The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted new rules in 2025 that require non-residents accessing certain Oklahoma public hunting and fishing areas to check in and out of the area. By checking in and out of these areas, hunters, anglers, shooters, birdwatchers, hikers, and any other users can help the Wildlife Department better understand how the area is being used. There is no additional cost associated with checking in or out of an area. There is no limit to the number of check-ins for an individual in a year.
Contacts
(Below Pine Creek Lake Dam)
Methods: Trotlines, throwlines, limblines, yo-yos and juglines prohibited from the dam downstream for a distance of 2,000 feet. (Also see “Tailwaters” regulations.)
Pine Creek Lake (Google Map) is located on SH 3 25 miles east of Broken Bow and 30 miles west of Antlers. Pine Creek Dam is located 9 miles north of US 70 on N 4470 Rd.
Lake Details
Located
U.S. Corps of Engineers manages campgrounds with full RV hookups, boat ramps and fishing piers.
Bait & Tackle shops are displayed by distance, starting with the closest.
- JC's Store(4456 Pine Creek Rd, Valliant, OK 74764)- (580) 933-4957
- Hookers Live Bait Fire & Ice(9114 US-259, Broken Bow, OK 74728)- (580) 236-4784
- Walmart Supercenter (Broken Bow)(501 S Park Dr, Broken Bow, OK 74728)- (580) 584-3324
- Red Barn Propane - Bait, Tackle(2926 US-Hwy 70, Hugo, OK 74743)- (580) 317-9479
- Walmart Supercenter (Idabel)(1907 SE Washington St, Idabel, OK 74745)- (580) 286-6696
- Beavers Bend Marina(196 Marina Ln, Broken Bow, OK 74728)- (580) 722-5200
- Beavers Bend Fly Shop(545 Beavers Bend Rd, Broken Bow, OK 74728)- (580) 494-6071
- Walmart Supercenter (Hugo)(1911 E Jackson St, Hugo, OK 74743)- (580) 326-6494
- Sardis Lake Custom Lures(481 SE SW 240th Rd, Tuskahoma, OK 74574)- (918) 942-8118
- Rebel Bait Shop(400 Main St, Haileyville, OK 74546))- (918) 297-7405
The old highway 3 & 7 bridge extends a considerable distance into the lake, offering easy access. For additional info contact McCurtain County, (580) 933-4239.
Pine Creek Lake Report
Mar 27. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (rising), water temperature 68°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Good on minnows, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, points, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Bass, Largemouth, Bass, Smallmouth, Bass, Spotted Good on bill baits, crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, riprap, river channel, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Fair on chicken liver, live bait, shad around channels, coves, flats, main lake.
Report submitted by Chance Phillips (Game Warden Choctaw County)
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