A multi-year walleye tagging study that will eventually include thousands of fish was initiated on the Missouri River earlier this spring. The study area is big, running from Garrison Dam in central North Dakota downstream to Lake Oahe Dam in … Continued
On May 21, 2011 Derek S. DePew filled a vacant Missouri state alternative fishing methods record for highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) while participating in a bowfishing tournament on the Meramec River. MDC keeps two sets of fishing records. One is … Continued
Fishing season for rainbow trout officially begins at 6:30 a.m. March 1 in Missouri’s three trout parks. Anglers can fish for trout at Roaring River State Park near Cassville, Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon and Montauk State Park near … Continued
Greg Bernal holds the new official Missouri state record for blue catfish (ictalurus fucatus). Bernal hooked the monster catfish with pole and line in the Missouri River near Columbia Bottom Conservation Area at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 20. The fish, … Continued