ShareIf you’ve ever dipped into the plastic goldfish pond at a carnival wanting to win some fabulous prize, does MDC have a deal for you.
In its continuing effort to put catfish management on a firm scientific footing, the Missouri Department of Conservation has tagged thousands of blue and flathead catfish in lakes and streams [...]

ShareThe clear sparkling water in hotel pitchers on the Army Corps of Engineers panel table and the visitor’s refreshment sidebar was Missouri River water, very different from the flooding, muddy reality just a few miles to the west.
Approximately 70 people attended the St. Louis Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS) public meeting in Maryland [...]

ShareThough many Traveler readers are very familiar with the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) for those who aren’t, these web links may give you some insight into this species of fish native to the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys.

ShareSt. Louis will be highlighted on Nat Geo July 3, on the second of three one-hour shows airing called Mississippi River Quest.

Mississippi River Quest chronicles three men’s six-week, 2,300-mile journey down the mighty Mississippi.  Along the way they learned new things about themselves and the places they visited – including St. Louis.

The three adventurers are [...]

ShareWhile Traveler explores many serious natural resource issues in an entirely thoughtful manner, we’re also about outdoors-related entertainment.
We have no idea where the following take on silver carp management came from. We suspect it arrived from the land of the the Karkhagne…an Ozark creature which the academic literature says (well, the literature was published [...]

ShareMissouri’s paddlefish snagging season likely will get off to a slow start this year, but when the action picks up, anglers will find plenty of legal
fishPaddlefish season opens March 15 and runs through April 30. Snaggers use heavy fishing rods, lead weights and oversized treble hooks to snag fish that can tip the scales at [...]