Fish consumption advisories
Oklahoma
Oklahoma publishes advisories for 4 waters, covering 12 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Lead, Mercury
Statewide advisory
These apply across Oklahoma, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- Largemouth Bass Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Oklahoma statewide mercury advisory
- Smallmouth Bass Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Oklahoma statewide mercury advisory
- Striped Bass Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Oklahoma statewide mercury advisory
- Walleye Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Oklahoma statewide mercury advisory
Waters with advisories in Oklahoma
4 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 1
Rivers 3
Browse Oklahoma by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Adair
- Alfalfa
- Atoka
- Beaver
- Beckham
- Benton
- Blaine
- Bowie
- Bryan
- Caddo
- Canadian
- Carter
- Cherokee
- Choctaw
- Cimarron
- Cleveland
- Coal
- Comanche
- Cotton
- Craig
- Creek
- Custer
- Delaware
- Desha
- Dewey
- Ellis
- Garfield
- Garvin
- Grady
- Grant
- Greer
- Harmon
- Harper
- Haskell
- Hughes
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Johnston
- Kay
- Kingfisher
- Kiowa
- Latimer
- Le Flore
- Lincoln
- Little River
- Logan
- Love
- Major
- Marshall
- Mayes
- McClain
- McCurtain
- McIntosh
- Murray
- Muskogee
- Noble
- Nowata
- Okfuskee
- Oklahoma
- Okmulgee
- Osage
- Ottawa
- Pawnee
- Payne
- Pittsburg
- Pontotoc
- Pottawatomie
- Pushmataha
- Roger Mills
- Rogers
- Seminole
- Sequoyah
- Stephens
- Texas
- Tillman
- Tulsa
- Wagoner
- Washington
- Washita
- Woods
- Woodward
Oklahoma statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 14" min | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | 14" min | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Spotted Bass | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | 14" min | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Bass | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | — | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 37 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Crappie | — | 37 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Flathead Catfish | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Rainbow Trout | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Oklahoma — Oklahoma ODWC