Sallisaw Creek Site-39 Lake is a 119-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.
In Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, Roland City Lake is a 46-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.
Sallisaw Creek Site 32 Reservoir (40 acres) sits in Sequoyah 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.
Brushy Lake (33 acres) sits in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, Sallisaw Creek Site 28 Reservoir is a 23-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.
Lake Vian, a 21-acre lake in Sequoyah 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.
Sallisaw Creek Site 39 Reservoir, a 21-acre lake in Sequoyah 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.
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma — Sallisaw Creek Site 34 Reservoir is a 21-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 Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah and 1 more county in Oklahoma, Illinois River is a 173 km river or creek. A northeastern-Oklahoma Ozark stream (the Illinois, upper Mountain Fork, Glover, Baron Fork) — clear, gravel-bottomed Smallmouth Bass water, plus spotted and Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish, and Oklahoma's best float-fishing and canoeing.
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.
Sallisaw Creek (67 km) flows through Adair and Sequoyah 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.
In Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, Lee 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.
Across its mapped waters, Sequoyah County holds 25 species on PiscaMaps, including Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Blue 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.