Common Name

Scientific Name

Minimum Weight for Kept Fish

Minimum Length for Catch & Release

Largemouth bass northern

Micropterus salmoides

7 lbs.

 24 inches

Largemouth bass Florida

Micropterus salmoides floridanus 

9 lbs. 

25 inches

Largemouth bass (F1)

Micropterus salmoides X Micropterus floridanus

 8.0 lbs.

25 inches

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieui

3.5 lbs.

18 inches 

Striped Bass   

Morone saxitilis 

10.0 lbs. 

30 inches

Hybrid Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops or M. chrysops x M. saxatilis  

8.0 lbs.

27 inches

White Bass

Morone Chrysops

1.0 lbs.

14 inches

Rock Bass

Amblopiltes rupestris

1.0 lbs. 

13.0 inches

Warmouth 

Chaenobryttus gulosus

.75 lbs. 

9.5 inches

Bluegill

Lepomis Macrochirus

1.2 lbs.

11.25 inches

entered fish

Bluegill Florida, Coppernose 

Lepomis mystacalis

1.3 lbs.

11.0 inches

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

.75 lbs.

9.5 inches

entered fish

Hybrid Bluegill

Green Sunfish X Bluegill

1.3 lbs.

11.0 inches

Hybrid Bluegill

Redear X Bluegill

1.2 lbs

11 inches

Georgia Giant

Bluegill X ?

1.3 lbs.

11 inches

Redear Shellcracker

Lepomis microlophus

1.3 lbs.

11.0 inches

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus  .

.75 lbs.

9.0 inches

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

2.81 lbs

entered fish

16.25  inches 

Walleye

Stizostediom vitreum 

4.0 lbs.:

24 inches

White Perch 

Morone Americana

1.0 lbs.

14.0 inches

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

7 lbs. 12 oz.
entered fish

22.0 inches

Rainbow Trout

Onchorhynchus mykiss

5.0 lbs.

22 inches

Steelhead

Onchorhynchus mykiss

8.0 lbs.

26 inches

Landlocked Salmon

Salmo Solar

4.0 lbs

24 inches

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

6 lbs. 4 oz

entered fish

18 inches

Tiger Trout

Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis 

2.0 lbs. 

15.0 inches

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus 

2lbs. 8 oz.

16.0 inches

White Crappie 

Pomoxis annularis

2 lbs. 8 oz.

16.0 inches

Channel Catfish 

Ictalurus punctatus

10.0 lbs.

28 inches
entered fish

Blue Catfish  

Ictalurus furcatus    

10.0 lbs.

28 inches

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

14.0 lbs.

30 inches

Brown Bullhead 

Ameiurus nebulosus

1.0 lbs.

15 inches

Yellow Bullhead 

Ameiurus natalis

1.0 lbs.

14.0 inches

Northern Pike

Esox lucius      

5.0 lbs.

26 inches

Musky  

Esox masquinongy  

10.0 lbs. 

30 inches

Tiger Musky

Esox masquinongy X lucius 

10.0 lbs.:

30.0 inches

Chain Pickerel

Esox niger    

2.0 lbs. 

20 inches

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

15.0 lbs.

30.0 inches

Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

20.0 lbs.

30.0 inches

Talapia

Oreochromis  sps.

2.9 lbs.
entered fish

14.0 inches

Peacock Bass

Cichla ocellaris

3 lbs.

18 inches