Texas · USA

Caddo Lake

Species in Caddo Lake

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Species	Season	Limit	Notes
Largemouth bass	Year-round	Daily bag 5 in any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe and spotted bass; minimum length 14 inches	—
Yellow bass	Year-round	No daily bag limit; no minimum length	—
Catfish: channel, blue, their hybrids & subspecies	Year-round	Daily bag 25 in any combination, of which only 10 can be 20 inches or greater in length; no minimum length	—
Catfish: flathead	Year-round	Daily bag 5; minimum length 18 inches	—
Crappie: white, black, their hybrids & subspecies	Year-round	Daily bag 25 in any combination; minimum length 10 inches	—
Sunfish: various including bluegill, redear, green, warmouth & longear	Year-round	No daily bag limit; no minimum length	—

Always confirm regulations with the official state regulations before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.

Black bass: For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14-18” slot. Bass 14 inches and less or 18 inches or greater in length may be retained. No minimum length limit on spotted bass. Daily bag for all black bass species is 8 in any combination, of which no more than 4 may be largemouth bass 18 inches or longer. Possession limit = 10.
Catfish: For blue and channel catfish, no minimum length limit; daily bag and possession limit = 50 in any combination, of which no more than 5 may be 30 inches or greater in length. For flathead catfish, minimum length limit = 18 inches; daily bag and possession limit = 10.
Crappie: For black and white crappie there is no MLL and daily bag = 25 crappie in combination.
White bass: For white bass, no MLL and daily bag = 25.
Fish consumption advisory in effect for this water (TPWD/DSHS).

Species: Texas state fisheries lake records, via the Bump Board dataset.