Thread: Fishing SW Okla

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Glad to have you on board Rudy! There is alot of great info and people on the board! Welcome

Hey Mikie, have you tried to fish Altus since the fish kill? Just wondering if it was worth a trip down there.

Hello Crappiebob I have not been to Altus/Lugert for several weeks the fishing reports say all fishing is sloowww, best bets would be Tom Steed which is very low and muddy but the fish will still spawn and there are nice ones in there that will have to spawn in main lake because both creeks are dry. I went to Lake Lawtonka last week they have pumped water from Lake Waurika to Lake Ellsworth to Lake Lawtonka so it is near normal I caught a small mouth bass a few white bass and saw some guys catching small crappie in deep water off the dam. I may run to Lake Altus today to look around and then over to Lake Tom Steed to see what's happening if I do I will let you know. Wife may have other plans?

Drove to Lake Altus today first I talked to the kid running the lake store he told me that someone had caught 2 big walleye and a big catfish, he also said a young boy had brought in two small walleye that were under legal length. I then went to the Quartz Mtn Nature Center and spoke with Sue Hokanson she stated the fish and game people were going to do two fish counts in April to determine fish species and size to help them with management practices in the future. Miss Sue also said they would advise people not to launch boats on Altus one day and another lake the next because of a chance of water left in live well transferring virus. The golden algae thrives in cooler water and is kept in check by warm water algae and since lake temps are still cool algae could still be active. Quartz Mountain State Park is still a nice place with the lodge many campsites and cabins; hiking and biking trails; offroad/atv area and I hear some serious mountain climbing at Baldy Mtn. Check it out some day or weekend the park people are great.