Restrictions on game fish.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-371
in effect§ 38-371. - Restrictions on game fish.
(a) No game fish from the Lake Atoka Reservoir-Reservation shall be used as bait.
(b) It is unlawful to take game fish of any length in any waters by means other than by hook-and-line.
(c) The angler may take game fish within the limits shown below in any one day from midnight to midnight. Nonresident fishermen shall not have in their possession on leaving the State more than a legal two-day catch of any species of game fish.
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Species | Minimum Size* | Daily Possession Limit
Largemouth bass and/or smallmouth bass | 14″ | 6 (combined), 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
Other | None | None
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*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 1980, § 38-371; Ord. No. 25236, § 6, 9-29-15)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH38PARECUAFET_ARTVIATRESE_DIV3FI_PTAGEPR_S38-371REGAFIFetched: 10/28/2026