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|  | 2007 Upper Current River Fishing Prospects River
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Current River (upper) (Ozark Region - Dent and Shannon Counties)
Camping, trout fishing, canoeing, the 19 miles of river from Montauk State Park to Akers Ferry has it all. Visitors have the choice of three areas to visit.
Montauk State Park
Information (573) 548-2585
Rainbow trout are stocked daily in the 2.3 miles of water within Montauk State Park. If you don't mind the company of other anglers, this is the place to catch trout. The state park here also offers lodging, and restaurant facilities. See the Trout Fishing section of this publication for more information.
Blue Ribbon Trout Area
The 9.0 miles from the state park downstream to the Cedargrove bridge is managed for large size brown trout on a put-grow-and-take basis. Trout must be at least 18" to keep and the daily limit is one. See Trout Fishing Section for more information.
Brown trout, 8-10", are stocked each spring but do not reach legal size until at least two or three years later. Density of brown trout found in fall of 2005 and 2006 averaged 416 fish per mile and is up 11% from the 2001 to 2004 average. Cooler water temperatures and near normal flows during the past two summers has helped with trout survival, as well as the increase in the minimum size limit from 15" to 18" in March of 2005. About 24% of the brown trout population will be made up of brown trout 15" and larger, up 5% from the 2001 to 2004 average. Browns over 18" will make up about 6% of the population. Anglers wanting to catch rainbow trout should concentrate in the upper two miles of the Blue Ribbon Area from Montauk Trout Park boundary downstream to Baptist Access. Rainbow trout here make up about 25% of the trout population with the vast majority of them 11 - 15" long. These fish are the result of stocked trout moving out of the Trout Park. Downstream of Baptist Access the rainbows make up less than 10% of the trout population.
White Ribbon Trout Area
The 9.0 miles from the Cedargrove bridge to Akers Ferry are managed with rainbow trout on a put-and-take basis. This section has no minimum length limit and four fish per day limit. See Trout Fishing Section for more information. Rainbows, 10-12" are stocked once a month and twice a month from March through June. During the months of July and August, and when river levels are low, trout stocking is limited to the cooler section from Welch Spring downstream to Akers Ferry. Fishing in the White Ribbon Area is less crowded than in the trout park and the stream can be easily waded or floated in a canoe.
Trout Parks:
Missouri has four trout parks with trout hatcheries on the park grounds. These parks are heavily stocked to ensure angler success. The parks host two seasons, one running from March 1 through October 31. The second season begins the second weekend of November and extends through the second weekend of February. It is a catch and release season during which fishing is allowed 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, with the exception of Maramec Spring Park where fishing is allowed seven days a week during the catch-and-release season.
Anglers will experience good trout fishing at the trout parks during the March 1 through October 31 season due to the daily stocking of rainbow trout at a rate of 2.25 fish per tag. The daily limit is four trout with a 15" minimum length limit on brown trout. The possession limit is eight trout. All anglers must have a fishing permit unless they are 15 years of age and under or a Missouri resident 65 years of age and over. All anglers must purchase and display a daily tag while fishing. The costs are $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children age 15 and under.
A Missouri fishing permit and a trout permit are required to fish during the winter catch and release season. Only flies may be used and all trout must be released unharmed immediately following capture.
Each year the parks host special events that encourage angling as a family activity and provide novice anglers the opportunity to experience trout fishing. The events are the Free Fishing Days held the first Saturday and Sunday following the first Monday of June and the Free Kids Fishing Days.
Source: Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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