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Largemouth and/or Smallmouth Bass (F) 6 (combined) 14 inch minimum
Spotted Bass (F) None None
Channel and/or Blue Catfish (D) 15 (combined) Only 1 Blue Catfish over 30 inches
Flathead Catfish (D) 5 None
White and/or Black Crappie 37 (combined) None
Striped Bass (A) 5 (except Lake Texoma) None
Striped Bass Hybrids (A) 20 Only 5 fish over 20 inches
White Bass None None
Trout (A) See Trout regulations on pages 20-23
Walleye, Sauger and/or Saugeye 6 (combined) 14 inch minimum
Paddlefish (A) See Paddlefish regulations on page 18 None
Alligator Gar (B) 1 None
(All species not listed, except shad and species of special concern I and/or II (E), have no daily or minimum size limits) (C)
A. Release of paddlefish, trout, striped bass and/or striped bass hybrids caught D. For noodling limits, see page 12.
and placed on a stringer, in a livewell, or otherwise held in possession is
prohibited statewide (no culling). E. Daily limit is 1 for any fish species of special concern in category I or II,
which includes alligator gar, black buffalo, shovelnose sturgeon (see Title
B. Alligator gar may be caught by use of rod and reel, trotline, and throwline. 800:25-19-6). Such harvest must be reported to the Wildlife Department.
Alligator gar taken by bow and arrow, gigs, spears, or spearguns cannot be F. n rivers and streams: black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted):
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released. Alligator gar caught and placed on a stringer cannot be released six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass.
(a practice called culling). Harvest must be reported within 24 hours via Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size
E-Check at wildlifedepartment.com. The attempt to take or harvest alligator limit on spotted bass.
gar is prohibited statewide May 1-31.
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C. t is unlawful to take or possess more than 25 nongame bait fish in rivers or
streams, except for shad, of which 200 may be taken or possessed.
Some areas have different regulations. See “Public Fishing Waters”
special regulations for daily and size limits on specific areas.
BLACK BASS (LARGEMOUTH, SMALLMOUTH & SPOTTED BASS)
Statewide Daily Limit: Statewide Minimum Size Limit:
• Largemouth & Smallmouth – 6 (combined) • Largemouth & Smallmouth – 14 inch minimum
• Spotted – None • Spotted – None
Check "Public Fishing Waters" special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.
Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Spotted Bass
• Mouth hinge well behind eye • Mouth hinge in front of eye • Mouth hinge even with
• State record: 14 lbs., 13.7 oz. • State record: 8 lbs., 7 oz. back edge of eye
• State record: 8 lbs., 2 oz.
Tooth Patch: Another way to distinguish black bass
is the presence or absence of a tooth patch on the Most largemouth bass have Smallmouth and spotted
tongue. The majority of largemouth bass have no tooth no tooth patch on the tongue. bass display a tooth patch
patch on the tongue, while smallmouth and spotted on the tongue.
bass do have a tooth patch on the tongue.

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