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Paddlefish Regulations When snagging for paddlefish, anglers are throwlines must release all paddlefish before
Residents and nonresidents must obtain a allowed only one single hook or one treble leaving their lines (unless keeping one for a
free paddlefish permit in addition to a fishing hook. All hooks must have barbs removed or daily limit).
license before fishing for paddlefish. The free completely closed. When landing a paddlefish, Paddlefish taken by bowfishing, gigs, spears
permit is available at wildlifedepartment.com it is illegal to use gaff hooks or any technique and spearguns cannot be released. These meth-
or from fishing license dealers or any Wildlife or device that injures the fish, unless the angler ods cannot be used Mondays and Fridays.
Department office in the state (see Fisheries is bowfishing. Each cleaned paddlefish and its parts (car-
Offices, page 40). Once you keep a fish, you must stop pad- cass, meat or eggs) must be tagged and kept
Paddlefish daily limit is one daily on Sunday, dlefish fishing (snagging) for the day, tag the separate from all other cleaned paddlefish
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. fish immediately with the angler's customer ID or paddlefish parts. Each person must keep
Any paddlefish caught on a Monday or Friday number or lifetime license number and report their paddlefish distinctly separate from
must be released immediately. Anglers cannot the harvest, within 24 hours, using the online paddlefish taken by others. Paddlefish and
possess a paddlefish in the field on Mondays E-Check system. Under no circumstances can paddlefish parts must remain tagged until
or Fridays. any paddlefish be caught, kept and later released the person in possession of the same reaches
(no culling). their residence.
The annual paddlefish harvest limit is two No person can possess eggs (attached to the
paddlefish per angler. egg membrane) of more than one paddlefish.
Paddlefish angling by all methods is closed No person can possess more than 3 pounds of
on the Spring River from the State Highway 60 processed paddlefish eggs or fresh paddlefish
bridge upstream to the Kansas line. Snagging eggs removed from the membrane. Processed
of paddlefish or any fish is closed from 10 p.m. eggs are any eggs taken from a paddlefish that
to 6 a.m. year-round east of I-35 and north of have gone through a process that turns the eggs
I-40, except the Miami City Park from the south into caviar or into a caviar-like product.
boat ramp to the 125 Highway bridge which No person can ship into or out of, transport
shall remain open. into or out of, have in possession with the intent
Residents and nonresidents may have one to so transport, or cause to be removed from
paddlefish in their possession in the field. Non- this state, raw unprocessed, processed or frozen
residents may possess no more than the annual paddlefish eggs.
harvest limit at any other time. All paddlefish must have all internal organs
Catch and release of paddlefish by use of removed before leaving the state.
Wade Free rod and reel, trotlines and throwlines is al- Note: For information on fishing below dams
lowed, year-round. Paddlefish must be released for paddlefish, see Tailwaters in the "Public
immediately after being caught, unless kept Fishing Waters" special regulations. Snagging
for the daily limit. Anglers fishing trotlines or is closed for one mile below Eufaula Dam.
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