Okemah Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish
Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct for Largemouth Bass
Second window: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep for Channel Catfish
The lake
Okemah Lake covers 668 acres in Oklahoma, across Okfuskee County. It is a lake. Our records hold 3 species for this water.
Stocking: 291,749 fish, 2017–2023
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Fisheries Division records list 291,749 fish released into this water from 2017 to 2023.
- Channel Catfish: 46,607 in 2017–2019
2 more species on the stocking list.
2 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- Channel Catfish — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Also recorded here: Flathead Catfish.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 1.7–4 feet on our readings, averaging 2.8 feet, from 37 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 46°F and the warmest is 86°F; the warmest monthly average is 84°F. pH averages 7.7. These readings span 2016–2024.
What is hard here
Winter water drops to 47°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.
