Waurika Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Longear Sunfish
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Longear Sunfish, Sunshine Bass
Best months: May, Aug, Sep for Largemouth Bass
Second window: May, Aug, Sep for Bluegill
The lake
Waurika Lake covers 9,791 acres in Oklahoma, across 3 counties: Jefferson, Stephens and Cotton. It is a lake. Our records hold 6 species for this water.
4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Aug, Sep.
- Bluegill — Best months: May, Aug, Sep.
- Longear Sunfish — Best months: May, Aug, Sep.
- Sunshine Bass — Best months: May, Aug, Sep. Nonnative.
Also recorded here: Red Shiner, Inland Silverside.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 0.6–3.4 feet on our readings, averaging 1.8 feet, from 44 readings. Our water temperature readings average 66°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 32°F and the warmest is 89°F; the warmest monthly average is 86°F. pH averages 8.4. These readings span 2017–2023.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 9,791 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Clarity swings from 0.6 to 3.4 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. 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.
