Hulah Lake | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Contacts

Fishing: (580) 304-9243

Game Warden (County):

(918) 440-9880(Osage)

(580) 761-4097(Osage)

(918) 381-4099(Osage)

(918) 331-5798(Washington)/(918) 331-5798(Osage)

LOCATION/DESCRIPTION

Hulah Lake (Google Map) is located 9.5 miles northeast of SH 99 on SH 10.

Lake Details

Shoreline Length: 27.30 mi.
Volume: 15968.00 ac. ft.
Max. Depth: 20.20 ft.
Surface Area: 2635.00 ac.

Located

Osage County

Recreational Facilities

U.S. Corps of Engineers manages campgrounds with full RV hookups, boat ramps and designated swimming areas.

Campgrounds Nearby

Bait & Tackle Nearby

Copan Bait & Tackle(600 S Caney St, Copan, OK 74022)- (918) 331-6639
Walmart Supercenter (Bartlesville)(4000 Green Country Rd, Bartlesville, OK 74006)- (918) 335-6600
Fischer Bait & Tackle(312 E Cherokee Ave, Nowata, OK 74048)- (918) 273-8602
Walmart Supercenter (Skiatook)(700 W Rogers Blvd, Skiatook, OK 74070)- (918) 396-1244
Mister Bass Inc(4000 W Rogers Blvd, Skiatook, OK 74070)- (918) 396-3848
The Tackle Box(7405 OK-88, Oologah, OK 74053)- (918) 559-9505
Walmart Supercenter (Owasso)(12101 E 96th St N, Owasso, OK 74055)- (918) 272-6609
Lazy J's Tackle(1400 S Reavis Rd, Claremore, OK 74017)- (918) 688-6000
JD Tackel Box(123 N Owalla Ave, Claremore, OK 74017)- (918) 923-4820
Lakeview Campground, Boat Storage, Bait Shop & Store(8865 Lake Rd, Ponca City, OK 74604)- (580) 765-2219

Area Specific Fishing Regulations

Methods:

Prohibited methods: Bowfishing prohibited from Hulah dam downstream 1,200 feet to the reregulation dam, gigs, spears, spearguns, and snagging prohibited from Hulah dam downstream to the confluence of old and new river channels. (Also see “Tailwaters” regulations.)

Hulah Lake Report

Apr 27. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 64°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)

Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, PowerBait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, docks, main lake, riprap, shorelines.

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs, worms around below the dam, brush structure, coves, docks, shorelines.

Bass, White Slow on hair jigs, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, other around creek channels, river channel, river mouth.

Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander (Game Warden Washington County)

Additional Resources

MAP OF LAKE DEPTH LINES Operator: U.S. Corps of Engineers

USACE Lake Level

Fish Species of Interest

Bass, Largemouth Bass, White Crappie, Black Crappie, White Catfish, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Channel

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Evan Goad

Caught 08/10/2021 at: Hulah Lake

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