Lengths&Limits
Statewide Lengths and Daily Limits
Check your destination on pages 56-77 of the
2010 Fishing Guidebook for area-specific regulations.
For species where there is no limit, the aggregate bag limit does not apply.
For bowfishing, gigging and bullfrogs, daily limits are measured from noon to
noon during their respective seasons. See pages 10-11 of the
2010 Fishing Guidebook for seasons and dates.
Sport Fish Daily Limit
Species
|
Daily Limit
|
Alligator Gar
No alligator gar greater than 36
inches may be taken from noon,
May 1-noon, July 1, statewide.
A permit is required, which is
available at regional offices (Page 2)
and online at
www.agfc.com/fishing/alligator-gar-permit.aspx.
|
1 |
Black Bass (largemouth, spotted,
smallmouth combined)
There are no statewide length limits
for largemouth or spotted bass.
|
10 |
|
Smallmouth Bass (length limit in Ozark zone is
12 inches long; otherwise, length limit is 10 inches long.
See smallmouth map.) |
4 |
|
Rock Bass (Ozark and shadow bass) |
10 |
Bream (bluegill, redear, longear,
warmouth and other
sunfishes combined)
No daily limit on bream shorter
than four inches. |
50 |
Catfish (channel, blue,
flathead combined)
No daily limit on bullhead catfish. |
10 |
|
Crappie (black, white combined) |
Refer to zone map
|
|
Tiger Muskie
|
6 |
|
Paddlefish
|
2 |
|
Pickerel
|
6 |
|
Sauger
|
6 |
|
Saugeye
|
6 |
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Length limit is 21 inches or longer;
harvest restricted between the main
levees of the Mississippi River.
|
No limit |
|
Striped Bass (includes
hybrid stripers) |
6 |
Trout (all rainbow, brown,
cutthroat and brook combined)
Trout length limit and daily limit
regulations differ between trout
fisheries. Please check the specific
area you will be fishing on
pages 56-
77. If your destination is not listed,
statewide regulations apply
to that area. |
5 |
|
Walleye
|
6 |
|
White Bass
|
25 |
|
Yellow Bass
|
No limit |
|
Aggregate Daily Bag Limit
(maximum number of fish
allowed to be taken from
midnight to midnight) |
75 |
|
Possession Limit
|
Double the daily limit |
|
Snagging Limit (see Page 11) |
Half the daily limit |
|
Spearfishing Limit (see Page 11) |
Half the daily limit |
Daily Limit − The total limit of a certain fish species that may be taken in one day.
Possession Limit − The total limit of a certain fish species that is in your possession
at any time, whether on your person or stored in another location.