Fishing Report Updated:9/11 Bennett is fishing well. Soft Hackle wet flies, Hare's Ear Nymphs, woollies, and cracklebacks work well throughout the day. In the mornings and evenings, both caddis and mayflies are coming off and dry fly fisherman will have good opportunities. Jig fisherman are doing well with offerings 1/64 ounce and down; smaller is better in current low water conditions. Powerbait fishing is good as always in the bait area as well. The Niangua River is fishing quite well for the first couple miles below the spring. The whole White Ribbon area will get going soon, but for now focus on trout fishing in those first couple miles…Woollies, other small streamers, and nymphs will take fish. Smallmouth fishing is excellent above and below where the trout fishing is good.
 Fishing Report Updated: 9/11 The Current River is one of the better places to be right now. Dry fly fishing is excellent. In the mornings, tricos and olives are coming off, some days the hatch is having, others not so much. In the evenings caddis and various mayflies make and appearance, plus there are terrestrials mid-day. You get the idea. The trout are looking up especially in the mornings and evenings. #12-16 Wulff type attractor dries are good bets. #14-18 Pheasant Tail and Hare's Ear Nymphs do a good job of filling in the gaps when the fish don't want dries. I would recommend really using dry dropper rigs right now, as conditions are perfect. You only need the typical nymph-indicator-split shot rig in the deeper slots. There seem to be a lot of smaller browns to be caught right now in the riffles in the Blue Ribbon area. The whole Blue Ribbon portion is fishing well, from the park boundary on down to near Cedar Grove. The White Ribbon section isn't exactly on fire now, but there are trout to be taken especially around and below Welch Spring. The park is fishing well with all the flies mentioned above, as well as Powerbait and 1/64 ounce and smaller jigs.
Fishing Report Updated: 9/11 The Eleven Point has been a good place to be lately. Golden Stone and Hexagenia Nymphs have lately been the hot flies, especially in the Blue Ribbon portion. The Hexagenia hatch is starting to get going now, so that means that there is the possible of excellent big dry fly fishing at dark, although like the White Flies on the Meramec it can be a that is always an inconsistent proposition. Spin fisherman are taking trout on 1/16-1/32 ounce jigs and Panther Martin Spinners, and in the White Ribbon area small minnows have been taking trout.
Fishing Report Updated: 9/11 Maramec Spring has been fishing well lately. For fly fisherman, Hare's Ear Nymphs, Pheasant Tails, Zebra Midges, and woolly buggers have been effective. For spin fisherman, 1/32 ounce and smaller marabou jigs, as well as similar sized spinners will sometimes work very well. Powerbait is always a good bet, especially right after the morning buzzer. All of the techniques listed above (except bait) are working well on the Red Ribbon portion of the Meramec. The first mile or two below the park is the place to be currently. The Whitefly hatch is getting going which provides some fun opportunities for big dry fly fishing at dark. The hatch can be sporadic though.
Fishing Report Updated: 9/11 The North Fork has been fishing pretty well. Streamer fishing has been the way to go in the mornings and evenings according to most reports, with woolly buggers, sculpin imitations, and crayfish patterns all being good options, in #8-#12. Nymph fishing has been a little slow according to what we have heard, but prince nymphs, pheasant tails, and rubberlegs stoneflies continue to work. Make sure to use plenty of weight to get the rig down. Spin fisherman can have success on 1/24 ounce Panther Martins as well as Rebel Teeny Craws. A small split-shot a foot or so ahead of these lures to get them deeper is always a good idea.
Fishing Report Updated: 9/11 The small streams are fishing well if you know how to fish them in low water conditions. #14-18 dries are taking plenty of small wild trout on Little Piney, Mill, and Spring. The exact pattern isn't vitally important, just use a generic, buggy pattern like and Adams, Parachute Adams, or and Elk Hair Caddis. For nymphs, the usual #16 and #18 Hare's Ear and Pheasant Tail Nymphs are excellent options. Conditions are not very good for spin-fishing on these creeks right now, but 1/32 ounce Panther Martins would likely take some fish anyway.
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