Lake Murray fishing: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Walleye
Target species: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Bass, White Crappie
Best months: May, Oct for Striped Bass
Second window: May, Jun, Sep, Oct for Largemouth Bass
The lake
Lake Murray covers 5,523 acres in Oklahoma, across 2 counties: Carter and Love. It is a lake. Our records hold 26 species for this water.
7 target fish, led by Striped Bass
- Striped Bass — Best months: May, Oct.
- Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- Walleye — Best months: Oct, Dec, Mar, May.
- Smallmouth Bass — Best months: May, Oct.
- Spotted Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Oct.
- White Bass — Best months: May, Oct.
- White Crappie — Best months: May, Oct.
Also recorded here: Bluegill, Warmouth, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Black Bullhead, Redear, Black Crappie, Green Sunfish, Longear Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp, Tadpole Madtom, Red Shiner, Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, Western Mosquitofish, Inland Silverside.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 1.7–8.8 feet on our readings, averaging 5.5 feet, from 43 readings. Our water temperature readings average 68°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 89°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 8.1. These readings span 2016–2025.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 5,523 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Clarity swings from 1.7 to 8.8 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. Winter water drops to 45°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 87°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
