(1) Any person having in his possession a valid and appropriate sport fishing license issued by the State of Georgia or the State of Florida may take fish by hook and line or rod and reel in the following described waters:

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    (a) In the waters of and on the banks of the waters of Lake Seminole – Bounded on the west by Florida State Road No. 271, on the south by the Jim Woodruff Dam, on the east by a line immediately east of the Chattahoochee Marina, also known as the Booster Club, running northwest across the lake to the tip of land at the junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, west of Spring Creek; and on the north by the Herman Talmadge Bridge across the Chattahoochee River.

    (b) In the waters of and on the banks of the waters of the St. Mary’s River – Not including its tributaries.

    (2) Persons under 16 years of age may fish without a license in all of the waters hereinabove described. Any person aged 65 years or older who is a resident of Georgia and who is exempt from fishing license requirements by the State of Georgia, and any Florida resident who is age 65 or older and who has obtained a free permanent fishing license as provided in Section 379.352, F.S., may fish in all of the waters hereinabove described.

    (3) No person shall take, catch or have in possession more than the daily bag limit for any species of game fish, or take, catch or have in possession more than 50 in the aggregate of all species of game fish.

    (a) The daily bag limit on the above-described waters for Lake Seminole is as follows:

    1. Black bass – 10 (all of which must be 12 inches or greater in total length).

    2. Striped bass, striped bass-white bass hybrid and white bass in the aggregate – 15 (only 2 of which may be 22 inches or greater in total length).

    3. Bream – Bluegill, redbreast, rock bass and all other species of bream – 50.

    4. Crappie – 30.

    5. Pickerel – Chain, grass and redfin – 15.

    (b) The daily bag limit for the St. Mary’s River and its tributaries is as follows:

    1. Black bass – 10 (all of which must be 12 inches or greater in total length).

    2. Striped bass, white bass, or striped bass-white bass hybrids – 2 (all of which must be 22 inches or greater in length).

    3. Bream – bluegill, redbreast, rock bass and all other species of bream – 50.

    4. Crappie – 30.

    5. Pickerel – Chain, grass and redfin – 15.