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Pine Creek Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Pine Creek Lake: a 3,750-acre Corps of Engineers lake on the Little River in McCurtain County, ringed by the forested Kiamichi Mountains.

4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Water temp
~74 F est.
Air / High
83 / 83 F
Wind
SSE 7 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

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Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

4/5Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Pine Creek Lake sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. Today brings a mixed sky, wind SSE around 7 mph, steady pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 83. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:57 AM-11:57 AM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Largemouth bassExcellent

The main feeding season after the spawn: work moving baits along weed edges, points and wood, and follow up with a soft plastic where a fish swirls.

Catfish (blue, channel)Excellent

Spawning season from late May into summer: Iowa DNR suggests drifting bait under a float along riprap and snags where males guard nests in cavities.

CrappieGood

Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

Tomorrow: Similar at 86 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Oklahoma requires a fishing licence from age 18, from $31.00 for residents. What a Oklahoma licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing largemouth bass here? Check the size and bag limits with ODWC before you keep anything. The season dates for Oklahoma, read off the agency, are on the Oklahoma seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp83 F
High / Low83 / 49 F
WindSSE 7-9 mph
Pressure1019.1 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain52% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:32 / 18:36
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~74 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Which day to fish Pine Creek Lake this week

The best day on Pine Creek Lake this week looks like Monday Oct 26, at 5 out of 5, against 4 today.

Best day this week: Monday, Oct 26 β€” excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Good

Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Solunar majors
9:57 AM-11:57 AM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM
Minor period
4:19 AM-5:19 AM
Sun
07:32 to 18:36
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Partly cloudy, 7 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Pine Creek Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: the spring pre-spawn and the fall feed

A warm-water sunfish of lakes, reservoirs, ponds and slow river backwaters that holds tight to cover: weeds, logs, rock ledges and docks. In Texas, TPWD surveys rank it "by far" the freshwater fish anglers most want to catch. The main feeding season after the spawn: work moving baits along weed edges, points and wood, and follow up with a soft plastic where a fish swirls.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: the spring spawn; summer around docks, brush and the thermocline

Two slab-sided panfish, the white crappie and the black crappie, that gather around submerged timber, brush piles, docks and bridge pilings in lakes, reservoirs and slow river backwaters. Texas Parks and Wildlife counts crappie as the state's most popular panfish. Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Year-round, best at dusk and after dark

Three big catfish share most of the country's rivers and reservoirs: the channel catfish, the most widespread; the blue catfish, the largest; and the flathead, which hunts live fish. All feed mostly on or near the bottom. Spawning season from late May into summer: Iowa DNR suggests drifting bait under a float along riprap and snags where males guard nests in cavities.

When to come: the Pine Creek Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 74 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~74 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Pine Creek Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Largemouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 84 F, wind to 6 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Largemouth bass led the card at good. High of 82 F, wind to 5 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Largemouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 79 F, wind to 7 mph.

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Before you go

License

Oklahoma requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Oklahoma fishing license. Pine Creek Lake has no lake-specific entry in ODWC's 2026-27 regulations, so statewide limits apply: largemouth and smallmouth bass 6 combined a day, only 1 over 16 inches; crappie 37 combined, no size limit; channel and blue catfish 15 combined, only 1 blue catfish over 30 inches; flathead catfish 5.

Access

Four Corps parks: Pine Creek Cove (south end near the dam; 41 campsites, two boat ramps, swim beach), Little River Park (west side, midway up; 89 campsites, two ramps), Lost Rapids Park (east side, midway up; one ramp) and Turkey Creek Landing (upper lake on the Little River). Campsites are reserved on Recreation.gov, and loaner life jackets are available at Pine Creek Cove and Little River Park.

About this water

3,750 acres (OWRB) on the Little River in McCurtain County, Oklahoma; US Army Corps of Engineers project office near Valliant.

Fishing Pine Creek Lake: the full guide

The lake

The Corps of Engineers says Pine Creek Dam is on the Little River about eight miles north of Valliant in McCurtain County, with the forested Kiamichi Mountains around the lake and a shoreline of long, deep coves. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board lists 3,750 acres at a normal elevation of 438 feet, 103.7 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 57.4 feet.

Fish

According to the Corps, the high ratio of shoreline to water supports a strong forage base, and largemouth bass, crappie, and channel and flathead catfish occur in abundance. The Corps also warns of numerous underwater hazards, especially submerged stumps and logs.

Below the dam

ODWC's 2026-27 regulations prohibit trotlines, throwlines, limblines, yo-yos and juglines on the Little River from Pine Creek Lake Dam downstream for 2,000 feet, and the statewide tailwater rules also apply there.

Common questions

Which parks have boat ramps?

Pine Creek Cove and Little River Park have two ramps each and Lost Rapids Park has one, all run by the Corps of Engineers.

What fish does the Corps list for Pine Creek Lake?

Largemouth bass, crappie, and channel and flathead catfish, which it says occur in abundance.

Are there special rules below the dam?

Yes. ODWC bans trotlines, throwlines, limblines, yo-yos and juglines for 2,000 feet below Pine Creek Lake Dam.

Is fishing good at Pine Creek Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Nearby waters

Broken Bow Lake24 miBois d'Arc Lake64 miMillwood Lake71 miLake Bob Sandlin73 miLake Cypress Springs73 miWright Patman Lake77 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 34.1150, -95.0850 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 8, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 8, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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