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PADDLEFISH REGULATIONS
Paddlefish Regulations When snagging for paddlefish, anglers are throwlines must release all paddlefish before
Residents and nonresidents must obtain a allowed only one single hook or one treble leaving their lines (unless keeping one for a
free paddlefish permit in addition to a fishing hook. All hooks must have barbs removed or daily limit).
license before fishing for paddlefish. The free completely closed. When landing a paddlefish, Paddlefish taken by bowfishing, gigs, spears
permit is available at wildlifedepartment.com, it is illegal to use gaff hooks or any technique and spearguns cannot be released.
gooutdoorsoklahoma.com, Department head- or device that injures the fish, unless the angler Each cleaned paddlefish and its parts (car-
quarters, through the Go Outdoors Oklahoma is bowfishing. cass, meat or eggs) must be tagged and kept
phone app and license vendors. The paddlefish The daily paddlefish limit is 1. Once you separate from all other cleaned paddlefish or
permit is required to fish for paddlefish by any keep a fish, you must stop paddlefish fishing paddlefish parts. Each person must keep their
method or be in possession of paddlefish or (snagging) for the day, tag the fish immedi- paddlefish distinctly separate from paddlefish
paddlefish parts. This permit must be carried ately with the angler's customer ID number taken by others. Paddlefish and paddlefish
on their person while fishing and/or in posses- and report the harvest, within 24 hours, using parts must remain tagged until the person in
sion of paddlefish or parts. the online E-Check system. Under no circum- possession of the same reaches their residence.
stances can any paddlefish be caught, kept and No person can possess eggs (attached to the
later released (no culling). egg membrane) of more than one paddlefish.
The annual paddlefish harvest limit is two No person can possess more than 3 pounds of
paddlefish per angler. processed paddlefish eggs or fresh paddlefish
Paddlefish angling by all methods is closed eggs removed from the membrane. Processed
on the Spring River from the State Highway 60 eggs are any eggs taken from a paddlefish that
bridge upstream to the Kansas line. Snagging have gone through a process that turns the eggs
of paddlefish or any fish is closed from 10 p.m. into caviar or into a caviar-like product.
to 6 a.m. year-round east of I-35 and north of No person can ship into or out of, transport
I-40, except the Miami City Park from the south into or out of, have in possession with the intent
boat ramp to the 125 Highway bridge which to so transport, or cause to be removed from
shall remain open. this state, raw unprocessed, processed or frozen
Residents and nonresidents may have one paddlefish eggs.
paddlefish in their possession in the field. Non- All paddlefish must have all internal organs
residents may possess no more than the annual removed before leaving the state.
harvest limit at any other time. Note: For information on fishing below dams
Catch and release of paddlefish by use of for paddlefish, see Tailwaters in the "Public
Kelly Adams rod and reel, trotlines and throwlines is al- Fishing Waters" special regulations. Snagging
lowed, year-round. Paddlefish must be released is closed for one mile below Eufaula Dam.
immediately after being caught, unless kept
for the daily limit. Anglers fishing trotlines or
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