Reservoir · McCurtain, Oklahoma
Broken Bow Lake
Broken Bow Lake
Reservoir · Oklahoma
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StrikeTracks does not currently provide a live condition rating for this destination. Destination and fishery information is still available.
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Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Broken Bow Lake.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
Broken Bow Lake is southeastern Oklahoma's highland bass, crappie, and catfish destination reservoir above Beavers Bend State Park. StrikeTracks publishes complete static Fishery with catalog-visible Unavailable conditions because no same-lake live USGS 00010 exists. USGS 07339000 is the Mountain Fork at Eagletown / U.S. 70, not this pool. The Lower Mountain Fork trout area is a separate river identity and is not published from this lake. This is not Tenkiller Ferry Lake and not Lake Eufaula.
Target species
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
ODWC Broken Bow Lake report: largemouth bass around points. Not Lower Mountain Fork trout water and not Tenkiller pool.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
ODWC Broken Bow Lake report: black crappie with white crappie around points and timber.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
ODWC Broken Bow Lake report: channel catfish on cut bait and worms in the river channel.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
ODWC Broken Bow Where To Fish / reports include smallmouth on this highland reservoir. Not the tailwater trout pin.
Spotted Bass
Micropterus punctulatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
ODWC Broken Bow Lake report lists spotted bass with largemouth on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and topwater.
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
ODWC Broken Bow Lake report: white crappie on jigs around points and standing timber.
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
Deep clear USACE Mountain Fork reservoir, about 14,200 acres and 169 feet maximum depth, in the Kiamichi Mountains of McCurtain County. Distinct from the Lower Mountain Fork trout tailwater below Broken Bow Dam / Beavers Bend and from Pine Creek Lake.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
- Trolling
Access and Public Fishing Rights
ODWC Broken Bow Lake Where To Fish, USACE Broken Bow, and Beavers Bend State Park document public ramps, marina, cabins, and shoreline access. Catalog coordinates are the Oklahoma pool, not USGS 07339000.
Stocking information
ODWC Broken Bow Lake fishing report and Where To Fish document largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass, black and white crappie, and channel catfish. Confirm current official ODWC notices.
Official sources
ODWC inland reservoir regulations apply on Broken Bow Lake. Do not apply Lower Mountain Fork barbless-hook trout rules, Tenkiller crappie 10-inch / 15, or Eufaula crappie 20/day as this lake. Confirm current official ODWC regulations.
conditionPublicationPolicy=static-value-structural-unavailable. Broken Bow Lake is southeastern Oklahoma's highland destination reservoir (about 14,200 acres) at Beavers Bend, with ODWC-documented largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish and USACE / state-park public access. inlandHasCompleteStaticFisheryValue passes on official ODWC fishery, access, and regulations. USGS 07339000 Mountain Fork near Eagletown is at the U.S. 70 trout-area terminus, not pool 00010; using it would be a tailwater-to-lake remap forbidden by LAKE-STATIC-VALUE-POLICY-1. The Lower Mountain Fork river is held, not stretched onto this lake. HIGH plus PATH B does not auto-approve; public catalog-visible Unavailable is approved because this is the destination-specific Broken Bow pool pin whose honest Unavailable plus complete static Fishery is useful independently of the held Mountain Fork river, Tenkiller Ferry Lake, and Eufaula. This justification is Broken Bow-specific and does not copy Tenkiller or Eufaula prose.
Location and Access
Cataloged lake location
McCurtain, Oklahoma
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Lake Details
County
McCurtain
Management Category
USACE Mountain Fork reservoir
Regulation Scope
Broken Bow Lake
Regulation Summary
Broken Bow Lake: ODWC inland fishing regulations on the USACE Broken Bow project. Confirm current official regulations.
Target Species
Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish
Public Access
Public
Boat Launch
Available
Shore Fishing
Available
Description
Broken Bow Lake, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. About 14,200-acre USACE Tulsa District Mountain Fork reservoir. Catalog-visible Unavailable: no same-lake live USGS water temperature (00010). USGS 07339000 Mountain Fork near Eagletown is at the U.S. 70 bridge terminus of the Lower Mountain Fork trout area, not Broken Bow pool thermal and not a Beavers Bend Monitoring-Backed pin. Distinct from the held Lower Mountain Fork river.
