Mark Twain National Forest

Fishing

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Within the Mark Twain National Forest, you will find almost every kind of fishing experience imaginable -- except deep sea and surf! The Forest is full of lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers that are home to many kinds of fish. You may try your hand at many different fishing techniques, depending upon where you go and what kind of fish you seek.

Although the Forest Service manages fishing habitats in the National Forest, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) regulates and manages sport fishing on National Forest lands.

Everyone who fishes must have the appropriate Lifetime, Annual, or Daily Fishing Permit, or must qualify for an exemption.

Learn the rules concerning which fish are in season and make it your business to know length, take, and possession limits.

For more information on the rules and regulations to be followed, contact a Conservation Officer at Missouri Department of Conservation or obtain a copy of the Missouri Wildlife Code.

The invasive Zebra Mussel have been found in some Missouri waters. Do your part to prevent their spread.

Connect to
Missouri Department of Conservation
for updated fishing and gigging regulations.

Upcoming Events

• Kids Fishing Derby at Stone Mill Spring Recreational Area on November 1, 2008.

Listed below are sites which have fishing sites and facilities. The colored (*) with a number indicates on which general map area the site can be found. Click on the site name to find more details about the site or click on the map section to view all facilities in that area. Several fishing areas on Mark Twain National Forest offer easy "barrier-free" access for anglers who use wheelchairs or who have limited mobility Look for the wheelchair icon identifying these accessible fishing locations.

• Beaver Lake *4
• Big Piney River *1
• Big Bay/Table Rock Lake *3
• Carrington Pits *1
• Council Bluff Rec *2
• Crane Lake *2
• Current River *4
• Eleven Point Scenic River *4
• Fourche Lake *4
• Hendrickson *4
• Huzzah Pond *2
• Lane Spring *1
• Little Piney Creek *1
• Loggers Lake *2
• Markham Springs *4
• McCormack Lake *4
• Mill Creek *1
• Noblett Lake *3
• North Fork *3
• Palmer Lake *2
• Pinewoods Lake *4
• Ripley Lake *4
• Riverton *4
• Roby Lake *1
• Spring Creek *1
• Stone Mill Spring
• Timberlane Lake *2

Map

Printable Fishing borchures
Fishing on the Eleven Point River (196k pdf format)