Trout

[hawgkiller]

does any one know where i could find some trout on this river i know they are their but im havin trouble locatin them. and between school and work i dont have much time to look

[Chief Grey Bear]

Hey there hawgkiller

Where are you at? I ask because I want to make sure which Spring River in Mo you are speaking of. One in western Missouri and one in southern Missouri. Both had trout at one time, that being the southern one. The one in western Mo, is still rumored to have them. I, myself, have not confirmed this though. Yet.

[hawgkiller]

Hey there hawgkiller

Where are you at? I ask because I want to make sure which Spring River in Mo you are speaking of. One in western Missouri and one in southern Missouri. Both had trout at one time, that being the southern one. The one in western Mo, is still rumored to have them. I, myself, have not confirmed this though. Yet.

im talkin bout the one that starts in verona and runs through mt vernon. i no theres trout in the upper reaches just have to find them. but its down stream towards mt vernon like in honey creek. im located in monett

[Chief Grey Bear]

Well if you know they are there then you are a step a head of me. I haven't spoke to anyone in the last 20 yrs that has caught one. Now that does not mean they are not there.

Sounds like Buzz and I need to make a little road trip and meet you there someday soon. Between the three of us, if they are there we should get one.

[hawgkiller]

i know they are their because some one posted pics of some on here a year or two ago. i also saw one when i was down there a month ago.

u r a lfy fisher right. cause im still a beginner. would like to learn cause i like the challenge.

[mhall02]

Unfortunately there is no public land on this stretch of Spring. My Dad and I knew the landowners downstream from the 60 bridge, and had permission to fish that stretch. I also knew another spot but cannot remember the names of the roads. Be sure to get permission where you go. FYI the last time I fished it was in December of '91, so who knows what things are like there now. That is my fondest memory, caught a hooked jaw male in full spawing color, 3-4 pounds, and that fish jumped two or three times before I got him in. WOW, wish I had a camera.