Elk City Lake is good for bass fishing. The wildlife department’s grant program is for reservoirs smaller than 4,000 acres that are accessible to the public.

Ken Paulie set not only a new state record but also a world record with his legendary 123-pound flathead catfish pulled out of Elk City Reservoir in May 1998. His catch remains the undisputed ...

The catfish was around 10-years-old when Elk City Reservoir was built which gave it ample resources to use to grow big fast. “It lived through a really productive time of the reservoir,” Neely ...