Sport Fish of the Big, Bourbeuse, and Meramec Rivers

The Big, Bourbeuse, and Meramec rivers offer a variety of sport fish angling opportunities consistent with those in Ozark streams. Below is a list with photos of the more popular species.

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Smallmouth Bass Rock Bass Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth, Spotted, and Smallmouth Bass Channel Catfish Flathead Catfish

image of Walleye

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Golden Redhorse (yellow sucker)
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Longear Sunfish
Walleye White Crappie  

There are more species in the Big, Borbeuse, and Meramec Rivers than shown here.

Additional Big and Borbeuse River Fish

Longnose Gar
Shortnose Gar
Common Carp
Nothern Hogsucker
White Sucker
Silver Redhorse
Shorthead Redhorse
River Redhorse
Black Redhorse
Golden Redhorse		 Channel Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Yellow Bullhead
Black Bullhead
Largemouth Bass
Spotted Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Warmouth
Green Sunfish
Longear Sunfish		 Bluegill
Redear Sunfish
Rock Bass
Black Crappie
White Crappie
Walleye

Additional Meramec River Fish

Rock Bass
Black Bullhead
Yellow Bullhead
White Sucker
Common Carp
Nothern Hogsucker
Channel Catfish
Longnose Gar
Shortnose Gar		 Green Sunfish
Warmouth
Bluegill
Longear Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Smallmouth Bass
Spotted Bass
Largemouth Bass
White Bass		 River Redhorse
Black Red horse
Golden Redhorse
Shorthead Redhorse
White Crappie
Black Crappie
Flathead Catfish
Sauger
Walleye
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