Spoonbill Fish Season Missouri
Limits apply on all waters except on areas with special regulations including lake of the ozarks table rock lake truman lake and their tributaries.
Spoonbill fish season missouri. Missouri season begins march 15 news of the oklahoma behemoth is a good reminder that missouri s paddlefish snagging season is just around the corner beginning march 15 and running until april 30. Check area regulations for additional restrictions. Measure paddlefish from eye to fork of tail to determine size. Missouri s official state aquatic animal the paddlefish is highly valued as a sport fish.
Paddlefish snagging season began march 15 and ends april 30. Successful snagging depends primarily on water temperature and flow. The season for the mississippi river is march 15 through may 15 with a fall season of. Paddlefish trips 5 hours.
Catfish trips 7 hours. Channel catfish and blue catfish. It is valued for its flesh as well as for its caviar. Anglers harvest paddlefish by snagging during a 45 day snagging season that runs march 15 through april 30.
Because it is one of the most ancestral fish species alive today it is of considerable interest to biological research. Goggle eye commonly known as ozark bass rock bass and shadow bass. The paddlefish snagging season for these and most other waters in the state runs march 15 through april 30. Game fish not hooked in the mouth or jaw must be returned to the water unharmed immediately except paddlefish legally taken during the paddlefish snagging season.
Kids 15 and under 100 per person. Paddlefish season march 15 april 30. Snagging snaring and grabbing are allowed from march 15 through may 15 and from sept. Check the species and season listings for information about limits.
Goldfish bighead carp. And snagging for any species is not allowed after taking and possessing the daily limit of 2 paddlefish. The daily and possession limit is 20 combined total of these species. The open season is march 15 through may 15 and sept.
Limits are set for each species and hunting or trapping season. It s quite possible that fish larger than state and world records have been caught but just not officially recorded branson said.