What are some good lakes to camp and fish in SE Oklahoma and SW Arkansas? What are the lakes that we need to avoid? Looking at making a trip in mid March.

sardis McGee creek, broken bow. all great lakes my favorite is sardis.

this, broken bow for smallies, sardis and mcgee creek for bass. march should be rockin for both.

Pine Creek is a great choice for bass and crappie, depends on how much rain we get, it can get high.

SW Arkansas there is Dequeen lake , Dierks lake and Millwood. All are good but will depend on weather.

Over in Arkansas, Lake Ouachita is a must fish. Dierks Lake used to be a fantastic crappie lake back in the day, although I haven't fished it in many many years.

Sardis is a beautiful lake with good camping sites.
Has some good fish in it, but it can muddy up quickly after a rain and be blown out for a while after precipitation events.
At it's best visibility, I'd call it moderately stained.

Watch the Mercury advisories for SE OK if you eat any fish there.

https://www.deq.ok.gov/state-enviro...consumption-in-oklahoma/mercury-in-fish/

Sardis has restrictions.
https://www.deq.ok.gov/state-enviro...ions/sardis-consumption-recommendations/