Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-81.1 - Seasons, territories, daily bag limits, possession limits, and length limits

	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

Notes

Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-81.1

ARC 8195B, IAB 10/7/09, effective 11/11/09 Amended by IAB October 29, 2014/Volume XXXVII, Number 9, effective 12/3/2014