Getting a late start

[doubledadster]

Hi everyone - 

I have always had a passing interest in fishing - want to pursue that interest a little more seriously this year.  In the past, have helped my kids catch bluegill on nightcrawlers at Tilles Park and dabbled in fly fishing.  My goal for this year is to catch a trout on a fly and any other gamefish on a lure / artificial bait.  Appreciate any "getting started" tips - particularly around equipment, and where to fish (St Louis metro).

Thanks!

[sitting fishing]

welcome to the brotherhood and we all have to start sometime.  have you considered warm water  fly fishing for bluegill and bass?  there is a lot more of this type of fishing close to or in St Louis

[Jthawks]

On 6/24/2021 at 7:56 AM, doubledadster said:

Hi everyone - 

I have always had a passing interest in fishing - want to pursue that interest a little more seriously this year.  In the past, have helped my kids catch bluegill on nightcrawlers at Tilles Park and dabbled in fly fishing.  My goal for this year is to catch a trout on a fly and any other gamefish on a lure / artificial bait.  Appreciate any "getting started" tips - particularly around equipment, and where to fish (St Louis metro).

Thanks!

Little Piney Creek or Meramac Spring Park is close to Saint Louis and has decent trout fishing, Meramac Spring Park is stocked, little piney is stocked in parts and has a wild trout population in the blue ribbon area. The VERY closest place to fish for trout near STL is Blue Springs Creek, it's tough to fish at times, but fun and rewarding when it works out.

[Gavin]

Did not see this earlier. They will dump  some trout in the lake at Tilles in early November. Jefferson Lake in Forest Park gets a couple thousand more.