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Lake Carl Etling at Black Mesa State Park in Cimarron County.
Lake Carl Etling Is a Unique Destination for Fishing Trail Fun
By Michael Bergin, Senior Communications Specialist
If you are drawn to unique fishing destinations, then
look to Lake Carl Etling in the far reaches of the Oklahoma
Panhandle. Situated near the New Mexico and Colorado
borders within Black Mesa State Park, Carl Etling marks
the westernmost point of the Oklahoma Fishing Trail,
a joint initiative of the Wildlife Department and the
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to pro-
mote fishing tourism statewide.
This lake offers fishing opportunities for largemouth
bass, channel catfish, walleye and — like any Oklahoma
lake worthy as a fishing spot — sunfish.
Fisheries Division personnel with the Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conservation actively manage
the lake for fishing, most recently stocking hybrid striped
bass fingerlings to provide even more fishing diversity.
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