Fly Fishing For Trout In Missouri

[ozark trout fisher]

A great book. Tells about technique as well as details on specific trout streams. Not just public ones, but also a host of unlisted trout streams, and the best part is that several of these unlisted streams are publicly accessible. I'm not going to be specific, but at least one of these publicly accessible streams flows into another popular trout stream. It even is considered part of this popular stream's special regs area, which should insure that it will last awhile. Anyway great book, everyone should buy it. I believe it is available on Amazon, but I could be wrong.

[DD'sMC]

Great information. Thanks for sharing.

[ozark trout fisher]

Great information. Thanks for sharing.

Not a problem. I'll PM you the name of the stream I was specifically talking about, just in case you are curious.

[jdmidwest]

Is it the one by Chuck Tryon?

[jjtroutbum]

Is it the one by Chuck Tryon?

Yep. It was my first book on fly fishing. The thing is so worn I had to put tape on it to keep its spine and cover in place.

[jdmidwest]

I thought so, I was also thinking something new had come out. Chuck came to a meeting here locally back in the early 90's, great guy and great book. He has another book All About Flies I think that is pretty good. I would have to go thru the rack to know for sure.

Other good books for the area are Homewaters by the Midsouth Fly Fishers out of Memphis and Ozark Trout Tales. You can usually find a copy or 2 on Ebay.

[Danoinark]

I have Chuck's book also. A great read.

Dano

[Aaron J Scott]

I saw a post mentioning this book in another thread, so I looked it up on the SGCL online catalog and they have multiple copies of both the first and second editions in Springfield. (Click here for a list of books from Chuck and Sharon Tryon.) I read through it the same day and I know I need to get my own copy. For someone still new to the sport, it's a great reference for locations and hatches.

For those of you outside of Springfield, or if your library doesn't already have it, you might be able to get it through MOBIUS, a regional inter-library system. I think the library systems listed on the Coolcat.org catalog system are all part of the program, but you should check with your library to make sure.

BTW, the copy I borrowed from the library is missing several separate chunks of pages – obviously good stuff, too, like part of the Blue Ribbons streams list. Hence the need for a copy of my own.

Also – I don't know if Chuck Tryon is still around (there is a very touching message about Sharon passing away prior to the publishing of the second edition), but if he is, I hope that a third edition is planned. I would love to see the updated information on publicly accessible trout stream, maybe new photos in addition to the nice illustrations, etc. – I'd even help with typesetting! (And publication design, and photography, and whatever else.)

[Paola Cat]

There is a revised third edition .... it was published in 1999. I've got a copy ... signed by Chuck #780154 ... with lots of handwritten notes on the maps providing much more detail on accessing the wild trout management areas. Not exactly sure who made the notatations. Awesome and invaluable resource. PC

[Danoinark]

There is a revised third edition .... it was published in 1999. I've got a copy ... signed by Chuck #780154 ... with lots of handwritten notes on the maps providing much more detail on accessing the wild trout management areas. Not exactly sure who made the notatations. Awesome and invaluable resource. PC

Now that would be a joy to have.

I also note that our own Al Agnew provided drawings for Chuck's Smallmouth book.

200 Missouri Smallmouth Adventures

Dano