The goldeye is sometimes caught on hook and line, but it is little valued as food because of the numerous, small bones. Rainbow Trout Salmo gairdneri Trout family. Non-native, introduced into spring branches and cool rivers. First introduced in Missouri in 1882, rainbow trout are restricted to a few areas of the Ozarks. They do best in waters which do not get above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rainbows feed mostly on terrestrial and aquatic insects.
Grass Pickerel Esox americanus Pike family. Ozark and Lowland regions. The grass pickerel is the most common of the three species native to Missouri. It is the smallest Missouri pike, seldom exceeding 12 inches in length. Bleeding Shiner Notropis zonatus Minnow family.