Game Fish Regulations
Find out specific regulations and permit requirements for a variety of Missouri's game fish.
Regulations by Species
| Species | Area | Primary Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Bass Regulations: White, yellow, striped and hybrid | Open All Year | |
| Bass Regulations: Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky | Impoundments | Open All Year |
| Bass Regulations: Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky | From other streams | Open All Year |
| Bass Regulations: Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky | From Ozark streams | Sat, 05/25/2013 - Fri, 02/28/2014 |
| Catfish Regulations: Blue | Open All Year | |
| Catfish Regulations: Channel | Open All Year | |
| Catfish Regulations: Flathead | Open All Year | |
| Crappie Regulations: Black and white | Open All Year | |
| Goggle-eye (Rock Bass) Regulations | Open All Year | |
| Muskellunge Regulations | Open All Year | |
| Northern Pike Regulations | Open All Year | |
| Paddlefish (Spoonbill) Regulations | Fri, 03/15/2013 - Tue, 04/30/2013 | |
| Paddlefish (Spoonbill) Regulations | Mississippi River | Fri, 03/15/2013 - Wed, 05/15/2013 |
| Pickerel Regulations: Chain and Grass | Open All Year | |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon Regulations | Open All Year | |
| Trout Regulations | Trout Areas | Open All Year |
| Trout Regulations: No Creel | Trout Parks | Fri, 11/08/2013 - Mon, 02/10/2014 |
| Trout Regulations | Trout Parks | Fri, 03/01/2013 - Thu, 10/31/2013 |
| Walleye and Sauger Regulations | Open All Year |