Bennett Spring Trout Fishing Report - Niangua River Trout Fishing Report

Fishing Report Updated:9/2 Big rains have occured throughout Missouri for the last two days, and that water is naturally making it to the rivers. The water level effects are a bit less than you might expect, mostly because it has been so dry lately. A good amount of the rain is being soaked up in the formerly parched ground. Bennett Spring Branch's flows were not much effected. In the fly area, scuds, San Juans, Hare's Ears, and Cracklebacks work well. Bait fisherman do well with trout worms, Powerbait, and canned corn. The White Ribbon area on the Niangua is fishing well near the junction with Bennett Spring. There are lots of trout there now, and they can be caught on Powerbait, spinners, and the whole array of nymphs. But the upper reaches of the Niangua have gotten a big water flow spike, and that is going to make it down to the trout portion below Bennett Spring. Most likely that will mean a plug of mud-so the Niangua could be unfishable for a day or two. But it should drop quickly, because that's what happens after a late summer rain. With these cool rains, water temperatures are down, and if the water clarity is good enough, your likely to find feeding trout anywhere in the first 5- 7 miles below Bennett Spring. That's a nice change, since until this rain, the trout fishing has been very slow once you get a mile or two below Bennett.

Current River Trout Fishing Report - Montauk State Park Trout Fishing Report

Fishing Report Updated: 9/2 The Current didn't get a big rise from this rain, so it's still running at late summer flows. But the trout fishing has been pretty good. The hopper-dropper bite has been on, but there will be less hoppers in the water for a day or two after the rain. For now, you might do best to fish scud, leech, and other subsurface patterns deep until it gets warm and dry enough again for good hopper fishing. Also watch out for morning trico hatches, and sporadic, mix and match mayfly hatches througout the day. These hatches won't bring huge numbers of fish to the surface, but they do give the dry fly angler a chance to catch fish on top when the hoppers aren't getting it done. The best fishing remains in the Blue Ribbon area, Montauk Park, and the White Ribbon area below Welch Spring. Get ready for the best season on the Current-it fishes well all summer long, but come fall, the fishing is really lights out. t

Eleven Point River Trout Fishing Report

Fishing Report Updated: 9/2 The Eleven Point is at normal flows, and it continues to fish pretty darn well for trout. The evening Hexagenia (#6 Mayflies) hatch has been hit or miss, but Golden Stonefly Nymphs and Crayfish patterns are filling in pretty well. The Blue Ribbon area is where I'd be spending my time this time of year, but there are plenty of nice trout (and smallmouth) to catch in the White Ribbon section as well.

Maramec Spring Trout Fishing Report - Meramec River Trout Fishing Report

Fishing Report Updated: 9/2 The Meramec River at Steelville is running at 387 Cubic feet per second (which is slightly up for this time of year, but still fishable) but the water graph is spiking big time. Whether this will stay fishable, I can't say. I can say that this relatively cool rain will be a true blessing to this river. It has trouble with warm water in summer below Dry Fork Creek, and this rain will help cool things down. I say bring it on, even if it does make the river unfishable for a day or two. If it does stay in the fishable range, there has been a White-fly hatch at dark (12 White mayfly drakes). Some nights the fish go crazy after them, and others no fish rise at all. It's pretty much a matter of luck. The rest of the day, fish deep with a woolly bugger, scud, leech, or other nymph fished as deep as you can get it. Best fishing will be above Dry Fork, both because of the mud it is likely to contribute after these rains, and because it is a warm-water stream, and the water temps are higher below its mouth.

North Fork of the White River Trout Fishing Report

Fishing Report Updated: 9/2 A bit of rain and cooler weather has made all the difference here. The North Fork never really got to warm to fish, but the water temps were getting high enough that the trout were starting to get a little sluggish. Now it's back in good shape, and there are quite a few nice trout being taken. The best fishing will be early morning or evening, or all day on a cloudy day. That said, you can have success all day, even on the warmer sunny days. You just have to work harder for fish under these conditions. Golden Stonefly and Hexagenia Nymphs are doing well, fished very deep. Some good streamer action is also on down below Patrick Bridge-fish big sculpin and crayfish patterns down there and you may hook into a monster brown.

Rolla Area Spring Creeks Trout Fishing Report - Little Piney Creek, Spring Creek, Mill Creek

Fishing Report Updated: 9/2 The cooler weather, combined with a pretty nice boost from the rain has helped out Little Piney. Water temps are much better. Fish small nymphs (16 or 18 Hare's Ears) under an indicator on the cloudy days, and fish a hopper dropper when it's sunny.