Waterbody Lookup
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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"
Blue Springs Creek
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.
Spotted bass: No minimum length limit.
In Crawford County
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.
In Crawford County from Blue Springs to the Meramec River - 4 miles.
Blue 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.
Courtois Creek
Mainstem and its tributaries:
Daily limit: Black bass: 12 fish, including no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species
Length limit: Spotted bass: None
From Highway 8 bridge in Crawford County to Huzzah Creek:
Length limit: Goggle-eye: minimum 8”
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.
Huzzah Creek
Mainstem and its tributaries:
Length limit: Spotted bass—none
Daily limit: 12 fish and including no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
From Willhite Road in Crawford County to the Meramec River:
Length limit: Goggle-eye—minimum 8”
Liberty Park Pond (Sedalia)
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
Name
Winter Trout Fishing Area
![Winter Trout Area](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/winter-trout.png?itok=O0uqFlTp)
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.
Meramec River
Black bass: Daily and possession limit is 12 fish and may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Spotted bass: no minimum length limit
In Crawford and Phelps counties:
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 Highway 8 bridge to Scott's Ford and in Dry Fork Creek from the elevated cable crossing to its confluence with the Meramec River - 8.2 miles:
Red Ribbon Trout Area, see restrictions below.
From Highway 8 bridge to the railroad crossing at Bird’s Nest:
Length limit: Smallmouth bass: 15 inch minimum.
Daily and possession limit: 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
From Highway 19 bridge in Dent County to Pacific Palisades Conservation Area:
Length limit: Goggle-eye: 8 inch minimum
Name
Red Ribbon Trout Area (Artificial 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: Artificial lures and flies
Mineral Fork
Mainstem and its tributaries, except as noted below:
Daily limit: 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.
Length limit: Spotted bass—No minimum length limit
From Highway F in Washington County to the Big River:
Length limit: Smallmouth bass—minimum 15”
Daily limit: Daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass
Roubidoux 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.
Downstream from Roubidoux Spring to its junction with the Gasconade River - 3.1 miles: White Ribbon Trout Area
Name
White Ribbon Trout Area
![White Ribbon Trout Area](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/white_fish.jpg?itok=_qf-RtIa)
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
Stone Mill Spring
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.
Entire Spring Branch - 0.3 mile: White Ribbon Area
Name
White Ribbon Trout Area (Feb 24 - Oct 31)
![White Ribbon Trout Area](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/white_fish.jpg?itok=_qf-RtIa)
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
Name
White Ribbon Trout Area (Nov 1 - Feb 21)
![White Ribbon Trout Area](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/white_fish.jpg?itok=_qf-RtIa)
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: Catch-and-release only
Daily Limit: Catch-and-release only
Authorized Lures: Artificial lures and flies
Table Rock Lake
Lakewide:
Daily limit:
Do not continue to snag, snare or grab for any species after taking a daily limit of 2 paddlefish.
Catfish (channel, blue and flathead): 10, combined total of these species
Crappie: 15
Size limit:
Black bass: minimum 15"
Crappie: minimum 10"
Walleye and sauger: minimum 18"
On the lake and its tributaries:
Size limit: Paddlefish: 34" minimum body length, measured from eye to fork of tail