Sturgeon Lake Walleye Slot Size

admin 4/7/2022 07/04/22

Measure a Shovelnose Sturgeon. Sturgeon are measured from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail. Only shovelnose sturgeon are legal to keep. Missouri Game Fish. Click on a fish's name to view detailed information about it. Farm Island Lake, nestled in Aitkin County, has a very specific slot length set up for walleyes. The angler must immediately let go any walleye that falls between the lengths of 16 through 19 inches. On Cass County's Leech Lake, the walleye slot length extends from 18 inches to 26 inches. We normally fish for walleye but sunny afternoons we go after northerns, many in the 15 to 18lb range, largest over the years about 24lb. Lake trout 4 to 6lb but have seen 15lb plus taken. Slot limits on walleye has improved size and qty over the years.

Sturgeon Lake Walleye Slot Size Chart
Sturgeon Lake Walleye Slot Sizes

MADISON, Wis. – A suite of updated statewide, regional and local Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fishing regulations will go into effect on April 1, 2020, to provide good fishing opportunities for the public and help fulfill management goals.

Statewide and Regional Fishing Regulation Changes

A continuous catch-and-release season for bass at all times of the year outside the harvest season will apply statewide, except where refuges or closed areas are in effect. This season will apply to inland, outlying and boundary waters, and no bass may be harvested during the catch-and-release bass season. Waters with a current continuous bass harvest season will not see any changes.

The daily bag limit for cisco and whitefish will change from 25 pounds and one fish to 10 fish in total. This change will improve consistency in harvest limits among anglers and reduce pressure on inland cisco and whitefish populations.

The closing date of the muskellunge fishing season will be Dec. 31 on open water in the Northern Zone north of US Highway 10, including Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters and outlying waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay north of Waldo Boulevard in Manitowoc. Open water is considered to include any conditions that do not allow ice to be used as a platform for fishing.

On the Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters, the musky season will open on June 1 and the minimum length limit for musky will be 50 inches.

For lake sturgeon fishing on Lake Superior, the minimum length limit will be 60 inches and only one sturgeon may be harvested per year.

On the Lake Winnebago System, the daily bag limit for walleye and sauger will decrease to three in total, with only one being a sauger. No size limit will apply. The Winnebago System includes Lakes Buttes des Morts, Winneconne, Poygan, Winnebago and all their tributaries from their mouths upstream to the first dam. This includes the Fox River from Lake Winnebago upstream to the dam above Princeton and all its tributaries from their mouths upstream to the first dam and the Wolf River from its mouth upstream to the dam in the city of Shawano and all its tributaries from their mouths upstream to the first dam including Cincoe lake, Partridge Crop lake and Partridge lake in Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties.

In water bodies of Shawano and Waupaca counties, excluding the Winnebago system and in Lake Koshkonong, the Rock River, the Crawfish River and their tributaries, the daily bag limit will also be three walleye, but with a minimum length limit of 18 inches.

For the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage and connected water bodies, including Trude Lake, the Bear River, the Flambeau River upstream of the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage at Murray’s Landing, the Little Turtle River, and the Manitowish River upstream of the Flambeau River to the Rest Lake Dam, including Benson, Sturgeon and Vance lakes, the regulation for walleye will be a minimum length limit of 12 inches with only one fish over 15 inches allowed for harvest, and a daily bag limit of three.

Mississippi River Fishing Regulation Changes Effective April 1

In Pools 3 through 8 of the Mississippi River, the daily bag limit for walleye and sauger will be four in total, with a 15-inch minimum length limit for walleye and none for sauger, and only one walleye or sauger over 20 inches allowed for harvest. In Pools 9 through 12, the daily bag limit for walleye and sauger will be six, with a 15-inch minimum length limit for walleye and none for sauger, a protected slot limit of 20 to 27 inches for walleye and only one walleye over 27 inches allowed for harvest.

For panfish in Pools 3 through 9, the daily bag limit for white and yellow bass will be reduced to 10 of each with no size limit, while the daily bag limit for sunfish, crappies and yellow perch will be reduced to 15 of each with no size limit.

The daily bag limit for shovelnose sturgeon in Pools 3 through 9 has been reduced to three, with no size limit.

The regulation for northern pike in Pools 3 through 9 will be a daily bag limit of three with only one over 30 inches.

For channel and flathead catfish in Pools 3 through 9, the daily bag limit will be 10 combined with only one catfish over 30 inches.

Local Fishing Regulation Changes

The refuge for the Mink River downstream to the river’s mouth at Rowley Bay in Door County will change to March 1 to June 15. Between these dates, the fishing season will be closed in the refuge.

Fishing in the Fox River refuge below the DePere Dam in Brown County will be prohibited from March 1 to May 31.

Additionally, a variety of regulations have changed on local waters and will be described in the 2020-21 Hook and Line Fishing Regulations and Trout Fishing Regulations.

Oklahoma Fishing

SPECIES	DAILY LIMIT (for areas without special regulations)		SIZE LIMIT (for areas without special regulations)
Largemouth and/or Smallmouth Bass (F)	6 (combined)		14 inch minimum
Spotted Bass (F)	None		None
Channel and/or Blue Catfish (D)	15 (combined)		Only 1 Blue Catfish over 30 inches
Flathead Catfish (D)	5		None
White and/or Black Crappie	37 (combined)		None
Striped Bass (A)	5 (except Lake Texoma)		None
Striped Bass Hybrids (A)	20		Only 5 fish over 20 inches
White Bass	None		None
Trout (A)	See Trout regulations on Trout Area Information
Walleye, Sauger and/or Saugeye	6 (combined)		14 inch minimum
Paddlefish (A)	See Paddlefish Regulations		None
Alligator Gar (B)	1		None
(All species not listed, except shad and species of special concern I and/or II (E), have no daily or minimum size limits) (C)
A. Release of paddlefish, trout, striped bass and/or striped bass hybrids caught and placed on a stringer, in a livewell, or otherwise held in possession is prohibited statewide (no culling). B. Alligator gar may be caught by use of rod and reel, trotline, and throwline. Alligator gar taken by bow and arrow, gigs, spears, or spearguns cannot be released. Alligator gar caught and placed on a stringer cannot be released (a practice called culling). Harvest must be reported within 24 hours via E-Check at wildlifedepartment.com. The attempt to take or harvest alligator gar is prohibited statewide May 1-31. C. It is unlawful to take or possess more than 25 nongame bait fish in rivers or streams, except for shad, of which 200 may be taken or possessed.		D. For noodling limits, see Method of Take. E. Daily limit is 1 for any fish species of special concern in category I or II, which includes alligator gar, black buffalo, shovelnose sturgeon (see Title 800:25-19-6). Such harvest must be reported to the Wildlife Department. F. In rivers and streams: black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted): six combined per day, only one of which may be a smallmouth bass. Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 14 inches or longer. No size limit on spotted bass.
Some areas have different regulations. See “Public Fishing Waters” special regulations for daily and size limits on specific areas.

Black Bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth & Spotted Bass)

Statewide Daily Limit:

Largemouth & Smallmouth – 6 (combined)
Spotted – None

Statewide Minimum Size Limit:

Largemouth & Smallmouth – 14 inch minimum
Spotted – None

Check “Public Fishing Waters” special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.

Largemouth Bass

Mouth hinge well behind eye
State record: 14 lbs., 13.7 oz.

Smallmouth Bass

Mouth hinge in front of eye
State record: 8 lbs., 7 oz.

Spotted Bass

Mouth hinge even with back edge of eye
State record: 8 lbs., 2 oz.

Tooth Patch: Another way to distinguish black bass is the presence or absence of a tooth patch on the tongue. The majority of largemouth bass have no tooth patch on the tongue, while smallmouth and spotted bass do have a tooth patch on the tongue.

Most largemouth bass have no tooth patch on the tongue.

Smallmouth and spotted bass display a tooth patch on the tongue.

Statewide Daily Limit:

Channel and/or Blue Catfish combined – 15
Flathead Catfish – 5

Statewide Size Limit:

Channel Catfish – None
Blue Catfish – Only 1 over 30 inches
Flathead Catfish – None

Check “Public Fishing Waters” special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.
For noodling limits, see Method of Take.

Channel Catfish

Curved anal fin
State record: 35 lbs., 15 oz.

Blue Catfish

Straight anal fin
State record: 98 lbs.

Flathead Catfish

Tail not forked
State record: 78 lbs., 8 oz.

Statewide Daily Limit:

37 (combined White and/or Black crappie)

Statewide Minimum Size Limit:

None

Check “Public Fishing Waters” special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.

Black Crappie

No true pattern to black spots
7-8 bony spines in dorsal fin
State record: 4 lbs., 10 oz.

White Crappie

Distinct vertical bands of blue/gray spots
5-6 bony spines in dorsal fin
State record: 4 lbs., 15 oz.

Measuring Fish

When measuring fish, total length is measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with fish laid flat on a ruler, mouth closed and tail fin lobes pressed together.

Striped Bass, Hybrids & White Bass

Statewide Daily Limit:

Striped Bass – 5 (except Lake Texoma)
Striped Bass Hybrids – 20
White Bass – None

Statewide Size Limit:

Striped Bass – None
Striped Bass Hybrids – No more than 5 fish over 20 inches
White Bass – None

Check “Public Fishing Waters” special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.

Culling of striped bass and/or striped bass hybrids is prohibited.

Striped Bass

Back not arched
State record: 47 lbs., 8 oz.
Strong, unbroken dark lines

Striped Bass Hybrid

Back slightly arched
State record: 23 lbs., 4 oz.
Some broken lines

White Bass

Arched back
State record: 4 lbs., 9.6 oz.
Faint lines, usually unbroken

Trout (Rainbow & Brown)

Statewide Daily Limit:

Rainbow Trout – 6
Brown Trout – 6

Statewide Minimum Size Limit:

None

Check Trout Area Information for areas with additional daily and size limits.

Culling of trout is prohibited.

Rainbow Trout

State record: 11 lbs., 4.32 oz.
Black spots on tail
Iridescence on sides

Brown Trout

State record: 17 lbs., 4.6 oz.
Few or no black spots on tail
Orange and red spots on side

Walleye, Sauger & Saugeye

Statewide Daily Limit:

6 (combined)

Statewide Minimum Size Limit:

14 inch minimum

Check “Public Fishing Waters” special regulations for areas with additional daily and size limits.

Walleye

State Record: 12 lbs., 13 oz.
No spots on spiny dorsal fin
Few or no cheek scales

Sauger

State Record: 5 lbs., 5 oz.
Distinct spots on spiny dorsal fin
Tan body with distinct brown blotches
Cheek covered with scales

Saugeye