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Thunderbird

Attention - New rules apply to non-residents:

  • Public Area Check-In: Non-residents must check in and out when accessing certain Oklahoma public hunting and fishing areas. There is no additional cost or limit on the number of check-ins.
  • Deer Licenses: A 2 day waiting period applies to nonresident deer licenses purchased after the deer season has started. Licenses must be purchased at least 48 hours before hunting.
Thunderbird, photo by Sam Cooper RPS 2014
Sam Cooper/RPS 2014

Contacts

Lake Office
(405) 360-3572
Fisheries Management Office: (405) 325-7288
Game Warden:
(405) 850-9757 (Cleveland)
(405) 323-7863 (Cleveland)

 

 

Daily/Size Limits:

Walleye, sauger and saugeye: six combined per day/18-inch minimum.

Methods:

Prohibited methods: bowfishing, gigging, spearing, spearguns, snagging, and noodling within the Little River upstream of Franklin Road in Cleveland County.

Lake Thunderbird (Google Map) is located 12 miles east of Norman on SH 9.

Lake Details

Shoreline Length: 59.60 mi.
Volume: 106670.00 ac. ft.
Max. Depth: 58.00 ft.
Surface Area: 5377.00 ac.

Located

Cleveland County

Oklahoma State Parks manages campgrounds with full RV hookups, fishing docks, fishing jetties, boat ramps, picnic areas, an archery range and two marinas.

Bait & Tackle shops are displayed by distance, starting with the closest.

Fish surveys are conducted every five years. Brush piles are put in the lake for fish habitat in addition to fish stockings.

 

 

 

Additional Resources

MAP OF LAKE DEPTH LINES OKLAHOMA FISHING TRAIL Operator: Bureau of Reclamation Operator: Oklahoma State Parks
USACE Lake Level

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