Roaring River 4/4/09

[trout_bum]

Here's a few pictures I took below the park on Roaring River last Saturday.

This is most likely a wild rainbow. None of the fins have been clipped.

[Zack Hoyt]

Great pics. I am heading up Saturday morning and staying through Sunday. Hoping the approaching rain will send them into feeding mode. Looks like an Elk Hair Caddis in photo #3. Were they keying in on anything in particular?

[DoveTail]

Nice pics and a brown.

[trout_bum]

Great pics. I am heading up Saturday morning and staying through Sunday. Hoping the approaching rain will send them into feeding mode. Looks like an Elk Hair Caddis in photo #3. Were they keying in on anything in particular?

All of these fish were caught on cone headed wooly buggers. The river was up a little from all the rain, sleet and snow we got the previous Saturday. It was pretty windy, so the dry fly fishing wasn't so hot.

[ozark trout fisher]

All of these fish were caught on cone headed wooly buggers. The river was up a little from all the rain, sleet and snow we got the previous Saturday. It was pretty windy, so the dry fly fishing wasn't so hot.

I didn't know the Roaring River held wild trout, but this fish has almost has to be wild based on it's coloration and its intact fins. The fins of stocked fish never look like the ones on that trout, plus it has the unmistakable coloration of a wild rainbow. Justg look at it in contrast to the clearly stocked rainbows that are pictured...... Kind of exciting................. Nice fish.

[tgard27]

I didn't know the Roaring River held wild trout, but this fish has almost has to be wild based on it's coloration and its intact fins. The fins of stocked fish never look like the ones on that trout, plus it has the unmistakable coloration of a wild rainbow. Justg look at it in contrast to the clearly stocked rainbows that are pictured...... Kind of exciting................. Nice fish.

I've caught a few at roaring like that. I thought that the MDC stocked some rainbows that were crossed with McClouds, which would give them that red band. Travis

[ozark trout fisher]

I've caught a few at roaring like that. I thought that the MDC stocked some rainbows that were crossed with McClouds, which would give them that red band. Travis

The red band could be explained by some mix of McCloud bows in the hatchery stock. But the perfectly intact, and colorful fins cannot. In my opinion, there is little doubt that trout was wild, but I could be mistaken. I don't see why the Roaring river below the park couldn't have a few wild trout, with pretty cold water and light fishing pressure. It wouldn't be the first put and take area to have them. Little Piney had wild trout before it was specifically managed for them.