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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

Nanih Waiya 

Pushmataha
Daily/Size Limits:

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

Methods:

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

Oklahoma River

Oklahoma
Methods:

Allowed methods: up to three rods and reels per person, with no more than three hooks per line (treble hooks count as one hook; restriction does not apply to artificial lures with more than three hooks). Noodling is only allowed from the NW 10th Street bridge to the MacArthur Street bridge.

Ouachita WMA

Le Flore, McCurtain
Daily/Size Limits:

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

Methods:

Allowed methods: rod and reel only.

Overholser

Oklahoma
Methods:

Allowed 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 okc.gov.

Ozzie Cobb 

Pushmataha
Daily/Size Limits:

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

Methods:

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

Ponca, Lake

Kay
Daily/Size Limits:

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

Methods:

Allowed methods: rod and reel only.

Ponds (WMAs)

Daily/Size Limits:

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

Methods:

up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing

Additional Restrictions:

Note: Ponds and creeks within Honobia Creek and Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas require special permits. All resident anglers, except those under 18 years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are 64 years old or older, and all nonresident anglers regardless of age must possess a Land Access Permit to fish and/or hunt on either the Honobia Creek or Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas.

Fishing Contact: (405) 521-3721
Game Warden: (405) 522-0871

Raymond Gary

Choctaw
Daily/Size Limits:

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

Methods:

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

Rivers & Streams

Additional Restrictions:

Statewide: It is unlawful to take or possess more than 25 nongame fish harvested from a river or stream.

Private Properties: Landowner consent must be obtained to utilize lands with rivers and/or creeks flowing through them. 

Daily/Size Limits: Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted): six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size limit on spotted bass. 

Scenic Rivers: Use or possession of a cast net is illegal on Baron Fork Creek, Flint Creek, Illinois River, Lee Creek, Little Lee Creek and Upper Mountain Fork River.

Fishing Contact: (918) 683-1031
Game Warden: (405) 522-0871

Rivers & Streams

Daily/Size Limits:

Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted): six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size limit on spotted bass.

Additional Restrictions:

Statewide: It is unlawful to take or possess more than 25 nongame fish harvested from a river or stream, (see page 12 for daily limits on shad or species of special concern). 

Private Properties: Landowner consent must be obtained to utilize lands with rivers and/or creeks flowing through them.

Scenic Rivers: Use or possession of a cast net is illegal on Baron Fork Creek, Flint Creek, Illinois River, Lee Creek, Little Lee Creek and Upper Mountain Fork River.