Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area

Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is the state agency responsible for managing fish and wildlife. Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.
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The Wildlife Department receives no general state tax appropriations and is funded primarily by sportsmen through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. This program operates free from discrimination on the basis of political or religious opinion or affiliation, race, creed, color, gender, age, ancestry, marital status or disability. A person who feels he or she may have been discriminated agai

nst or would like further information should write: Director, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152, or Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. In conformance with the American With Disabilities Act, ODWC makes every effort to provide equally effective services for persons with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities needing auxiliary aids or services for effective communication in ODWC programs should call the program in charge or TDD (800) 522-8506.

Area 1 took a hit during yesterdays storms. We have several large trees down across the road so we have shut the gate. ...
04/29/2026

Area 1 took a hit during yesterdays storms. We have several large trees down across the road so we have shut the gate. Please we be patient with us as we clean up the area.

After almost 3” of rain over the last two days the river has peaked at around 900 cfs “cubic feet per second”. The wate...
04/04/2026

After almost 3” of rain over the last two days the river has peaked at around 900 cfs “cubic feet per second”. The water should recede fairly quickly but will remain murky or stained for a little while. Stay safe out there.

Two positions are now open at the Caddo Regional Office just north of Durant, OK! The Fisheries Technician position wil...
03/23/2026

Two positions are now open at the Caddo Regional Office just north of Durant, OK! The Fisheries Technician position will be a rover position that will split their time between the South Central office in Durant and here at Blue River. See link in comments to apply for the vacant Fisheries Technician or Administrative Assistant positions.

https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/about/careers/open-positions

We’re hiring several positions! Get more information about these positions and apply at the link in the comments.

03/10/2026

We just finished up with the last stocking of Rainbow Trout for the season. As you can see the water has a little stain to it and is up just a little bit. Even though we are finished stocking there will be plenty of trout through the end April or May depending on the weather. We would like to thank the staff at the Durant State Fish Hatchery for helping haul and stock fish every week. We couldn’t do this without their assistance.

Just finished stocking the river again with some beautiful rainbow trout. Looks like we will have some storms through t...
03/03/2026

Just finished stocking the river again with some beautiful rainbow trout. Looks like we will have some storms through the weekend so stay weather aware.

02/19/2026

The river has been stocked with some really nice trout and we have some beautiful weather.

Our prescribed burn did pretty well and we have finished mopping up or cleaning up after it. We have opened the wildern...
02/13/2026

Our prescribed burn did pretty well and we have finished mopping up or cleaning up after it. We have opened the wilderness back up. There will be some residual smoke so please use caution.

Edit: We have opened the wilderness back up. There will be some smoke still so please use caution. Our prescribed burn i...
02/11/2026

Edit: We have opened the wilderness back up. There will be some smoke still so please use caution.

Our prescribed burn in the wilderness area is back on for tomorrow 2/12/26. Access to the area will be closed this evening. The area will more than likely be open for fishing this weekend. Below is a map of the area, the burn area is labeled. Yes you can come and camp and fish in the other areas. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

Edit: We have postponed the burn may try again Thursday. Wilderness Area will be closed tomorrow 2/10/26 for a prescribe...
02/10/2026

Edit: We have postponed the burn may try again Thursday.

Wilderness Area will be closed tomorrow 2/10/26 for a prescribed burn. Stay out.

Since we had hazardous conditions last week and were not able to stock, we are double stocking this week. We stocked on...
02/05/2026

Since we had hazardous conditions last week and were not able to stock, we are double stocking this week. We stocked on Tuesday and are getting ready to stock today. We also open Hughes Crossing today as well.

Trout were stocked again today. We went ahead and closed the crossing due to the incoming weather this weekend. We are...
01/22/2026

Trout were stocked again today. We went ahead and closed the crossing due to the incoming weather this weekend. We are also going to try and burn area 3,4,5 tomorrow as well.

01/14/2026

Trout were stocked again this morning in all areas except the catch and release.

Address

3251 S Hutchins Lane
Tishomingo, OK
73460

Telephone

+15804435728

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