A group of passionate smallmouth anglers started the Missouri Smallmouth Alliance in 1992 because they believed that Missouri’s smallmouth anglers must work together to conserve and improve Missouri’s Ozark river and stream smallmouth fisheries. 

Our Motto: 

Helping create world class smallmouth fishing in Missouri

Our Mission:

Through volunteerism, to assist in the creation, promotion and maintenance of world class Smallmouth Bass habitat and fishing in Missouri and to educate the public as to the importance of and the significance of catch and release fishing for Smallmouth Bass everywhere

We work to achieve our mission in several different ways:

•Through advocacy.  We work with other conservation organizations such as the Conservation Federation of Missouri, the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Missouri Votes Conservation, the Nature Conservancy, and the Ozark Fly Fishers and other stakeholders to encourage governmental agencies to adopt rules and regulations which help benefit, conserve, and protect our Missouri river and stream smallmouth fisheries.   

•Through action.  As members of Stream Team 509 we participate in Missouri Stream Team’s adopt-an-access, cleanup, and water quality monitoring programs. 

•Through education.  We help educate the public about our native Missouri river and stream smallmouth bass through our “Help Create World Class Smallmouth Fishing” Signs which we’ve posted and maintain at more than 130 river and stream accesses through the Missouri Ozarks and by participating in outdoor education programs. 

You don’t have to be a smallmouth fishing fanatic or even an experienced angler to join the MSA.  If you love to fish, hike, hunt, farm, watch birds, photograph, paint, float, paddle, or just generally support wild and natural Missouri, then we have some common interests.  We all know that quality air, land, woods, and water benefit every living thing in Missouri.  We’d love your support.  Check out what we have to offer and contact me if you have any questions. 

Matt Wier

President, Missouri Smallmouth Alliance

wierfish@yahoo.com