Browse Missouri's fish-management plans.
Download and browse Missouri's statewide catfish management plan.
The lake sturgeon recovery program's mission is to improve populations of a state-endangered species, and increase the sturgeon’s numbers sufficiently to provide a unique sport fishing opportunity to Missouri anglers. Download this document to learn more.
Download and browse Missouri's muskie management plan.
Missouri's primary paddlefish management goals are to maintain healthy and sustainable populations and manage paddlefish statewide as a high-quality sport fish.
Missouri's pallid sturgeon recovery efforts include understanding more about their life history, restoration of habitat, and artificial propagation. Download this 16-page document to learn more.
Missouri manages stream smallmouth-bass populations to provide a variety of fishing opportunities now and for future generations of anglers.
Trout fishing accounts for about 14 percent of all Missouri angling effort. Trout habitat, however, is limited. Because trout fishing is so popular and the resource is so limited, Missouri's plan ensures the most efficient and effective management. Download and browse this 40-page report for more details.
As the popularity of walleye fishing has increased in Missouri, management efforts have followed suit in many of the state’s rivers and lakes.