Two Days to Trout Park Catch and Keep Opener

Accuweather Forecast for Licking, MO

I'm not brave enough to mix it up with the opening day crowd, but man-oh-man, is the forecast looking perfect!  At Licking, just outside Montauk State Trout Park, the forecast high is 65 degrees with sunshine and a 0% chance of precipitation. As Opening Day veterans can tell you, you're probably just as likely to encounter snow as to have conditions like these.

If you are a first timer for Opening Day, what can you expect?  Well, lots and lots of people all ready to spend the day trying to catch their 4 fish limit and maybe even land one of the lunkers that are stocked on Opening Day as well as for a while after as well.  We will be making the rounds at a couple of the parks sharing the scenes through our Twitter   (@FamilyOutdoors1) and Facebook pages (https://www.facebook.com/thefamilyoutdoors/ ). I will thoroughly enjoy seeing the fun and waiting for more tranquil days to wet my line in the parks.

Opening Day numbers from 2021

6:30 am is the official starting time for fishing...if you are new to the whole process, here's how it works. Ahead of time, you want to get your license and tag taken care of.  The park offices can let you know what all you need, but the general idea is you need a fishing license and a daily trout park tag.  On Opening Day, you'll want to get those items taken care of way ahead of time as the lines will be LONG!  

If you are ready to fish at 6:30 am (on Opening Day, get to your spot way before), you will be standing in the stream likely checking the time over and over.  At 6:30 am, a horn will sound and everyone will cast pretty much simultaneously.  As the crowds will be great, some communication prior to the horn about the planned direction of casts is a great idea. 

Glow Bug trout fly
A go-to Trout Park classic

If you are unsure about techniques for catching fish in the trout parks, visit Trout Park Fishing from Family-Outdoors. The information is designed for people starting off in the Trout Parks.

We are looking forward to a great day and wish all the fishermen, women, and kids a great day of fishing. Drive safely and be courteous to those around you once the fishing starts.