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.
Hall
Harmon County
Fishing Contact: (580) 529-2795
Game Warden: (580) 450-7701
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Hefner
Oklahoma County
Fishing Contact: (405) 325-7288
Fees & Facilities: (405) 297-1426
Game Warden: (405) 343-5489, (405) 203-3176, (405) 203-3178
Methods: Fishing limited to no more than three rods and reels per person, with no more than three hooks per line (treble hooks are considered one hook). Bowfishing is permitted year-round but during daylight hours only. No other method of fishing allowed, including castnetting. For all special regulations visit okc.gov/lakes/regulations.html.
Hudson
Mayes County
Fishing Contact: (918) 542-9422
Fees & Facilities: (918) 479-5249
Game Warden: (918) 373-0767, (918) 857-4802
Daily/Size Limits: All crappie: 15 combined per day/10-inch minimum.
Jap Beaver
Jefferson County
Fishing Contact: (580) 529-2795
Game Warden: (580) 313-0451
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Kiamichi River
Below Hugo Lake Dam
Fishing Contact: (918) 297-0150
Game Warden: (580) 317-5000
Methods: Trotlines, throwlines, snagging, bowfishing and noodling are prohibited from Hugo Dam downstream to first railroad bridge. (Also see “Tailwaters” regulations; and shad restrictions on Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS)).
Konawa
Seminole County
Fishing Contact: (405) 379-5408
Fees & Facilities: (580) 925-2071
Game Warden: (405) 380-8995
Daily/Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass: six combined per day of which only one may be 22 inches or longer.
Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel, bowfishing and noodling. No other method of fishing allowed.
Lee Creek
Including Little Lee Creek
Fishing Contact: (918) 683-1031
Game Warden: (918) 431-2546, (918) 431-2539, (918) 431-2544, (918) 431-2550
Daily/Size Limits: Black bass: six combined per day, all of which must be 14 inches or longer, and only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Possession or use of cast nets prohibited.
Little River
McCurtain County
Fishing Contact: (918) 297-0150
Game Warden: (580) 513-6866, (580) 513-4963, (580) 513-4651
(Below Pine Creek Lake Dam)
Methods: Trotlines, throwlines, limblines, yo-yos and juglines are prohibited from the dam downstream for a distance of 2,000 feet. (Also see “Tailwaters” regulations.)
Lone Chimney
Pawnee and Payne Counties
Fishing Contact: (580) 762-2248
Fees & Facilities: (918) 762-3581
Game Warden: (918) 645-6116, (405) 747-0505
Daily/Size Limits: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Methods: Gigs and spears, spearguns and snagging prohibited. (Also see “Tailwaters” regulations.)
Lower Illinois River
Sequoyah County
Fishing Contact: (918) 683-1031
Game Warden: (918) 431-2550, (918) 431-2544
(From Tenkiller Dam downstream to the confluence of the Arkansas River)
Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger and saugeye: six per day/16-inch minimum.
Methods: From Tenkiller Dam downstream to the U.S. 64 bridge: fishing limited to one rod and reel per person. Cast nets may be used to take bait for personal use from the south boundary of the MarVal trout camp downstream to the U.S. 64 Bridge. No other method of fishing allowed. (Also see “Tailwaters” regulations.)
Denison Dam downstream to the mouth of the Shawnee Creek: Anglers are advised to meet all fishing license requirements for both Oklahoma and Texas. See map below.
If fishing in Oklahoma waters, an Oklahoma fishing license is required, unless exempt. If fishing in Texas waters, you need a Texas fishing license, unless exempt. A Lake Texoma fishing license is not valid below Denison Dam.
Mouth of Shawnee Creek downstream (east): If fishing in the Red River, anglers must possess an Oklahoma fishing license, unless exempt.
For all of the Lower Red River:
Daily/Size Limits: Alligator gar harvest must be reported within 24 hours via E-Check at wildlifedepartment.com. Transport of shad from the Lower Red River is prohibited. If shad are collected from the Lower Red River for use as bait, they may only be used in the Lower Red River.
Methods: Bowfishing for paddlefish is prohibited year-round. (Also see "Tailwaters" regulations; and shad restrictions on Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS)).
McGee Creek
Atoka County
Fishing Contact: (580) 924-4087
Fees & Facilities: (580) 889-5822
Game Warden: (580) 513-4823, (580) 513-0081
Daily/Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass: six combined per day. Largemouth and smallmouth bass between 16 and 22 inches must be released and only one (1) greater than 22 inches may be kept.
Medicine Creek Trout Area
Comanche County
Fishing Contact: (580) 529-2795
Game Warden: (580) 695-7535
(Gondola Lake dam south to State Highway 49 bridge)
Methods: Fishing limited to one rod and reel per person during trout season. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Daily/Size Limits: No length limit on largemouth or smallmouth bass.
Nanih Waiya
Pushmataha County
Fishing Contact: (918) 297-0153
Game Warden: (580) 271-0808, (580) 513-5014
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Oklahoma River
Oklahoma County
Fishing Contact: (405) 325-7288
Fees & Facilities: (405) 297-1426
Game Warden: (405) 343-5489, (405) 203-3176, (405) 203-3178
Methods: Fishing limited to only three rods and reels per person, with no more than three hooks per line (treble hooks count as one hook; restriction does not apply to artificial lures with more than three hooks). Noodling is only allowed from the NW 10th Street bridge to the MacArthur Street bridge. No other method of fishing is allowed.
Oklahoma State Park Ponds
Statewide
Fishing Contact: (800) 652-6552
Game Warden: (405) 522-0871
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Okmulgee
Okmulgee County
Fishing Contact: (405) 379-5408
Fees & Facilities: (918) 756-5971
Game Warden: (918) 625-5971, (918) 625-6013
Daily/Size Limits: Largemouth and smallmouth bass: six combined per day. Largemouth and smallmouth bass between 13 and 16 inches must be released.
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel only. No other method of fishing allowed.
Overholser
Oklahoma County
Fishing Contact: (405) 325-7288
Fees & Facilities: (405) 297-1426
Game Warden: (405) 343-5489, (405) 203-3176, (405) 203-3178
Methods: Fishing limited to no more than three rods and reels per person, with no more than three hooks per line (treble hooks are considered one hook). Bowfishing is permitted year-round but during daylight hours only. No other method of fishing allowed, including castnetting. For all special regulations visit okc.gov/lakes/regulations.html.
Ozzie Cobb
Pushmataha County
Fishing Contact: (918) 297-0153
Game Warden: (580) 271-0808, (580) 513-5014
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Perry CCC
Noble County
Fishing Contact: (580) 762-2248
Fees & Facilities: (580) 336-4241
Game Warden: (580) 370-0700
Daily/Size Limits: Fishing limited to only one rod and reel per person during trout season (other times, consult City of Perry for fishing regulations).
Daily/Size Limits: Walleye, sauger and saugeye: six combined per day/18-inch minimum.
Methods: Fishing limited to rod and reel only; no noodling allowed.
Ponds (WMAs)
Statewide
Fishing Contact: (405) 521-3721
Game Warden: (405) 522-0871
(Within Wildlife Department Management Areas)
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Note: Ponds and creeks within Honobia Creek and Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas require special permits. All resident anglers, except those under 18 years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are 64 years old or older, and all non-resident anglers regardless of age must possess a Land Access Permit to fish and/or hunt on either the Honobia Creek or Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas.
Raymond Gary
Choctaw County
Fishing Contact: (918) 297-0153
Game Warden: (580) 317-5000
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
Rivers & Streams
Statewide
Fishing Contact: (918) 683-1031
Game Warden: (405) 522-0871
Statewide: It is unlawful to take or possess more than 25 nongame fish harvested from a river or stream, excluding shad and species of special concern I and/or II (see Statewide Daily & Size Limits).
Private Properties: Landowner consent must be obtained to utilize lands with rivers and/or creeks flowing through them.
Daily/Size Limits: Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted): six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size limit on spotted bass.
Scenic Rivers: Use or possession of a cast net is illegal on Baron Fork Creek, Flint Creek, Illinois River, Lee Creek, Little Lee Creek and Upper Mountain Fork River.
Robbers Cave
Latimer County
Fishing Contact: (918) 297-0153
Fees & Facilities: (918) 465-2565
Game Warden: (918) 471-9447
(Carlton, Coon Creek and Wayne Wallace Lakes)
Daily/Size Limits: Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.
Methods: Fishing limited to only two rods and reels per person. Fishing limited to rod and reel and bowfishing. No other method of fishing allowed.
(From Carlton Lake Dam downstream 1.5 miles to the State Park boundary)
Methods: Fishing limited to one rod and reel per person during trout season (other times no more than two rods and reels per person). No other method of fishing allowed.
