The Rainbows are Coming! The Rainbows are Coming!

While the air and water temperatures are getting lower and most of the warm water fish species here in Missouri are becoming more lethargic, some bodies of water are about to heat up in terms of the fishing.  The Missouri Department of Conservation recently announced that their Winter Trout Stocking Program will be kicking off soon and many lakes around the state are about to be stocked with Rainbow Trout.  So even though the weather is starting to change for the worse (in my humble opinion), the fishing on some lakes is about to get a whole lot better.  For more info about the program, visit the first link below.  Admittedly, I have had some days of getting skunked while chasing these stockers, but then there have been some good days and a rare excellent day.  You never know what type of day you're going to have (which is one reason that I love fishing so much) so get out there and try to catch these seasonal visitors!

Link: https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/winter-trout-fishing-kicks-november

Here's a list of lakes that trout will be socked in this winter.

Link: https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/fishing/species/trout/trout-where-fish/winter-trout-fishing-areas