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Missouri River

 May 2025
Percent of the total catch for each length category (inches)
 
2024
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Emerald Shiner 35.4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 16.2 5 4 3 5 17 66 - - - - - -
Walleye 11.6 2 7 8 19 50 14 1 - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 10.4 5 8 5 4 25 54 1 - - - - -
Common Carp 4.2 - - - - - 12 77 12 - - - -
River Carpsucker 4.2 - - - - - 33 67 - - - - -
Sauger 3.8 - 8 33 31 26 3 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 3.1 3 - - - 9 69 19 - - - - -
Bluegill 2.3 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.0 45 10 10 15 15 5 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.4 7 - - - 14 21 29 21 7 - - -
Longnose Sucker 1.0 40 - 30 - 30 - - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.6 - - - - - - - 50 50 - - -
Brown Trout 0.5 - - - - - - 80 20 - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.5 - - - - - 80 20 - - - - -
Blue Sucker 0.5 - - - - - - 40 40 20 - - -
Yellow Perch 0.3 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.3 - - - - 33 67 - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.3 - - - - - - 33 67 - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.3 33 33 - - - - - 33 - - - -
Largemouth Bass 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Spottail Shiner 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.2 50 - - - - 50 - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.2 - - - - 50 50 - - - - - -
Cisco 0.1 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Johnny Darter 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Smelt 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Shortnose Gar 0.1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2023
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Emerald Shiner 27.8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 19.8 2 3 7 40 41 7 2 1 - - - -
White Sucker 17.8 8 1 1 4 24 63 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 10.8 3 8 8 12 20 50 - - - - - -
Common Carp 4.1 - - - - - 17 69 14 - - - -
River Carpsucker 3.7 - - - - - 36 64 - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 3.5 - - - - - - 24 44 32 - - -
Sauger 2.4 - - 9 52 26 13 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.3 8 15 15 15 23 23 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 1.2 - - - - - 92 8 - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.2 - - - - 8 17 17 25 - 17 17 -
Longnose Sucker 1.1 18 45 - 9 18 - 9 - - - - -
Brown Trout 0.9 - 11 22 - 11 22 22 11 - - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.7 - - - - 86 - 14 - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.7 14 14 - 71 - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 0.5 80 20 - - - - - - - - - -
Paddlefish 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.4 - - - - 25 75 - - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.4 - - - - 50 25 25 - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.3 - - - - - - 33 67 - - - -
Blue Sucker 0.2 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
Rainbow Smelt 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Fathead Minnow 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2022
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
White Sucker 24.4 18 3 3 5 14 57 - - - - - -
Walleye 19.0 - 2 26 39 26 6 1 1 - - - -
Emerald Shiner 12.8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 9.0 8 9 9 9 20 44 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 7.5 - - - - - 34 66 - - - - -
Common Carp 7.3 7 - - - - 11 65 17 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.7 - - 3 - 3 40 43 6 - 3 3 -
Channel Catfish 3.3 - - - - - 97 3 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.5 21 21 17 12 8 21 - - - - - -
Sauger 1.6 - - 7 33 53 7 - - - - - -
Bluegill 1.4 69 31 - - - - - - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 1.4 - - 15 38 46 - - - - - - -
Longnose Sucker 0.9 22 - 11 11 - 56 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.9 - - - - - 14 57 14 14 - - -
Shortnose Gar 0.7 - - - - - - 14 86 - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.6 - - - - 33 67 - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.4 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 0.4 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.4 - - - 75 25 - - - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.4 - - 25 50 - - 25 - - - - -
Lake Whitefish 0.3 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
White Bass 0.3 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Blue Sucker 0.2 - - - - - - - 50 50 - - -
Black Crappie 0.1 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Brown Trout 0.1 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Johnny Darter 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2021
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
White Sucker 19.2 6 2 3 2 16 71 - - - - - -
Walleye 16.8 1 8 22 40 22 7 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 15.4 2 - 3 8 26 61 - - - - - -
Emerald Shiner 12.7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Common Carp 6.8 - - - - - 10 72 18 - - - -
River Carpsucker 4.9 - - - - - 51 49 - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.8 2 2 - - 2 40 33 10 4 6 - -
Bluegill 4.5 82 18 - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.7 26 22 15 19 7 11 - - - - - -
Longnose Sucker 2.1 52 14 5 10 - 19 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 1.3 - - - - - 31 54 15 - - - -
Sauger 1.3 - - - 38 54 8 - - - - - -
Blue Sucker 1.1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Largemouth Bass 1.1 - 18 18 27 9 27 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.9 - - - - - 17 17 50 17 - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.8 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Yellow Perch 0.7 86 14 - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.7 43 - 14 14 - - 14 14 - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.6 - 33 17 17 17 17 - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.5 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Goldeye 0.2 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.2 50 - 50 - - - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.2 - - - 50 50 - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Johnny Darter 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Smelt 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Spottail Shiner 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
White Bass 0.1 - - 100 - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2020
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
White Sucker 22.4 18 2 1 3 21 54 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 17.1 1 7 10 7 18 59 - - - - - -
Walleye 12.2 6 8 12 28 33 12 1 1 - - - -
Emerald Shiner 10.9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Common Carp 9.3 - - - - - 6 78 17 - - - -
River Carpsucker 4.9 - - - - - 51 49 - - - - -
Longnose Sucker 4.2 68 16 5 3 3 5 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 3.1 - - - - - 68 29 4 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.0 - - - - 4 41 30 19 4 - 4 -
Sauger 1.6 - 7 7 64 14 7 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.5 77 8 8 - 8 - - - - - - -
Blue Sucker 1.2 - - - - - - - 64 36 - - -
Burbot (Ling) 1.2 9 36 18 9 - 18 9 - - - - -
Bluegill 1.0 89 11 - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 0.9 88 12 - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.9 38 25 - - - 12 25 - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.7 - - - - - - 50 50 - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.7 - - - - - - 20 60 20 - - -
Fathead Minnow 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Largemouth Bass 0.4 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.4 - 25 75 - - - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.4 - - - - 25 75 - - - - - -
Paddlefish 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Spottail Shiner 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.2 50 50 - - - - - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Green Sunfish 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Smelt 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Stonecat 0.1 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
White Bass 0.1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
 
 
2019
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
White Sucker 18.7 4 3 5 15 22 51 - - - - - -
Walleye 17.7 5 7 6 16 45 15 4 1 - - - -
Emerald Shiner 11.0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 6.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 6.0 22 5 14 5 19 35 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 4.7 - 3 - - - 7 34 38 14 - 3 -
Common Carp 4.2 - - - - - 12 71 18 - - - -
Sauger 4.0 8 4 12 48 24 4 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 4.0 6 - - - - 12 12 62 6 - - -
River Carpsucker 3.7 - - - - - 48 52 - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 3.2 40 - - 15 10 15 10 10 - - - -
Longnose Sucker 2.7 41 18 12 6 6 6 12 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 2.4 47 27 27 - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 2.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Smelt 1.8 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 1.6 - - - - - 80 - 20 - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.0 - - - - 33 67 - - - - - -
Goldeye 1.0 - - - - 50 50 - - - - - -
Brown Trout 0.8 - - 40 - - 40 - 20 - - - -
Fathead Minnow 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.3 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Cisco 0.3 - - - 50 50 - - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.3 - - - - - - 50 50 - - - -
Black Crappie 0.2 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Blue Sucker 0.2 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.2 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Largemouth Bass 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Paddlefish 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shortnose Gar 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Spottail Shiner 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2018
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
White Sucker 21.8 10 2 2 3 11 70 - - - - - -
Walleye 19.1 - 8 3 8 57 23 1 - - - - -
Emerald Shiner 10.9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 9.2 - - - - - - 5 54 41 - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 9.2 32 8 - - 16 43 - - - - - -
Common Carp 6.2 - - - - - 16 60 24 - - - -
Channel Catfish 5.0 - - - - - 95 5 - - - - -
Cisco 4.7 - - 5 63 26 5 - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 3.2 - - - - - 38 62 - - - - -
Sauger 3.0 - - 8 50 25 17 - - - - - -
Longnose Sucker 1.2 - 20 - - 20 60 - - - - - -
Blue Sucker 1.0 - - - - - - 25 75 - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.0 - - - - 25 75 - - - - - -
Brown Trout 1.0 - 50 25 - - - 25 - - - - -
Johnny Darter 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.5 - - - - 50 50 - - - - - -
Goldeye 0.5 - 50 - - - 50 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 0.5 - - - - - 50 - 50 - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.5 - - - - - 50 50 - - - - -
Bluegill 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Green Sunfish 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Red Shiner 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.2 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2017
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Emerald Shiner 46.5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 18.5 1 3 5 30 49 9 2 - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 8.4 18 1 3 3 23 52 - - - - - -
White Sucker 8.2 10 1 4 7 30 49 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 2.5 - - - - 8 78 14 - - - - -
River Carpsucker 2.3 - - - - - 42 58 - - - - -
Common Carp 2.3 - - - - - 16 71 11 3 - - -
Longnose Sucker 1.8 54 3 - 3 21 15 5 - - - - -
Sauger 1.7 3 8 3 31 50 6 - - - - - -
Cisco 1.1 - - 4 83 9 4 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.1 67 12 8 - 8 4 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.1 - - - - - 9 43 35 4 4 4 -
Goldeye 0.7 - - - - 75 25 - - - - - -
Brown Trout 0.7 6 31 62 - - - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 0.7 - - - - 64 36 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.6 - - - - - 27 9 45 18 - - -
Bluegill 0.5 90 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.4 22 22 44 11 - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 0.2 80 20 - - - - - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.2 40 40 20 - - - - - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.1 - - - 50 - 50 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo < .1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Stonecat < .1 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Shortnose Gar < .1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon < .1 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
 
 
2016
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Shorthead Redhorse 21.7 1 2 1 5 31 60 - - - - - -
White Sucker 19.1 1 1 6 7 33 52 - - - - - -
Emerald Shiner 13.4 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 11.5 3 14 22 15 38 5 2 2 - - - -
River Carpsucker 7.7 - - - - - 58 42 - - - - -
Common Carp 6.2 - - - - - 14 66 20 - - - -
Channel Catfish 2.5 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 2.3 - - - - - 27 54 8 - 12 - -
Blue Sucker 2.0 - - - - - - 22 74 4 - - -
Sauger 2.0 - - 9 36 50 5 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 1.7 95 5 - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 1.7 68 16 5 11 - - - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.5 - - - - 47 53 - - - - - -
Bluegill 1.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 1.2 - - - - 7 7 36 36 14 - - -
Black Crappie 1.1 83 17 - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.0 18 9 9 27 - 36 - - - - - -
Longnose Sucker 0.7 25 38 - 12 - - 25 - - - - -
Goldeye 0.4 - - - - 60 40 - - - - - -
Shortnose Gar 0.2 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.2 - - - - 50 50 - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.2 - - - - - - 50 50 - - - -
Brown Trout 0.1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Lake Whitefish 0.1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
Rainbow Smelt 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
White Bass 0.1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
White Crappie 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2015
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
White Sucker 22.6 1 4 3 6 23 64 - - - - - -
Walleye 18.4 9 16 6 7 34 23 4 - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 14.9 1 5 5 7 31 50 - - - - - -
Emerald Shiner 11.9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
River Carpsucker 10.7 - - - - - 56 44 - - - - -
Common Carp 5.5 - - - - - 5 79 16 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.0 - - - 3 3 21 45 15 - 12 - -
Sauger 2.3 - 4 23 38 31 4 - - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 1.1 - - - - 83 17 - - - - - -
Brown Trout 1.0 - 18 55 - - - 9 18 - - - -
Blue Sucker 0.9 - - - - - - 30 70 - - - -
Channel Catfish 0.8 - - - - - 67 33 - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.8 22 44 22 - - 11 - - - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 0.7 - - - - - 12 12 62 12 - - -
Goldeye 0.7 12 - - - 62 25 - - - - - -
Rainbow Smelt 0.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Longnose Sucker 0.6 - 14 - - - 57 29 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.6 14 29 14 14 29 - - - - - - -
Cutthroat Trout 0.5 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.5 17 50 - - - 33 - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 0.4 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.4 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
Bluegill 0.3 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
Black Bullhead 0.3 67 - - 33 - - - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.1 - - - 100 - - - - - - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.1 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Johnny Darter 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.1 - - - - - - - - 100 - - -
 
 
2014
Survey Year		 Percent
Catch		 1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
White Sucker 28.4 3 2 - 1 29 66 - - - - - -
Emerald Shiner 19.7 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 11.0 2 2 3 12 65 16 1 - - - - -
Freshwater Drum 5.3 - - - 7 76 17 - - - - - -
Common Carp 5.1 3 3 - - - 15 70 9 - - - -
Bigmouth Buffalo 4.9 - - - 2 4 - 16 57 22 - - -
River Carpsucker 4.8 - - - - 4 62 34 - - - - -
Goldeye 4.6 - - 2 - 83 15 - - - - - -
Shorthead Redhorse 4.2 4 4 - - 39 53 - - - - - -
Channel Catfish 3.4 - - - - 8 75 18 - - - - -
Bluegill 1.6 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.1 23 23 8 15 15 15 - - - - - -
Northern Pike 0.9 - - 18 - 9 9 36 18 9 - - -
Sauger 0.9 - - 18 27 36 18 - - - - - -
Shovelnose Sturgeon 0.8 - - - - - - - 100 - - - -
Shortnose Gar 0.7 - - - - - 12 88 - - - - -
Longnose Sucker 0.4 20 - - - - 60 20 - - - - -
Burbot (Ling) 0.3 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Paddlefish 0.3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 0.3 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue Sucker 0.3 - - - - - - 33 67 - - - -
Brown Trout 0.3 - - 50 50 - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Buffalo 0.2 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.2 50 50 - - - - - - - - - -
Black Bullhead 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Chinook Salmon 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Orangespotted Sunfish 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Smelt 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rainbow Trout 0.1 - - - - - - 100 - - - - -
 
 
 
 
Length of Species Sampled - All Gears Combined
** May Contain Fish Not Measured