Honey Creek Fishing Guides
The creek below Turner Falls in the Arbuckle Mountains, spring-fed and clear over limestone, with seasonal trout stocking and resident bass and sunfish in an unusually scenic Oklahoma setting.
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About the Honey Creek
Honey Creek runs through the Arbuckle Mountains of south central Oklahoma and drops over Turner Falls, a limestone cascade that is among the most photographed natural features in the state. The gauge sits below the falls near Davis. This is not the sort of water most people picture when they think of Oklahoma fishing, and that contrast is much of its appeal, because the creek looks far more like an Ozark stream than a southern plains one.
The Arbuckles are ancient, worn down hills of limestone and dolomite, and the springs that emerge from that rock are what make Honey Creek what it is. Spring inflow keeps the creek clearer and cooler than the prairie streams around it, and the limestone bed gives the water a green tint and supports a level of aquatic life that the surrounding region cannot match. The creek runs over bedrock ledges, through travertine pools and between wooded bluffs.
Because the water stays comparatively cool, Oklahoma manages a seasonal trout fishery here, stocking rainbow trout during the colder months when temperatures allow. That is a put and take fishery rather than a wild one, and it draws real crowds while it lasts. Outside the trout season the creek fishes for its resident species: largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, bluegill, longear sunfish, channel catfish and rock bass in the deeper pools, which hold fish year round and fish best where the bedrock ledges create depth.
Access is largely through Turner Falls Park, operated by the city of Davis, which charges admission and is a busy recreation destination in summer. Anglers should expect swimmers and families through the warm months and plan accordingly.
Interstate 35 runs close by, which makes this one of the easier stops to reach in the state, and it pairs naturally with a visit to the spring-fed water at Chickasaw National Recreation Area just to the south.
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Access
Davis - the town at hand, with lodging, food and fuel just off the interstate.
Turner Falls Park - the city park containing the falls and much of the creek access.
Interstate 35 - the highway running past the Arbuckles for easy approach.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area - public land and water a short drive south at Sulphur.
Arbuckle Lake - the reservoir south with ramps and warmwater fishing.
Washita River - the river the creek drainage feeds east of the Arbuckles.
Ardmore - the larger city south, with full services.
Seasons
Spring: the creek runs full and clear, with bass and sunfish active as water warms.
Summer: heavy recreation pressure and swimmers, with fishing best very early or in quieter reaches.
Fall: cooling water, thinner crowds and good bass and sunfish fishing.
Winter: the seasonal trout stocking window, when the creek draws trout anglers from across the region.
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Questions
What is the current flow on the Honey Creek?
As of Oct 18, 5:30 pm, the USGS gauge Honey Creek below Turner Falls near Davis, OK reads 33 cfs. Conditions update every 15 minutes.
What species can you catch on the Honey Creek?
Anglers target Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Longear Sunfish, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass on the Honey Creek in Oklahoma.
Where can you access the Honey Creek?
Davis - the town at hand, with lodging, food and fuel just off the interstate. Turner Falls Park - the city park containing the falls and much of the creek access. Interstate 35 - the highway running past the Arbuckles for easy approach. Chickasaw National Recreation Area - public land and water a short drive south at Sulphur. Arbuckle Lake - the reservoir south with ramps and warmwater fishing. Washita River - the river the creek drainage feeds east of the Arbuckles. Ardmore - the larger city south, with full services.
When is the best time to fish the Honey Creek?
Spring: the creek runs full and clear, with bass and sunfish active as water warms. Summer: heavy recreation pressure and swimmers, with fishing best very early or in quieter reaches. Fall: cooling water, thinner crowds and good bass and sunfish fishing. Winter: the seasonal trout stocking window, when the creek draws trout anglers from across the region.
Where are the fishing regulations for the Honey Creek?
Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the Oklahoma agency site: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/regs