A City fishing permit and Oklahoma State fishing license are required for persons ages 16 to 61 fishing on City lakes and "Close to Home" fishing waters.

A City fishing permit is not required for children under 16, seniors over 61 and persons legally blind or persons with 60 percent or more disability.

Cost: Daily permit - $3 (expires 24 hours after issuance)
Annual permit - $15 (expires one year after issuance)

Fish habitat maps, fishing regulations and City fishing and boating permits are available where City permits are sold. Click here for a list of authorized vendors.

Click HERE to download a printable .pdf version of the 2008 Fishing Regulations brochure.

Restrictions

All waters

Maximum of three rods and reels per person, with no more than three hooks per line. Restriction does not apply to artificial lures with more than three hooks - ALL WATERS

City lakes only

Bow fishing allowed during daylight only. No crossbows. Arrows may have no more than three points and no more than two barbs on each point.

Fisherman float allowed during daylight only, within 100 feet of shore; life jacket and watertight waders required.

Prohibitions - All Waters

• No seines, cast nets or other nets
• No trot, jug or limb lines
• No spears, gigs or yo-yos
• No noodling (hands-only fishing) except in the North Canadian River downstream from the NW 10th Street bridge to the MacArthur Street bridge
• No snagging ("pulling" or "jerking" a hook or hooks through water to impale a fish)

Daily Possession and Length Limits

City Lakes

Largemouth bass: 6 (14" minimum)
Smallmouth bass: 1 (18" minimum)
Channel & Blue Catfish: 15 combined
Crappie: 37
Walleye: 5 (18" minimum)
Flathead Catfish: 10 (20" minimum)
Rainbow Trout: 6

"Close to Home" Fishing Waters

Largemouth bass: catch and release
Channel & Blue Catfish: 6 combined
Crappie: 37
Flathead Catfish: 10 (20" minimum)
Rainbow Trout: 6

It's important to observe the catch and release regulation on large mouth bass for future quality fishing in "Close to Home" fishing waters.

Fish that are smaller than the listed minimum sizes must be returned to water immediately. Length is measured from tip of snout to end of tail, with fish laid flat on a ruler, mouth closed and tail pressed together.

Trout Fishing Information

Season runs from Jan 1 - Feb 29, 2008

Remaining 2008 Stocking dates: January 31 and Feb 14

• City fishing permit and Oklahoma state license is required.
• Fishing by rod and reel only, one rod and reel per person.
• The daily limit is six trout per person.
• Trout on a stringer or held in possession cannot be released.
• No boats allowed during trout season.
• A separate State Trout Fishing License is not required for City waters.

Don't miss the free annual Trout Fishing Clinic at 7 p.m. on January 11, 2007 at the Putnam City High School gym, NW 50 and Meridian. Call 755-4014 to pre-register.

 

Enforcement

Oklahoma City Police Department Lake Patrol and Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation enforce fishing regulations on City Lakes and "Close to Home" fishing waters.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Law Enforcement - 521-2719
Oklahoma County Game Warden - 203-3178
Hefner Lake Patrol - 843-4976
Overholser Lake Patrol - 789-3746
Stanley Draper Lake Patrol - 794-5010
Cleveland County Game Warden - 850-9757
Emergencies - 911