Reservoir · Taney, Missouri
Table Rock Lake
Table Rock Lake
Reservoir · Missouri
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Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Table Rock Lake.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
Table Rock Lake is Missouri's premier White River / Ozark black-bass, crappie, walleye, and paddlefish reservoir, with the dam and principal stillwater fishery in Missouri. StrikeTracks publishes complete static Fishery with catalog-visible Unavailable conditions because no same-lake live USGS 00010 exists. USGS 07053450 is White River below the dam (Taneycomo inflow), not Table Rock pool. This is not Lake Taneycomo, not Lake of the Ozarks, and not South Carolina Table Rock Reservoir.
Target species
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC 2026 Table Rock prospects: largemouth plentiful after high-water years; 15-inch black-bass special. Not Lake Taneycomo trout water and not Lake of the Ozarks.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock black crappie in the same arms.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock smallmouth on the clearer main lake from Highway 86 toward Campbell Point.
Spotted Bass
Micropterus punctulatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock spotted bass are abundant in river arms; MDC encourages harvest of crowded spotted bass. 2026 length-limit change is notes-only pending current official text.
Walleye
Sander vitreus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Stocked
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC stocks surplus walleye in the James River Arm; 18-inch special. Not Norfork or Bull Shoals.
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock white crappie; 10-inch / 15-fish special. Stronger in James, Kings, and Long Creek arms.
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock bluegill and redear; redear is notes-only because redear-sunfish is not a StrikeTracks species ID.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock channel catfish, stronger in river arms.
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock flathead catfish in clearer main-lake timber.
White Bass
Morone chrysops
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
MDC Table Rock white bass; spring tributary runs and summer spoons on deep flats.
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
Deep USACE Little Rock District White River reservoir spanning southwestern Missouri into Arkansas. Missouri-primary dam and main-lake fishery near Branson. Distinct from Lake Taneycomo immediately below the dam, from Bull Shoals Lake farther downstream, and from Lake of the Ozarks on the Osage.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
- Trolling
Access and Public Fishing Rights
MDC Table Rock Lake prospects and USACE Table Rock Lake recreation document public ramps, Table Rock State Park, and Branson-area access. Catalog coordinates are the Missouri pool near the dam, not USGS 07053450 and not Taneycomo 07053600.
Stocking information
MDC Table Rock 2026 prospects document largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass, crappie, walleye stocking in the James River Arm, white bass, catfish, and paddlefish. Paddlefish is notes-only. Confirm current official MDC stocking and harvest notices.
- Stocked
Walleye
Stocked · Missouri Department of Conservation
Official sources
MDC Table Rock specials include 15-inch black bass, 10-inch / 15-crappie, 18-inch walleye, and 34-inch paddlefish on the lake and tributaries. Do not apply Taneycomo trout rules or Lake of the Ozarks blue-catfish slot as this lake. Confirm current official MDC regulations.
conditionPublicationPolicy=static-value-structural-unavailable. Table Rock Lake is the Missouri-primary White River / Ozark destination reservoir, with the dam and principal stillwater bass, crappie, walleye, and paddlefish fishery in Missouri and a documented MDC 2026 prospects report plus special regulations. Arkansas FAST already held table-rock-lake-arkansas as HOLD_INTERSTATE_MISSOURI_PRIMARY and did not publish a clone. inlandHasCompleteStaticFisheryValue passes on official MDC fishery, access, and regulations. USGS 07053450 White River below Table Rock Dam is Taneycomo inflow, not pool 00010; USGS 07053600 is Lake Taneycomo, a distinct tailwater lake; South Carolina 02162285 is a different physical waterbody. HIGH plus PATH B does not auto-approve; public catalog-visible Unavailable is approved because this is the destination-specific Missouri canonical Table Rock pin whose honest Unavailable plus complete static Fishery is useful independently of Taneycomo, Lake of the Ozarks, Bull Shoals, and the rejected Arkansas clone. This justification is Table Rock-specific and does not copy Lake of the Ozarks or Truman prose.
Location and Access
Cataloged lake location
Taney, Missouri
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Lake Details
County
Taney
Management Category
USACE White River reservoir
Regulation Scope
Table Rock Lake
Regulation Summary
Table Rock Lake: MDC special waterbody regulations at the USACE Table Rock project. Confirm current official regulations.
Target Species
Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Walleye, White Bass
Public Access
Public
Boat Launch
Available
Shore Fishing
Available
Description
Table Rock Lake, Taney / Stone / Barry counties, Missouri, with Arkansas White River arm. Catalog-visible Unavailable: no same-lake live USGS water temperature (00010). White River below Table Rock Dam 07053450 is the Taneycomo tailwater, not pool thermal. Lake Taneycomo 07053600 is a distinct tailwater lake. This identity is not South Carolina table-rock-reservoir-near-cleveland and not the rejected Arkansas clone table-rock-lake-arkansas.
