Missouri Fishing Regulations - Missouri Department of Conservation

Stockton Lake
◾ Black bass—15" minimum length limit
◾ Crappie—10" minimum length limit; 15 fish daily limit
Table Rock Lake
Lakewide:
◾ Black bass—15" minimum length limit
◾ Catfish (channel, blue and flathead)—Daily limit of 10 fish, combined total of
these species
◾ Crappie—10" minimum length limit; 15 fish daily limit
◾ Walleye and sauger—18" minimum length limit
On the lake and its tributaries:
◾ Paddlefish—34" minimum body length, measured from eye to fork of tail
Thomas Hill Lake
◾ Black bass—15" minimum length limit
◾ Crappie—15 fish daily limit
◾ Hybrid striped bass—20" minimum length limit; daily limit of 4
Truman Lake
Lakewide:
◾ Black bass—15" minimum length limit
◾ Crappie—9" minimum length limit; 15 fish daily limit
◾ Nongame fish—Snagging, snaring and grabbing are allowed from March 15
through April 30 only .
On the lake and its tributaries:
◾ Paddlefish—34" minimum body length, measured from eye to fork of tail
◾ No person shall continue to snag, snare or grab for any species after taking a
daily limit of 2 paddlefish .
Wappapello Lake
Lakewide:
◾ Crappie—9" minimum length limit
On the lake and its tributaries including the St. Francis River and its tributaries
above Wappapello Dam
◾ Walleye and sauger —18" minimum length limit
Rivers and Streams
Barren Fork Creek
In Shannon County
◾ The use of porous-soled waders is prohibited . See Page 16 .
In Shannon County from County Road A-D to Sinking Creek:
Blue Ribbon Trout Area—See Page 18 for special regulations .
◾ Only flies and artificial lures may be used, and soft plastic baits and natural and
scented baits are prohibited when fishing for any species .
◾ Gigging, bowfishing and using an atlatl are prohibited, and fish taken by these
methods may not be possessed on these waters or their banks .
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