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Fishing regulations at Ethel Lake, MO
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Fishing regulations in Missouri can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Black crappie as of May 11th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Seasons
Bag limit
Aggregate
Bull Shoals Lake
Lakewide: Ozark and Taney
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15 fish
Length limit:
Crappie: 10" minimum
From Powersite Dam to Highway 76: Taney
Prohibited Methods: Trotlines, throwlines and limb lines
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Lake of the Ozarks
Lakewide:
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15
Length limit:
Crappie: minimum 9"
On the lake and its tributaries:
Daily limit:
Within 525 feet on the left descending bank and 977 feet on the right descending bank below Truman Dam in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' restricted zone:
Area note: No fishing is allowed.
From the downstream end of the no-fishing zone below Truman Dam to U.S. Highway 65:
Prohibited methods: Trotlines, throwlines, limb lines, jug lines, snagging, snaring and grabbing are prohibited.
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Long Branch Lake
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Mark Twain Lake
Daily limit: Crappie: 15
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Montrose Lake
Daily Limit:
Crappie: 15
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Norfork Lake
Lakewide:
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15
Length limit:
Crappie: minimum 10"
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Pomme de Terre Lake
Length limits:
Crappie: minimum 9"
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Smithville Lake
Daily limit:
Crappie: 30 with no more than 15 fish over nine inches.
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Stockton Lake
Length limits:
Crappie: minimum 10"
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Table Rock Lake
Lakewide:
Daily limit:
Do not continue to snag, snare or grab for any species after taking a daily limit of 2 paddlefish.
Crappie: 15
Size limit:
Crappie: minimum 10"
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Thomas Hill Lake
Daily limit
Crappie: 15
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Truman Lake
Lakewide
Daily limit:
Crappie: 15
Size limit:
Crappie: minimum 9"
On the lake and its tributaries
Prohibited Methods: No person shall continue to snag, snare or grab for any species after taking a daily limit of 2 paddlefish.
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Wappapello Lake
Daily Limit:
Crappie: 30 with no more than 15 fish over nine inches.
For more information please see Crappie special area restrictions
Calico bass, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Speckled Perch
Regulations for
FAQ about Ethel Lake fishing
- Black crappie - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @BigMOFishing reported a nice Black crappie.
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