Smallmouth Slam

Missouri’s Smallmouth Bass Special Management Areas provide excellent smallmouth bass habitat. The Special Management Areas have regulations to help smallmouth bass populations increase and allow more fish to grow to a quality size.

MDC and Missouri Smallmouth Alliance invite you to go out and test your skills against these smallmouth bass in the riffles and pools of Missouri’s twelve special management areas.

The Missouri Smallmouth Slam honors anglers who can catch a smallmouth bass in at least 6 of these 12 streams. Catch a smallmouth bass in more than 6 special management areas and your level of achievement goes up. Participants who choose to, can have their successes listed on the MDC website.

1. Big Piney River (From Slabtown Access to the Gasconade River)
2. Big River (From the Council Bluff Lake Dam to the Meramec River)
3. Eleven Point River (From Thomasville Access to the Arkansas line)
4. Elk River (Entire length of Elk River in Missouri)
5. Gasconade River (From Hwy Y bridge in Pulaski County to Hwy D bridge in Phelps County)
6. Jacks Fork River (From Hwy 17 bridge to the Current River)
7. James River (From Hooten Town bridge to Hwy 413/Hwy 265 bridge at Galena)
8. Joachim Creek (From Hwy V bridge to Hwy A bridge in Jefferson County)
9. Meramec River (From Hwy 8 bridge to the railroad crossing at Bird’s Nest Access)
10. Mineral Fork (From Hwy F bridge in Washington County to the Big River)
11. Osage Fork of the Gasconade River (From Skyline Drive bridge near Orla in Laclede County to the Gasconade River)
12. Tenmile Creek (From Hwy B bridge in Carter County to Cane Creek)

View stream images of each Smallmouth Bass Special Management Areas