Trout season is just around the corner. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has set March 1 as the annual opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing at Missouri’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James.
The catch-and-keep season at the trout parks runs through Oct. 31. The daily limit is four trout, and the possession limit is eight for all four parks.
MDC operates trout hatcheries at all four parks and will stock about 20,000 trout among the four parks for opening day, and nearly 600,000 annually at the four trout parks.
Trout anglers need a daily trout tag to fish in Missouri’s trout parks during the catch-and-keep season and Missouri residents ages 16-64 and nonresidents ages 16 and older also need a fishing permit in addition to the daily trout tag.