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Statewide Size and Creel Limits

Statewide size and creel limits apply to all Kentucky waters, public and private, except some waters have different limits (see, "Special Fishing Regulations" in the Fishing and Boating Guide).

SPORT FISH SPECIES

DAILY
Limit

POSSESSION
Limit

MINIMUM SIZE
Limit
(inches)

Black Bass 6* 12*  
Largemouth Bass

Daily and possession limits apply to any combination of these black bass species.

12"
Smallmouth Bass 12"
Kentucky (spotted) Bass None
Coosa Bass None
Rock Bass 15 30 None
Redear Sunfish 20 40 None
Walleye & Hybrids 6* 12* 15"
Sauger 6* 12* None
Muskellunge 1 2 30"
Chain Pickerel 5 10 None
Northern Pike None None None
White, Hybrid Striped & Yellow Bass 15* 30* None**
Striped Bass 5 5 15"
Crappie (Black and White) 30* 60* None
Rainbow Trout

Rainbow and brown trout combined daily and possession limit 8, only 3 may be brown trout.

None
Brown Trout 12"
Brook Trout Catch and Release only - -
*Singly or combined; a total of these species.
**No more than 5 fish in the daily creel limit may be more than 15 inches long.

Fish not included in this list are considered rough fish.  There are no
size or creel limits for rough fish, unless special regulations apply.

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