Oklahoma Fishing Regulations

General Rules (barbless hooks are the #1 cause of fines)

• ⚠ No daily or size limits exist for fish from privately owned ponds and lakes.
• ⚠ Some areas have different regulations - see Public Fishing Waters special regulations.
• ⚠ Largemouth and smallmouth bass in rivers/streams must be 14 in or longer; no size limit on spotted bass.
• ⚠ Noodling regulations apply for catfish (see regs book).

• Allowed methods: One rod and reel per person. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: Up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

• Daily/Size Limits: Crappie: 15

• Daily/Size Limits: Striped bass combined per day, of which only Additional Restrictions: Walk-in fishing is allowed year-round on is not allowed on the ponds or Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger

• Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: 20 Daily Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person.

• Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or no size limit. Allowed methods: one rod and reel per person during trout season (other times up to two rods and reels per person).

• Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: no limit. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

• Allowed methods: rod and reel only.

• Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. Daily/Size Limits: Channel catfish: six per day. All crappie: no limit. Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. Daily/Size Limits: All largemouth being caught (no harvest allowed). Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowf

• Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger no size limit.

• Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

• Allowed methods: up to three rods and reels per person with no more during daylight hours only. For all

• Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: no limit.

• Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: 15 Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. and shad restrictions on page 32).

• Allowed methods: rod and reel, Daily/Size Limits: Black bass: six be 14 inches or longer, and only one

• Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger and Allowed methods: From Tenkiller bridge: fishing limited to one rod and reel per person. Cast nets may be Allowed methods: one rod and reel

• Allowed methods: only one rod and reel per person during trout Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

• Allowed methods: up to three rods and reels per person, with hook; restriction does not apply to hooks). Noodling is only allowed Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: rod and reel only.

• Allowed methods: up to three rods and reels per person, with no more Bowfishing during daylight hours only. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

• Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger Allowed methods: rod and reel only. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing

• Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: no limit.

• Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. page 12 for daily limits on shad or Daily/Size Limits: Black bass spotted): six combined per day, only No size limit on spotted bass. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: only one rod an

• Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: no limit.

• Daily/Size Limits: Striped bass and white bass): five per day, of which only Daily/Size Limits: Striped bass: 5 per Allowed methods: rod and reel, only (no float tubes or wading).

• Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger Daily/Size Limits: Illinois River upstream day, only one of which may be a longer. No size limit on spotted bass. March 31 in the Upper Illinois River only.

• Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue Allowed methods: only one rod and reel per person during trout season (other times up to two rods and reels Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger

• Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger

• Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: no limit.

• Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or Allowed methods: rod and reel only.

• Fishing is restricted to no more than three (3) rods or poles per person, with no more than ods are allowed. Cast netting is prohibited. areas (annual and seasonal access) only, not Allowed on annual walk-in fishing areas year- round. Allowed on seasonal walk-in fishing areas May 17 - Aug. 31 only. Access is restricted access to restricted areas of the property may are allowed. Allowed. Must be ca

• DAILY USE AND ARCHERY/SHOTGUN ONLY • Only archery and shotgun permitted. • Hunting only, all other activities are pro-

• Consult restrictions for Limited Access walk- • Additional free daily use permit required. • Consult OLAP webpage for daily use permit, access types, access dates, allowed means

• No person, including but not limited to per-