Fishing For Other Species In Oklahoma
All about fishing for alligator gar, chain pickerel, longnose gar, northern pike and paddlefish in OK.
Larger lakes across the state, with some of these miscellaneous fish populations, may include Broken Bow Reservoir, Fort Gibson Reservoir, Grand Lake, Great Salt Plains Lake, Hugo Lake, Kaw Lake, Keystone Lake, Lake Carl Blackwell, Lake Eufaula, Lake Hudson, Lake Murray, Lake Texoma, Oologah Lake, Sardis Lake, Skiatook Reservoir, Tenkiller Lake, Waurika Lake and Webber Falls Lake.
Other Available Species
Alligator gar
World record: 279 lbs
State Record: 254 lbs 12 oz
Chain pickerel
World record: 9 lbs 6 oz
State Record: 2 lbs 10 oz
Longnose gar
World record: 50 lbs 5 oz
State Record: 43 lbs 8 oz
Northern pike
World record: 55 lbs 1 oz
State Record: 36 lbs 8 oz
Paddlefish
World record: 144 lbs
State Record: 151 lbs 14.4 oz
Click the images and links above for species details.
Check out the Northern Pike Fishing page to get tips, tactics and methods for catching more pike. Also visit the top producing northern pike lures page to assist in selecting the best baits.
The state record alligator gar came from Lake Texoma.
The state record chain pickerel came from the Mt. Fork River.
The state record longnose gar came from Lake Eufaula.
The state record northern pike came from Lake Carl Etling.
The state record paddlefish came from Keystone Lake.
Kim Cummings from Glenpool Oklahoma snagged this paddlefish from the Arkansas River weighed at Woody's Bait and Tackle at 109.4 lbs
For info about local sauger and saugeye fishing, visit the OK walleye page.
Information on fishing for unique species, by state.
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