Walleye and Sauger

PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods, and limits for taking walleye and sauger. (1) Daily Limit: Four (4) in the aggregate, except on the Mississippi River, the daily and possession limit is eight (8). (2) Methods: Pole and line, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, or jug line. (3) Seasons: Throughout the year. (4) Length Limits: All walleye and sauger less than fifteen inches (15") in total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught, except: (A) All walleye and sauger less than eighteen inches (18") in total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught from Bull Shoals Lake and its tributaries, Current River and its tributaries, Eleven Point River and its tributaries, Long Branch Lake, Norfork Lake and its tributaries, Table Rock Lake and Wappapello Lake and its tributaries including the St. Francis River and its tributaries above Wappapello Dam; and (B) On the Mississippi River, there is no length limit on walleye and sauger. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed June 13, 1994, effective Jan. 1, 1995. Amended: Filed May 30, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996. Amended: Filed April 25, 1996, effective March 1, 1997. Amended: Filed May 10, 1999, effective March 1, 2000. Amended: Filed May 9, 2002, effective March 1, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 2, 2006, effective Feb. 28, 2007. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed Oct. 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Oct. 3, 2025, effective April 30, 2026.