Another post was asking about diving in some of Oklahoma's lakes that I've never seen clear. Let me list some lakes you might not know about. Lake Texoma, if you have a boat has some visibility, and is good for spearfishing for rough fish. On the Oklahoma side you can hunt catfish, but don't cross the state border, even with your boat, catfish are illegal in texas. Several boat ramps near the dam can take you to some of the sandy areas.
Lake Eufala, if you cross the lake at I-40 it looks like you could walk on water. . . Near Porum and the dam are some sandy areas with good visibility. There are some rocky bluffs south of the dam that have produced some catfish for us. Also, with a depth finder locate and follow the river chanel west till you find the river bank in about 30 feet. . . it's a long way from shore. We dove several trees that had washed in and stuck on that break, We saw flathead catfish from 20 feet away and just swam up and took them, easiest hunting I've done.
Grand Lake, up in the northeast part of Oklahoma. You'll need a boat, but early summer there is some visibility up and down the bluff areas and the few gravel and sandy shorelines. All of the shoreline is private, so if you step out of the water, someone will call the sheriff.
For you west Texas divers, there is Lake Elmer Thomas, in the Wichita Wildlife refuge, north of Lawton. Elmer Thomas is 1/2 in the military post and 1/2 in the refuge, diving is good even from shore, A lot of dive shops go there for checkout dives, so sometimes it gets crowded.
Lake Murray, is a nice little lake in south central Oklahoma. There is some shore diving near the dam, and in a park near a tower. It is a shallow sand bottomed lake and really becomes interesting only if you can move around with a boat.
There are many more dive lakes in Oklahoma, but that's how I got my name mudhole. This forum is much better than going out in this cold snowy weather.
Lake Eufala, if you cross the lake at I-40 it looks like you could walk on water. . . Near Porum and the dam are some sandy areas with good visibility. There are some rocky bluffs south of the dam that have produced some catfish for us. Also, with a depth finder locate and follow the river chanel west till you find the river bank in about 30 feet. . . it's a long way from shore. We dove several trees that had washed in and stuck on that break, We saw flathead catfish from 20 feet away and just swam up and took them, easiest hunting I've done.
Grand Lake, up in the northeast part of Oklahoma. You'll need a boat, but early summer there is some visibility up and down the bluff areas and the few gravel and sandy shorelines. All of the shoreline is private, so if you step out of the water, someone will call the sheriff.
For you west Texas divers, there is Lake Elmer Thomas, in the Wichita Wildlife refuge, north of Lawton. Elmer Thomas is 1/2 in the military post and 1/2 in the refuge, diving is good even from shore, A lot of dive shops go there for checkout dives, so sometimes it gets crowded.
Lake Murray, is a nice little lake in south central Oklahoma. There is some shore diving near the dam, and in a park near a tower. It is a shallow sand bottomed lake and really becomes interesting only if you can move around with a boat.
There are many more dive lakes in Oklahoma, but that's how I got my name mudhole. This forum is much better than going out in this cold snowy weather.
