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Public Fishing Areas: Special Regulations

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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

Adair Park

Adair
Methods:

Allowed Methods: One rod and reel per person.

American Horse 

Blaine
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed Methods: Up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

Arbuckle

Murray
Daily/Size Limits:

 Crappie: 15 combined per day, must be 10 inches or longer.

Arcadia

Oklahoma
Daily/Size Limits:

Striped bass and/or striped bass hybrids: five combined per day, of which only two may be 20 inches or longer.

Additional Restrictions:

Walk-in fishing is allowed year-round on the Arcadia Lake shoreline within the conservation area. Fishing is not allowed on the ponds or wetland areas.

Arkansas River

Daily/Size Limits:

Walleye, sauger and saugeye: six combined per day/16-inch minimum, including all reservoirs and unimpounded tributaries from Keystone Dam downstream to the Oklahoma state line.

Methods:

Prohibited methods: snagging between April 15-May 15 in the Arkansas River from Zink Dam for 800 feet downstream.

In the tailwaters area immediately below Webbers Falls Lock and Dam; bowfishing, gigs, spears, spearguns and snagging is prohibited in the first 1,000 feet. Trotlines, throwlines, limblines, juglines and yo-yos are prohibited below Webbers Falls Lock and Dam for a distance of one mile.

Barren Fork WMA 

Adair
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

up to two rods and reels per person.

Black Kettle WMA

Roger Mills
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Prohibited methods: trotlines, throwlines, limblines, yo-yos, juglines.

Blue River PFHA 

Johnston
Daily/Size Limits:

Spotted bass: must be 14 inches or longer. 
Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
All crappie: six combined per day, no size limit.

Methods:

Allowed methods: one rod and reel per person during trout season (other times up to two rods and reels per person).

Note: For more trout regulations, see Trout Regulations.

Bluestem Lake

Osage
Daily/Size Limits:

Walleye, sauger and saugeye: six combined per day/18-inch minimum.

Burtschi 

Grady
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.