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Type of Stream
Spring Creek
Species
Brown Trout (Stocked with some wild
and holdovers)
Rainbow Trout (Stocked with some
wild and holdovers)
Size
Medium
Location
Southeast Ozarks Missouri
Nearest Towns
Salem
Akers
Season
Year-round
Access:
Fair to Good
Special Regulations
Yes
Non-Resident License
State of Missouri
Weather
National Weather Service Link
USGS Stream Flow Data:
Seasons:
Fly fishing the Current River is good year-round.
Winter:
Winter fishing is can be good on warm days.
Spring:
Springtime is the best time to fish the river but you should make sure you check the water level.
Summer:
Since the water is cooled by springs, it stays cool enough to provide good fishing opportunities year-round.
Fall:
Fall may be the best time to fish the Current River. There’s less canoes and fishing pressure.
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 The Current River Missouri
The Current River is a part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. It’s a beautiful trout stream that flows through some very scenic landscapes. It begins in the Montauk
State Park. Downstream of the park, there’s nine miles of what the state calls Blue Ribbon trout water. The Current River continues through a different type of regulated area for eight more miles.
This stream is best fished by drifting it. There’s few road access points. The bluffs along the stream add to its beauty. You have seventeen miles of water that you can fish from a small drift boat.
The Blue Ribbon area runs from the Montauk State Park boundary downstream for nine miles to the Cedar Grove Bridge. It includes all tributaries within that area. Artificial
lures and flies only may be used. Artificial lures cannot include soft plastic lures. You are only allowed to keep one trout that’s a least 18 inches long.
The Blue Ribbon area has a good population of both rainbows and brown trout including some that are wild. Fly fishing the Current River is best in this section. There are some trout better than 18 inches.
The Current River has lots of different aquatic insects, crustaceans, sculpin and baitfish. Scuds and Sowbugs are plentiful. Blue-winged Olives are the most important mayflies and different species are hatching off and on for about half the year. There are some sulphurs and tricos along with a few other mayflies. There are lots of caddisflies, including several species of Cinnamon Caddis, Little Brown Caddis, Spotted Sedges and a few more less important ones. Streamers often produce the largest fish, especially those that imitate sculpin.
You don’t have to float the Current River to fish it. Access for wading is available in some areas. One area is from the Montauk State Park campground. There’s a good trail and it is noted by signs where the park ends and the Blue Ribbon section starts. If you exit the park at the rear entrance you can follow a unpaved road to the Tan Vat access It’s best to hike downstream a ways to reach the best water. There’s also a Baptist Camp Access, Parker Access and Cedar Grove Access. It’s best to acquire a map of the area to find these locations.
Hiking your way downstream is often difficult or impossible. There is a lot of deep water and some areas of the stream is surrounded by steep bluffs.
There are three access points to the White Ribbon section of the Current River. Cedar Grove, Welch Spring and Akers Ferry. This section cannot be accessed entirely by hiking. Some of the water is too deep to wade. You an drift the stream in a small pontoon type
watercraft or a canoe.