Blue Ribbon Trout / Niangua River Tr...2/29 - 3/4

[Troutnut69]

I spent a few days in the area over the opening weekend and got some time out on the river. I floated one of the lower stretches the first day and had a great day of fishing for me on that river. Nothing big , but lots of good healthy fish. Mostly bows but I even had a couple of browns thrown in the mix. Spent another day wading the river at one of the upper acceses and didn't fair quite as well , but still managed a few small bows.

In between time on the river I made a couple of trips over to some wild trout water in the area. Hit one stream that was new to me and another that I'd only fished once before. Neither of them disappointed us , beautiful little creeks with fish that just can't be compared to any hatchery specimen.

There's too many stories to tell actually , five days is an eternity , lots of pics in the blog post that fill in the gaps for anyone interested.....Jeff

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[Sharps4590]

Trout, wonderful write-up and great pics!! If those were the two creeks I think they are they receive a lot more pressure than one thinks. Not so much this time of year but spring and fall they do. Both are wonderful, beautiful fisheries and I hit them fairly regularly...but they're less than 30 minutes from me. Thanks again for the ifne report!

[FishinCricket]

Man, my lil browns are growing up quick!!

[Troutnut69]

Sharps4590 - Thanks...I would imagine on some of these beautiful spring days we have coming up those little creeks will see their share of pressure for sure , that's what makes winter such a great time to get out!

FishinCricket - Indeed they are! The one fish was by far the largest brown I've caught out of the river in probably 3 years. I know it wasn't big by any means , but I was pretty stoked to get that fish nonetheless , made the day for me.

[FishinCricket]

Well there should be a few more big browns out and about since they released all those smaller ones last year... They haven't been cleaned out, they were just few and far between since 2004 or so... I haven't stuck one over 3lbs in years, though I've come close... There's a theory that the MASSIVE ones are still around (10lb + fish) but you don't see em cause they stay deep.

I don't buy that, I think the giggers have stuck most of em. What they missed the catch and keep crowd has taken.