Get back into nature with trips to the region's finest fishing spots from the Ouachita Mountains' sparkling lakes to the Kiamichi Mountains' cedar-lined bayous. It’s easier than ever to go fishing - even if you’re a newbie - with convenient rental and guide services available. Record your catches to complete this off-the-hook fishing trail loop.
Broken Bow Lake / Lower Mountain Fork River
- What to fish: Largemouth bass, walleye and hybrid striped bass (and trout downstream on the Lower Mountain Fork River)
- Where to gear up: Beavers Bend Fly Shop, Beavers Bend Land & Water Park, Beavers Bend Marina, Beavers Bend River Floats, WW Trading Post & Canoe
- Where to find a guide: Beavers Bend Fly Fishing Guide Service, Broken Bow Trout Guide Service, Broken Bow Lake Guide Service, Broken Bow Lake Tiki Tours
- Where to stay: Lakeview Lodge at Beavers Bend State Park, Beavers Bend Dream Cabin Rentals, Beavers Bend Wildlife Museum & Cabin Rentals
- Where to eat: Abendigo's Grill & Patio, Grateful Head Pizza Oven & Tap Room, Beavers Bend Brewery & Taproom, Hochatown BBQ & Grill, Hochatown Swamp Booger Mercantile, Adam & Eve's Coffee House
- Fun stuff: Beavers Bend Mining Company, Forest Heritage Center, Beavers Bend Depot & Trail Rides, Body Harmony Day Spa, Girls Gone Wine, WhipPoorWill Resort & Fudge Factory, Mountain Fork Brewery
Cedar Lake
- What to fish: Largemouth bass
- Where to stay: Big Cedar Cabins & RV Park, Billy Creek Cabins, Cedar Lake National Recreation Area, Cedar Lake Equestrian Camp, Heavener Runestone Park
- Where to eat: Southern Belle Restaurant, La Magia Del Trigo
- Fun stuff: Cedar Lake National Recreation Area, Ouachita National Forest, Ouachita National Recreation Trail System, Billy Creek Recreation Area, Horsethief Springs Trail, the 54-mile Talimena National Scenic Byway, Beech Creek National Scenic & Botanical Area Trail System
McGee Creek Reservoir
- What to fish: Largemouth bass
- Where to stay: Boggy Depot Park, McGee Creek State Park, Little Pine Cabins & RV Park, Tree Frog Cabins
- Where to eat: Cazadorez Mexican Restaurant, El Adobe Mexican Restaurant, Luigi's Italian Restaurant
- Fun stuff: McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area Trail System, Atoka Museum, Civil War Cemetery & Visitors Center, Atoka Motorsports Park
Sardis Lake
- What to fish: Largemouth bass, channel and blue catfish, bass including smallmouth, native largemouth and Florida largemouth, walleye, threadfin shad and bluegill
- Where to stay: Clayton Lake State Park, Potato Hills Central Campground, Potato Hills South Campground, Sardis Lake Cabins, Clayton Country Inn
- Where to eat: Krebs, Oklahoma's Little Italy
- Fun stuff: Choctaw Nation Museum, Middle Mountain Dairy, Clayton Lake State Park, Lovera's Italian Grocery, Krebs Heritage Museum
Lake Eufaula
- What to fish: Crappie, white bass, catfish and striper
- Where to gear up: Eufaula Cove Marina, Area 51 Marina
- Where to stay: Arrowhead Area at Lake Eufaula State Park, Lake Eufaula State Park yurts, Carlton Landing, American Cabins, Ra’s Eufaula Treehouse Tree-sort, South Beach Cabin Rental, Xtreme RV Resort, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp
- Where to eat: I Smell Bacon, Dobber's Roadhouse, City Wok
- Fun stuff: Arrowhead Area at Lake Eufaula State Park Trail System, McAlester Arboretum, Lake Eufaula Damsite ATV Trail, Fountainhead Creek Golf Course, Eufaula Farmers Market, Eufaula Flower Shoppe & Café, Hoepfner Kiwi Farm, Lake Eufaula State Park Trail System, Our Favorite Place, Re-New U Med Spa, Steel Daffodils Cottage & Garden
Lake Wister
- What to fish: Crappie, northern bluegill, channel catfish, flathead catfish, white bass, smallmouth and largemouth bass
- Where to stay: Lake Wister State Park, Days Inn & Suites by Windham Poteau
- Where to eat: Warehouse Willy’s, Myers Drive-In, Southern Belle Restaurant, LaHuerta Mexican Restaurant
- Fun stuff: Tower Drive-In Movie Theater, Maple Creek Berry Farm, Heavener Runestone Park and Trail System, Arlene's Collectibles, LeFlore County Museum at Hotel Lowrey, Lake Wister State Park Trail System, Old Frisco Trail, Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway, Horsethief Springs Trail, Historic Poteau Walking Tour
Hugo Lake
- What to fish: Catfish
- Where to stay: Virgil Point Campground, Hugo Lake Park, Hugo Lake Group Camp, Frisco Depot RV Park, Kiamichi Park Campground
- Where to eat: Angie's Circus City Diner, Dos Amigos Mexican Restaurant
- Fun stuff: Endangered Ark Foundation, Frisco Depot Museum, Hugo Farmers Market
