Oklahoma Kayak Anglers

Its hard to believe that the kayak fishing schedule is winding down and nearing the end to the regular season. Anglers from all over the state will make the drive to north central Oklahoma to test their knowledge and skill on late summer largemouth bass. Many questions concerning the AOY and NOY races will become more apparent and hopefully answered. Will Jason Ray hold on to the top AOY spot? Who will establish themselves as the Newcomer of the Year? How can one climb the standings and secure a top 40 spot for a State Championship qualification? Make sure to sign up, because you wont want to miss this one. Lake McMurty has 1,155 aces with 28 miles of shoreline. The lake which is west of Stillwater has many hiking, and biking trails for the outdoor enthusiast. McMurtry also boasts great electric and primititve sites that can be reserved through the following link:   https://www.lakemcmurtry.org/reservations.html . As for the fishing of McMurtry the lake has rock banks, buck br...

While the Dog Days of summer chugs along the OKA has completed another tournament and man was it a grind. The hot forecast and high wind did not stop 51 anglers from competing on a lake that is not well known, and now is probably not well liked by many of the competitors. Nevertheless, great anglers always rise to the occasion. Great anglers adapt to their surroundings, conditions, and circumstances to scratch together 5 fish and see where they end up.  Angler Jacob Weickum originally from Colorado just recently moved to Oklahoma and started kayak fishing as soon as he got here. " I love the competition that our trail has to offer, Today was a rough day trying to find grass but when you did your chances of catching fish were really good." Weickum caught most of his keepers by 10AM and then at 11AM experienced a feeling any angler with a peddle kayak dreads. A thud and a broken drive on his Hobie, coupled with the high winds and already hard to maneuver stumps and standing tim...

The OKA 2020 season trail swings back to Northeastern Oklahoma on a lesser known body of water named Birch Lake. OKA Event # 6 at Birch Lake will be as hotly contested as the weather forecast. Temperatures for this event look to be in the high 90s to low 100s come tournament day. Much is at stake for this event as the AOY and NOY races tighten. Anglers will also have chances at cash prizes for placing in the top 10% of participants, Dobyns Rod for Big Bass, door prizes, and 2021 KBF National Championship invites given the angler place in the top 3 and is a current KBF member. Birch Lake is a 1,137 acre reservoir located in the Osage and Keystone hills northwest of Tulsa. Big brother Skiatook lake, which was the site of the 2019 OKA State Championship is straight south of the lake and is much the same with rocky sandstone banks, bluffs, standing timber and clear to stained water. Birch can be broken down into two different lakes. The large main lake and the Birch creek part of the lake....