Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Designated
trout areas and seasons. The following are the designated trout areas
and trout seasons at each area:
(1) The
Illinois River and its tributaries from the Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir Dam
downstream to the Highway 64 Bridge near Gore, trout season is
year-round.
(2) Blue River, within
boundaries of the Blue River Public Fishing & Hunting Area (includes
Landrum Wilderness Area and Plaster Wildlife Management Unit), trout season is
from November 1 through March 31 of the following year; season is
annual.
(3) Lake Watonga located
within the boundaries of Roman Nose State Park, trout season is from the
November 1 through March 31 of the following year; season is annual.
(4) The lower Mountain Fork River and
tributaries below Broken Bow reservoir downstream to U.S. Highway 70 bridge.
Trout season is year-round.
(5)
Medicine Creek from Gondola Lake dam downstream to the State Highway 49 bridge,
where trout season is from November 1 through March 15 of the following year;
season is annual.
(6) Lake Carl
Etling located within the boundaries of Black Mesa State Park, trout season is
from November 1 through April 30 of the following year; season is annual,
(7) The Fourche Maline River from
Carlton Lake Dam downstream to the Robbers Cave State Park boundary a distance
of approximately one and one-quarter (11/4) miles, trout season is from
November 1 through March 15 of the following year; season is annual.
(8) Perry CCC Lake trout season is from
November 1 through March 31 of the following year; season is annual.
(b)
General; area
restrictions. The following rules apply to designated trout areas and to
specified locations within certain designated trout areas:
(1) It shall be unlawful to take or attempt
to take fish from these areas during trout seasons except with rod and reel or
pole and line, except collecting shad with cast nets is legal from the south
boundary of the lower Illinois River Public Fishing Area - "Simp and Helen
Watts Area" downstream to the Highway 64 bridge; only one (1) rod and reel or
pole and line per person is allowed.
(2) Glass beverage containers are prohibited
at designated trout areas except in designated camping and parking
areas.
(3) The following areas are
restricted to fishing tackle made by fly-tying or artificial lures made of
wood, metal, glass, feathers, hair, synthetic fibers or hard plastic and
barbless hooks only with the exception of the lower Illinois trout stream when
fishing for species other than Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout with hooks 3/0 or
larger. The use of any substance in combination with restricted fishing tackle
is prohibited:
(A) Fishing in the lower
Illinois River trout stream below Tenkiller dam from the USGS stream gauge
downstream to the gravel pit county road is restricted to artificial flies and
lures only and barbless hooks only, except that barbed hooks, size 3/0 or
larger, may be used in combination with natural or artificial bait, including
soft plastics, for species other than Rainbow and Brown Trout.
(B) Fishing in the Blue River from its entry
onto the Plaster Wildlife Management Unit/Landrum Wilderness Area downstream
approximately 1/2 mile to a marker cable is restricted to artificial flies and
lures only and barbless hooks only during the period November 1 to March 1,
annually.
(4) All trout
retained in possession must be kept separate from other anglers' fish on a
stringer or in a creel that is clearly marked with that anglers customer
identification number, and/or until December 31, 2024 stringers may be labeled
with a name and address.
(5) The
lower Mountain Fork River trout area is restricted to barbless
hooks.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg 2417, eff 1-1-92 ; Amended at 10 Ok
Reg 4163, eff 1-1-94 ; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 453, eff 11-17-94 (emergency);
Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1521, eff 1-1-96 ; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1763, eff 1-1-97 ;
Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1899, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2050,
eff 7-1-98 ; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1432, eff 3-23-05 (emergency); Amended at 23
Ok Reg 1578, eff 7-1-06 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 609, eff 12-21-06 through
7-14-07 (emergency)
1 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2462, eff
1-1-08 ; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2625, eff 1-1-10 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1509, eff
1-1-13 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 730, eff
6-1-13
1 This emergency action expired
without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore,
on 7-15-07 (after the 7-14-07 expiration of the emergency action), the text of
800:10-5-3 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective on 7-1-06,
as was last published in the 2006 Edition of the OAC, and remained as such
until amended again by permanent rulemaking on
1-1-08.
