UTERMissouri fishing
What's biting in Missouri in November: blue catfish, brown trout, hybrid striped bass and largemouth bass at their peak, with black crappie, bluegill and bowfin around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Missouri freshwater month by month, with 7 fish-by-water guides for 7 fish.
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What's biting in Missouri in November
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Blue catfish
Missouri freshwater
Brown trout
Missouri freshwater
Hybrid striped bass
Missouri freshwater
Largemouth bass
Missouri freshwater
Rainbow trout
Missouri freshwater
Sauger
Missouri freshwater
Walleye
Missouri freshwater
Black crappie
Missouri freshwater
Bluegill
Missouri freshwater
Bowfin
Missouri freshwater
Channel catfish
Missouri freshwater
Common carp
Missouri freshwater
Flathead catfish
Missouri freshwater
Freshwater drum
Missouri freshwater
Longnose gar
Missouri freshwater
Where to fish in Missouri
1 waterTable Rock to the Mississippi
Missouri freshwater
November: Brown trout spawn
Fished from Table Rock Lake, Lake of the Ozarks, Truman Lake, Bull Shoals, Current River, Bennett Spring.
Missouri freshwater, month by monthRules and licence
Size and bag limits and seasons in Missouri are set by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.
Statewide rules today
MDC, where no local rule appliescatch and release only (Statewide, fresh water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 30 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 4 per person · missouri trout permit to possess trout (except in the trout parks, which need a daily trout tag)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · No more than 4 fish longer than 18" per day · 15 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 36" TL minimum · 1 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 1 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
closed today (Statewide, fresh water, until Mar 15) · 32" minimum when open · 2 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 4 per person · missouri trout permit to possess trout (except in the trout parks, which need a daily trout tag)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 4 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · No more than 4 fish longer than 18" per day · 15 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 4 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · No more than 4 fish longer than 18" per day · 15 per person · missouri fishing permit (unless exempt)
As of 8 November 2026. Source MDC, checked 8 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with MDC before you keep a fish.
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