3 CSR 10-6.510 - Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish
(1) Daily Limit: Ten (10) channel catfish,
five (5) blue catfish, and five (5) flathead catfish, except-
(A) On Lake of the Ozarks and its tributaries
and Harry S. Truman Reservoir and its tributaries, the daily and possession
limit of blue catfish is ten (10).
(B) On Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake, and
Table Rock Lake, the daily limit of channel catfish, blue catfish, and flathead
catfish is ten (10) in the aggregate.
(C) On the Mississippi River, the daily and
possession limit is twenty (20) channel catfish and blue catfish in the
aggregate and ten (10) flathead catfish.
(2) Methods: Pole and line, trotline,
throwline, limb line, bank line, or jug line.
(3) Seasons: Throughout the year.
(4) Length Limits: No length limits, except-
(A) On Lake of the Ozarks and its tributaries
and Harry S. Truman Reservoir and its tributaries, blue catfish twenty-six
inches (26") to thirty-four inches (34") in total length must be returned to
the water unharmed immediately after being caught. The daily limit may not
contain more than two (2) blue catfish more than thirty-four inches (34") in
total length.
(B) On Mark Twain
Lake, blue catfish and flathead catfish less than twenty-six inches (26") in
total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being
caught.
Notes
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