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Blue River is 3,367 acres of Postoak and Blackjack timber and scattered openings. Located 8 miles northeast of Tishomingo.
Blue River (Google Map) is located 4 miles northeast of E Harbert Rd on S Hutchins Ln.
Lake Details
Located
From Tishomingo (south entrance): 4 miles east on State Hwy 78, 6½ miles north on Bullard Chapel Rd (N3590). From Tishomingo (north entrance): 9 miles north on U.S. Hwy 377, 1 mile east on State Hwy 7.
ODWC manages primitive campgrounds and latrines. Blue River is 3,367 acres of Postoak and Blackjack timber and scattered openings with 6.25 miles of wadable stream access.
- Scotty's Blue River One Stop(4501 S Bullard Chapel Rd, Tishomingo, OK 73460)- (580) 371-9288
- Buckhorn Bait(199 Buckhorn Rd, Sulphur, OK 73086)- (405) 487-8180
- Texoma Tackle(1875 US-70, Kingston, OK 73439)- (580) 564-7344
- Arbuckle Bait Box(1719 Cedar Blue Rd, Sulphur, OK 73086)- (580) 622-5359
- Leelore's Bait & Tackle(509 US-70, Kingston, OK 73439)
- Lighthouse Bait and Tackle(10 S Main St, Kingston, OK 73439)- (580) 564-2633
- Point Bait Shop(774 Cooper Memorial Rd, Sulphur, OK 73086)- (580) 622-6338
- Walmart Supercenter (Durant)(3712 W Main St, Durant, OK 74701)- (580) 920-0234
- Walmart Supercenter (Sulphur)(2705 W Broadway Ave, Sulphur, OK 73086)- (580) 622-6146
- Walmart (Atoka)(1983 S Mississippi Ave, Atoka, OK 74525)- (580) 889-6676
From November through mid-March, Blue River is a designated trout area and is stocked with rainbows every week. During the spring and summer, channel catfish are regularly stocked.
Follow the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area Facebook page for up-to-date information.
Spotted bass: must be 14 inches or longer.
Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
All crappie: six combined per day, no size limit.
Allowed methods: one rod and reel per person during trout season (other times up to two rods and reels per person).
Note: For more trout regulations, see Trout Regulations.
All hunting is restricted to shotguns or archery equipment only.
Closed Seasons
Same As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Shotguns with slugs only.
- Deer Gun
Open the entire 16 days of deer gun season. Closed to antlerless hunting. Shotguns with slugs only.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
One-tom limit; seasons combined.
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.
Blue River PFHA Report
Apr 16. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level)
Trout, Rainbow Good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons around brush structure, channels, rocks.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shallows.
Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace
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