Management Plan
Background
Initiated at Pomme de Terre Lake in 1966, Missouri's muskie program provides Missourians an opportunity to fish for muskie without having to leave the state, as well as a trophy fishery with a predator that preys upon large, non-game fishes.
Forty years and two plans later, we consider our muskie stocking and management program to be a great success. The program has grown from just one lake to five lakes that are currently managed for muskie.
The mission of the muskie program is to provide special, high-quality angling opportunities in suitable, well-distributed impoundments where more traditional fisheries will not be adversely affected and may be enhanced. Program objectives are evaluated via annual fyke netting surveys and through the Show-Me Muskie Project, a statewide volunteer muskie angler catch reporting system.
The objectives and strategies outlined in this plan provide a framework to guide Missouri's muskie management and culture efforts. The plan also serves as a tool to help communicate program direction to anglers. The success of Missouri's muskie program to date can be attributed to the interest of Missouri's muskie anglers and their support of the cooperative efforts of hatchery and fisheries management personnel of the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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