Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life › Chapter 1 - Freshwater Sports and Commercial Fishing › Section VII-149 - Black Bass Regulations - Daily Take and Size Limits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
				establishes a statewide daily take (creel limit) of 10 fish for black bass. The
				possession limit shall be the same as the daily take on water and twice the
				daily take off water.
B. In
				addition, the commission establishes special size and daily take regulations
				for black bass on the following water bodies:
1. - 1.c.ii. Repealed.
2. John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir (Red
				River Parish):
a. size limit-14-inch to
				17-inch slot. A 14-to 17-inch slot limit means that it is illegal to keep or
				possess a black bass whose maximum total length is between 14 inches and 17
				inches, both measurements inclusive;
b. daily take-eight fish of which no more
				than four fish may exceed 17 inches maximum total length;*
c. possession limit:
i. on water-same as daily take;
ii. off water-twice the daily take;
3. False River (Pointe
				Coupee Parish):
a. size limit-14-inch minimum
				size limit;
b. daily take-5
				fish;
c. possession limit:
i. on water-same as daily take;
ii. off water-twice the daily take;
4. Poverty Point
				Reservoir (Richland Parish):
a. size limit-15
				inch-19inch slot. A 15-19 inch slot limit means that it is illegal to keep or
				possess a black bass whose maximum total length is between 15 inches and 19
				inches, both measured inclusive;
b.
				daily take-8 fish with only one fish over 19 inches per person:
i. on water possession-same as daily limit
				per person;
5. Louisiana-Texas Border Waters-Toledo Bend
				Reservoir, Caddo Lake, and Sabine River:
a.
				the size, daily take, and possession limits for black bass for water bodies
				located on the Louisiana-Texas border (Toledo Bend Reservoir, Caddo Lake and
				the Sabine River) are established in
				§110 of this Chapter.
*Maximum total length-the distance in a straight line from
				  the tip of the snout to the most posterior point of the depressed caudal fin as
				  measured with mouth closed on a flat surface.
6. Reserved.
7. below U.S. Highway 90 in Louisiana.
a. The possession limit shall be equal to the
				daily take limit for the number of consecutive days up to three days that a
				fisherman has been actively on the water or at a remote camp that can only be
				accessed by water provided the fisherman is in compliance with the following
				requirements.
i. The fisherman holds and is in
				possession of a current basic recreational fishing license.
ii. The fisherman is in possession of a
				landing receipt from a public boat landing located south of U.S. Highway 90
				that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the department, the number of
				consecutive days the fisherman has been on the water or at a remote camp that
				can only be accessed by water.
iii.
				The fish are kept whole or whole gutted in separate bags for each daily take
				limit. The bags are marked with the date fish were taken, the species and
				number of fish contained in the bag, and the name and recreational fishing
				license number of the person taking the fish.
iv. The fisherman is only in possession of
				his or her fish and shall not transport fish taken by another person back to
				the boat landing.
v. The fisherman
				is not in possession of more than the daily take limit on the water while
				engaged in or actively fishing.