Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-81.1
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024
| INLAND WATERS OF THE STATE | BOUNDARY RIVERS | ||||||
| KIND OF FISH | OPEN SEASON | DAILY BAG LIMIT | POSSESSION LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH LIMITS | MISSISSIPPI RIVER MISSOURI RIVER BIG SIOUX RIVER | ||
| Rock Sturgeon | Closed | 0 | 0 | 0 | Same as inland waters | ||
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | Continuous | None | None | None | Same as inland waters except no harvest allowed in the Big Sioux River and aggregate daily bag limit 10, aggregate possession limit 20, in the Missouri River | ||
| Paddlefish* | Continuous | 2 | 4 | None | Mississippi River- Same as inland waters except for an open season and length limit; see below* Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers-Special regulations; see below* | ||
| Yellow Perch | Continuous | 25 | 50 | None | Same as inland waters except no bag or possession limit in the Missouri River | ||
| Trout | Continuous | 5 | 10 | None* | Same as inland waters | ||
| Catfish* | Continuous | 8 Lakes 15 Streams | 30 | None | Same as inland waters except no bag or possession limit in the Mississippi River | ||
| Black Bass (Largemouth Bass) (Smallmouth Bass) (Spotted Bass) | Continuous | 3 In Aggi | 6 'egate | See below* | Continuous open season; aggregate daily bag limit 5, aggregate possession limit 10 See below* | ||
| Combined Walleye, Sauger and Saugeye | Continuous* | 5* | 10* | None* | Continuous open season; aggregate daily bag limit 6, aggregate possession limit 12; except aggregate daily bag limit 4, aggregate possession limit 8, in the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers See below* | ||
| Northern Pike | Continuous* | 3 | 6 | None | Continuous open season; daily bag limit 5,possession limit 10; except daily bag limit 6,possession limit 12, in the Big Sioux River | ||
| INLAND WATERS OF THE STATE | BOUNDARY RIVERS | ||||||
| KIND OF FISH | OPEN SEASON | DAILY BAG LIMIT | POSSESSION LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH LIMITS | MISSISSIPPI RIVER MISSOURI RIVER BIG SIOUX RIVER | ||
| Muskellunge or Hybrid Muskellunge | Continuous* | 1 | 1 | 40* | Same as inland waters | ||
| Crappie | Continuous | 25* | None | None | Same as inland waters except 50 in possession | ||
| Bluegill | Continuous | 25* | None | None | Same as inland waters except in aggregate with pumpkinseed on the Mississippi River | ||
| All other fish species* | Continuous | None | None | None | See below* | ||
| Frogs (except Bullfrogs) | Continuous | 18 | 96 | None | Same as inland waters | ||
| Bullfrogs (Rana Catesbeiana) | Continuous | 12 | 12 | None | Same as inland waters | ||
*Also see 571-81.2 (481A), Exceptions
Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-81.1