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FRESHWATER FISHING
FRESHWATER GAME FISH
BLACK BASS (Largemouth & Spotted)
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Size Limit
Daily Creel Limit
All state waters EXCEPT as follows:
None
10 daily
Eagle Lake
16” MLL
10 daily
Poverty Point Reservoir
15-19” protected SL
2
8 daily
No more than one over 19”
total length
Caney Creek Lake (Jackson Parish)
15-19” protected SL
2
8 daily
No more than two over 19”
total length
False River (Pointe Coupee Parish)
14” MLL
5 daily
John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir
(Red River Parish)
14-17” protected SL
2
8 daily
No more than four over 17”
total length
Caddo Lake
14-18” protected SL
2
for Largemouth Bass
No length restriction for
Spotted Bass
8 daily
No more than four
Largemouth Bass over 18”
total length
Toledo Bend Reservoir and the
Sabine River
3
above Toledo Bend
14” MLL for Largemouth Bass
No MLL for Spotted Bass
8 daily in combination or
aggregate
Sabine River from Toledo Bend dam
to I-10
12” MLL for Largemouth Bass
No MLL for Spotted Bass
8 daily in combination or
aggregate
Sabine River south of I-10 (Louisiana
waters only)
Statewide regulations apply
10 daily
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2 Fish falling within a protected slot limit must be immediately released.
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ŝƐŵĂƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐŝŐŶͿ͘
4 ŶŐůĞƌƐŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƵƉƚŽƚŚƌĞĞƚŝŵĞƐƚŚĞĚĂŝůLJďĂŐůŝŵŝƚŽĨďůĂĐŬďĂƐƐ;DŝĐƌŽƉƚĞƌƵƐƐƉƉ͘ͿďĞůŽǁh͘^͘,ŝŐŚǁĂLJ
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ůŝŵŝƚ͘dŚĞďĂŐƐŵƵƐƚďĞŵĂƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚĂƚĞĨŝƐŚǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶ͕ƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĨŝƐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
ďĂŐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĂŵĞĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƐŚ͘
Largemouth Bass
Spotted Bass
FRESHWATER STATE CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS
KEY
MLL - DŝŶŝŵƵŵ>ĞŶŐƚŚ>ŝŵŝƚ SL - ^ůŽƚ>ŝŵŝƚ
Possession Limit is TWICE the daily creel limit unless otherwise stated.
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