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FISHING LICENSES
Required for all persons except MO residents over 65 and anyone under 16 yrs.of age. (Youngsters are limited to pole and line, gig, long & crossbow, & snagging.)

SEASON FISHING LICENSE
MO resident......$12.00 (Hunting & Fishing...$19.00)
Non-resident.....$40.00


Hunting & Fishing Info:
MO Department of Conservation
www.missouriconservation.org
"Wildlife Code of Missouri"
P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4115
Costs subject to change. Please call to verify.

 

 

 

Gamefish

Minimum Length

Daily Limit

Crappie

9 inches

15*

Largemouth Bass &
Smallmouth Bass

15 inches

6 in the aggregate

Spotted Bass

12 inches

6 in the aggregate

White, Striped &
Hybrid Striped Bass

*

15

Blue & Channel Catfish

**

10 in the aggregate

Flathead Catfish

**

5

Walleye

15 inches

4

Paddlefish***

34 inches

2

* No more than 4 fish may exceed 18 inches.
** In the Truman Dam Tailwater Walk in Zone, the daily limit for catfish is Four(4) in the aggregate of which only one (1) may exceed 24 inches.
*** Snagging season is from March 15 through April 30.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
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