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Bennett Spring State Park
Unless exempt, you need fishing permit as well as a daily trout tag from March 1 to October 31. The daily trout tag is $5 for adults and $3 for youth 15 and younger. Trout tags and permits can be purchased at the park.
During the November through February catch-and-release season the annual trout permit replaces the daily trout tag.
November 10, 2023 - February 12, 2024
Trout fishing is allowed from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm CST, Fridays through Mondays.
Catch-and-release fishing only. (Fishing permit and annual trout permit required.)
Allowed lures: flies only
March 1 - October 31
Daily limit: 4 of all species combined. You must stop fishing after have 8 trout in your possession.
Month | Begin | End |
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March | 6:30 am CST 7:30 am CDT | 6:00 pm CST 7:00 pm CDT |
April | 7:00 am | 7:30 pm |
May | 6:30 am | 8:15 pm |
June/July | 6:30 am | 8:30 pm |
August | 7:00 am | 8:00 pm |
September | 7:30 am | 7:15 pm |
October | 7:30 am | 6:30 pm |
Allowed lures: Flies, artificial lures, or soft plastic baits, depending on zone. See the Bennett Spring Hatchery area map for details.
Methods:
- Not more than one pole and line may be used by one person at any time.
- Gigging, snaring, snagging, and the taking of live bait are prohibited.
- Some waters are posted as restricted to specific baits or lures.
- The use of any foods to attract fish, except when placed on a hook, is prohibited.
Fishing zones, allowed methods, and regulations vary. Ask for additional information when you purchase your tag.
Bennett Spring State Park is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday through Monday.
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Trout Parks
Several of the onsite fish hatcheries offer visitor centers and displays and tours.
Big Piney River
From Highway 17 to the Gasconade River:
Length limit: Goggle-eye: minimum 8"
From Slabtown Access to the Gasconade River:
Daily limit: 6 black bass including only 1 smallmouth bass.
Length limit: Smallmouth bass: minimum 15"
Big River
Mainstem and its tributaries, except as noted below:
Daily and possession limit: Black bass: 12 fish including no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Size limit: Spotted bass: None
From the Council Bluff Lake Dam to the Meramec River:
Daily and possession limit: 12 black bass including no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass
Size limit: Smallmouth bass: minimum 15 inches
Boathouse Lake
Trout permits are required if trout are kept.
Year-round: You must stop fishing for all species after having 4 trout in possession
Nov. 1 - Jan. 31:
Only 1 pole may be used.
Use of chum is prohibited.
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Winter Trout Fishing Area
Fishing is permitted year-round during normal park or area hours. Unless indicated in the area rules, trout may be taken by pole and line using all types of lures and baits under statewide limits. A trout permit is required to keep trout.
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
Gasconade River
From Highway Y in Pulaski County to Highway D in Phelps County
Length limits: Smallmouth bass—minimum 15"
Daily limit: 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Jefferson Lake
Trout permits are required if trout are kept.
Trout may be taken by pole and line using all types of lures and baits under statewide limits, except during the dates listed below.
November 1 - January 31:
Catch-and-release only for trout.
Flies, artificial lures, and unscented soft plastic baits only.
Only 1 pole may be used.
Use of chum is prohibited.
February 1 - October 31: You must stop fishing for all species after having 4 trout in possession.
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Winter Trout Fishing Area
Fishing is permitted year-round during normal park or area hours. Unless indicated in the area rules, trout may be taken by pole and line using all types of lures and baits under statewide limits. A trout permit is required to keep trout.
Little Piney Creek
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.
From the Phelps County line in sections 9 and 16 of T35N, R8W, including Piney Spring Branch and Lane Spring Branch to Milldam Hollow Access - 9.9 miles: Blue Ribbon Trout Area, see restrictions below.
Downstream of Milldam Hollow Access - 3.7 miles: White Ribbon Trout Area, see restrictions below.
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Blue Ribbon Trout Area
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.
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White Ribbon Trout Area
Coldwater streams capable of supporting trout populations year-round. All receive periodic stockings of rainbow trout, and some also receive brown trout. They provide great opportunities for catching and harvesting trout and the occasional chance to harvest a large trout.
Length Limit: Rainbows -- none; Browns -- at least 15"
Daily Limit: 4
Authorized Lures: All
Maramec Spring Park
Unless exempt, you need fishing permit as well as a daily trout tag from March 1 to October 31. The daily trout tag is $5 for adults and $3 for youth 15 and younger. Trout tags and permits can be purchased at the park.
During the November through February catch-and-release season the annual trout permit replaces the daily trout tag.
November 10, 2023 - February 12, 2024
Trout fishing is allowed from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily.
Catch-and-release fishing only. (Fishing permit and annual trout permit required.)
Allowed lures: flies only
March 1 - October 31
Daily limit: 4 of all species combined. You must stop fishing after have 8 trout in your possession.
Month | Begin | End |
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March | 6:30 am CST 7:30 am CDT | 6:00 pm CST 7:00 pm CDT |
April | 7:00 am | 7:30 pm |
May | 6:30 am | 8:15 pm |
June/July | 6:30 am | 8:30 pm |
August | 7:00 am | 8:00 pm |
September | 7:30 am | 7:15 pm |
October | 7:30 am | 6:30 pm |
Methods:
- Not more than one pole and line may be used by one person at any time.
- Gigging, snaring, snagging and the taking of live bait are prohibited.
- Some waters are posted as restricted to specific baits or lures.
- The use of any foods to attract fish, except when placed on a hook, is prohibited.
Fishing zones, allowed methods, and regulations vary. Ask for additional information when you purchase your tag.
Name
Trout Parks
Several of the onsite fish hatcheries offer visitor centers and displays and tours.
Mill Creek
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.
Yelton Spring to its junction with Little Piney Creek including Wilkins Spring and spring branch - 7.7 miles:
Blue Ribbon Trout Area, see restrictions below.
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Blue Ribbon Trout Area
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.
Niangua 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.
From Bennett Spring Branch to Prosperine Access - 11.5 miles of stocked stream:
White Ribbon Trout Area, see restrictions below.
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White Ribbon Trout Area
Coldwater streams capable of supporting trout populations year-round. All receive periodic stockings of rainbow trout, and some also receive brown trout. They provide great opportunities for catching and harvesting trout and the occasional chance to harvest a large trout.
Length Limit: Rainbows -- none; Browns -- at least 15"
Daily Limit: 4
Authorized Lures: All
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
O'Fallon Park Lake
Trout permits are required if trout are kept.
Year-round: You must stop fishing for all species after having 4 trout in possession
Nov. 1 - Jan. 31:
Only 1 pole may be used.
Use of chum is prohibited.
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Winter Trout Fishing Area
Fishing is permitted year-round during normal park or area hours. Unless indicated in the area rules, trout may be taken by pole and line using all types of lures and baits under statewide limits. A trout permit is required to keep trout.
Spring Creek
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.
Relfe Spring to its junction with Big Piney River - 6.2 miles: Blue Ribbon Trout Area.
Note: Public Access – From Private Land boundary approximately 3 miles downstream of Relfe Spring to its junction with Big Piney River – 3.2 miles.
Landowner permission is required to fish the upper three miles of Spring Creek to Relfe Spring.
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Blue Ribbon Trout Area
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.
Union City Lake
Trout permits are required if trout are kept.
Trout may be taken by pole and line using all types of lures and baits allowed by state regulations, except during the dates listed below.
November 1 - January 31:
Catch-and-release only for trout.
Flies, artificial lures, and unscented soft plastic baits only.
Only 1 pole may be used.
Use of chum is prohibited.
February 1 - October 31: You must stop fishing for all species after having 4 trout in possession.
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Winter Trout Fishing Area
Fishing is permitted year-round during normal park or area hours. Unless indicated in the area rules, trout may be taken by pole and line using all types of lures and baits under statewide limits. A trout permit is required to keep trout.