Waterbody Lookup
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Blue Springs Lake
Length limit: Black bass: minimum 15"
Allowed methods: Pole and line fishing only, except that shad may be taken by dip net or throw net.
Bourbeuse River
Mainstem and its tributaries:
Spotted bass: No length limits
Black bass: The daily and possession limit is 12 fish and may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bull Shoals Lake
Lakewide: Ozark and Taney
Daily limit:
Catfish (channel, blue and flathead): 10, combined total of these three species
Crappie: 15 fish
Length limit:
Black bass: minimum 15" on largemouth and smallmouth bass; minimum 12" on spotted bass
Crappie: 10" minimum
On the lake and its tributaries: Ozark, Taney, Christian, and Douglas
Daily limit:
Striped bass: only 3 striped bass may be included in the aggregate
Length limit:
Walleye and sauger: minimum 18"
Striped bass: minimum 20"
There are no length limits for white bass, yellow bass, or their hybrids.
In the Swan Creek Arm above U.S. Highway 160: Taney
From February 20 through April 14, walleye and sauger may be taken and possessed only between 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
From Powersite Dam to Highway 76: Taney
Prohibited Methods: Trotlines, throwlines and limb lines
Lake Taneycomo
The use of porous-soled waders is prohibited.
While on any waters with length limits, all trout you possess must be kept with head, tail, and skin intact.
Lake Taneycomo is stocked monthly with rainbow trout and annually with brown trout.
Must also have trout permit upstream of U.S. Highway 65 bridge to fish for any species.
On the lake and its tributaries:
Brown trout: 20 inch minimum length limit; the daily limit of 4 trout, combined total of both species, may include only 1 brown trout.
Within 760 feet below Table Rock Dam:
No fishing is allowed.
From the closed zone 760 feet below Table Rock Dam to the mouth of Fall Creek:
Rainbow trout: 12 to 20 inches protected slot length limit
Pole and line fishing only
Only flies and artificial lures may be used, and soft plastic baits and natural and scented baits are prohibited when fishing for any species.
From the closed zone 760 feet below Table Rock Dam to U.S. Highway 65 bridge:
Fishing permit (unless exempt) and a trout permit are required to fish for any species.
Name
Large Trout Lake
![Trout Lake](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/trout-lake.png?itok=ob-vjxO9)
On the lake and its tributaries:
- Brown trout—20” minimum length limit; the daily limit of 4 trout, combined total of both species, may include only 1 brown trout.
- The use of porous-soled waders is prohibited.
Within 760 feet below Table Rock Dam:
- No fishing is allowed.
From the closed zone 760 feet below Table Rock Dam to the mouth of Fall Creek:
- Rainbow trout—12” to 20” protected slot length limit
- Pole and line fishing only
- Only flies and artificial lures may be used, and soft plastic baits and natural and scented baits are prohibited when fishing for any species.
From the closed zone 760 feet below Table Rock Dam to U.S. Highway 65 bridge:
- Fishing permit (unless exempt) and a trout permit are required to fish for any species.
Long Branch Lake
Length Limits:
Black bass: minimum 15”
Hybrid striped bass: minimum 20”
Walleye and sauger: minimum 18”
Daily limit:
Hybrid striped bass: 4
Crappie: 15
Longview Lake
Length limit: Black bass: minimum 15"
Allowed methods: Pole and line fishing only, except that shad may be taken by dip net or throw net.
Norfork Lake
Lakewide:
Daily limit:
Catfish (channel, blue and flathead): 10, combined total of these species
Crappie: 15
Length limit:
Black bass: minimum 15” on largemouth and smallmouth bass; minimum 12” on spotted bass
Crappie: minimum 10”
On the lake and its tributaries:
Daily limit:
Striped Bass: only 3 striped bass may be included in the aggregate.
Length limit:
Walleye and sauger: minimum 18”
Striped Bass: minimum 20”
White bass, yellow bass, or their hybrids: none
North Fork of the White River
The use of porous-soled waders is prohibited.
While on any waters with length limits, all trout you possess must be kept with head, tail, and skin intact.
Upper outlet of Rainbow Spring to Patrick Bridge - 8.6 miles: Blue Ribbon Trout Area, see restrictions below.
Unimpounded river and its tributaries from Patrick Bridge to Norfork Lake - 7.0 miles: Red Ribbon Trout Area, see restrictions below.
Name
Blue Ribbon Trout Area
![Blue Ribbon Trout Area](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/blue_fish.jpg?itok=qVLbXwaC)
Harvest is limited to maintain the maximum density of adult trout, create excellent catch-and-release fishing, and provide the occasional chance to harvest a trophy. These areas on the Current and North Fork of the White rivers are stocked with brown trout, and the Eleven Point River is stocked with rainbows.
Length Limit: At least 18"
Daily Limit: 1
Authorized Lures: Artificial lures and flies
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.
Name
Red Ribbon Trout Area (All Lures)
![Red Ribbon Trout Area](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/red_fish.jpg?itok=nd1PLMxW)
They provide catch-and-release fishing and a chance to harvest quality-size trout.
Length Limit: At least 15"
Daily Limit: 2
Authorized Lures: All
Pomme de Terre Lake
Length limits:
Black bass: minimum 13”
Crappie: minimum 9”
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15
Thomas Hill Lake
Length limits
Black bass: minimum 15”
Hybrid striped bass: minimum 20”
Daily limit
Crappie: 15
Hybrid striped bass: 4