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Mississippi River Fishing Regulations 2026

Mississippi River fishing regulations as of 2026-05-08: 1,191 current rules across 4 states (Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin). Anglers target bass, catfish, walleye.

Missouri · ConservationVerified Official source
Tennessee · TWRAVerified Official source
Illinois · DNRVerified Official source
Wisconsin · DNRVerified Official source

Species pages for Mississippi River

Dedicated rule pages for the most-targeted species at this water.

Missouri waters

183 rules from Conservation, 31 species.

Smallmouth Bass

All Ozark StreamsOut of season
Season opens
May 23
Season closes
Feb 28
Possession
12 fish
Min size
12"
Big Piney River - Slabtown Access To Gasconade River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Big Piney River From Slabtown Access To The Gasconade River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Big River - Council Bluff Lake Dam To Meramec River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Big River From The Council Bluff Lake Dam To The Meramec River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Big River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Blue Springs Creek
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bourbeuse River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bull Shoals Lake Lakewide
Min size
15"
Courtois Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Dry Fork Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Eleven Point River - Thomasville Access To Arkansas Line
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Eleven Point River From Thomasville Access To The Arkansas Line
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Elk River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Gasconade River - Highway Y To Highway D
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Gasconade River From Highway Y In Pulaski County To Highway D In Phelps County
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Harry S. Truman Reservoir Lakewide
Min size
15"
Huzzah Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Jacks Fork River - Highway 17 To Current River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Jacks Fork River From Highway 17 To The Current River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
James River - Hooten Town Bridge To Highway 413/265 Bridge
Daily bag
1 fish/day
James River From Hooten Town Bridge (The Loop Road At Route O) To The Highway 413/Highway 265 Bridge At Galena
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Joachim Creek - Highway V To Highway A
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Joachim Creek From Jefferson County Highway V Bridge To Highway A Bridge
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Lake Of The Ozarks Lakewide
Min size
15"
Meramec River - Highway 8 To Bird's Nest Railroad
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Meramec River From Highway 8 Bridge To The Railroad Crossing At Bird’s Nest
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
Daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Meramec River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Mineral Fork - Highway F To Big River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Mineral Fork From Highway F In Washington County To The Big River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
Daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Mineral Fork Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Non-Ozark Streams
Possession
12 fish
Norfork Lake Lakewide
Min size
15"
Osage Fork Of The Gasconade River - Skyline Drive To Gasconade River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Osage Fork Of The Gasconade River From Skyline Drive Bridge Near Orla In Laclede County To The Gasconade River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Stockton Lake
Min size
15"
Streams
Min size
12"
Tenmile Creek - Highway B To Cane Creek
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Tenmile Creek From Highway B In Carter County To Cane Creek
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Missouri statewide
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Impoundments.

Largemouth Bass

All Ozark StreamsOut of season
Season opens
May 23
Season closes
Feb 28
Possession
12 fish
Min size
12"
Big River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Blue Springs Creek
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bourbeuse River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bull Shoals Lake Lakewide
Min size
15"
Courtois Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Dry Fork Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Harry S. Truman Reservoir Lakewide
Min size
15"
Huzzah Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Lake Of The Ozarks Lakewide
Min size
15"
Meramec River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Mineral Fork Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
Daily bag
6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Non-Ozark Streams
Possession
12 fish
Norfork Lake Lakewide
Min size
15"
Stockton Lake
Min size
15"
Streams
Min size
12"
Missouri statewide
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Impoundments.

Walleye

All Streams, Except The Missouri And Mississippi RiversOut of season
Season opens
Feb 20
Season closes
Apr 14
can be taken and possessed only between 1/2 hour before sunrise and 1/2 after sunset
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
8 fish
Possession
8 fish
No seasonal restrictions on the hours for take and possession. combined total of both species.
All Waters Except Special Regulation Areas
Possession
8 fish
Bull Shoals In The Swan Creek Arm Above U.s. Highway 160Out of season
Season opens
Feb 20
Season closes
Apr 14
may be taken and possessed only between 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
Bull Shoals On The Lake And Its Tributaries
Min size
18"
Current River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Min size
18"
Eleven Point River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
Min size
18"
Long Branch Lake
Min size
18"
Missouri RiverOpen
Status
Permitted
No seasonal restrictions on the hours for take and possession
Norfork Lake On The Lake And Its Tributaries
Min size
18"
St. Francis River Above Wappapello Dam, From The Lake And Its Tributaries Including The St. Francis River And Its Tributaries
Min size
18"
Table Rock Lake Lakewide
Min size
18"
Wappapello Lake On The Lake And Its Tributaries Including The St. Francis River And Its Tributaries Above Wappapello Dam
Min size
18"
Missouri statewide
Min size
15"

Nongame Fish

Mississippi RiverIn season
Season opens
Sep 15
Season closes
May 15
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Possession
100 fish
Gear
Bow
may be taken by snagging, snaring, and grabbing from March 15 through May 15 and Sept. 15
Mississippi River - Pools 20-26
Daily bag
100 fish/day
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Open
Status
Permitted
Season opens
Sep 15
Season closes
Dec 15
Daily bag
100 fish
Possession
100 fish
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day in all flowing portions, except in Sand Chute below the mouth of the Salt River in Pike County where they may only be taken by bow from sunrise to midnight. Snagging, snaring, and grabbing are allowed from March 15 through May 15 and from Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. combined total of these species, except that bighead carp, common carp, goldfish, grass carp, and silver carp may be taken and possessed in any number.
Mississippi River Temporary Overflow Waters East Of The Missouri Pacific Railroad Between Cape Girardeau And Scott CityOpen
Status
Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.
Mississippi River Temporary Overflow Waters East Of The Mainline And Setback Levees Between Commerce And The Arkansas State LineOpen
Status
Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.
Apple Creek From The Interstate 55 Bridge To Its Confluence With The Mississippi RiverOpen
Status
Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.
Diversion Channel/Hubble Creek From The Highway N Bridge To Its Confluence With The Mississippi RiverOpen
Status
Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.

Blue Catfish

Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
Daily bag
20 fish
Possession
20 fish
combined total of these species.
All Waters Except Special Regulation Areas
Possession
10 fish
Harry S. Truman Reservoir
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Harry S. Truman Reservoir On The Lake And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Possession
10 fish
Slot min
26"
Slot max
34"
the daily limit may not contain more than 2 blue catfish more than 34"
Lake Of The Ozarks
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Lake Of The Ozarks On The Lake And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Possession
10 fish
Slot min
26"
Slot max
34"
the daily limit may not contain more than 2 blue catfish more than 34"
Mark Twain Lake
Min size
26"
Truman Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day

Striped Bass

Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
Daily bag
30 fish
combined total of these species.
Bull Shoals Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Bull Shoals On The Lake And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
20"
only 3 striped bass may be included in the aggregate
Norfork Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Norfork Lake On The Lake And Its Tributaries
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
20"
only 3 striped bass may be included in the aggregate
Missouri statewide
Possession
30 fish

Paddlefish

Mississippi RiverOut of season
Season opens
Sep 15
Season closes
Dec 15
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Possession
4 fish
Gear
Jug Line
2026
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Out of season
Season opens
Sep 15
Season closes
Dec 15

Flathead Catfish

Mississippi River
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Mississippi River - Pools 20-26
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
Daily bag
10 fish
Possession
10 fish
All Waters Except Special Regulation Areas
Possession
10 fish
Mark Twain Lake
Min size
26"

All Species

Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
Gear
Permitted
Limit of 50 hooks on a trotline
Mississippi RiverOut of season
Season opens
Sep 15
Season closes
Dec 15
Daily bag
100 fish/day
Possession
100 fish
Gear
Bow
nongame fish may be taken by snagging, snaring, and grabbing from March 15 through May 15 and Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. Applies to fishing in streams and impounded waters.

Sauger

All Streams, Except The Missouri And Mississippi RiversOut of season
Season opens
Feb 20
Season closes
Apr 14
can be taken and possessed only between 1/2 hour before sunrise and 1/2 after sunset
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
8 fish
Possession
8 fish
No seasonal restrictions on the hours for take and possession. combined total of both species.

Channel Catfish

Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
Daily bag
20 fish
Possession
20 fish
combined total of these species.
All Waters Except Special Regulation Areas
Possession
20 fish

Catfish

Bull Shoals Lake Lakewide
Daily bag
10 fish/day
combined total of blue, channel, and flathead catfish
Norfork Lake Lakewide
Daily bag
10 fish/day
combined total of blue, channel, and flathead catfish
Table Rock Lake Lakewide
Daily bag
10 fish/day
combined total of blue, channel, and flathead catfish

Plus 19 more species. See the Missouri pillar page for the full list.

Tennessee waters

397 rules from TWRA, 20 species.

Largemouth Bass

Acorn LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
10 fish/day
no minimum length limit
Barkley
Min size
15"
Boone
Min size
15"
Boone Reservoir
Min size
15"
Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wma Ponds
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Min size
16"
only one (1) fish 16 inches or longer may be harvested
Browns Creek Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
18"
Slot max
25"
only one fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested PLR
C. M. Gooch Unit E Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Campbell Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
12"
Carroll LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Casper Lake
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
16"
Center Hill
Min size
15"
Cheatham
Min size
14"
Cherokee
Min size
15"
Cherokee Reservoir
Min size
15"
Chickamauga Reservoir
Min size
15"
Cordell Hull
Min size
15"
Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested PLR
Dale Hollow
Min size
15"
Davy Crockett LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Max size
18"
No limit — no creel only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested per day.
Davy Crockett Lake (Crockett Co.)Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Dogwood Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Slot min
12"
Slot max
16"
Fall Creek Falls Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Min size
16"
Only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested Only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested.
Garrett LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Gibson County Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
18"
Slot max
24"
only one fish longer than 24 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 24 inches may be harvested PLR
Glenn Springs LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Great Falls
Min size
15"
Guntersville Reservoir
Min size
15"
Herb Parsons Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
16"
Slot max
20"
only one fish longer than 20 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 20 inches may be harvested PLR
Indian Boundary Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Min size
16"
only one (1) fish 16 inches or longer may be harvested
Kentucky Lake
Min size
15"
Lake GrahamOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Lake Halford
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Possession
2 fish
Max size
18"
only two fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only two (2) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Lake Kefauver
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Min size
16"
only one (1) fish 16 inches or longer may be harvested
Land Between The Lakes
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Laurel Hill Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
13"
Slot max
18"
only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested PLR
Maples Creek LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Marrowbone LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
10 fish/day
no length limit.
Melton Hill
Min size
14"
Melton Hill Reservoir
Min size
14"
New Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Nickajack Reservoir
Min size
15"
Normandy
Min size
15"
Norris
Min size
14"
Old Hickory
Min size
14"
Parksville
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Parksville Reservoir
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Percy Priest
Min size
15"
Pickwick
Min size
15"
Pin Oak Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Slot min
18"
Slot max
25"
only one (1) fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested
Pine Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Poplar Tree Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Min size
18"
only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Redbud Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Slot min
12"
Slot max
16"
Reelfoot
Min size
15"
Reelfoot Watershed Lake #18
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
South Holston
Min size
14"
South Holston Reservoir
Min size
14"
Tellico
Min size
12"
Tims Ford
Min size
15"
Travis Mcnatt LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Min size
16"
No creel limit, only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested
Vfw LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
5 fish/day
no length limit.
Watauga
Min size
12"
Watauga Reservoir
Min size
12"
Whiteville LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Williamsport Lakes
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
20"
Williamsport Lakes (4 Lakes)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
20"
Woodhaven Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Slot min
18"
Slot max
25"
only one (1) fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested

Smallmouth Bass

Barkley
Min size
15"
Boone
Min size
15"
Boone Reservoir
Min size
15"
Center Hill
Min size
18"
Cheatham
Min size
18"
Cherokee
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Oct. 16–May 31
Cherokee Reservoir
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Oct. 16–May 31
Clinch River
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
13–17 inch PLR, only one (1) greater than 17 inches
Clinch River: Hwy. 25e Upstream To State Line
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) greater than 17 inches
Cordell Hull
Min size
18"
Dale Hollow
Daily bag
1 fish
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
16"
Slot max
21"
One (1) fish may be under 16 inches and one (1) may be over 21 inches. Includes Wolf River upstream to South Ford Road bridge. Includes Wolf River upstream to South Ford Road bridge.
Davy Crockett Lake
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one over 17 inches
French Broad River
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
18"
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
13–17 inch PLR, only one (1) greater than 17 inches
French Broad River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) greater than 17 inches
French Broad River (Hwy. 168 To Douglas Dam)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
18"
Ft. Patrick Henry
Min size
15"
Great Falls
Min size
18"
Holston River
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
13–17 inch PLR for Smallmouth Bass, only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Holston River (I-40 Bridge Upstream To Cherokee Dam And John Sevier Dam Upstream To North Fork Holston River)
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
John Sevier
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) Smallmouth bass over 17 inches per day PLR
John Sevier Reservoir
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
13–17 inch PLR, only one (1) Smallmouth bass over 17 inches per day.
Little Pigeon River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
20"
Little Pigeon River (From Mouth Upstream To The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Boundary, Including The West Prong And East Fork Of The Little Pigeon River)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
20"
Little River
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
13–17 inch PLR for Smallmouth Bass, only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Little River (Rockford Dam Upstream To Great Smoky Mountains National Park Boundary)
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Melton Hill
Min size
18"
Melton Hill Reservoir
Min size
18"
Nolichucky River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
over 17 inches
Nolichucky River (Enka Dam Upstream To State Line, Includes Davy Crockett Lake)
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Normandy
Min size
18"
Norris
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Oct. 16–May 31
Norris Reservoir
Min size
15"
North Fork Holston River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
over 17 inches
North Fork Holston River (Confluence With South Fork Holston River Upstream To State Line)
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Old Hickory
Min size
18"
Percy Priest
Min size
18"
Pickwick
Min size
15"
Pigeon River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
20"
Pigeon River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
20"
Powell River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
over 17 inches
Powell River (Gap Creek Confluence Upstream To State Line)
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
South Fork Holston River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
over 17 inches
South Fork Holston River (Confluence With North Fork Holston River Upstream To Fort Patrick Henry Dam)
Slot min
13"
Slot max
17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
South Holston
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Oct. 16–May 31
South Holston (Tn + Va Rules)
Min size
15"
South Holston Reservoir
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"
Oct. 16–May 31
Tellico River
Min size
15"
Tims Ford
Min size
18"
Watauga
Min size
15"
Watauga Reservoir
Min size
15"
Wolf River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
16"
Slot max
21"
over 21 inches
Wolf River (South Ford Road Bridge Downstream To Dale Hollow Reservoir)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Slot min
16"
Slot max
21"
one under 16 inches and one over 21 inches
Woods
Min size
18"

Walleye

CalderwoodOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
8 fish/day
no length limit. no length limit
Calderwood Reservoir
Daily bag
8 fish/day
Caney Fork RiverOut of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 30
Possession
3 rods and reels or poles
Gear
Barbless
Anglers restricted to use of one (1) hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 30 No more than three (3) rods and reels or poles may be used
Caney Fork River (Headwaters Of Center Hill Reservoir)Out of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 30
Possession
3 rods and reels or poles
Gear
Single Pointed Hooks
Anglers restricted to use of one (1) hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 30. No more than three (3) rods and reels or poles may be used.
Doe Creek (Old Cabin Private Road Downstream To Roan Creek)Out of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 30
Gear
Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
Douglas
Min size
15"
Douglas Reservoir
Min size
15"
East Fork Of The Obey RiverOut of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 15
Possession
1 fish
Gear
Barbless
Anglers restricted to use of one hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 15 Only one Walleye over 20 inches may be harvested
East Fork Of The Obey River (Headwaters Of Dale Hollow Reservoir)Out of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 15
Possession
3 rods and reels or poles
Max size
20"
Gear
Single Pointed Hooks
Anglers restricted to use of one hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 15. No more than three (3) rods and reels or poles may be used. Only one Walleye over 20 inches may be harvested.
Elk River (Highway 321 Bridge Downstream ToOut of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 30
Gear
Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait) Jan. 1–April 30: Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
Elk River (Highway 321 Bridge Downstream To Row Branch)Out of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 30
Gear
Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
French Broad River
Min size
15"
French Broad River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
Min size
15"
Ft. Patrick Henry
Min size
18"
Norris
Min size
18"
Norris Reservoir
Min size
18"
Obey River
Daily bag
1 fish
Max size
20"
Only one (1) Walleye over 20 inches may be harvested.
Pigeon River
Min size
15"
Pigeon River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
Min size
15"
Roan Creek (Mountain Lake Estates Bridge Downstream To Doe Creek)Out of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 30
Gear
Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
South Holston
Min size
18"
Includes tributaries.
South Holston (Tn + Va Rules)
Min size
18"
Includes tributaries.
South Holston Reservoir
Min size
18"
Includes tributaries.
Tellico
Min size
18"
Watauga
Min size
18"
Includes tributaries.
Watauga Reservoir
Min size
18"
Watauga River (Nc Line Downstream To The End Of Cowanstown Road)Out of season
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Apr 30
Gear
Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
Tennessee statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
16"

Striped Bass

Mississippi River
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Boone
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
36"
Boone Reservoir
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
36"
Cordell Hull
Daily bag
1 fish
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
32"
Slot max
42"
Only one (1) fish may be over 42 inches.
Melton Hill
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
32"
Slot max
42"
only one (1) fish may be over 42 inches PLR
Melton Hill Reservoir
Slot min
32"
Slot max
42"
32–42 inch PLR; only one (1) fish may be over 42 inches.
Norris
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
36"
Nov. 1–March 31
South Holston
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
36"
Nov. 1–March 31
South Holston Reservoir
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
36"
Nov. 1–March 31
Watts BarOut of season
Season opens
Nov 1
Season closes
Mar 31
Min size
36"
Nov. 1–March 31: 36 inch minimum length limit.
Tennessee statewide
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
15"
statewide

Channel Catfish

Browns Creek Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Carroll Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Davy Crockett Lake (Crockett Co.)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Garrett Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Gibson County Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Glenn Springs Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Herb Parsons Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
16"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Lake Graham
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Lake Halford
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
16"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Laurel Hill Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Maples Creek Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Marrowbone Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Vfw Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Whiteville Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Williamsport Lakes (4 Lakes)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Blue Catfish

Blue Catfish

Browns Creek Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Carroll Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Davy Crockett Lake (Crockett Co.)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Garrett Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Gibson County Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Glenn Springs Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Herb Parsons Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
16"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Lake Graham
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Lake Halford
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
16"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Laurel Hill Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Maples Creek Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Marrowbone Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Vfw Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Whiteville Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Williamsport Lakes (4 Lakes)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
in combination with Channel Catfish

Catfish

Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)
Max size
34"
only one (1) fish over 34 inches in length may be harvested per day.
Allen Branch Pond
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Beech River Watershed Lakes
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wma Ponds
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Campbell Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
Davy Crockett Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Dickson City Lakes
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Green Cove Pond
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Indian Boundary Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Lake Kefauver
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Liberty Park Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
New Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Tellico-Citico Permit Areas
Daily bag
5 fish
Tennessee statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
15"
no limit on catfish, except only one (1) fish may exceed 34 inches Only one (1) catfish over 34 inches may be harvested per day.

Striped Bass And Hybrid Striped Bass

Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
Daily bag
6
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
6 fish/day
no length limit
Mississippi River
Daily bag
6 fish/day

Crappie

Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
50 fish/day
no length limit
Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
Daily bag
50
Mississippi River
Daily bag
50 fish/day
creel limit 50, no length limit

Sauger

Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
6 fish/day
no length limit
Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
Daily bag
6
Mississippi River
Daily bag
6 fish/day

White Bass

Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
30 fish/day
no length limit
Mississippi River
Daily bag
30 fish/day

Black Bass

Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
Daily bag
10
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
10 fish/day
no length limit

Plus 8 more species. See the Tennessee pillar page for the full list.

Illinois waters

484 rules from DNR, 28 species.

Channel Catfish

Aledo City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Andover Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Anglers Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Anna City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Argyle Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Arrowhead Heights Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Arrowhead Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ashland New Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ashland Old Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Auburn Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Bakers Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Banana Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Banner Marsh Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Baumann Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Beall Woods Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Beaver Dam Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Beck Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Belk Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Bevier Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Blandinsville North And South Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Blue Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Blue Wing Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Bonfield Ponds
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Borah Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Bowen Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Boyd-Wesley Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Breese Jaycee Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Brock Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Buckner City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Buffalo Lake North
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Buffalo Lake South
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Buffalo Pond Northwest
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Buffalo Wetland
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Bunker Hill Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Burning Star State Fish And Wildlife Area, All Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Burrell Woods Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Busse Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Busse Lake Spillway
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Campus Lake – Southern Illinois University
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Campus Pond – Eastern Illinois University
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Captain, Denmark, Galum, And East Conant Areas
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Carlinville Lake #1
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Carlinville Lake #2
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Carthage Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Casey Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Catfish Cove Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Centralia Foundation Park Catfish Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Centralia Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Cermack Quarry
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Charleston Side Channel Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Charlie Brown Lake & Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Charter Oak North – Peoria Park District Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Charter Oak South – Peoria Park District Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Chillicothe Park District Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Christopher Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Citizen’s Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Clear Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Clements Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Coal Miner’s Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Coffeen Lake
Daily bag
3 fish
3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Coffeen Upland Management Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Coles County Airport Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Columbus Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Commissioners Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Coulterville Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Honker’s Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Little Grassy Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Restricted Use Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Visitor’s Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Crystal Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge-All Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Cypress Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Dawson Lake & Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Decatur Park District Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Defiance Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Des Plaines River Basin
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Min size
15"
Diamond Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Dieterich Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Dolan Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Dongola City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Douglas Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Dupage County Forest Preserve District Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Min size
12"
Duquoin City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Duquoin State Fair Grounds – All Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
East Fork Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ed Madigan State Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Elliott Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Emerald Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Emiquon Preserve – Thompson Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Fairview Park – Dreamland Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Ferne Clyffe Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Flatfoot Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Fletcher Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Foli Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Forbes Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Forbes State Recreation Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Forest Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Four Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Fox Ridge State Park
Daily bag
6 fish
6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Fox Valley Park District Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Frank Holten Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Fulton County Camping And Recreation Area Waters
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Garfield Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Germantown Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Giant City State Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Gillespie New City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Gillespie Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Glen O Jones State Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Glen Oak Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Glenn Shoals Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Goldeneye Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Gompers Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Gordon F. Moore Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Grayslake And Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Green Heron Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Green Wing Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Greenfield City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Hanover Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Harrisburg New City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Heidecke Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Hennepin-Hopper Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Heritage Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Herrin Lake #1
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Herschel Lake (Formerly Tilton City Lake)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Heyworth Centennial Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Hidden Springs State Forest Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Hieland Lakes
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Highland Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Hillsboro Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Holiday Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Homer Guthrie Pond/Illini Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Homer Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Hormel Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Horton Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Humbolt Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Hurricane Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Illinois & Michigan Canal
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Illinois Beach State Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Illinois Department Of Transportation Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ina N. Borrow Pit
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Indian Boundary South Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Island Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Jackie Branch Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Jackson Park Lagoon/Columbia Basin
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Jericho Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – All Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Drake Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Gridley Road Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake & Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Jones Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Jubilee College State Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Kapers Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Kaufman Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Kickapoo State Park Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Kincaid City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
King Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Kinmundy City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Kinmundy Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Atwood
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Bloomington
Daily bag
3 fish
3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Carlton
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Chaminwood
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake Co. Forest Preserve District Lakes
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake Eureka
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake George
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Jacksonville
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Ka-Ho
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Kakusha
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Le-Aqua-Na
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Le-Aqua-Na Kids Only Fishing Pond
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Lake Loami
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Lou Yaeger
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Mattoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Mendota
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Milliken
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Mingo & Kennekuk Cove Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Murphysboro
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Nellie
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Of The Woods & Elk’s Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Owen
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Paradise
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Shelbyville
Daily bag
6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Shelbyville Project Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Shermerville
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Lake Strini
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Sule
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Victoria
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lake Williamsville
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lakewood Park
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Leifheit Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Levings Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lincoln Log Cabin Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Lincoln Trail Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Little Casters Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mallard Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Maple Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Marine Heritage Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Marissa City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Marquette Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Mascoutah Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Matthiessen Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mattis Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mautino State Fish And Wildlife Area
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mazonia Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mccullom Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mckinley Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Mcleansboro City Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mechanicsburg Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mermet State Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mill Creek Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mill Race Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Miller Park Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mineral Springs Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Monee Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Monster Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Montrose Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mt. Olive City Lakes (Old And New)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mt. Pulaski Park District Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Mt. Sterling Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mt. Vernon City Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Mundelein Park District Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Municipal Center Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Nashville City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Norris City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
North Marcum Campground Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Oakland City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Oblong Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ohio River (Between Il & Ky)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
Olson Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Omaha City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Omaha Township Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Otter Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Palmyra – Modesto Water Commission Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Pana Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Paris East & West Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Patriot’s Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Peabody River King, Pit #3 Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Perry Farm Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Pierce Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Pine Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Pittsfield Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Pittsfield Lake Ball Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Pocahontas Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ponderosa Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Porter Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Pyramid State Park Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Raccoon Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ramsey Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ramsey Lake State Recreational Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Randolph County Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Red Hills Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ridge Lake
Min size
14"
Riis Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Riverside Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Rochester Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Rock Cut Kids Fishing Pond
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Rock Springs Bike Trail Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Rock Springs Cattail Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Roodhouse Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ross Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Route 154 Day Use Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Route 6 Quarries (East And West)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Sahara Woods State Recreation Area
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Salem Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Salt Creek Downstream To Arlington Heights Road
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sam Dale Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sam Dale Trout Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sam Parr Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sand Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Schiller Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Schuy-Rush Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sesser City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shabbona Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shadow Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Bay Creek Lake #5 And #8
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Dutchman Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Lake Glendale
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Lakes And Ponds Less Than 10 Acres
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Little Cache #1
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – One Horse Gap Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Pounds Hollow Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Tecumseh Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Turkey Bayou
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Whoopie Cat Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sherman Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Silliman Lake (Formerly Chenoa City Lake)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Siloam Springs Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Siloam Springs State Park – Buckhorn Unit Waters
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Silver Springs State Fish And Wildlife Area - Big Lake And Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Skokie Lagoons
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Skokie Lagoons Spillway
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Skokie River Downstream To Willow Road
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Snakeden Hollow State Fish And Wildlife Area – Mcmaster Lake & Other Site Waters
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sparta “T” Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sparta New City Reservoir (North)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sparta Old City Reservoir (South)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sparta World Shooting And Recreational Complex Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sportsmans Club Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Spring Lakes (North And South)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Spring State Lake
Daily bag
6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
St. Anne Village Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Staunton City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sterling Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Storm Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Sunset Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Tampier Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Ten Mile Creek Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Tipton Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Toledo Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Tower Lake/St. Elmo South Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Tri-Township Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Turkey Bluffs State Fish And Wildlife Area
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Turner Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Turtle Lake/East Lake Renwick
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Tuscola City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Valley Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Valmeyer Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Van Horn Woods Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Vandalia Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Vermont Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Vernor Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Villa Grove East Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Villa Grove West Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Wabash River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
Walnut Point Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Walton Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Washington County Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Washington Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Washington Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Waverly Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Weinberg-King Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Weldon Springs Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
West Frankfort New City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
West Frankfort Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
West Salem Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Whalon Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
White Hall City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
White Oaks Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Wilderness Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Daily bag
6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Willow Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Willow Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Wolf Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Wood River
Daily bag
6 fish
6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Woodlawn Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Woods Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Wyman Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Illinois statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.

Walleye

Mississippi River
Min size
15"
Slot min
20"
Slot max
27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
Min size
15"
Slot min
20"
Slot max
27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Clinton Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Clinton Lake Spillway
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Crab Orchard Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Lake Bloomington
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Rock River
Min size
15"
Slot min
20"
Slot max
27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Salt Creek Downstream To The Route 10 Bridge
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Spring Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
18"
Illinois statewide
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Min size
14"
either singly or in the aggregate with Sauger or their Hybrid (Saugeye), Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. All Walleye, Sauger, Or Their Hybrid (Saugeye) Taken Must Be 14˝ In Total Length Or Longer, Except In The Mississippi River, Wabash River, Or As Specified Under Site Specific Regulations.

Smallmouth Bass

Apple RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Calumet RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 1
Season closes
Jun 15
All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15
Fox Chain O’lakesCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All Fish must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15
Fox RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Max size
12"
All Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15 no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches
In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide
Daily bag
3 fish
Contain No More Than 3 Smallmouth Bass. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And PondsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Kankakee River
Slot min
12"
Slot max
18"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches
Kishwaukee River And South Branch Of Kishwaukee River And Tributaries
Min size
14"
Pecatonica River And Tributaries
Min size
14"
Pine Creek
Min size
14"
Piscasaw Creek
Min size
14"
Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel And Navigable Portions Of The Grand Calumet River And Little Calumet RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15.
Rock River
Min size
14"
Illinois statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Season opens
Jun 16
Season closes
Mar 31
Daily bag
3 fish/day
No Statewide Size Limit. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel And Navigable Portions Of The Grand Calumet River And Little Calumet River, all Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including Golconda Marina), And Wabash Rivers.

Largemouth Bass

Chautauqua Lake North & South Pools
Min size
12"
Dongola City Reservoir
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
18"
Giant City State Park Ponds
Min size
15"
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 3 Fish less than 14 inches Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches
Kinmundy Reservoir
Min size
15"
Mason Recreational Use Restrictions Lake
Min size
12"
Largemouth Bass 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Pine Lake
Min size
15"
Pittsfield Lake Ball Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Pocahontas Park Ponds
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
15"
St. Anne Village Pond
Min size
15"
Illinois statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
6 fish/day
No Statewide Size Limit. either singly or in the aggregate with Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass, except as specified under site specific regulations

Flathead Catfish

Mississippi River (Between Il & Mo)
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Fox Chain O’lakes
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Max size
28"
no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches
Fox River
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Max size
28"
no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches
Refuge Area (Ellis Bay) Immediately Upstream Of Melvin Price Lock And Dam 26 Overflow Dike
Daily bag
10 fish
Flathead Catfish 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Vermont Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
no more than 1 Fish >28 inches and 2 Fish <28 inches
Illinois statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.

Paddlefish

Mississippi River
Max size
33"
Gear
Snagging
(Eye to Fork) Maximum Length Limit (all Paddlefish greater than or equal to 33 inches must be immediately released back to the Mississippi River) Snagging for Paddlefish is permitted from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset daily, March 1 through April 15 within a 500 yard downstream limit below locks and dams on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa. No sorting allowed. Once the Daily Harvest Limit of Paddlefish has been reached, snagging must cease. Legal-size Paddlefish may be released at the angler’s discretion once they are included in the Daily Harvest Limit. Gaffs may not be used to land Paddlefish
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Iowa
Min size
33"
Max size
33"
eye-fork length; Every Paddlefish 33 inches eye-fork length or less landed while fishing on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa must be taken into immediate possession and included in the daily harvest limit. eye-fork length; Every Paddlefish greater than 33 inches eye-fork length must be immediately returned to the water.
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Missouri
Min size
24"
Max size
24"
eye-fork length; Paddlefish 24 inches eye-fork length or longer landed and not immediately returned to the water are considered taken into possession and must be counted toward the daily harvest limit. eye-fork length; Every Paddlefish less than 24 inches eye-fork length must be immediately returned to the water.
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
Max size
33"
all Paddlefish greater than or equal to 33 inches must be immediately released back to the Mississippi River; (Eye to Fork)
Mississippi River (Between Il & Mo)
Min size
24"
(Eye to Fork)

Striped Bass

Mississippi River Between Illinois And Iowa
Daily bag
25 fish
25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit On Striped Bass, White Bass, Yellow Bass And Their Hybrids, Either Singly Or In The Aggregate
Kaskaskia River
Daily bag
2 fish
Min size
32"
Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit; 2 Fish Daily Harvest Limit Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit
Lake Shelbyville
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
32"

Large Or Smallmouth Bass

Mississippi River
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"

Walleye Or Sauger

Mississippi River
Daily bag
6 fish/day
with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 27 inches
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 27 inches
Mississippi River (Between Il & Mo)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Min size
14"

Northern Pike

Mississippi River
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mississippi River (Between Il & Mo)
Daily bag
1 fish/day

Rock Bass

Mississippi River
Daily bag
25 fish/day
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
Daily bag
25 fish/day
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Iowa
Daily bag
25 fish
Rock Bass 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

White, Black, Or Hybrid Crappie

Mississippi River (Between Il & Mo)
Daily bag
30 fish/day
Mississippi River
Daily bag
25 fish/day
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
Daily bag
25 fish/day

Plus 16 more species. See the Illinois pillar page for the full list.

Wisconsin waters

127 rules from DNR, 7 species.

Walleye

Amber Lake (Formerly Squaw Lake)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
15"
Slot max
20"
one fish may be over 24” Walleye from 15” but less than 20” may be kept
Beauregard Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
20"
Slot max
24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Bony LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
Walleye of any length may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept
Ceded Territory: Quality Opportunity
Daily bag
3 fish a day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
20"
Slot max
24"
one fish over 24 inches
Crescent Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
18"
Slot min
22"
Slot max
28"
walleye from 22”-28” may not be kept
Crooked Lake (Bass And Gilkey Lakes Combined)
Min size
18"
Eau Claire Lake, MiddleOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
Walleye of any length may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept
George Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
18"
Slot min
22"
Slot max
28"
walleye from 22”-28” may not be kept
Lake Redstone
Min size
18"
Loon Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
20"
Slot max
24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Lyman Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
20"
Slot max
24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Minnesuing Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
20"
Slot max
24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Buskey Bay, Millicent, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn And Mccarry Lakes Combined)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
18"
Slot min
22"
Slot max
28"
fish from 22” to 28” may not be kept
Quality Opportunity
Daily bag
3 fish a day
Min size
18"
RehabilitationCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
1 fish a day
Min size
18"
Slot min
22"
Slot max
28"
Sand Lake (Includes Sissabagama Creek 1/2 Mile Upstream To Sand Lake Road)
Min size
18"
Slow Growth
Daily bag
3 fish a day
Possession
1 fish
Min size
13"
Slot min
16"
Slot max
24"
one fish over 24 inches
Special Opportunity Or BiomanipulationCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
West Plum Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
15"
Slot max
20"
one fish may be over 24” Walleye from 15” but less than 20” may be kept
Wisconsin statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
15"

Largemouth Bass

Arrowhead Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
only one may be longer than 18” all bass between 14-18” must be released
Camelot Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
only one may be longer than 18” all bass between 14-18” must be released
Consumptive Opportunity
Daily bag
5 fish a day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
one over 18 inches
Crescent LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Bass of any length may be kept
Deer LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Largemouth bass of any length may be kept
Long Lake (Oasis Township)Open
Status
Permitted
Largemouth bass of any length may be kept
Memorable Opportunity Or Fishery Rehabilitation
Daily bag
1 fish a day
Min size
18"
Pelican Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Max size
14"
one fish may be over 18” Only largemouth or smallmouth bass less than 14” may be kept
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Buskey Bay, Millicent, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn And Mccarry Lakes Combined)Open
Status
Permitted
Largemouth bass of any length may be kept
Pleasant LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Largemouth and smallmouth bass of any length may be kept
Quality Opportunity
Daily bag
5 fish a day
Sherwood Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
only one may be longer than 18” all bass between 14-18” must be released
Trophy Opportunity Or Biomanipulation
Daily bag
1 fish a day
Min size
22"
Turtle LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Largemouth and smallmouth bass of any length may be kept
Upper Gresham LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Largemouth and smallmouth bass of any length may be kept
Wisconsin statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"

Smallmouth Bass

Arrowhead Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
only one may be longer than 18” all bass between 14-18” must be released
Camelot Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
only one may be longer than 18” all bass between 14-18” must be released
Consumptive Opportunity
Daily bag
5 fish a day
Possession
1 fish
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
one over 18 inches
Crescent LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Bass of any length may be kept
Memorable Opportunity Or Fishery Rehabilitation
Daily bag
1 fish a day
Min size
18"
Pelican Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Max size
14"
one fish may be over 18” Only largemouth or smallmouth bass less than 14” may be kept
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Buskey Bay, Millicent, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn And Mccarry Lakes Combined)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
18"
Pleasant LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Largemouth and smallmouth bass of any length may be kept
Quality Opportunity
Daily bag
5 fish a day
Sherwood Lake
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Slot min
14"
Slot max
18"
only one may be longer than 18” all bass between 14-18” must be released
Trophy Opportunity Or Biomanipulation
Daily bag
1 fish a day
Min size
22"
Turtle LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Largemouth and smallmouth bass of any length may be kept
Upper Gresham LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Largemouth and smallmouth bass of any length may be kept
Wisconsin statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
14"

Catfish

Iowa Boundary Waters (Mississippi River)
Daily bag
100 lbs/seine haul
(Oct 1–Apr 30)
Consumptive Opportunity
Daily bag
25 fish a day
Minnesota Boundary Waters (Mississippi / St. Croix)
Daily bag
100 lbs/seine haul
(Oct 1–Apr 30)
Quality Opportunity
Daily bag
10 fish a day
Wisconsin statewide
Daily bag
25 fish/day

Lake Sturgeon

Chippewa River From The Chippewa Flowage Dam (Sawyer Co.) To The Mississippi River (Buffalo/Pepin Co.)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and release: June 6, 2026 - March 7, 2027
Black River From The Black River Falls Dam (Jackson Co.) To The Mississippi River (La Crosse Co.)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and release: June 6, 2026 - March 7, 2027
Wisconsin River From The Merrill Flowage Dam (Lincoln Co.) To The Mississippi River (Grant/Crawford Co.)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and release: June 6, 2026 - March 7, 2027

Channel Catfish

Wisconsin statewide
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Statewide: General

Flathead Catfish

Wisconsin statewide
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Statewide: General

FAQ

Which states regulate fishing on Mississippi River?

Mississippi River spans 4 states (Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin). Each state's wildlife agency sets rules for its own waters; Conservation / TWRA / DNR / DNR.

What species can I target on Mississippi River?

Mississippi River is best known for bass, catfish, walleye. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.

When was this last updated?

These rules were last verified against Conservation / TWRA / DNR / DNR on 2026-05-08. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.

Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch. Last verified .

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