Learn simple things you can do to protect Missouri’s waters from aquatic invaders, read up on fishing ethics and safety, browse fishing management plans, and find wader-washing stations.
Asian carp, rusty crayfish, zebra mussels and other invasive, non-native aquatic species hurt Missouri's waters and wildlife. Keep invasive species from colonizing new waters—don't dump live bait!
Invasive crayfish are a serious problem in Missouri and prevention is key. Don't buy, sell, relocate or dump live crayfish.
Please comply with the porous-soled wader ban, and wash your waders between visits to Missouri's trout waters.
Browse Missouri's fish-management plans.
Beginning in 2012, MDC is conducting a long-term project to get more information on both paddlefish sport fishing statewide and commercial harvest from the Mississippi River. Please share your opinions.
Want to help improve Missouri's muskellunge-management program? It's easy. Just enroll in the project, fill out a form every time you fish for muskie, and return in your forms once a year. Learn about the project and get the forms here.
Protect Missouri’s trout fishing—wash your waders! Use our location maps to find wader-washing stations and prevent the spread of didymo—a slimy, invasive alga—at your favorite trout park.