Crappie regulations

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Does anyone know off hand what the regs are? I ran a crossed a few yesterday but didn’t have my crappie stuff.  Thought I might give it a shot next week.  

[tjm]

3 CSR 10-6.515 Crappie
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons,
methods and limits for taking crappie.
(1) Daily Limit: Thirty (30) in the aggregate,
including white crappie and black crappie,
except on the following waters where the
daily limit is fifteen (15): Bull Shoals Lake,
Lake of the Ozarks, Long Branch Lake, Mark
Twain Lake, Montrose Lake, Norfork Lake,
Pomme de Terre Lake, Stockton Lake, Table
Rock Lake, Thomas Hill Reservoir, and Tru-
man Lake.
(2) Methods: Pole and line, trotline, throw-
line, limb line, bank line, or jug line.
(3) Seasons: Throughout the year.
(4) Length Limits: No length limits, except:
(A) All crappie less than nine inches (9")
in total length must be returned to the water
unharmed immediately after being caught
from Lake of the Ozarks, Pomme de Terre
Lake, and Truman Lake.
(B) All crappie less than ten inches (10")
in total length must be returned to the water
unharmed immediately after being caught
from Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake, Stock-
ton Lake, and Table Rock Lake.
(C) On Smithville Lake and Wappapello
Lake the daily limit may include not more
than fifteen (15) fish more than nine inches
(9") in total length.