McCurtain
County, 9 miles N, NE of Broken Bow, OK
14,200 acres
Shoreline: 180 miles
Broken Bow Lake is located in one of the
state's most beautiful settings. The 22-mile long lake lies in the
Ouachita Mountains of McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma.
Beavers Bend State Park, located along the Mountain Fork River just
below the dam, provides cabins and may other recreational facilities.
More than 12,000 acres of land
surrounding the lake are open for hunting, with 5,420 acres designated
as the Broken Bow Public Hunting Area. The area is predominately
forest, providing habitat for deer, wild turkey, and squirrel. The
McCurtain County Wilderness Area, a 14,087 acres oak-pine forest adjacent
to and just northeast of the lake, was the first land acquired by the
State Department of Wildlife Conservation. No hunting is permitted
in this area and public access is strictly regulated.
The lake's crystal clear waters provide
one of the best year-round fishing sports in Oklahoma. Fish
species include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, sand bass, crappie,
channel catfish, flathead catfish, and various species of sunfish.
Trout fishing is available year-round in the lake's tail waters.
FLW Outdoors Magazine named Broken Bow Lake
as one of its top bass fisheries in America! Part of what they wrote:
Broken Bow Lake Tucked neatly away in the foothills of the
majestic Ouachita Mountains of far southeastern Oklahoma lies one of
that state's best-kept secrets: Broken Bow Lake. With its crystal-clear
water and numerous islands, the 14,200-acre gem is rapidly becoming one
of the better-known smallmouth-bass fisheries in the region.
With the impoundment of the Mountain Fork River,
which is known for an abundant population of native Ouachita-strain
smallmouths, it was merely a matter of time before this lake exploded
into a bronzeback angler's dream come true.
Broken Bow is one of Oklahoma's deepest lakes, with
some areas reaching 140 feet, and its shoreline consists of mostly
steep, rocky banks cradling clean, clear water - the perfect recipe for
smallmouth bass to thrive and reproduce year after year.
The McCurtain County area also
offers other rivers, streams and lakes
offering unique fishing opportunities.
You’ll need more than a few trips here to explore them all!
Hunter's Ridge
Cabins(privately-owned)
2.5 miles from the Steven's Gap entrance to
Broken Bow Lake,
Hochatown, OK 800-561-8779,
huntersridgecabins@yahoo.com
We have currently have two cabins. The "Georgia" cabin sleeps 4,
and the "Alabama" cabin sleeps up to 7 guests. We provide linens,
cookware, dinnerware, charcoal grill and charcoal, along with other
kitchen needs. Room for boat parking!
Lake Pine Retreat (privately-owned)
7-1/2 miles N of city on Hwy 259,
Broken Bow, OK 580-494-6464
Hotel/motel, RV hookups, camping, fishing, swimming, groceries,
restrooms, public phone, visitor info, showers, dump station, laundry,
RV supplies, firewood, group facilities, pool, playground, cable TV,
grills, tackle/bait, cabins/cottages, equestrian trails, pets welcome
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