Our Trips

Here is some information about our latest trips…

Trips: Cold – But You Gotta Go!

These late go trips are not bad.  Get up at a normal time and get home at a normal time.  Of Course, you have to go to Maramec Spring park to do it. It’s only a little over an hour away. But if you arrive around 10:30 am and leave … Read More…

Trips: New Grad – Fast and Murky

A graduation trip which was scheduled months in advanced came true yesterday as Nick Carper headed to the waters to be the second graduate from the Fall 2018 fly fishing class.  A cadre of six FATC – Glenn Haake, Mike Oldani, Sid Aslin, Jason “Dry Fly” Edwards, Kenny Klimes and … Read More…

Fly Shop: Missouri Trout History

Here is a very interesting article that was posted on Ozarkanglers.com from Spence Turner.  It’s a great read about the history of the beginning of trout stocking in Missouri.  “A fisheries biologist friend asked if I had any information about the origins of Missouri’s brown trout and rainbow trout. After … Read More…

Fly Shop: Spawning Rainbows

The FATC used one of their most valuable resources in the area – Jennifer Girondo, our fisheries management biologist to answer a few questions that we had on spawning rainbows and stocking brown trout in the Meramec river. Normally rainbows spawn in the spring but here in Missouri some spawn … Read More…