A. The following are classified as game fish in Oklahoma under 29 Oklahoma Statutes section 2-115. "Game fish" is a fish normally sought after by sportsmen, and includes only largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white bass, spotted bass, black crappie, white crappie, northern pike, trout, sauger, saugeye, striped bass, walleye, blue catfish and channel catfish. "Blue catfish" and "channel catfish" are herein defined to mean "forked tail" catfish.
B. It shall be illegal to take game fish of any length by any means other than by hook and line.
C. The angler may take game fish not in excess of the amounts set forth below in any one day as measured from twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight to the immediately following twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight.
Species | Daily Catch Limit |
Species | Daily Catch Limit |
Largemouth, smallmouth and/or spotted black bass | 6 aggregate (only 1 in excess of 22 inches from Dripping Springs Lake) |
Channel and/or blue catfish | 15 aggregate |
Crappie | 25 aggregate |
Rock bass (goggle eye) | Unlimited |
Trout | 10 aggregate |
Walleye pike | 3 aggregate |
White bass | Unlimited |
Provided, that as regards largemouth, smallmouth and/or spotted black bass taken at Lake Okmulgee there is established a slot length limit of twelve (12) to fifteen inches (15"). That by virtue of the slot length limit, those fish measuring at least twelve inches (12"), but no more than fifteen inches (15"), are not to be taken from the lake and must be released when caught.
Provided, further, that as regards largemouth, smallmouth and/or spotted black bass at Dripping Springs Lake there is a slot length limit of seventeen (17) to twenty two inches (22"). That by virtue of the slot length limit those fish measuring at least seventeen inches (17"), but no more than twenty two inches (22"), are not to be taken from the lake and must be released when caught; only one fish over twenty two inches (22") may be taken from the lake. (Ord. 1952 § 1, 2010: Ord. 1942 § 1, 2009: Ord. 1930 § 2, 2008)