Blue Ribbon Trout Areas

Range from small creeks to large rivers

Less crowded than trout parks and winter trout areas

Small streams are not stocked, but depend on self-sustaining populations of rainbow   trout.

North Fork of the White, Eleven Point and Current rivers are stocked periodically.

Only artificial lures and flies may be used. Natural, soft plastic and scented baits are prohibited.

The daily limit is one trout of 18 inches or greater length.

A Missouri fishing permit is required, and a trout permit also is required if trout are harvested.

 

Trout Water	Miles or Area	County	Area	View Map	Length Limit	Daily Limit	Authorized Lures and Baits
Barren Fork Creek	3.2 miles	Shannon	County Road AD to its junction with Sinking Creek	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
Blue Springs Creek	4.0 miles	Crawford	Blue Springs to its junction with the Meramec River	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
Crane Creek	8.0 miles	Stone and Lawrence	Upstream from Quail Spur Road crossing on Stone County Road 13-195	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
Current River	9.0 miles	Dent, Texas and Shannon	From the lower boundary at Montauk State Park to Cedargrove Bridge	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
Eleven Point River	5.5 miles	Oregon	Greer Spring Branch junction to Turner Mill Access	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
Little Piney Creek	9.9 miles	Phelps	Phelps/Dent county line downstream to Milldam Hollow Access	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
Mill Creek	7.7 miles	Phelps	Yelton Springs to the Little Piney River, including Wilkins Spring and its spring branch	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
North Fork of the White River	8.6 miles	Ozark	Upper outlet of Rainbow Springs to Patrick Bridge	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only
Spring Creek	6.2 miles	Phelps	Relfe Spring to the Big Piney River	map	At least 18 inches	1	Artificial lures and flies only

Red Ribbon Trout Areas

Less crowded than trout parks and winter trout areas

Stocked less intensively than white ribbon trout areas. Browns are stocked once a year. Rainbows are either stocked, escape from other areas or reproduce.

Special regulations may include length limits, reduced creel limits, and tackle restrictions. See regulations page.

A Missouri fishing permit is required, and a trout permit also is required if trout are harvested.

 

Trout Water	Miles or Area	County	Area	View Map	Length Limit	Daily Limit	Authorized Lures and Baits
Meramec River	8.2 miles	Phelps and Crawford	From Highway 8 bridge to Scotts Ford, and on Dry Fork Creek from the elevated cable crossing to the Meramec River	map	At least 15 inches	2	Artificial lures and flies only
North Fork of the White River	7.0 miles	Ozark	The unimpounded portion of the river and its tributaries from Patrick Bridge to Norfork Lake	map	At least 15 inches	2	All
Roubidoux Creek	2.2 miles	Pulaski	Downstream of the elevated utility cable, approximately 1/2 mile below Business I-44 bridge in Waynesville to the Gasconade River	map	At least 15 inches	2	Artificial lures and flies only

White Ribbon Trout Areas

Less crowded than trout parks and winter trout areas

Stocked less intensively than trout parks

Fishing is permitted year ’round.

The daily limit is four trout with no length limit on rainbows. Brown trout must be 15 inches or greater. Further seasonal restrictions may apply. See regulations page.

A Missouri fishing permit is required, and a trout permit also is required if trout are harvested.

 

Trout Water	Miles or Area	County	Area	View Map	Length Limit	Daily Limit	Authorized Lures and Baits
Capps Creek	2.0 miles	Barry and Newton	Approximately 2 miles upstream from its junction with Shoal Creek	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4	All
Current River	7.7 miles	Dent and Shannon	Downstream from Cedargrove Bridge	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4	All
Eleven Point River	14.2 miles	Oregon	Downstream from Turner Mill Access	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4	All
Hickory Creek	2.7 miles	Newton	From Highway 86 bridge to Shoal Creek	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4 from March 1–Oct. 31, catch and release from Nov. 1–Feb. 28	All from March 1–Oct. 31, artificial lures and flies from Nov. 1–Feb. 28
Little Piney Creek	3.7 miles	Phelps	Milldam Hollow Access downstream to Phelps County Road 7360	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4	All
Niangua River	11.5 miles	Dallas and Laclede	All of the Niangua River and its tributaries	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4	All
Roaring River	4.0 miles	Barry	From the lower boundary of Roaring River State Park to Table Rock Lake	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4	All
Roubidoux Creek	0.9 miles	Pulaski	Upstream of the elevated utility cable, approx. 1/2 mile below Bus. I-44 bridge in Waynesville	map	Rainbow trout–none. Brown trout–at least 15 inches	4	All
Stone Mill Spring Branch1	0.3 miles	Pulaski	The entire spring branch, from the spring to the Big Piney River	map	Rainbow trout–none.	4 from March 1–Oct. 31, catch and release from Nov. 1–last day in Feb.	All from March 1–Oct. 31, artificial lures and flies from Nov. 1–last day in Feb.