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St. Louis Winter Trout fishing

· Tips and locations for catching St. Louis winter trout ·

  • Paul McCaslin
  • Fishing
  • Jan 25, 2020
St. Louis winter trout fishing rainbow trout on sparkle jig

When you think of trout fishing, often your thoughts lead to some winding stream rushing through a mountain valley. While that may be accurate and something worth day dreaming about, we have some great angling for trout close to home. The St. Louis winter trout fishing program provides ample opportunities to catch beautiful trout in…

Fishing Bennett Spring

· Winter catch-and-release trout fishing ·

  • Paul McCaslin
  • Fishing
  • Jan 22, 2019
Pretty rainbow trout from Bennett Spring

January can be a slow time for a tree guy. This is especially true when its been colder with more snow than we have had the past few years. So, once I caught wind that Billy had a Friday off from school I knew that I would be taking a day off from work for…

Urban Winter trout fishing

· By Billy McCaslin ·

  • Paul McCaslin
  • Fishing
  • Nov 25, 2018
Billy holding trout at Walker lake

Every winter the Missouri Department of Conservation stocks Rainbow Trout in several ponds in the St. Louis area for the urban winter trout program.  The first stocking is usually around November 1st, and they continue to make supplemental stockings in some lakes until February 1st.  After February 1st all lakes become open to catch-and-keep fishing. From…