SECTION 800:10-5-3. Designated trout areas

(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 from Broken Bow Dam downstream to U.S. Highway 70 bridge, excluding that portion from the mouth of Rough Branch Creek downstream to the Re-regulation dam. 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 (1¼) 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 MarVal trout camp downstream to the Highway 64 bridge; only one (1) rod and reel or pole and line per person is allowed.

(2)   Once a trout is reduced to possession by being placed on a stringer or in the creel of any type, said trout must count toward day's limit and cannot be released.

(3)   Glass beverage containers are prohibited at designated trout areas except in designated camping and parking areas.

(4)   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)   The lower Mountain Fork River trout stream below Broken Bow dam from the first Highway Bridge below the Spillway to the second Highway Bridge below the Spillway including the Evening Hole stream channel, and from the State Park Dam downstream to the mouth of Rough Branch Creek.

(B)   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.

(C)   Fishing in the Blue River from its entry onto the Plaster Wildlife Management Unit/Landrum Wilderness Area downstream approximately ½ 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.

(5)   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 name and license number.

[Source: 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); 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 725, eff 6-1-13; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 263, eff 11-3-14 (emergency); Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1443, eff 9-1-15; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1115, eff 8-25-16; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 2185, eff 9-11-17]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: 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 by permanent rulemaking on 1-1-08.