Barren Fork Creek Missouri Fly Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Spring Creek
Species
Rainbow Trout (Wild)
Size
Small
Location
Central Missouri
Nearest Towns
Ava
Dillia
Season
Year-round
Access:
Good
Special Regulations
Yes
Non-Resident License
State of Missouri
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
Fly fishing Barren Fork Creek is good year-round.
Winter:
Winter fishing can be good on warm days.
Spring:
Springtime is the best time for fly fishing Barre Fork Creek because of the aquatic insect hatches.
Summer:
The water stays cool in the prime areas and fishing is good all Summer. .
Fall:
Fall is also a good time to fish Barren Fork Creek.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Barren Fork Creek Missouri
Barren Fork Creek is a small spring fed stream that flows over a gravel and cobble bottom filled with beds of watercress. It’s a tributary of Sinking Creek, which is a tributary of the famous Current River. Fly fishing Barren Fork Creek offers anglers a real challenge but also, some great opportunities to catch some wild trout. We love the little stream even though it isn’t that easy to fish.
Much of Barren Fork Creek is a dry bed of gravel but Twin Springs changes it into a beautiful little spring creek. Stream-bred rainbow trout are rather plentiful for
the small size of the stream but not exactly easy to fool. The stream is considered “technical” fishing water by many anglers.
Barren Fork Creek fishery was good enough for the Missouri Department of Conservation to purchase land along the stream. It consist of 268 acres at Twin Springs, 160 acres near the mouth of the stream, and almost a mile of waterfront property along the stream.
Barren Fork Creek is managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation under its Blue Ribbon Trout Stream Regulations. That means you can only keep one fish at least 18 inches long per day. Fishing must be done using artificial flies and lures only. You should also be aware much of the property along the stream is private.
The stream has a lot of bushes along its banks and casting is usually made under tight situations. The clear water makes the rainbow trout very easy to spook. It’s a stream where our “Perfect Fly” trout flies really prove effective. The trout will get a good look at your fly and fooling them with unrealistic looking and acting flies is very difficult.
Barren Fork Creek has a very good population of aquatic insects and crustaceans. The high pH of the water provides an excellent habitat for the trout’s food. Matching the hatch is often necessary.