Lake Overholser fishing: Spotted Gar, Sunshine Bass
Target species: Spotted Gar, Sunshine Bass
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug for Spotted Gar
Second window: May, Oct for Sunshine Bass
The lake
Lake Overholser covers 1,557 acres in Oklahoma, across 2 counties: Canadian and Oklahoma. It is a lake. Our records hold 3 species for this water.
2 target fish, led by Spotted Gar
- Spotted Gar — Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
- Sunshine Bass — Best months: May, Oct. Nonnative.
Also recorded here: Gizzard Shad.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 0.8–1.8 feet on our readings, averaging 1.2 feet, from 30 readings. Our water temperature readings average 67°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 37°F and the warmest is 85°F; the warmest monthly average is 83°F. pH averages 8.6. These readings span 2016–2023.
What is hard here
Winter water drops to 37°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do.
