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In addition to general fishing regulations, statewide species regulations and Department fishing area rules, this section addresses special regulations that apply to public fishing waters. If a species or body of water is not listed, refer to statewide regulations.
= Conservation Passport Area
Grand (Neosho) River
Below Grand Lake-Pensacola Dam
Prohibited Methods:(Also see “Tailwaters” regulations; and shad restrictions on Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS))
Bowfishing prohibited below turbine outlets downstream to State Park and below spillway outlet downstream to highline crossing. The next ½ mile below the highline crossing is closed only when the spillway gates are discharging water and for seven days following closure of the gates.
Gigs, spears and spearguns are prohibited below turbine outlets downstream to State Park bridge and below spillway outlets downstream for one mile.
Noodling is prohibited below turbine outlets downstream to State Park bridge and below the spillway outlets downstream to highline crossing, except noodling shall be legal the day of and two days following closure of spillway.
Grand Lake
Craig, Delaware, Mayes, OttawaApplies to all tributaries and upstream to state line, and to the area below Pensacola Dam downstream to State Highway 82 bridge.
All crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.
Great Salt Plains
Alfalfa(including lake and tailwaters)
Walleye, sauger or saugeye: six combined per day/no size limit.
Greenleaf
MuskogeeChannel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Hall
HarmonChannel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.
Hefner
OklahomaAllowed methods: up to three rods and reels per person with no more than three hooks per line (treble hooks are considered one hook). Bowfishing during daylight hours only. For all special regulations, visit https://www.okc.gov.
Hudson
MayesAll crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.
Jap Beaver
JeffersonChannel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.
Kiamichi River
Trotlines, throwlines, snagging, bowfishing, and noodling prohibited from Hugo Dam downstream to first railroad bridge. (Also see “Tailwaters” regulations; and shad restrictions on Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS)).
Konawa
SeminoleAllowed Methods: rod and reel, bowfishing, and noodling.