Fishing near Altus, Oklahoma

Altus belongs to Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It is a short-drive town for fishing rather than a destination one. Beginning with the nearest: Altus City Reservoir under 1.5 miles to the north-east, Horseshoe Lake under 18 miles, Lake Altus under 20 miles to the north, Tom Steed Reservoir under 21 miles then State of Oklahoma Reformatory Lake under 22 miles to the north. The bank at Lake Altus steepens fast, so mind your footing after rain. Held water dominates the choice here. Depth change matters more than ground covered. The year runs unbroken. Storms do more to the fishing than frost ever will. Altus City Reservoir sits nearest and covers some 25 acres. Altus City Reservoir has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Open records for Kiowa County list orangespotted sunfish, green sunfish and Rio Grande longear sunfish. Altus City Reservoir is the closest thing Altus has to a home water....