Best Bets
These waters are your best bets for catching fish.
Bigmouth Buffalo
Black Crappie
- Buffalo Bill Lake
- Deer Ridge Lake
- DiSalvo Lake
- Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1
- Farrington Park Lake
- Happy Holler Lake
- Harrison County Reservoir
- Hazel Hill Lake
- Henry Sever Lake
- LaBelle Lake
- Lake of the Ozarks
- Lake Remembrance
- Lake Showme
- Lower South Grand River
- Maple Leaf Lake
- Mark Twain Lake
- Mozingo Lake
- Pomme de Terre Reservoir
- Stockton Lake
- Ted Shanks Conservation Area
- Towell Lake
- Truman Lake
- Wakonda State Park
Blue Catfish
- Grand River
- Hunnewell Lake
- Lake of the Ozarks
- Little Dixie Lake
- Lower South Grand River
- Mississippi River (Middle)
- Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas)
- Mississippi River (upper)
- Missouri River (Clay, Jackson, Platte Co.)
- Missouri River (Lower)
- Missouri River (Middle)
- Missouri River (upper)
- Platte River
- Truman Lake
Bluegill
- August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Areas
- Austin Lake
- Belcher Branch Lake
- Buffalo Bill Lake
- Bushwhacker Lake
- Charity Lake
- Council Bluff Lake
- Crane Lake
- Cypress Lake
- Deer Ridge Lake
- DiSalvo Lake
- Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1
- Farrington Park Lake
- Happy Holler Lake
- Harrison County Reservoir
- Hartell Conservation Area
- Indian Creek Lake
- James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
- LaBelle Lake
- Lake Girardeau
- Lake of the Ozarks
- Lake Remembrance
- Lake Showme
- Lawson City Lake
- Little Dixie Lake
- Manito Lake
- Miller Lake
- Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas)
- Mozingo Lake
- Perry County Lake
- Ray County Lake
- Robert DeLaney Lake
- Rotary Lake
- Rt. J Reservoir
- Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
- St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake)
- St. Joe State Park Lakes
- St. Louis Urban Fishing Program Lakes
- Stockton Lake
- Table Rock Lake
- Wappapello Lake
Brown Trout
Channel Catfish
- Atkinson Lake
- August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Areas
- Belcher Branch Lake
- Ben Branch Lake
- Big River
- Bilby Ranch Lake
- Binder Lake
- Black River (above Clearwater Lake)
- Black River (below Clearwater Lake)
- Blind Pony Lake
- Blue River
- Blue Springs Lake
- Bryant Creek
- Bushwhacker Lake
- Cameron Reservoir #3
- Che-Ru Lake
- Council Bluff Lake
- Crane Lake
- Cypress Lake
- DiSalvo Lake
- Edwin A. Pape Lake
- Farrington Park Lake
- Forest Lake - Thousand Hills State Park
- Gasconade River (Phelps/Pulaski County)
- Grand River
- Green City Lake
- Grindstone Reservoir
- Harmony Mission Lake
- Harrison County Reservoir
- Hartell Conservation Area
- Hazel Hill Lake
- Henry Sever Lake
- Higginsville City Lake
- Hunnewell Lake
- Indian Creek Lake
- James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
- James River
- Kansas City Urban Fishing Lakes
- Kellogg Lake
- LaBelle Lake
- Lake Girardeau
- Lake Jacomo
- Lake of the Ozarks
- Lake Springfield
- Lawson City Lake
- Limpp Lake
- Little Compton Lake
- Little Dixie Lake
- Long Branch Lake
- Lower South Grand River
- Manito Lake
- Maple Leaf Lake
- Meramec River (upper)
- Miller Lake
- Mississippi River (Middle)
- Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas)
- Mississippi River (upper)
- Missouri River (Clay, Jackson, Platte Co.)
- Missouri River (Lower)
- Missouri River (Middle)
- Missouri River (upper)
- Montrose Lake
- Mozingo Lake
- Nodaway County Lake
- Platte River
- Pony Express Lake
- Ray County Lake
- Rinquelin Trail Community Lake
- Robert DeLaney Lake
- Rotary Lake
- Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
- Sims Valley Lake
- Smithville Lake
- St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake)
- St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake)
- St. Joe State Park Lakes
- St. Louis Urban Fishing Program Lakes
- Ted Shanks Conservation Area
- Towell Lake
- Unionville City Lake
- Wakonda State Park
- Watkins Mill State Park Lake
Common Carp
Flathead Catfish
- Atkinson Lake
- Cameron Reservoir #3
- Che-Ru Lake
- Edwin A. Pape Lake
- Grand River
- Higginsville City Lake
- Lower South Grand River
- Mississippi River (Middle)
- Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas)
- Mississippi River (upper)
- Missouri River (Clay, Jackson, Platte Co.)
- Missouri River (Lower)
- Missouri River (Middle)
- Missouri River (upper)
- Montrose Lake
- Nodaway County Lake
- Platte River
- Smithville Lake
- Truman Lake
Freshwater Drum
Goggle-eye
- Big Piney River
- Big Piney River (Smallmouth Bass Special Management Area)
- Big River
- Black River (above Clearwater Lake)
- Courtois Creek
- Current River (lower)
- Current River (middle)
- Eleven Point River
- Elk River
- Gasconade River (Laclede County)
- Gasconade River (Phelps/Pulaski County)
- Huzzah Creek
- Jacks Fork River
- James River
- Meramec River (upper)
- Osage Fork of the Gasconade River
- Tenmile Creek
Green Sunfish
Hybrid Striped Bass
Largemouth Bass
- August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Areas
- Austin Lake
- Belcher Branch Lake
- Big Piney River
- Big Piney River (Smallmouth Bass Special Management Area)
- Big River
- Bilby Ranch Lake
- Binder Lake
- Black River (below Clearwater Lake)
- Bourbeuse River
- Buffalo Bill Lake
- Bull Shoals Lake
- Clearwater Lake
- Cypress Lake
- DiSalvo Lake
- Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1
- Edwin A. Pape Lake
- Farrington Park Lake
- Fellows Lake
- Forest Lake - Thousand Hills State Park
- Gasconade River (Phelps/Pulaski County)
- Grindstone Reservoir
- Happy Holler Lake
- Harmony Mission Lake
- Harrison County Reservoir
- Hartell Conservation Area
- Hazel Creek Lake
- Hazel Hill Lake
- Henry Sever Lake
- Higginsville City Lake
- Huzzah Creek
- Indian Creek Lake
- James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
- Jamesport Community Lake
- Kellogg Lake
- LaBelle Lake
- Lake Jacomo
- Lake of the Ozarks
- Lake Paho
- Lake Remembrance
- Lake Showme
- Lake Springfield
- Lawson City Lake
- Limpp Lake
- Little Compton Lake
- Little Dixie Lake
- Longview Lake
- Maple Leaf Lake
- Mark Twain Lake
- Meramec River (upper)
- Miller Lake
- Montrose Lake
- Mozingo Lake
- Nodaway County Lake
- Norfork Lake
- Perry County Lake
- Pomme de Terre Reservoir
- Pony Express Lake
- Ray County Lake
- Rotary Lake
- Rt. J Reservoir
- Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
- Sims Valley Lake
- Smithville Lake
- St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake)
- St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake)
- St. Joe State Park Lakes
- St. Louis Urban Fishing Program Lakes
- Stockton Lake
- Table Rock Lake
- Ted Shanks Conservation Area
- Thomas Hill Reservoir
- Towell Lake
- Truman Lake
- Unionville City Lake
- Wakonda State Park
- Wappapello Lake
- Watkins Mill State Park Lake
Muskellunge
Northern Hogsucker
Paddlefish
Rainbow Trout
- August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Areas
- Bennett Spring State Park
- Blue Springs Creek
- Capps Creek
- Crane Creek
- Current River (upper)
- Eleven Point River
- Hickory Creek
- James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
- Kansas City Urban Fishing Lakes
- Lake Taneycomo
- Little Piney Creek (Blue Ribbon Trout Management Area)
- Lower Roaring River
- Maramec Spring Park
- Meramec River - Red Ribbon Area (Hwy 8 to Scott's Fd)
- Mill Creek (Blue Ribbon Trout Management Area)
- Montauk State Park
- Niangua River
- North Fork of the White River
- Roaring River State Park
- Rotary Lake
- Roubidoux Creek
- Spring Creek (Blue Ribbon Trout Management Area)
- St. Louis Urban Fishing Program Lakes
Redear Sunfish
- August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Areas
- Austin Lake
- Belcher Branch Lake
- Charity Lake
- Council Bluff Lake
- Crane Lake
- Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1
- Farrington Park Lake
- Happy Holler Lake
- Hartell Conservation Area
- Hazel Hill Lake
- Henry Sever Lake
- Hunnewell Lake
- James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
- Jamesport Community Lake
- Lake Girardeau
- Lake Remembrance
- Lake Showme
- Little Dixie Lake
- Maple Leaf Lake
- Miller Lake
- Perry County Lake
- Rinquelin Trail Community Lake
- Shawnee Trail Conservation Area
- Sims Valley Lake
- St. Louis Urban Fishing Program Lakes
- Towell Lake
- Watkins Mill State Park Lake
Smallmouth Bass
- Big Piney River
- Big Piney River (Smallmouth Bass Special Management Area)
- Big River
- Black River (above Clearwater Lake)
- Courtois Creek
- Current River (lower)
- Current River (middle)
- Eleven Point River
- Elk River
- Gasconade River (Laclede County)
- Gasconade River (Phelps/Pulaski County)
- Huzzah Creek
- Jacks Fork River
- James River
- Meramec River (upper)
- Niangua River
- North Fork of the White River
- Osage Fork of the Gasconade River
- St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake)
- Table Rock Lake
- Tenmile Creek
Spotted Bass
Walleye
Warmouth
White Bass
White Crappie
- August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Areas
- Belcher Branch Lake
- Clearwater Lake
- Cypress Lake
- Farrington Park Lake
- Grindstone Reservoir
- Harrison County Reservoir
- Hartell Conservation Area
- Henry Sever Lake
- Indian Creek Lake
- James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
- Lake Jacomo
- Lake of the Ozarks
- Lake Paho
- Lake Remembrance
- Lake Showme
- Longview Lake
- Lower South Grand River
- Maple Leaf Lake
- Mark Twain Lake
- Mississippi River (Middle)
- Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas)
- Missouri River (Middle)
- Mozingo Lake
- Pomme de Terre Reservoir
- Pony Express Lake
- Robert DeLaney Lake
- Smithville Lake
- St. Louis Urban Fishing Program Lakes
- Stockton Lake
- Ted Shanks Conservation Area
- Thomas Hill Reservoir
- Truman Lake
- Wakonda State Park
- Wappapello Lake
