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PROTECTYOURWATERS STATEWIDE DAILY & SIZE LIMITS

CATFISH

STATEWIDE DAILY LIMIT: STATEWIDE SIZE LIMIT:
• Channel and/or Blue Catfish combined – 15 • Channel Catfish – None
• Flathead Catfish – 5 • Blue Catfish – Only 1 over 30 inches
• Flathead Catfish – None
Check "Public Fishing Waters" special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.

CHANNEL CATFISH BLUE CATFISH FLATHEAD CATFISH
• Curved anal fin • Straight anal fin • Tail not forked
• State record: 35 lbs., 15 oz. • State record: 98 lbs. • State record: 78 lbs., 8 oz.

CRAPPIE

STATEWIDE DAILY LIMIT: STATEWIDE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT:
• 37 (combined White and/or Black crappie) • None
Check "Public Fishing Waters" special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.

BLACK CRAPPIE WHITE CRAPPIE
• No true pattern to black spots • Distinct vertical bands of blue/gray spots
• 7-8 bony spines in dorsal fin • 5-6 bony spines in dorsal fin
• State record: 4 lbs., 10 oz. • State record: 4 lbs., 15 oz.

Illustrations courtesy of Duane Raver

MEASURING FISH

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When mea sur ng fish, total length is mea sured from the tip
of the snout to the end of the tail, with fish laid flat on a ruler,
mouth closed and tail fin lobes pressed together.

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