The following water bodies have special regulations that differ for one or more species of fish

Special Restrictions

LAKES

• Adair Recreation Area

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish six (6) combined per day; no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only one (1) rod and reel per person. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Altus-Lugert

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Walleye and/or saugeye; five (5) per day / 14-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

• American Horse

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / no size limit. Channel and/or blue catfish six (6) combined per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Arbuckle

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit. All crappie; 15 combined per day / 10-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Hydrilla

• Arcadia

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Birch

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

• Broken Bow (from the slab at the Narrows downstream to the dam)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and/or smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit.

• Burtschi

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish six (6) combined per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Canton (includes the lake, upstream to SH 281 and the tailwaters below the dam)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

• Carl Albert

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel only. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Carl Blackwell

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

• Carl Etling *Fishing opportunities may be limited due to previous drought. Call (580) 474-2663 for current information.

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) combined per day / no size limit. Striped bass hybrids; five (5) per day / no size limit.

Methods: One (1) rod and reel per person during trout season (other times no more than two (2) rods and reels per person). Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

Special Permits: All anglers must have a trout license during trout season, no exceptions.

• Chimney Rock

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit.

• Chouteau (includes oxbows and cutoffs)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Copan

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Crowder (Washita County)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day of which only one may be 22 inches or longer / 16- to 22-inch protected slot limit. Channel and/or blue catfish have a combined daily limit of six (6) / no size limit.

• Dahlgren

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish six (6) combined per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Draper

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

Methods: Fishing limited to no more than three (3) rods and reels per person, with no more than three (3) hooks per line (treble hooks are considered one hook). Bowfishing is permitted year-round during daylight hours only. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Dripping Springs

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day of which only one may be 22 inches or longer / 16- to 22-inch protected slot limit.

• Ellsworth

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Walleye, sauger and saugeye; five (5) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Elmer

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish six (6) combined per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Elmer Thomas (Wichita Mtns. NWR)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and/or smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel only. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Eufaula

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

Methods: Lake Eufaula State Park-

Pickens Lake - Fishing open only to residents under 16 or 65 and older, or those 60% or more disabled, or legally blind and those accompanying. Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. No other fishing methods allowed.

Kid’s Fish Out Lake - Fishing open only to persons under 16 or 64 and older, or those 60 percent or more disabled, or legally blind or physically impaired and one companion. Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Evans Chambers

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Foss (including tailwaters)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Walleye and/or saugeye; five (5) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Ft. Cobb

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Walleye, sauger or saugeye; five (5) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Ft. Gibson (includes all tributaries and upstream to Markham Ferry dam)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. All crappie; 15 combined per day / 10-inch minimum.

• Ft. Supply (including lake and tailwaters)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

• Grand (applies to all tributaries and upstream to state line, and to the area below Pensacola dam downstream to SH 82 bridge)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. All crappie; 15 combined per day / 10-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Great Salt Plains (including lake and tailwaters)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Walleye, sauger or saugeye; five (5) combined per day / no size limit. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

• Greenleaf

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

• Hall

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Hefner

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and/or spotted bass six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Smallmouth bass; one (1) per day / 18-inch minimum.

Methods: Fishing limited to no more than three (3) rods and reels per person, with no more than three (3) hooks per line (treble hooks are considered one hook). Bowfishing is permitted year-round but during daylight hours only. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Heyburn

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Hudson

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. All crappie; 15 combined per day / 10-inch minimum.

• Hugo

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Jap Beaver

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Kaw

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels; White Perch

• Keystone

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels; White Perch

• Konawa (see Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day of which only one (1) may be 22-inches or longer. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel, bowfishing and noodling. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Lawtonka

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Walleye, sauger or saugeye; five (5) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Lone Chimney

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Longmire

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 22-inch minimum. All crappie; 15 combined per day / 10-inch minimum.

Methods: Fishing limited to only rod and reel. No other method of fishing allowed.

• McGee Creek

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day, of which only one (1) may be 22 inches or longer / 16- to 22-inch protected slot limit.

• Murray

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Walleye and/or saugeye; five (5) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Hydrilla

• Nanih Waiya

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day, of which only one (1) may be 22 inches or longer / 16- to 22-inch protected slot limit. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Newt Graham (includes oxbows and cutoffs)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Okmulgee

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit.

• Oologah (including all tributaries to state line and downstream below dam to mouth of Caney River)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Optima

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; five (5) combined per day / no size limit.

• Ouachita National Forest ponds and lakes

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel only. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Overholser (including tailwaters and downstream to NW 10th St. bridge)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

Methods: Fishing limited to no more than three (3) rods and reels per person, with no more than three (3) hooks per line (treble hooks are considered one hook). Bowfishing is permitted year-round but during daylight hours only. No other methods of fishing allowed.

• Ozzie Cobb

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Pawhuska

Methods: Fishing limited to only one (1) rod and reel per person during trout season (other times, consult City of Pawhuska for fishing regulations).

Special Permits: All anglers must have a trout license during trout season, no exceptions.

• Pine Creek

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and/or smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Spotted bass; 15 per day / no size limit.

• Raymond Gary

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Robert S. Kerr (includes oxbows and cutoffs)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Sauger; five (5) per day / 16-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Sardis

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

• Schooler

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Skiatook

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and/or smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids (does not include white bass); five (5) per day, of which only two (2) may be 20 inches or longer.

• Sooner (see Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.) Note: the buoy marked discharge channel has different regulations than the rest of the lake, see regulations below.

Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel, bowfishing and noodling. No other method of fishing allowed. Fishing is prohibited from dam, fenced area below dam, and north bank of intake channel. Fishing in the buoy marked intake channel, discharge channel and spillway embankment is bank fishing only (no float tubes or wading).

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels; White Perch; Hydrilla

• Taft

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Tenkiller (downstream from Horseshoe Bend boat ramp to dam)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and/or smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit. All crappie; 15 combined per day / 10-inch minimum.

Methods: Prohibited methods of fishing: gigs and spears downstream from Horseshoe Bend boat ramp; speargunning legal when used with SCUBA, except taking flathead catfish from June 15 through July 15 is prohibited.

• Texoma (Some methods of fishing on the Oklahoma portion of Lake Texoma do not apply to the Texas portion. Check the Texas Fishing Guide for details.)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass; five (5) combined per day / 14-inch minimum for largemouth and smallmouth bass. Striped bass and/or striped bass hybrids; ten (10) combined per day, of which only two (2) may be 20 inches or longer. White bass; 25 per day / no size limit. Channel and/or blue catfish; 15 combined per day/ 12-inch minimum. All crappie; 37 combined per day / 10-inch minimum. Flathead catfish; five (5) per day / 20-inch minimum. Alligator gar; from May 1 through May 31, angling for alligator gar by any method is prohibited between the State Hwy 99 / US Hwy 377 bridge upstream to the I-35 bridge.

ANS ALERT: Golden Alga

Thunderbird

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

Methods: Within the Little River tributary above Franklin Road in Cleveland Co. the following methods of fishing are prohibited: bowfishing, gigs and spears, spearguns, snagging, and noodling.

• Tom Steed

• U.S. Forest Service Lakes (Black Kettle, Skipout, Spring Creek)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Prohibited methods of fishing: trotlines, throwlines, limblines, yo-yo’s, juglines.

• Vanderwork

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 13- to 16-inch protected slot limit. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Vincent

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

• Watonga (Roman Nose State Park)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to one (1) rod and reel per person during trout season (other times no more than two (2) rods and reels per person). Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.

Special Permits: All anglers must have a trout license during trout season, no exceptions.

• Waurika

• Wayne Wallace

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

• W.D. Mayo (includes oxbows, cutoffs, and below dam to state line)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Sauger; five (5) per day / 16-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Webbers Falls (includes oxbows and cutoffs)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Sauger; five (5) per day / 16-inch minimum.

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Wister (from the dam upstream to US Hwy. 271 on Fourche Maline river, to US Hwy. 59 on the Poteau river and to the low water dam, ½ mile above county road # 156 on Holson Creek)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum.

TAILWATERS

• First 1,000 ft. below any Federal or GRDA dam

Fishing limited to only two (2) rods and reels per person. Unlawful to keep a foul hooked fish (any fish hooked other than inside the mouth), unless taken in a tailwater open to snagging. Bowfishing prohibited, except Wister, Eufaula, Ft. Gibson, Keystone, Hudson, and Thunderbird which are open. Gigs, spears and spearguns prohibited, except Hudson which is open. Snagging prohibited, except Ft. Gibson tailwaters are open 24 hours; Wister and Hudson are open to snagging from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., year-round.

• Salt Fork of the Arkansas River from the spillway of Great Salt Plains Lake downstream to SH 38 bridge Prohibited method of fishing: bowfishing (see Tailwaters above), trotline, throwline, limbline, jugline and yo-yo.

RIVERS AND CREEKS

• Arkansas River (Keystone Dam downstream to the OK - AR state line)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Sauger; five (5) per day / 16-inch minimum.

Methods:

-From Keystone dam downstream to I-44 bridge in Tulsa; snagging is prohibited, and keeping a foul hooked fish (any fish hooked other than inside the mouth) is prohibited.

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

ANS ALERT: Zebra Mussels

• Baron Fork Creek (see restrictions on fishing methods on Upper Illinois River and Tributaries)

• Black Fork Creek

Methods: Bowfishing is only open from old Heavener Fish Hatchery dam downstream to Poteau River from Dec. 1 through May 15; snagging is only open in Le Flore County, from April 15 through May 15.

• Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: All species of black bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit. All crappie; six (6) combined per day / no size limit. Possession limit is twelve (12) of all species of game fish after the first day.

Methods: Fishing limited to one (1) rod and reel per person during trout season (other times no more than two (2) rods and reels per person). No other method of fishing allowed.

Special Permits: All anglers must have a trout license during trout season, no exceptions.

• Lower Canadian River (downstream from Eufaula dam for one (1) mile)

Methods: Gigs and spears, spearguns, and snagging prohibited. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations.)

• Caney River (Below Hulah Lake dam)

Methods: Bowfishing prohibited from Hulah dam downstream 1,200 ft. to the Re-regulation Dam. Gigs, spears, spearguns and snagging prohibited from Hulah dam downstream to the confluence of old and new river channels. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations.)

• Flint Creek - (see regulations on fishing methods on Upper Illinois River and Tributaries)

• Glover River from confluence with Little River upstream to the "Forks of the Glover"

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: All species of black bass; six (6) combined per day / no size limit on largemouth or spotted bass, however, smallmouth bass have a 12-inch minimum of which only three (3) smallmouth greater than 12 inches may be included in the daily limit of six (6) black bass.

• Grand (Neosho) River (below Grand Lake-Pensacola dam)

Methods: (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations.)

Bowfishing prohibited below turbine outlets downstream to State Park and below spillway outlet downstream to highline crossing. The next 1/2 mile below the highline crossing is closed only when the spillway gates are discharging water and for seven (7) 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 (1) mile.

Snagging is prohibited below turbine outlets downstream to State Park bridge and below spillway outlets downstream to highline crossing. The next 1/2 mile below the highline crossing is closed to snagging only when spillway gates are closed.

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 (2) days following closure of spillway.

• Lower Illinois River (From Tenkiller dam downstream to the confluence of the Arkansas River)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Sauger; five (5) per day / 16-inch minimum.

Methods: From Tenkiller dam downstream to the Hwy. 64 bridge; fishing limited to one (1) rod and reel per person. No other method of fishing allowed. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations.)

Special Permits: From Tenkiller dam downstream to the Hwy. 64 bridge all anglers must have a trout license, no exceptions.

• Upper Illinois River and tributaries (includes Baron Fork Creek and Flint Creek)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Illinois River upstream from Horseshoe Bend boat ramp, Baron Fork Creek and Flint Creek; all species of black bass; six (6) combined per day/ no size limit on largemouth or spotted bass, however, smallmouth bass have a 9- to 12-inch protected slot limit of which only one (1) smallmouth greater than 12 inches may be included in the daily limit of six (6) black bass.

Methods: Snagging and noodling are prohibited at all times. Bowfishing, speargunning, and gigging are prohibited, except for the following methods/seasons:

-Upstream from Horseshoe Bend boat ramp; bowfishing and speargunning are permitted from Dec. 1 through Mar. 31. Gigging is permitted from Dec. 1 through Mar. 1.

-Upstream from Hwy. 51/62 bridge; gigging is permitted from Dec. 1 through Mar. 31.

• Kiamichi River (below Hugo Lake dam)

Methods: Trotlines, throwlines and noodling are prohibited from Hugo dam downstream to first railroad bridge. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations.)

ANS ALERT: Bighead carp

• Lee Creek (including Little Lee Creek)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: All species of black bass; six (6) combined per day / no size limit on largemouth or spotted bass, however, smallmouth bass have a 9- to 12-inch protected slot limit of which only one (1) smallmouth greater than 12 inches may be included in the daily limit of six (6) black bass.

• Little River below Pine Creek Lake dam

Methods: Trotlines, throwlines, limblines, yo-yo’s and juglines are prohibited from the dam downstream for a distance of 2,000 ft. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations.)

• Lower Mountain Fork River trout area (below Broken Bow dam)

Methods: Fishing limited to one (1) rod and reel per person. No other method of fishing allowed. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations.)

Special Permits: From Broken Bow dam downstream to the U.S. Hwy. 70 bridge, except in that area from the mouth of Rough Branch Creek downstream to the Re-regulation Dam all anglers must have a trout license, no exceptions. NOTE: a small portion of the Lower Mountain Fork River trout area is excluded from the trout license requirement.

• Upper Poteau River and Fourche Maline River and tributaries in Le Flore Co. (except for Black Fork Creek-See Regulations under Black Fork Creek above.)

Methods: Prohibited methods of fishing: gigs, spears, and spearguns.

• Lower Poteau River (downstream from Wister dam to 1/4 mile past confluence of old and new river channels)

Methods: Prohibited methods of fishing: trotlines and throwlines. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations)

• Quartz Mountain trout area (North Fork of the Red River below Altus-Lugert Lake dam)

Special Permits: All anglers must have a trout license during trout season, no exceptions.

• Lower Red River (below Lake Texoma)

Denison Dam downstream to the mouth of the Shawnee Creek: We advise anglers to meet all fishing license requirements for both Oklahoma and Texas. See map below. If you are fishing in Oklahoma waters, an Oklahoma fishing license and a Fishing & Hunting Legacy Permit are required, unless exempt. If you are fishing in Texas waters, you need a Texas fishing license. A Lake Texoma fishing license is not valid below Denison Dam.

Mouth of Shawnee Creek downstream (east)

If fishing in the Red River, anglers must possess an Oklahoma fishing license and Fishing & Hunting Legacy Permit, unless exempt.

For all of the Lower Red River:

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Striped bass and/or striped bass hybrids; five (5) combined per day / no size limit.

Methods: See "Tailwaters" regulations for other daily, size, and fishing method regulations.

ANS ALERT: Bighead carp

• Robbers Cave (From Carlton Lake dam downstream 1.5 miles to the State Park boundary)

Methods: Fishing limited to one (1) rod and reel per person during trout season (other times no more than two (2) rods and reels per person). No other method of fishing allowed.

Special Permits: All anglers must have a trout license during trout season, no exceptions.

OTHER AREAS

• Camp Gruber JMTC

For information on fishing opportunities, open dates and areas, as well as other regulations pertaining to Camp Gruber JMTC, contact OKARNG online at ok.ngb.army.mil/CGTS/ or call the voice phone system at (918) 487-6240.

• Ponds and creeks within the following Dept. of Wildlife Management Areas: Atoka, Beaver River, Black Kettle Lakes (Spring Creek, Skipout and Black Kettle), Gary Sherrer, Cherokee, Cookson, Ellis Co., Ft. Gibson, James Collins, Robert S Kerr WMA, Lexington, Okmulgee (except in Deep Fork River), Pushmataha, Robbers Cave, Sandy Sanders and Stringtown

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

• Ponds and creeks within either the Honobia Creek or Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas

Special Permits: All resident anglers age 18 (by December 31 of the previous calendar year) to 63, and all non-resident anglers regardless of age must possess the Land Access Permit to either fish and/or hunt on either the Honobia Creek or Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas. For additional Honobia/Three Rivers WMA regulations see the Oklahoma Hunting Guide (Regulations).

• Ponds and creeks within other Dept. of Wildlife Management Areas not listed above

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

• Oklahoma State Park ponds stocked by the Wildlife Department (not listed separately above)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

• Wichita Mtns. NWR lakes (except Elmer Thomas)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish; six (6) per day / no size limit.

Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel only. No other method of fishing allowed.

Last modified: December 29, 2008