Spring Creek, Ozark County, Missouri

Rockbridge

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Two miles of glass-clear spring creek, stocked with rainbows that go in at two pounds and better.

A lone angler on a midstream rock lays out a long cast under a broken bank of cloud.

Where the fish are right now

The creek, cut open from the side. Drag the hours and watch them move through the column as the light changes.

Why this creek fishes the way it does

Are you in?

All three days. It is private water, so there is no Missouri fishing licence and no trout stamp to buy.

Friday to Sunday
Permit

Who is bringing what

Tap anything to put your name on it. The lodge restaurant does three meals a day, so this list is only what it does not cover.

The gear chart

Both permits, hour by hour, so you can see the difference before you pick one. The blocks follow the real light for that day.

In the bag regardless

Permit, weather and time of day do not change any of this.

The water

Same creeks, same crew, earlier in the year. Drag it sideways.