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Certification Standards

Minimum Size Requirements

Each species must meet the official minimum length to qualify for FCA certification.

Eligibility Criteria

Species Length Thresholds

How Qualification Works

If your catch meets the listed length and follows measurement rules, it qualifies for certification review.

Species Minimum Length (cm) Minimum Length (inches)
Arctic Char 50 cm 19.69 in
Arctic Grayling 45 cm 17.72 in
Black Crappie 29.5 cm 11.61 in
Brook Trout 50 cm 19.69 in
Brown Trout 50 cm 19.69 in
Bullhead 29.5 cm 11.61 in
Burbot 75 cm 29.53 in
Channel Catfish 85.5 cm 33.66 in
Cisco (Tullibee) 39.5 cm 15.55 in
Common Carp 75 cm 29.53 in
Freshwater Drum 60 cm 23.62 in
Goldeye 34.5 cm 13.58 in
Lake Sturgeon 108 cm 42.52 in
Lake Trout 88 cm 34.65 in
Lake Whitefish 55 cm 21.65 in
Largemouth Bass 45 cm 17.72 in
Mooneye 34.5 cm 13.58 in
Muskellunge 78 cm 30.71 in
Northern Pike 103 cm 40.55 in
Rainbow Trout 50 cm 19.69 in
Rock Bass 24.5 cm 9.65 in
Sauger 45 cm 17.72 in
Smallmouth Bass 45 cm 17.72 in
Splake 50 cm 19.69 in
Sucker 45 cm 17.72 in
Sunfish 17 cm 6.69 in
Tiger Trout 50 cm 19.69 in
Walleye 70 cm 27.56 in
White Bass 37 cm 14.57 in
Yellow Perch 32 cm 12.60 in
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