571—81.1 (481A) 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	Same as inland waters except for an open season and length limit in the Mississippi River 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	6	See below*	Continuous open season; aggregate daily bag limit 5, aggregate possession limit 10
See below*	
		In Aggregate			
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	
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	48	96	None	Same as inland waters	
Bullfrogs (Rana
Catesbeiana)	Continuous	12	12	None	Same as inland waters	
*Also see 571—81.2(481A), Exceptions.
[ARC 8195B, IAB 10/7/09, effective 11/11/09]