Missouri · spring creek
10 miles
October on the hatch chart — names and sizes, not a catch report.
Filled months are when that insect is on the chart. Best months for this river are lit.
Swipe months to stay on the year
| Insect | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Midge (Chironomidae) | ||||||||||||
| Blue-winged Olive | ||||||||||||
| Caddis | ||||||||||||
| Sulphur | ||||||||||||
| Ant (Terrestrial) | ||||||||||||
| Beetle (Terrestrial) |
Hatch-chart nymphs, dries, and streamers for this river. Not a crowdsourced catch report.
Open the Crane Creek fly list →1 listed points. Map is Vellum land and Teal water — a desk chart, not a satellite.
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Live USGS gauge Crane Creek at Highway AA, near Galena, MO. Official NWIS: 36.85527778, -93.4544444.
Missouri fishing permit and trout permit required. Missouri Department of Conservation Blue Ribbon Trout Area designation; verify current flies-and-lures-only rules and length/limit before fishing. Respect private property along the drainage; use public conservation area access.
Verify with Verify with the local fish and wildlife agency. Retrieved 2026-08-31. Seasons and gear rules change.
Crane Creek flows through Stone County near Galena in southwest Missouri, holding the state's best population of wild, naturally reproducing rainbow trout. Missouri Department of Conservation manages this drainage as a Blue Ribbon Trout Area.
Spring-fed and clear, Crane Creek fishes as technical water: small, spooky trout in skinny riffles and undercut banks. It is one of the few Missouri streams where rainbows sustain themselves entirely without stocking. A USGS gauge near Highway AA tracks flow through the managed reach.
The creek runs through a mix of conservation area and private land; stay on public easements and posted access.
If something here is thin or wrong, add what you know. It goes to review before it publishes.
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