Oak Creek Reservoir

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Public Access Facilities

Lake Characteristics

Location: On Oak Creek in Coke County, 8 miles north of Bronte on Texas Highway 70
Surface area: 2,375 acres
Maximum depth: 51 feet
Impounded: 1952

Water Conditions

Current Lake Level
Conservation Pool Elevation: 2,000 ft. msl
Fluctuation: 6-8 feet annually
Normal Clarity: Clear in the lower end, stained in the upper end

Reservoir Controlling Authority

City of Sweetwater
PO Box 450
Sweetwater, Texas 79556
(325) 236-6952

Aquatic Vegetation

A few cattails along the shore in the main part of the lake

Predominant Fish Species

• Largemouth bass
• White bass
• Channel & flathead catfish
• White crappie

Lake Records
Current Fishing Report
Stocking History
Latest Survey Report

Lake Maps

Commercial maps may be available.

Fishing Regulations

All species are currently managed under statewide regulations.

Angling Opportunities

Largemouth bass fishing is fair. Smallmouth bass are present in the reservoir but not in sufficient numbers to produce a fishery. Catfish, crappie, and white bass fishing is good. Fishing for redear and redbreast sunfish is fair

Species	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Largemouth Bass
Catfish
Crappie
White Bass
Sunfish

Fishing Cover/Structure

The upper end of the reservoir is mainly mud flats and river channels with fallen timber. The main part of the reservoir has mud flats with flooded terrestrial vegetation, rock bluffs, and a few rip-rapped dikes and the dam.

Tips & Tactics

Catfish are caught all over the reservoir with live and prepared baits. White bass are caught by trolling artificial lures in the main part of the reservoir. Crappie are caught with minnows and small jigs along steep drop-off and rock ledges. Largemouth bass are caught with live and artificial baits along the rocks and fallen timber and in the flooded terrestrial vegetation.