24 public waters in the Central region — 5 lakes/reservoirs and 19 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Missouri licence.
See every public fishing venue in Missouri on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake of the Ozarks (55,000 ac) on the Osage River — the 'Magic Dragon', 1,150 miles of shoreline. A nationally-known largemouth and Spotted Bass lake with a huge Crappie fishery, White Bass and stocked hybrids, Bluegill, and trophy blue and Flathead Catfish, plus a growing Paddlefish snagging fishery on the upper Osage arm. Heavily developed, heavily fished.
Lake Niangua, a 256-acre lake in Camden County, Missouri, managed by Missouri Department of Conservation (managed public waterbody): A Missouri winter Trout lake — an urban or community lake stocked with Rainbow Trout each November, catch-and-keep from the first Saturday in February (catch-and-release November to then). Also holds Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie and Channel Catfish the rest of the year. A Trout permit is required to keep Trout.
Niangua River Lake (82 acres) sits in Dallas, Camden, Laclede and 1 more county in Missouri, managed by Missouri Department of Conservation (managed public waterbody). A Missouri winter Trout lake — an urban or community lake stocked with Rainbow Trout each November, catch-and-keep from the first Saturday in February (catch-and-release November to then). Also holds Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie and Channel Catfish the rest of the year. A Trout permit is required to keep Trout.
Good Oak Lake, a 26-acre lake in Camden County, Missouri, managed by Missouri Department of Conservation (managed public waterbody): Lakes and reservoirs across this region typically hold walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and panfish such as bluegill, crappie and pumpkinseed, with muskellunge present in some larger lakes -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Camden County, Missouri, Osage Beach City Park Lake is a 5-acre lake, managed by Missouri Department of Conservation (managed public waterbody). A lake on a Missouri Department of Conservation area — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Crappie and Channel Catfish, managed for quality with length limits on many. Boat access is usually electric-motor-only or car-top; a few allow small outboards.
Camden, St. Clair, Miller and 3 more counties in Missouri — Osage River is a 448 km stream: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
The Niangua River near Bennett Spring — the Bennett Spring Branch is a Trout park; the river below it is a stocked Trout stream (White Ribbon) for a few miles, then a smallmouth-bass, Goggle-Eye and Catfish float down to Lake of the Ozarks. One of Missouri's most popular canoe rivers.
In Camden, Dallas and Hickory Counties, Missouri, Little Niangua River is a 54 km river or creek. A classic Ozark float stream (the Current, Jacks Fork, Eleven Point, Meramec, Niangua, Gasconade, Big Piney, Black, Huzzah, Courtois) — Smallmouth Bass, Goggle-Eye (Rock Bass), Longear Sunfish, and channel and Flathead Catfish, plus stocked and wild Trout in the cold spring-fed upper reaches of several. Spring-fed, gin-clear, gravel-bar-and-bluff canoe water; the Current and Jacks Fork are the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
Dry Auglaize Creek runs 50 km through Laclede and Camden Counties, Missouri: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Macks Creek (17 km) flows through Camden and Dallas Counties, Missouri. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Deer Creek (5 km) flows through Benton and Camden Counties, Missouri. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Deane Creek (13 km) flows through Camden, Pulaski and Miller Counties, Missouri. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
In Camden and Laclede Counties, Missouri, Bank Branch is a 15 km river or creek. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
In Laclede and Camden Counties, Missouri, Woolsey Creek is a 12 km river or creek. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Camden and Laclede Counties, Missouri — Spencer Creek is a 13 km stream: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
In Camden County, Missouri, Mill Creek is a 5 km river or creek. A Missouri blue-ribbon or trophy Trout stream (Crane Creek — a wild McCloud-strain rainbow population, the upper North Fork of the White, the Current above Montauk, Blue Springs Creek, Little Piney, Mill Creek, Barren Fork) — wild and stocked rainbow and Brown Trout in cold, clear, spring-fed Ozark water. Special regulations (flies-only, artificial-only, reduced creel) apply.
Miller and Camden Counties, Missouri — Grandglaize Creek is a 28 km stream: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Camden and Pulaski Counties, Missouri — Conns Creek is a 11 km stream: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Camden and Laclede Counties, Missouri — Shakerag Creek is a 10 km stream: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Camden County, Missouri — Wet Glaize Creek is a 9 km stream: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Fiery Fork (8 km) flows through Camden County, Missouri. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Woodall Branch runs 4 km through Camden County, Missouri: A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
In Camden and Benton Counties, Missouri, Rainy Creek is a 9 km river or creek. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
In Camden and Laclede Counties, Missouri, Murphy Creek is a 8 km river or creek. A warmwater Missouri river or large creek — largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, and White Bass on the bigger ones. Wade or float; access at MDC river accesses and bridges.
Across its mapped waters, Camden County holds 24 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Spotted Bass, Flathead Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Longear Sunfish and Rock Bass.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Missouri map Join PiscaMapsOne Missouri Department of Conservation fishing permit covers every public water in the state, the Corps and MDC reservoirs included — the resident annual is about $13, the non-resident annual about $52, with 1-day and 3-day permits sold. A ~$10 trout permit is required to fish for or keep trout in addition to the fishing permit (a 1-day permit alone is enough for that day), and the four trout parks charge a separate daily trout tag. Missouri residents 65 and older, and anyone 15 or under, need no fishing permit. Buy at mdc.mo.gov.