The Great Salt Plains Lake is well known as the premier lake in northwest Oklahoma for excellent channel cat fishing. The Byron State Fish Hatchery regularly stocks the lake with channel catfish, hybrid striped bass and saugeye.

The Salt Plains Refuge maintains a 1200 acre area for public hunting of migratory and upland game birds. Deer hunting on the refuge is by permit drawing only. All other hunting is prohibited and the remainder of the government lands are closed to hunting.

Boating on the lake is in accordance with Oklahoma boating laws, Corps of Engineers regulations and the following restrictions by the US Fish and Wildlife Service:

• Boating permitted year round east of a north-south extension of Hwy 38.
• Boating permitted April 1 - October 15 south and east of buoy line.
• Download Fishing Regs for buoy line locations.

Salt Plains Children's Fishing Derby
FWS Photo