- 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.
Contacts
Kaw Lake (Google Map) is located 11 miles east of Ponca City on SH 11.
Lake Details
Located
U.S. Corps of Engineers manages campgrounds and boat ramps.
Bait & Tackle shops are displayed by distance, starting with the closest.
- Lakeview Campground, Boat Storage, Bait Shop & Store(8865 Lake Rd, Ponca City, OK 74604)- (580) 765-2219
- Walmart Supercenter (Ponca City)(1101 E Prospect Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601)- (580) 762-0395
- Grit & Grace Outdoors(712 E 7th St, Newkirk, OK 74647)- (580) 362-1016
- Bubba's Outdoor Sports(515 W Doolin Ave, Blackwell, OK 74631)- (580) 262-2275
- Academy (Stillwater)(2409 N Perkins Rd, Stillwater, OK 74075)- (405) 742-6010
- Lake McMurtry West Bait Shop(30285 Bronco Curve, Stillwater, OK 74075)- (405) 747-8085
- Keystone Lake Bait & Store(998 W Oak Grove Rd, Cleveland, OK 74020)- (918) 899-2649
- Walmart Supercenter (Stillwater)(4545 W 6th Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074)- (405) 707-0744
- Walmart Supercenter (Bartlesville)(4000 Green Country Rd, Bartlesville, OK 74006)- (918) 335-6600
- Cowboy Corner at Lake Carl Blackwell(11000 Oklahoma 51 West, Stillwater, OK 74074)- (405) 743-1977
Walleye are stocked and brush piles are put into the lake for fish habitat.
Easy access to the water's edge is available in many of the public-use areas. The concrete walk along the spillway is also accessible.
Kaw Lake Report
Oct 19. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level)
Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish Excellent on cut bait, live bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around flats, inlet, river channel, river mouth, shallows.
Striped Hybrid Bass, White Bass Good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, live shad, shad around below the dam, main lake, points, riprap.
Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass Slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around docks, points, riprap, shorelines.
Report submitted by Spencer Grace (Game Warden Kay County)
