Winter Trout on the Buffalo River?

[ehertz]

Last April I floated the entire Buffalo River from Steel Creek to the White.  I could only fish so much due to time restraints but when we got near Rush I was surprised to catch a beautiful rainbow at a riffle. Never caught another for the rest of the trip. Got me wondering though if in the winter months trout swim up from the White?  I float fish below Bennett Springs on the Niangua in the winter for trout with excellent results. Wondering if this could be a similar situation? Does anyone seek them out specifically?  I have searched this and other sites and turned up nothing. 

[grizwilson]

The low end especially after a snow melt run off can be good,

[Al Agnew]

Not the same as the Niangua...the lower Buffalo gets too warm for trout through the summer months, while the Niangua remains cool enough year round.  So there are permanent resident trout in the Niangua, just transients in the Buffalo.