Wister Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Redfin Pickerel, Bluegill
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Redfin Pickerel, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Spotted Gar, Spotted Bass, Black Bullhead
Best months: May, Jun, Oct for Largemouth Bass
Second window: May, Oct for Redfin Pickerel
The lake
Wister Lake covers 5,705 acres in Oklahoma, across Le Flore County. It is a lake. Our records hold 24 species for this water.
7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Oct.
- Redfin Pickerel — Best months: May, Oct.
- Bluegill — Best months: May, Jun, Oct.
- Channel Catfish — Best months: May, Jun, Oct.
- Spotted Gar — Best months: May, Jun, Oct.
- Spotted Bass — Best months: May, Oct.
- Black Bullhead — Best months: May, Oct.
Also recorded here: Black Crappie, White Crappie, Redear, Warmouth, Green Sunfish, Longear Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Bowfin, Longnose Gar, Common Carp, Emerald Shiner, Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, Brook Silverside, Threadfin Shad, Western Mosquitofish, Inland Silverside.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 1–2.1 feet on our readings, averaging 1.5 feet, from 48 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 45°F and the warmest is 91°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 7.1. These readings span 2017–2024.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 5,705 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Winter water drops to 46°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.
