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Fish Limit in Alabama
Fish Species
All details
Limits of fish
Alligator Gar
Any Alligator gar caught using commercial fishing equipment must be promptly released back into the water.
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Bream
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50
Black Bass
It includes different combinations of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, Alabama bass, shoal bass, and these all species are known as "redeye" bass. The latter are now recognized as Coosa bass, Warrior bass, Cahaba bass, Tallapoosa bass, and Chattahoochee bass, based on their respective habitats. The Alabama bass, formerly known as spotted bass in the Mobile drainage, is included as well. It is important to note that no more than 5 of the daily creel limit of 10 bass may consist of smallmouth bass. Please refer to specific exceptions regarding shoal bass in certain tributaries of the Chattahoochee River.
10
CatFish (Under 34 inches)
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No limit
CatFish (above 34 inches)
The size restriction mentioned above does not pertain to catfish caught from the Perdido, Conecuh, Blackwater, Yellow, Choctawhatchee, Chipola, and Chattahoochee river basins. However, it is prohibited to transport live catfish measuring 34 inches or more in length beyond the borders of the state.
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Crappie Fish
The possession of Crappie below a total length of nine inches, obtained from public waters in Alabama, such as Aliceville Reservoir and Pickwick Reservoir, is considered illegal. However, there are certain bodies of water that are exempt from this nine-inch Crappie limit. These exemptions include impoundments that are smaller than 500 surface acres, as well as the reciprocal waters of the Chattahoochee River and its impoundments along with their tributaries. Other exempted bodies of water include Bear Creek Reservoir (also known as Big Bear Lake of the B.C.D.A. Lakes), Lake Jackson at Florala, and Weiss Reservoir. It is important to note that there is a specific exception for Weiss Reservoir.
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Paddle Fish or Spoonbill
It is mandatory to return all the paddlefish in water with good care.
Closed Season
Rainbow Trout
It is prohibited to selectively remove trout from the creel in the Sipsey Fork, extending from Lewis Smith Dam to the point where it meets the Mulberry Fork. Culling, which refers to taking out and releasing a trout from the creel (live well, stringer, basket, bucket, cooler, or any other container), regardless of whether another trout is put in its place, is considered unlawful.
5
Sauger fish
Possession of Sauger measuring less than 15 inches in total length is against the law.
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Striped Bass and Hybrids ot both
Out of the total limit of 15, only a maximum of five can exceed 22 inches in total length. However, please refer to specific exemptions for Lewis Smith, Inland, Yates, and Thurlow reservoirs, as well as Lake Martin.
15
Sturgeon
It is mandatory to return all the Sturgeon in water with good care.
Closed Season
SkipJack Herring
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100
Walleye
If you take or try to take Walleye from Sweetwater Lake, located in Talladega National Forest, Cleburne County, as well as from White Plains Lake (also known as Whitesides Mill Lake) and Shoal Creek upstream of White Plains Lake, in Calhoun and Cleburne Counties then is strictly against the law.
Furthermore, it is strictly against the law to take or try to take walleye from Lake Mitchell on the Coosa River, between Mitchell Dam and Lay Dam, and its tributary streams, namely Walnut Creek in Chilton County, Hatchet Creek in Coosa and Clay Counties, and Weogufka Creeks in Coosa County. The Mulberry Fork River and its tributary streams in Blount, Cullman, Lawrence, Walker, or Winston Counties are also included in this restriction.
It is compulsory to return Walleye back into the water if you take them from any of these lakes or streams.
Instead of purchasing a resident freshwater fishing license, Alabama residents have the option to obtain a one-day pass for any Public Fishing Lake owned by the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF). It's important to note that this one-day pass is not valid for use in major rivers or lakes
$6.45
Resident Optional Freshwater 65+ Fishing License
This option allows individuals who are exempt from the mandatory annual purchase of a freshwater fishing license to still contribute to the preservation and enhancement of Alabama's wildlife and fisheries programs
$13.85
Resident Wildlife Heritage License
Residents of Alabama between the ages of 16 and 64 are permitted to engage in freshwater fishing across the state using a hook and line from the shoreline, as well as fishing in Public Fishing Lakes operated by the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF). It's important to note that this particular license is automatically included when a resident fishing license is issued
$11.60
Resident Public Fishing Freshwater Lakes Daily License
Residents of Alabama have the alternative of purchasing a one-day pass for any Public Fishing Lake owned by the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) instead of obtaining a resident freshwater fishing license. It is important to note that this one-day pass is not valid for use in major rivers or lakes
$6.45
Resident Physically Disabled Freshwater fish license
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$3.45
Resident Military Veteran's Appreciation fishing license
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$3.15
Resident Disabled Freshwater fish license 3-Day event
This provision permits the organization of sanctioned events accommodating a maximum of 20 disabled participants, along with 20 assistants. The assistants are allowed to engage in fishing activities but must stay in the proximity of the disabled angler. This authorization remains valid for a continuous duration of 72 hours
$100.00
Resident Saltwater Fishing License Alabama
Resident Saltwater Fishing License
Age
Prices
Resident Annual Saltwater fishing License
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$24.35
Resident Pier Saltwater fishing License
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$6.40
Resident Trip Saltwater fishing License
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$10.15
Resident Reef fish Endorsement
above 16 or 16 years old
$10.00
Resident Disabled Saltwater fishing License
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$3.05
Resident Disabled Saltwater fishing License VET
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$3.15
Non-resident Freshwater Fishing License Alabama
Non-Resident freshwater Fishing License
Prices
Non-Resident 3-Day Family Trip freshwater fishing License
