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GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS
G E N E R A L F I S H I N G R EG U L A T I O N S

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General Regulations which attract, entice or lure fish into an open
cavity within the container.
Game Fish • Use or possess any controlled and/or dan- About This Guide
Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass; gerous substance as defined in 63 O.S., Sec-
tion 2-101 on any lands or waterways subject
black and white crappie; rainbow and brown to the control of the Wildlife Department.
trout; sauger, saugeye and walleye; white and • Use Jet Skis, jet boats and other similar non-
striped bass; blue and channel catfish. Species propeller-driven watercraft in the upper Il- This high-quality guide is offered to you
not listed are nongame fish.
linois River above the confluence with Baron by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
It is unlawful to: Fork Creek. Conservation through its unique partner-
• Fish without carrying a license or written • Tamper with the trotline, throwline, jugline ship with J.F. Griffin Publishing, LLC.
or limbline of another person without per-
evidence that you are exempt. mission from that person. The revenue generated through ad sales
• Fish upon the land of another without con- • Stock aquatic organisms in any public waters significantly lowers production costs and
sent of the owner, lessee or occupant of that including streams and rivers without written
land. Anglers must obtain permission to enter consent from the Wildlife Department director. generates savings. These savings translate
any posted or occupied land or land primar- • Possess a game fish, hybrid striped bass or into additional funds for other important
ily devoted to farming, ranching or forestry flathead catfish that has been filleted or had agency programs.
purposes. Nothing in this guide shall be in- its head or tail removed while actively engag-
terpreted as permitting fishing or allowing ing in fishing. If you have any feedback or are inter-
access into any area, public or private, without • Possess fish in a tailwater without keeping ested in advertising, please contact us at
permission from the owners or custodian as their fish separate, marked with their name 413.884.1001 or at www.JFGriffin.com
required by law, this includes lands with riv- and customer ID number or lifetime license
ers and/or creeks flowing through them. Con- number. See Tailwaters section in the "Public Graphic Design:
sent is not valid for more than one year, unless Fishing Waters" special regulations. Jon Gulley, Dane Fay, John Corey,
the owner, lessee, or occupant specifically • Use at any time in the waters of this state for Evelyn Haddad, Chris Sobolowski
grants consent for a specified period of time. taking, catching, capturing or killing any
• Catch fish that are dead or die as a result of game or nongame fish with any of the follow-
angling from any waters of the state, and not ing: any rotenone or other poison, dynamite
remove those fish and bury or burn them, ex- or other explosive, or any electrical device
cept nothing will prevent anglers from return- used for shocking purpose.
ing fish remains, meaning any fish that has • Have in his or her possession while in the
been filleted or has had the entrails removed, field more than one daily limit of any fish
to lakes and reservoirs (any fish that does not species regardless of method of take. Non-
meet length requirements must be returned to residents cannot have more than two days'
the water immediately). No person may bury limit in his or her possession at any time
or burn any dead fish where it will become regardless of method of take. Daily limits are
exposed through erosion or where that land for 24-hour periods (midnight to midnight).
is at any time subject to overflow.
• Sell, barter or trade fish, frogs or turtles, ex-
cept with a commercial license. Regulation Changes
• Enter, swim, wade, operate a boat or a float The following are brief descriptions of regula-
or floating device in any safety zone (the tion changes. This summary of regulation chang-
water area below any dam for a distance of es is intended to be used as a reference only. You
50 yards from base of the dam). are required to be familiar with all the changes
• Use, operate or park vehicles not registered to regulations that apply to each of these items.
for use on public roadways under Vehicle
Code 47 O.S. 1971, 15-101 through 15-114, on • Lower Mountain Fork River Trout: Area
lands owned or managed by the Wildlife boundaries, method of take, daily/size limit
Department. and equipment restrictions have changed.
• Possess fish, or parts thereof, taken by another See page 21.
person without written information which in- • Lake Texoma: Daily limit for channel/blue
cludes the taker’s name, address, customer ID catfish is now same as statewide. See page 14. This guide is also
number or lifetime license number, date tak- • Alligator Gar: Attempt to take or harvest available online at
en, and number and kind of fish, plus name is prohibited statewide from May 1-31. See
and address of person receiving those fish. pages 14 & 17.
• Use and/or place into lakes and reservoirs • NEW Trout Area: Sunset Lake has replaced
of this state any container, including but not Lake Carl Etling as a designated trout area.
limited to drums, cans, tubs, boxes or barrels See page 22.

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