§ 38-186 — Restrictions on game fish

§ 38-186. - Restrictions on game fish.

(a) The following are classified as Oklahoma City game fish: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, striped bass hybrid, black and white crappie, rainbow trout, sauger, saugeye and walleye, striped bass, white bass, and blue and channel catfish. (b) No Oklahoma City game fish shall be used as bait. (c) No person shall take any Oklahoma City game fish by any means other than by hook-and-line. (d) Anglers may take game fish according to the limits set forth in Subsection (e) of this section in any one day from midnight to midnight, and licensed nonresident fishermen shall not have in their possession on leaving the State more than a legal two-day catch of any species of Oklahoma City game fish. (e) Specific limitations. No person shall take, catch, or kill any fish in violation of the limits and restrictions set forth below: _____ LAKES HEFNER, DRAPER AND OVERHOLSER (including tailwaters and downstream to N.W. 10th Street bridge) and the STINCHCOMB WILDLIFE REFUGE Species | Minimum Size* | Daily Possession Limit Largemouth bass and/or smallmouth bass | None | 6 (combined), with only one over 16" and only one of which may be a smallmouth bass Spotted bass | None | None Channel and/or blue catfish | None | 15 (combined), with only one blue catfish over 30" Crappie | None | 37 Walleye | 14" | 6 Flathead catfish | None | 5 Striped bass hybrid | None | 20, with only five over 20" Other | None | None *Note: Minimum size means fish caught which measures less than the minimum size length for that species must be returned to the water immediately. When measuring fish, length is measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with the fish laid flat on a ruler, mouth closed and tail lobes pressed together. Provided, however, in no event shall any person take, catch, or kill any fish in violation of the method of taking, length limits, and bag limits as set by the Wildlife Conservation Commission of the State of Oklahoma or in violation of the restrictions in this section.

(Code 1970, § 23-30; Code 1980, § 38-186; Ord. No. 18966, § 1, 4-19-88; Ord. No. 19710, § 1, 2-11-92; Ord. No. 21192, § 1, 1-5-99; Ord. No. 21842, § 5, 10-30-01; Ord. No. 23206, § 1, 11-28-06; Ord. No. 23760, § 1, 12-9-08; Ord. No. 24979, § 4, 9-23-14; Ord. No. 25145, § 1, 5-5-15; Ord. No. 25236, § 5, 9-29-15; Ord. No. 27316, § 1, 4-11-23)