Spring Fed · Limestone · Missouri, US

Maramec Spring Park

Maramec Spring is located on the Meramec River near St. James in the east-central Ozarks of Missouri
Prime · Brown Trout
Blue Winged Olive · 18-22
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Current River / Montauk (Missouri spring system)
  • Water temp15.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Blue Winged Olive
Blue Winged Olive18-22
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Current River / Montauk (Missouri spring system)
Water temp15.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindS 5 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Current River / Montauk (Missouri spring system). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
16°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
SulphurHatch
2
3
2
Trico (Eastern)Hatch
2
3
3
2
Eastern Blue-Winged OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Eastern Summer BWO (Drunella)Hatch
2
3
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Missouri trout park
  • Fishing permit and daily trout tag required during March 1–October 31 unless exempt; annual trout permit replaces daily tag during winter catch-and-release
  • Verify current dates, times, tag/entry costs and brown-trout length rules before launch.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Maramec Spring is located on the Meramec River near St. James in the east-central Ozarks of Missouri
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 84 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Conditions total= 84
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Current River / Montauk (Missouri spring system)proxy
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 31 October
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Booking & contacts