The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Black Bullhead
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Black Crappie
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 15 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black and white crappie, 15 fish
- Length Limit:
- Other:
- Bluegill
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, and any hybrids thereof), 30 fish
- Possession Limit: combined sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, and any hybrids thereof), 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Channel Catfish
- Season: Open from May 3, 2014 through February 15, 2015
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 8 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 8 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other: When fishing in water in which you are not licensed you must comply with the state having the more restrictive regulations.
- Common Carp
- Season: Open from sunrise to sunset May 1 through February 15
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: Spearing and archery can be used during this time frame
- Freshwater Drum
- Season: Open from sunrise to sunset May 1 through February 15
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: Spearing and archery can be used during this time frame
- Green Sunfish
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, and any hybrids thereof), 30 fish
- Possession Limit: combined sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, and any hybrids thereof), 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Largemouth Bass
- Season: Open from May 3, 2014 through February 15, 2015
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 15-inch minimum
- Other: When fishing in water in which you are not licensed you must comply with the state having the more restrictive regulations.
- Muskellunge
- Season: Open from May 21 - November 30
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Length Limit: 40-inch minimum
- Other: The regulations of each state shall be enforced for the water being fished. The closed season and length limit of 40 inches for Iowa. 48 inch length limit and closed season in Minnesota.
- Northern Pike
- Season: Open from May 3, 2014 through February 15, 2015
- Daily Bag Limit: 3 fish
- Possession Limit: 3 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other: When fishing in water in which you are not licensed you must comply with the state having the more restrictive regulations.
- Smallmouth Bass
- Season: Open from May 3, 2014 through February 15, 2015
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 15-inch minimum
- Other: When fishing in water in which you are not licensed you must comply with the state having the more restrictive regulations.
- Walleye
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 3 fish
- Possession Limit: 3 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other: none
- White Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 30 fish
- Possession Limit: 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- White Crappie
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 15 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black and white crappie, 15 fish
- Length Limit:
- Other:
- White Sucker
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: May be taken by hand fishing, by snagging, by spear or by bow and arrow, day or night.
- Yellow Bullhead
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Yellow Perch
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 30 fish
- Possession Limit: 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other: