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Seines, Cast Nets, Trawls and Dip Nets be attended once every 24 hours. All game
(Noncommercial): Seining, cast netting, trawl- fish and nongame fish not commonly used for
ing and dip netting bait for personal use is bait must be released immediately. It is unlaw-
lawful in all waters year-round except Lakes ful to take or possess more than 25 nongame
Taft, Lone Chimney, Overholser (including bait fish in rivers or streams, except for shad,
tailwaters and downstream to NW 10th Street of which 200 may be taken or possessed. No
bridge), Hefner, Draper, Close to Home Fishing person may possess with intent to transport or
Waters (see page 26), the Wichita Mountains transport via land-based transportation more
WR, and in Wildlife Department Fishing Areas than 200 nongame fish, including shad, for
(see page 33), however cast nets may be used to personal use as bait (see page 30 for spe-
take bait for personal use at Lake Carl Etling cial shad restrictions). The sale, offer for sale,
and on the Illinois River from the south bound- transport from Oklahoma with intent to sell or
ary of the MarVal trout camp downstream to offer to sell shad taken from Oklahoma waters
the U.S. 64 Bridge. The use or possession of is prohibited. Minnow traps cannot be made
cast nets is prohibited on all other Oklahoma with glass. Cast nets shall have a mesh size no
Scenic Rivers. greater than 3/8 inch square. Trawl nets pulled
Any person may seine, trap or transport by motor-driven boats may not exceed three
nongame fish commonly used for personal feet in diameter and 3/8 inch square mesh.
bait, provided the seine does not exceed 20 feet Cast nets, trawls and handheld dip nets are
in length and 1/2 inch mesh; unless seining lawful for taking nongame fish only as bait for
for minnows, then the mesh shall not exceed personal use. A resident or nonresident fishing
1/4 inch. Minnow traps shall have a mesh size license is required of each person using these
no greater than 1/2 inch, shall not be longer methods, unless exempt.
than three feet, shall not exceed 18 inches in
diameter on round traps or 18 inches on a
side on square or rectangular traps. The trap
entrance (throat) cannot exceed two inches
across the opening. No person shall fish with
more than three minnow traps. All minnow
traps must have the owner’s name, address
and customer ID attached and the traps must

TURTLE & BULLFROG REGULATIONS

Turtle Regulations Bullfrog Regulations
Turtles may be taken in all waters with a res- Bullfrogs may be taken with hook and line,
ident or nonresident fishing license with the gig, spear, bow and arrow or other methods, gear up
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provisions listed below. Turtles taken with except firearms, under a res dent or nonresi-
a firearm require a hunting license. Turtles dent fishing license. Bull frogs taken with a for
may be taken year-round provided that: firearm require a hunting license. Bullfrogs
may be taken year-round provided that: hunting
• no more than six tur tles of each species
per day are taken; • no more than 15 bull frogs per day are season.
• shooting of tur tles on federal reser- taken;
voirs is pro hib it ed; • bullfrogs may not be sold or shipped
out of state;
• terrestrial (land) turtles may not be sold;
• taking of the western chicken turtle, • the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
northern map turtle and/or al li ga tor is closed to bullfrog harvest.
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snapping turtle is pro hib t ed;
• the Wichita Moun tains Wildlife Refuge
is closed to turtle harvest;
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