Fishing Regulations for Red River

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Note:

Below Lake Texoma
It is unlawful to transport live, non-game fishes from this water body to any other water body. Nongame fishes may be collected and used for bait within the same water body.

From I-44 bridge in Wichita County to Arkansas-Texas border
Anglers and boaters leaving this water body will need to empty all bait buckets, live wells, bilges, and any other receptacles, containers, or systems that could contain water in order to prevent the spread of microscopic zebra mussel larvae. A person who travels on a public roadway via the most direct route to another access point located on the same body of water needn't drain water until leaving for a different water body or other destination.

Black bass

For largemouth and smallmouth bass, minimum length limit = 14 inches. No minimum length for Guadalupe or spotted bass. Daily bag limit is 5 fish for all four species in any combination.

White, striped and yellow bass

Below Lake Texoma
For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, there is no minimum length limit; daily bag = 5 fish and culling of striped bass is prohibited. For white bass, minimum length = 10 inches and daily bag is 25. There are no bag or size limits for yellow bass.

Carp

There is no minimum length limit or daily bag limit for common carp.

Catfish

Below Lake Texoma
For flathead catfish, MLL = 20 inches and daily bag = 5. For channel and blue catfish, their hybrids and subspecies; MLL = 12 inches. Daily bag = 25 catfish in any combination of channel, blue, or their hybrids.

Crappie

For white and black crappie, their hybrids and subspecies, minimum length limit = 10 inches. Daily bag limit = 25 in any combination.

Gar

For alligator gar, daily bag limit is 1 fish of any size. No bag limits on other species of gar.

Sunfish

There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.

Trout

For rainbow and brown trout, their hybrids and subspecies, there is no minimum length and daily bag limit = 5 trout in any combination.