Freshwater Creel & Size Limits

All state waters EXCEPT as follows:

None

10 daily

Eagle Lake

16” MLL

10 daily

Poverty Point Reservoir

15-19” protected SL²

8 daily

No more than one over 19” total length

False River (Pointe Coupee Parish)

14” MLL

5 daily

John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir (Red River Parish)

14-17” protected SL²

8 daily

No more than four over 17” total length

Caddo Lake

14-18” protected SL² for Largemouth Bass

No length restriction for Spotted Bass

8 daily

No more than four Largemouth Bass over 18” total length

Toledo Bend Reservoir and the Sabine River³ above Toledo Bend

14” MLL for Largemouth Bass

No MLL for Spotted Bass

8 daily in combination or aggregate

Sabine River from Toledo Bend dam to I-10

12” MLL for Largemouth Bass

No MLL for Spotted Bass

8 daily in combination or aggregate

Sabine River south of I-10 (Louisiana waters only)

Statewide regulations apply

10 daily

Bussey Brake

16” maximum total length limit, EXCEPT one fish over 16 inches may be kept

5 daily, in the aggregate

5 fish while on water and 10 fish while off water possession limit, in the aggregate

1 NOTE: For enforcement purposes, a spotted bass is defined as a black bass with a tooth patch on the tongue.

2 Fish falling within a protected slot limit must be immediately released.

3 Sabine River upstream from Toledo Bend Reservoir to the point at which the entire river enters TX (state line is marked with a sign).

4 Anglers may have up to three times the daily bag limit of black bass (Micropterus spp.) below U.S. Highway 90 in coastal Louisiana providing the fish are kept whole or whole gutted in separate bags for each daily take limit. The bags must be marked with the date fish were taken, the species and number of fish contained in the bag, and the name and recreational fishing license number of the person taking the fish.

All state waters

None

5 daily

No more than two over 30” total length

All state waters EXCEPT as follows:

None

50 daily

Caddo Lake, Sabine River and Toledo Bend Reservoir

None

25 daily

All state waters EXCEPT as follows:

None

50 daily; 100 fish possession limit

Poverty Point, Caddo Lake and Sabine River

None

25 daily; 50 fish possession limit

Toledo Bend Reservoir

None

25 daily; 100 fish possession limit

Eagle Lake (Madison Parish)

11” MLL

30 daily; 30 fish possession limit

Bussey Brake

10” MLL

25 daily, in the aggregate

25 fish while on water and 50 fish while off water possession limit, in the aggregate

D’Arbonne Lake

50 daily, in the aggregate, of which no more than 7 may exceed 12” in length;

50 fish while on water and 100 fish while off water possession limit, in the aggregate