Lake Lawtonka fishing: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Spotted Gar
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Spotted Gar, Green Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Orangespotted Sunfish
The lake
Lake Lawtonka covers 2,337 acres in Oklahoma, across Comanche County. It is a lake. Our records hold 9 species for this water.
6 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Spotted Gar — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Green Sunfish — Feeding water: 65–80°F.
- Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Orangespotted Sunfish — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
Also recorded here: Flathead Catfish, Brook Silverside, Western Mosquitofish.
Stocking: 1,201,287 fish, 2017–2025
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Fisheries Division records list 1,201,287 fish released into this water from 2017 to 2025.
- Channel Catfish: 52,890 in 2017–2025
3 more species on the stocking list.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 2–5.2 feet on our readings, averaging 3.2 feet, from 37 readings. 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 42°F and the warmest is 87°F; the warmest monthly average is 84°F. pH averages 8.3. These readings span 2018–2024.
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 84°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
