Jig On the Water
On Sunday morning, Roaring River’s CFS was at 30, so still low and clear. We caught ‘em on caddis, crackle backs, para Adams and blue wing olives all week.
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Angling for Sa-TROUT-day
An eagerly-awaited harbinger of Spring arrives Saturday — the opening of catch-and-keep trout season at Roaring River State Park. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will be on hand to shoot the Opening Day gun at 6:30 a.m., a time-honored, ceremonial tradition, usually performed under less-than-optimal temperatures.
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Trout traditions relived on Kids’ Fishing Day
Matt Barlow readies his son Jett’s fishing pole during Kids Fishing Day at Roaring River State Park on Saturday. Barlow says he has been traveling to Roaring River, from Hoisington, Kan., since he was a child.
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Jig On the Water, Aug. 21
Roaring River’s water is low and clear. There was a good little rain Saturday night that brought the river up a bit, but it remained clear, running 50 CFS as of Sunday morning.
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August 11, 2024 Plastic eggs did well this week. A white egg, 1 bb shot and a No.
Read MoreJig On the Water, Aug. 11Multiple factors affect visitors, revenue at RRSP
Ozarks Region Deputy Director Carl Bonnell says he doesn’t put too much stock in visitor counts at individual Missouri state parks, perhaps because the revenue generated within parks represents the smaller fraction (25%) of the total revenue upon which the parks system budgets. The remaining 75% of operating and developmental expenses are covered by the constitutional, 1/10-cent Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax, first approved by Missouri voters in 1984, and reapproved multiple times since then.
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Jig On the Water, July 9
June 9, 2024 Roaring River is clearing a bit. It was 94 CFS on Sunday morning.
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Jig On the Water, June 2
June 2, 2024 Roaring River is running 105 CFS as of Sunday morning. It has been falling every day, and clearing happens a lot quicker when the river gets below 100 CFS.
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Jig On the Water, May 26
Roaring River came up last night a little over 2,000 CFS it has dropped back to 1,380 CFS. Use Powerbait and plenty of weight.
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Jig On the Water, May 12
Roaring River is still murky and off colored, but not muddy. Water is running a nice 111 CFS right now, and fishing was good all week, with lots of quality fish were caught.
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