Lake Holdenville fishing: Largemouth Bass, Paddlefish, Channel Catfish
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Paddlefish, Channel Catfish
The lake
Lake Holdenville covers 367 acres in Oklahoma, across Hughes County. It is a lake. Our records hold 3 species for this water.
Stocking: 291,612 fish, 2017–2025
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Fisheries Division records list 291,612 fish released into this water from 2017 to 2025.
- Channel Catfish: 10,164 in 2017
4 more species on the stocking list.
3 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Paddlefish — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
- Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 65°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 43°F and the warmest is 88°F; the warmest monthly average is 86°F. pH averages 7.8. These readings span 2017–2024.
What is hard here
Winter water drops to 43°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 86°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
