Missouri · spring creek
6.2 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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| Beetle (Terrestrial) |
Hatch-chart nymphs, dries, and streamers for this river. Not a crowdsourced catch report.
Open the Spring 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 Spring Creek near Spring Creek, MO, Mark Twain National Forest, Phelps County. Official NWIS: 37.76388889, -92.0202778.
Missouri fishing permit and trout permit required. Missouri Department of Conservation Blue Ribbon Trout Management Area from Relfe Spring to the Big Piney River. Public access covers roughly the lower three miles; the upper three miles to Relfe Spring are private and require landowner permission. Verify current MDC special-waterbody regulations before fishing.
Verify with Verify with the local fish and wildlife agency. Retrieved 2026-08-31. Seasons and gear rules change.
Spring Creek is a Missouri Department of Conservation Blue Ribbon Trout Management Area in Phelps County, on Mark Twain National Forest land around Highway J. The creek runs about six miles from Relfe Spring down to its confluence with the Big Piney River, populated entirely by wild, stream-bred rainbow trout.
The upper three miles above the public/private boundary sit on private land and require landowner permission. The lower roughly three miles to the Big Piney confluence are public. Rainbow trout migrate downstream from private water after the winter spawn, so fish of all sizes show up in the public reach through late winter and spring.
A USGS gauge tracks flow through the creek. This is small, technical water that rewards careful wading and accurate short casts.
If something here is thin or wrong, add what you know. It goes to review before it publishes.
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