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Fly Fishing in Missouri

Missouri

America's Best Trout Parks—and Much More

Missouri may not be the first state that comes to mind for fly fishing, but it has quietly earned a reputation as one of the Midwest's best destinations. Thanks to its abundance of cold-water springs, clear Ozark streams, and scenic rivers, the Show-Me State offers excellent fishing throughout the year. Whether you're casting dry flies on a spring creek or throwing streamers for bass, Missouri has far more to offer than many anglers realize.

The Ozarks are home to several outstanding trout fisheries, including the famous White, Current, and North Fork Rivers, along with the renowned tailwaters of Lake Taneycomo and the Norfork system just across the Arkansas border. Rainbow and brown trout thrive in these cold, spring-fed waters, where consistent flows provide excellent fishing in every season. Missouri's hatcheries and conservation efforts have helped create some of the finest year-round trout fishing in the central United States.

Beyond trout, Missouri offers outstanding opportunities for warmwater fly anglers. Smallmouth bass are the stars of the Ozark rivers, while largemouth bass, carp, bluegill, and even paddlefish inhabit the state's lakes and rivers. With its combination of beautiful scenery, dependable fishing, and uncrowded waters, Missouri remains one of fly fishing's best-kept secrets.

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Top Selling Flies in Missouri

These are the top selling patterns that have been shipped to Missouri over the past 5 years

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Adams

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The Adams is one of the most successful dry fly patterns of all time. Can be used to imitate a plethora of mayfly hatches, including baetis, call...

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Chubby Chernobyl

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Description The Chubby Chernobyl is one of the most versatile and reliable dry flies ever designed for western rivers. Built with a high-floating f...

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Conehead Crystal Bugger

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A more flashy version of the regular Woolly Bugger. A great attractor pattern, inciter pattern, prepare for vicious strikes, and large fish. Use f...

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Conehead Woolly Bugger

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All the attributes of the popular Woolly Bugger, with the streamlined silhouette of a conehead gives it unique swimming action. Gets down quickly ...

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Copper John-Beadhead

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A cross between the pheasant tail and brassie. Works well where ever there are stonefly or mayfly nymphs. Classic profile, sinks fast, sleek, an...

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Crackleback

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Developed by Ed Story, these patterns have been used to catch everything under the sun. Can be dead drifted dry, and then submerged on the retrie...

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Crystal Bugger-Beadhead

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A more flashy version of the regular Woolly Bugger. A great attractor pattern, inciter pattern, prepare for vicious strikes, and large fish. Use f...

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Dog Pellet

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Legendary carp pattern, mimics a dog pellet. Deer hair keeps this fly afloat. Fish on warm summer days in carp infested waters.

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Elk Hair Caddis

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The Elk Hair Caddis is a must-have dry fly that imitates adult caddisflies skating and drifting across the surface. It’s one of the most dependable...

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Flashback Pheasant Tail-Beadhead

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A great improvement on this all-time classic pattern. Many nymphs take on a very shiny appearance right before emerging. Trout key in on this vuln...

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Frenchie Nymph-Tungsten

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A great all purpose nymph. It simple profile and tungsten beadhead keep it rolling on the bottom and make it simply irresistible. While Pink is th...

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Glo Bug

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Fish love eggs. They will eat them indiscriminately. Not just steelhead and salmon either, every fish wil eat any eggs. Don't go to Alaska without...

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Glo Bug-Beadhead

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The bead helps this pattern get down better, especially effective bouncing along river bottoms. There isn't a fish out there that won't hit an egg...

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Morrish Hopper

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A realistic, durable, high floating Hopper pattern. Use this pattern from around the end of July to late September. When fishing this fly, make 3 ...

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Parachute Adams

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The Parachute Adams is one of the most versatile and trusted dry flies ever created, designed to imitate a wide range of mayflies in both dun and e...

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Pat's Rubber Legs

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Although found in the UNWEIGHTED collection, This is LIGHTLY weighted with lead-free wire wraps.  Typically, 6 wraps of .015" lead-free wire.  this...

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Pheasant Tail

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A classic nymph, peacock thorax, slender pheasant tail body. The wire rib presents a nice segmented look, in addition to adding flash and durabili...

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Pheasant Tail-Beadhead

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One of the top five trout nymphs ever tied on a tippet. A near perfect imitation of the blue wing olive nymph, also works great for a general mayf...

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Prince Nymph - Tungsten

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The legendary Prince, presented here with the benefits of the Tungsten Beadhead. Everyone's favorite nymph and not just for trout. Iridescent peac...

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Prince Nymph-Beadhead

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Everyone's favorite nymph and not just for trout. Iridescent peacock and those marvelous white wings, and split tail, combine to make this a great...

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Royal Wulff

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If you want a fast water fly this is one for your fly box. All Wulff style flies float extremely well, and this version is easy to see. The Royal ...

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San Juan Worm

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This pattern is sometimes controversial because it has the word "worm" in it. But this is not the garden variety type worm, but an aquatic worm, ...

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Stimulator

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This pattern was designed by Randall Kaufmann, borrowing liberally from the Improved Sofa Pillow and Bucktail Caddis. The Stimulator has become on...

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Thin Mint

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Thin Mint (sometimes known as the Twin Lakes Special), is a play on one of the most popular flies ever... The Woolly Bugger. Tied much like a Bead...

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