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S T A T E W I D E D A I L Y & S I Z E L I M I T S
STATEWIDE DAILY & SIZE LIMITS
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Largemouth and/or Smallmouth Bass (A) 6 (combined) 1 (one) over 16 inches
Spotted Bass (A) None None
Channel and/or Blue Catfish (B) 15 (combined) Only 1 Blue Catfish over 30 inches
Flathead Catfish (B) 5 None
White and/or Black Crappie 37 (combined) None
Striped Bass (C) 5 (except Lake Texoma) None
Striped Bass Hybrids (C) 20 Only 5 fish over 20 inches
White Bass None None
Trout (C) See Trout regulations on pages 17-20
Walleye, Sauger and/or Saugeye 6 (combined) 14 inch minimum
Paddlefish (C,D) See Paddlefish regulations on page 16 None
Alligator Gar (D,E) 1 None
(All species not listed, except shad and species of special concern I and/or II (E), have no daily or minimum size limits) (F)
A. n rivers and streams: black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted): E. Alligator gar may be caught by use of rod and reel, trotline, and throwline.
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six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Alligator gar taken by bow and arrow, gigs, spears, or spearguns cannot
Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size limit be released. The attempt to take or harvest alligator gar is prohibited
on spotted bass. statewide May 1-31.
B. For noodling limits, see page 13. F. It is unlawful to take or possess more than 25 nongame bait fish in rivers
or streams, except for shad, of which 200 may be taken or possessed.
C. Release of paddlefish, trout, striped bass and/or striped bass hybrids caught
and placed on a stringer, in a livewell, or otherwise held in possession is
prohibited statewide (no culling).
D. Harvest of alligator gar and paddlefish must be reported within 24 hours via
E-Check at wildlifedepartment.com. For any other fish species of special
concern in category I or II such as black buffalo and shovelnose sturgeon
(see Title 800:25-19-6) there is a daily limit of 1 and harvest must be
reported. Harvest must be reported to the Wildlife Department’s Fisheries
Division at (918) 683-1031.
Some areas have different regulations. See “Public Fishing Waters” special regulations for daily and size limits
on specific areas. No daily or size limits exist for any fish species fished from privately owned ponds and lakes.

BLACK BASS (LARGEMOUTH, SMALLMOUTH & SPOTTED BASS)

Statewide Daily Limit: Statewide Minimum Size Limit:
• Largemouth & Smallmouth – 6 (combined) • Largemouth & Smallmouth – 1 (one) over 16 inches
• Spotted – None • Spotted – None
Check "Public Fishing Waters" special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.

Spotted Bass
Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass
• Mouth hinge well behind eye • Mouth hinge in front of eye • Mouth hinge even with
back edge of eye
• State record: 14 lbs., 13.7 oz. • State record: 8 lbs., 7 oz.
• State record: 8 lbs., 2 oz.
Tooth Patch: Another way to distinguish black bass
is the presence or absence of a tooth patch on the Most largemouth bass have Smallmouth and spotted
tongue. The majority of largemouth bass have no tooth no tooth patch on the tongue. bass display a tooth patch
patch on the tongue, while smallmouth and spotted on the tongue.
bass do have a tooth patch on the tongue.

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