Why no Brown Trout in the Eleven Point River?

[Steve King (Admin)]

In the Missouri Wild Trout Management Areas (Barren Fork Creek, Blue Springs Creek, Crane Creek, Eleven Point River, Mill Creek, North Fork of the White River, and Spring Creek) you will encounter only rainbow trout because the water temperatures in these streams exceed the 53° F maximum that green brown trout eggs can withstand.


Source: www.MissouriTrout.com

[brians]

Actually, MDC has wanted to put Brown trout in the Eleven Point for some time, but the forest service won't let them because they have not been in the river historically.