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A new take on artificial fish habitat has led to a pilot project aimed at improving fish attractor sites and angler success.
New Initiative Paves Way for Anglers to Contribute to Fish Habitat
The Wildlife Department is partnering with anglers to install dozens of new and enhanced fish attractor sites in lakes across Oklahoma.
The new fish attractors are called "habitat cubes," and they offer serious benefits for fisheries managers, anglers, and fish! Not only that, these structures can last 12-15 years or more, all the while supplying excellent cover for fish but also concentrations of fish for anglers to enjoy.
By adding the new $5, $10 or $25 “fish habitat donation” option to your Go Outdoors cart, you can supply funds to this initiative. Anglers have already started contributing!
Help the Wildlife Department raise the funds! You can donate below, or check out our latest blog post on the Outdoor Oklahoma Journal to learn how an initial $10,000 boost will turn into $40,000 toward this important effort! View the blog here!
Be the First to Get Updates on Urban Pond Stockings
Each year, the Wildlife Department stocks hundreds of channel catfish and hybrid sunfish in Close to Home Fishing waters across the state. You can be one of the first to get updates on these stockings and other great information about Close To Home Fishing waters all summer long! Just register with your Go Outdoors Oklahoma profile to get the information when it's hot, and we'll send it to you!
Oklahoma's CTHF program is a partnership between the Wildlife Department and municipalities to provide urban angling. Most Oklahomans living in urban or suburban locations have a CTHF area just a short drive away, offering convenient fishing opportunities for the whole family. In addition to ponds across Oklahoma City and Tulsa, CTHF waters also are available in Bartlesville, Blanchard, Choctaw, Del City, Edmond, El Reno, Enid, Guthrie, Harrah, Jenks, Jones, Lawton, Moore, Mustang, Newcastle, Norman, Sapulpa and Yukon. Many of these waters are located at city parks with other amenities like playgrounds, walking trails, and picnic tables. Wildlife Department personnel stock fish, conduct fish surveys, host fishing clinics and do habitat work at these locations to make going fishing easy and accessible. More importantly, they offer urban dwellers a place to share their fishing heritage with others, even if there's just a little bit of time in the afternoon to go! Register to stay up on fresh stockings and updates.
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