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Fishing regulations at Lake Altus, OK
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Fishing regulations in Oklahoma can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Walleye as of April 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Site-specific regulations include:
- Arkansas River (including all reservoirs and un-impounded tributaries from Keystone Dam downstream to the Oklahoma state line): minimum size = 16-inches total length
- Atoka Bluestem Reservoir (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
- Bluestem Reservoir (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
- Carl Blackwell Reservoir (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
- Great Salt Plains Reservoir (and tailwater): no size limit
- Healdton Reservoir (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
- Ponca City Reservoir (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
- Shell Reservoir (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
- Sooner Reservoir (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
- Thunderbird Reservoirs (and its tailwater): minimum size = 18-inches total length.
For additional information, see Oklahoma Fishing Regulations.
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- Walleye - 41 members reported to have caught this fish
- Largemouth bass - 53 members reported to have caught this fish
- White bass - 25 members reported to have caught this fish
- @boebutchee reported a nice Common carp.
- @CSR04 reported a nice Saugeye.
- @CSR04 reported a nice Common carp.
- @dariogonzalez5161 reported a nice Sauger.
- @rylee2285 reported a nice Walleye.
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