Grand Lake o' the Cherokees
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees is a lake in Oklahoma. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.
Conditions right now
Weather
🌤️ Mainly clear
Water temp (est.)
24.1°C
Air temp
26.2°C
Wind
8.7 m/s
Pressure
1006.0
→ stable
Clouds
30.0%
Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.
Best times today
🌇
Dusk
19:23–21:23
🌙
Night
21:23–05:15
Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.
Next hours
08:00
🌤️
26.0°
09:00
🌤️
27.0°
10:00
🌤️
27.0°
11:00
🌤️
28.0°
12:00
⛅
29.0°
13:00
⛅
30.0°
14:00
🌤️
30.0°
15:00
☁️
31.0°
16:00
☁️
30.0°
17:00
🌧️
30.0°
18:00
🌧️
26.0°
19:00
🌧️
24.0°
Likely catch now (12 species)
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees.
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Slow during the night, peak season.
White Bass
Morone chrysops
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees.
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Slow during the night.
Tips right now
Technique
Start with a deadbait for flathead catfish, the most likely catch right now.
Timing
This is a prime window for flathead catfish at night. Fish hard now.
Lure
Deadbait for flathead catfish: Live or whole baitfish.
Colour
Clear water and good light: try live bait, colour secondary for flathead catfish.
Depth
The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.
Fishing permit
A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:
About this water
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees, often simply called Grand Lake, is a lake situated in Northeast Oklahoma in the foothills of the Ozark Mountain Range. It is administered by the Grand River Dam Authority. It is one of Oklahoma's 'Big Three' lakes, along with Lake Eufaula and Lake Tenkiller.
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