Contacts
Game Warden (County):
Sooner Lake (Google Map) is located 25 miles north of Stillwater and 20 miles south of Ponca City on US 177.
Lake Details
Located
OG+E manages two boat ramps.
- Academy (Stillwater)(2409 N Perkins Rd, Stillwater, OK 74075)- (405) 742-6010
- Lake McMurtry West Bait Shop(30285 Bronco Curve, Stillwater, OK 74075)- (405) 747-8085
- Walmart Supercenter (Stillwater)(4545 W 6th Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074)- (405) 707-0744
- Lakeview Campground, Boat Storage, Bait Shop & Store(8865 Lake Rd, Ponca City, OK 74604)- (580) 765-2219
- Cowboy Corner at Lake Carl Blackwell(11000 Oklahoma 51 West, Stillwater, OK 74074)- (405) 743-1977
- Walmart Supercenter (Ponca City)(1101 E Prospect Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601)- (580) 762-0395
- R.C. Bait and Tackle(11608 Fairgrounds Rd, Perkins, OK 74059)- (405) 880-5522
- Bubba's Outdoor Sports(515 W Doolin Ave, Blackwell, OK 74631)- (580) 262-2275
- Grit & Grace Outdoors(712 E 7th St, Newkirk, OK 74647)- (580) 362-1016
- Keystone Lake Bait & Store(998 W Oak Grove Rd, Cleveland, OK 74020)- (918) 899-2649
Florida strain largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass and saugeye are stocked. Brush piles are put into the lake for fish habitat.
West Boat Ramp is ADA compliant.
Striped bass: 5 per day, minimum length of 20 inches; others must be returned to the water immediately. Walleye, sauger and saugeye: six combined per day/18-inch minimum.
Allowed methods: rod and reel, bowfishing, and noodling. Fishing is prohibited from dam, fenced area below dam, and north bank of intake channel. Fishing in the buoy-marked intake channel, discharge channel and spillway embankment is bank fishing only (no float tubes or wading).
Closed to all seasons except waterfowl.
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Waterfowl
Hunting by permit only in designated areas; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Maps of Sooner Lake are available at east boat ramp or online.
Sooner Report
May 28. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 75°F and stained.
Bass, Striped Hybrid Good on crankbaits, live shad around main lake.
Bass, Largemouth Fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, topwater lures around brush structure, rocks, weed beds.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Fair on cut bait, live bait, sunfish, worms around discharge, flats, main lake.
Report submitted by Stephen Paul (Game Warden Noble County)
