My buddy Corey and I had the pleasure to chase trout at Krug Park in St. Joseph, Missouri, yesterday. This would not have been possible without the Missouri Department of Conservation and the winter trout stocking program that they are responsible for. I have really fallen in love with this program and it extends my fishing season by months! Sure, most of the fish will just be stocker 12 inch rainbows (although some bigger ones get stocked as well) but at least it is time on the water with beautiful fish that will readily eat flies!
The fishing was pretty good and both of us caught close to 10 fish. The fish we landed mainly came on jigs under indicators but we also saw a guy doing well throwing a rooster tail on an ultra light. We caught fish around the waterfall but the majority of our fish cam around the fountain that is on the far side of the lake. Most of the time the fish hit when the fly was just drifting but on a couple of occasions, they did hit the fly if it had a little movement. I used a jig called The Standard which has a chartreuse head and black body. Corey caught his on a few different flies. Overall, it was nice to be on the water on a pretty day and catching these beautiful fish with a good friend!
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