ELD Match, and 175 gr. Cedar Lake has produced several double-digit fish in the last five years.. Fish are cold-blooded, so their metabolisms work faster in warmer conditions and they grow more rapidly. There are plenty of camping and cabin rental opportunities near the lake at Beavers Bend State Park and surrounding communities. A new Oklahoma state record largemouth bass was caught Friday, March 23, at Cedar Lake in southeast Oklahoma. McGee Creek has a lot of deep water that doesnt get fished very often, giving bass more opportunity to grow before they ever see a hook, he said. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. Where will the next state record be caught? March 7 - Red River Fly Fishers monthly meeting and fly tying session, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Rec Hall of Eisenhower State Park. Dr. Gary Cox, a veterinarian in Sallisaw, Okla. was fishing with his buddies Scott Shell and Trevor Teague on Broken Bow Lake when he hooked into a once-in-a-lifetime bass. Theres a boat ramp, fishing docks and hiking trail maintained by the city of Tulsa available to visitors for a small fee. In addition to the fishing, a day use swimming beach is also open to the public, and boating and various water sports are also popular. Oklahoma Bass Records. Lawtonka Lake has produced a state record smallmouth bass weighing over 8 pounds. Unfortunately, during the 1930s, world records didn't exist yet. That included a state record caught a year earlier, March 23, 2012, by Benny Williams Jr. of Poteau that weighed 14 pounds, 12.3 ounces. TYING or EXCEEDING the weight of existing rod and line records. I got me a good fish here.'".