Missouri Fishing License Question

[Nathanael]

hey guys, me and a few college friends are planning on coming out to the current for a fly fishing trip before too long. I was looking at missouris out of state licenses costs but i had a question. Does anyone know if they offer like a 3 or 5 day licenses instead of the $43 annual. This would really help. thanks

[Ill Trout Bum]

hey guys, me and a few college friends are planning on coming out to the current for a fly fishing trip before too long. I was looking at missouris out of state licenses costs but i had a question. Does anyone know if they offer like a 3 or 5 day licenses instead of the $43 annual. This would really help. thanks

You can purchase by the day. I think the cost is around $7 per day. I always buy the non-resident annual because it pays for itself in just a couple of trips.

[Wayne SW/MO]

You can buy daily permits, as mentioned, but you will also need a trout permit for another $7, one time. If you hit one of the parks after March 1st you won't need the permit.

[bikehikefish]

You need the trout permit to possess trout on the Current. If you catch and release (a really good thing to do), all you need is the fishing license.

[Kayser]

I would go with the annual permit. It's good until Feb 29, 2012 if you buy it now, and would be handy to have if you decide to come back to MO.

As far as the $7 trout permit (additional to fishing license), you only need it to either 1- fish catch and release in the parks in the winter (only winter), or 2- possess trout in waters outside of the parks year-round. So if you don't fish the parks in the winter, or keep trout outside of the parks, you won't need the trout permit.

Hope this helps.

Rob

[Nathanael]

thanks everyone. im glad yall could help.

[troutfiend1985]

Don't you also need a trout tag just to fish in the trophy area of Taney?

[bikehikefish]

Don't you also need a trout tag just to fish in the trophy area of Taney?

yes, you do