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Public Fishing Areas: Special Regulations

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In addition to general fishing regulations, statewide species regulations and Department fishing area rules, this section addresses special regulations that apply to public fishing waters.  If a species or body of water is not listed, refer to statewide regulations.

  = Conservation Passport Area

Carl Albert

Le Flore
Methods:

Allowed Methods: Rod and reel only.

Lake Carl Blackwell

Payne
Daily/Size Limits:

Walleye, Sauger and saugeye: six combined per day/18-inch minimum.

Methods:

Prohibited Methods: Noodling.

Carl Etling 

Cimarron
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing. Cast nets may be used to take bait for personal use.

Dahlgren 

Cleveland
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

Doc Hollis 

Greer
Daily/Size Limits:

All largemouth bass must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught (no harvest allowed). Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day. Motors (electric or combustion) are prohibited.

Methods:

Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

Elmer 

Kingfisher
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

Elmer Thomas Lake

Comanche
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed methods: rod and reel only.

Eufaula

McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pittsburg
Methods:

Prohibited methods: snagging is closed for one mile below Eufaula Dam.

Lake Eufaula State Park
Pickens Lake: Fishing open only to residents under 16 or 65 and older, or those 60 percent or more disabled, or legally blind and those accompanying. Fishing limited to only two 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 rods and reels per person. No other method of fishing allowed.

Evans Chambers 

Beaver
Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed methods: up to two rods and reels per person, bowfishing.

Fort Gibson

Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner
Daily/Size Limits:

All crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.