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- The best opportunities to catch these wild rainbow trout are on US Forest Service and MDC properties upstream of the picnic area on Mill Creek Road.
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Rainbow trout are stocked in the winter beginning in early November in the lakes listed below. Fishing is permitted year-round during normal park or area hours. Regulations. Limits and tackle restrictions vary by lake and season. Be sure to check for special area regulations before you fish.
- Rainbow Trout
Rainbow trout require waters that are constantly below 70°F,...
- Rainbow Trout
5 days ago · CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual winter trout program begins Nov. 1 following the stocking of nearly 10,400 rainbow trout in five southeast Missouri waters – Perryville’s Legion Lake, Jackson’s Rotary Lake, Farmington’s Giessing Lake, Sikeston Recreation Complex Pond, and Cape Girardeau’s Capaha Park Pond.
Rainbow trout require waters that are constantly below 70°F, so they are limited to Ozark spring branches, spring-fed streams, and Lake Taneycomo, where cold water is discharged from the lower levels of Table Rock Reservoir just upstream.
- Columbia Park Pond
- Dalton Lake
- Marmes Pond
- Mesa Lake
- Palouse River
- Powerline Lake
- Scooteney Reservoir
- Snake River
- Yakima River
This 7-acre Kennewick fishing hole is the only spot in Benton County that is currently stocked with hatchery-reared trout. It’s also only open to young anglers, senior anglers and those with a designated harvester companion card. But for those Tri-Cities anglers who are able to fish it, Columbia Pond is close to home and stocked with something arou...
Dalton Lake is around 50 acres with a year-round fishing season for planted trout and other game fish located a short drive from Pasco. Dalton Lake is quite nicely stocked with some 16,000 catchable rainbow trout and about 300 very large triploid rainbow trout, typically between February and April. Trout fishing will be best during that late winter...
This 9-acre pond diked out from the lower Palouse River is modestly stocked with trout during the late winter and early spring. Recent plantings have included about 1,500 catchable rainbow trout and several dozen much larger trout in February and March. Located near the local hatchery just up from the Palouse River mouth, this body of water occasio...
This nearly 50-acre warmwater fishery in the Mesa area is fed by irrigation water and home to bass, crappie, walleye, yellow perch, sunfish and bullhead catfish. The lake is about a half hour’s drive north of Pasco, with a WDFW access available from Langford Road.
This Snake River tributary, known more for its calendar-worthy falls, forms the eastern boundary of Franklin County. Like the Snake River, the lower Palouse River (below the falls) can be good for smallmouth bass fishing, and the area around the mouth at Lyons Ferry State Park can be excellent for warm weather channel catfish angling and also yield...
This small reservoir in the north part of Franklin County is about 20 acres with a year-round fishing season and a brief opportunity at catching big trout. Powerline Lake is typically stocked with around 650 very large rainbow trout in the spring (around April), and trout fishing then should be good. Some may also be caught in the fall. There is a ...
This fairly big reservoir at almost 700 acres is best fished for a variety of warmwater species, including historically good numbers of both walleye and yellow perch. Other warmwater fish that at times can provide lots of action include smallmouth and largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, and several types of catfish. Scooteney Reservoir also has quit...
This reach of the Snake River from the mouth near Pasco to the Palouse River forms much of the southern boundary of Franklin County and is fished for a variety of native coldwater and introduced warmwater fish. The lower Snake River is mostly a series of reservoirs, with Ice Harbor and Lower Monumental dams impounding the waterway. There are a vari...
The lower section of the Yakima River flows through Benton County on the way to its confluence with the Columbia River at Richland. Here the river is a low-elevation stream through heavily farmed countryside, which warms the water and adds nutrients. The lower river doesn’t have the famed trout fishery of the stream in its higher reaches in Kittita...
Check out our simple guide to trout fishing to learn the top methods, baits, lures, and other tips. Missouri's mountainous areas are lined with cold rivers and creeks perfectly suited to trout. We show you the best trout fishing streams as well as a few excellent trout lakes.
Nov 14, 2023 · During cold-weather months, MDC will stock nearly 40,000 rainbow trout from November until February this year in nine St. Louis City and County lakes, Union City Lake in Franklin County, as well as in five lakes in the August A. Busch Conservation Area on Route D in St. Charles.
Dec 27, 2023 · The ideal spot to aim for is between Patrick Bridge and Althea Spring. The Blue Ribbon Trout Area stretches from Rainbow Springs 7 miles downstream to Patrick Bridge. You can find great rainbow trout fishing opportunities in the Blue Ribbon Trout Area.
