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Table Rock Lake Fishing Regulations 2026
Table Rock Lake fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass. 100 current rules across 11 species from Conservation.
Rules (100)
Conservation regulates 100 rules across 11 species at this water.
Smallmouth Bass
All Ozark StreamsIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Feb 28
- Possession
- 12 fish
- Min size
- 12"
Big Piney River - Slabtown Access To Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Big Piney River From Slabtown Access To The Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Big River - Council Bluff Lake Dam To Meramec River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Big River From The Council Bluff Lake Dam To The Meramec River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Big River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Blue Springs Creek
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bourbeuse River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Courtois Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Dry Fork Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Eleven Point River - Thomasville Access To Arkansas Line
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Eleven Point River From Thomasville Access To The Arkansas Line
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Elk River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Gasconade River From Highway Y In Pulaski County To Highway D In Phelps County
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Huzzah Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Jacks Fork River From Highway 17 To The Current River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
James River - Hooten Town Bridge To Highway 413/265 Bridge
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
James River From Hooten Town Bridge (The Loop Road At Route O) To The Highway 413/Highway 265 Bridge At Galena
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Joachim Creek From Jefferson County Highway V Bridge To Highway A Bridge
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Meramec River - Highway 8 To Bird's Nest Railroad
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Meramec River From Highway 8 Bridge To The Railroad Crossing At Bird’s Nest
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Meramec River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Mineral Fork From Highway F In Washington County To The Big River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Mineral Fork Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Osage Fork Of The Gasconade River - Skyline Drive To Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Osage Fork Of The Gasconade River From Skyline Drive Bridge Near Orla In Laclede County To The Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Tenmile Creek From Highway B In Carter County To Cane Creek
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Largemouth Bass
All Ozark StreamsIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Feb 28
- Possession
- 12 fish
- Min size
- 12"
Big River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Blue Springs Creek
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bourbeuse River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Courtois Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Dry Fork Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Huzzah Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Meramec River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Mineral Fork Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Spotted Bass
All Ozark StreamsIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Feb 28
- Possession
- 12 fish
- Min size
- 12"
Paddlefish
Table Rock Lake On The Lake And Its Tributaries
- Min size
- 34"
minimum body length, measured from eye to fork of tail
Table Rock Lake Lakewide
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
No person shall continue to snag, snare, or grab for any species after taking a daily limit of 2 paddlefish.
Trout
From The Lower Boundary Of Roaring River State Park To Table Rock LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
All methods
Crappie
Brown Trout
From The Lower Boundary Of Roaring River State Park To Table Rock Lake
- Min size
- 15"
Black Bass
Catfish
Table Rock Lake Lakewide
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
combined total of blue, channel, and flathead catfish
Sauger
Walleye
FAQ
Who regulates fishing on Table Rock Lake?
Conservation regulates fishing on Table Rock Lake.
What species can I target on Table Rock Lake?
Table Rock Lake is best known for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
Where should I verify these rules?
These rules summarize Conservation's published content. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.
Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch.