Measure paddlefish from eye to fork of tail to determine size. Limits apply on all waters except on areas with special regulations, including Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake, Truman Lake, and their tributaries.

Paddlefish, also known as spoonbill, have a long, paddle-shaped rostrum that accounts for about one-third of their body length. Paddlefish are cartilaginous, which means that they have no bones. They have small eyes and no scales.

Missouri’s official state aquatic animal, the paddlefish is highly valued as a sport fish. It is valued for its flesh as well as for its caviar. Because it is one of the most ancestral fish species alive today, it is of considerable interest to biological research.

Fishing privileges on boundary waters common to Missouri and an adjoining state are mutually agreed upon by the two states. It is your responsibility to know which state you are fishing in and the regulations that apply to the waters where you are fishing.

2024年3月18日 · The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Chad Williams of Olathe, Kansas for snagging a 164-pound, 13-ounce paddlefish at the Lake of the Ozarks March 17. The fish not only breaks the previous state record of 140 pounds, but also the previous world record of 164 pounds.

2024年4月18日 · It takes paddlefish seven to eight years to grow to legal size. In 2016 more than 314,000-foot-long fingerlings were stocked — MDC’s largest stocking of paddlefish. These fish will be large enough to harvest beginning in 2023, with a few becoming legal in 2022. As these fish grow, snaggers will catch a lot of these sublegal fish.

2025年1月1日 · Mussels listed in the Missouri Species and Communities of Conservation Concern Checklist may not be taken or possessed. Daily and possession limits do not apply to Asiatic clams. Two shell halves (valves) shall be considered 1 mussel or clam.

Call the number on the tag to report fish caught with jaw tags or contact Dave Ostendorf at 573-290-5858 or [email protected]. While supplies last, MDC will send an “I Caught a Missouri Paddlefish” t-shirt or hat to those submitting a tag.

Allows Missouri and Arkansas residents to pursue, take, possess (except trout) and transport fish, frogs, mussels, clams, turtles, crayfish, and live bait from the other state’s portion of the impounded waters of Bull Shoals, Norfork and Table Rock …

On the Mississippi River, nongame fish may be taken by snagging, snaring, and grabbing from March 15 through May 15 and Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. Alligator gar are a protected species in Missouri.