Missouri · spring creek
5 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 Mill 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 Mill Creek near Newburg, MO, Mark Twain National Forest. Official NWIS: 37.91055556, -91.9325.
Missouri fishing permit and trout permit required. Missouri Department of Conservation Blue Ribbon Trout Area: flies and artificial lures only, soft plastics excluded; verify current daily limit and minimum length before fishing.
Verify with Verify with the local fish and wildlife agency. Retrieved 2026-08-31. Seasons and gear rules change.
Mill Creek flows through the Mark Twain National Forest and Bohigian Conservation Area south of Interstate 44 between Fort Leonard Wood and Rolla, Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation manages this stretch as a Blue Ribbon Trout Area holding wild rainbow trout, fed by Wilkins and Yelton Springs.
This is small, tight water. Most fish run seven to ten inches with occasional trout to fourteen inches or better. Tight brush and narrow casting lanes reward a stealthy, close approach over distance casting. The creek joins Little Piney Creek downstream.
Access the Bohigian Access off Highway AA, or the Mill Creek Recreation Area picnic site off County Road 7550, both reached via Highway T through Newburg.
If something here is thin or wrong, add what you know. It goes to review before it publishes.
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