FLY FISHING MISSOURI | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TROUT RIVER | HOW IS THIS THE ONLY ONE?

Missouri is well known for its abundance of both woods and water. With thousands of miles of pristine rivers throughout the state, it blows my mind that this is the only one. The Eleven Point in South East Missouri is the only river in the state designated as a National Wild & Scenic Rivers System. This massive body of water is home to some of the best blue ribbon trout and smallmouth fishing in the Ozarks. This was my first time ever making it down that way, and I must say that I liked what I saw. With this only being a day trip I only saw a fraction of what the Eleven Point hides in her emerald waters. I am already eager to make my way back.
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[@kevindownen7741]

Nothing quite like the Irish Wilderness. Solitude. Peace. Water. Can't count the times I have done overnights in a canoe from HWY 19 to Riverton. Never fails to get your head in a good place. Thanks for sharing.

[@ang9968]

11 point, Jacks Fork, Current river are some of my favorites!

[@FLYALLSZN]

They are amazing!

[@19DevilDawg86]

Nice job! Really enjoyed your video. I also appreciate you taking the couple seconds it takes to explain the how and what behind what you’re doing. So many times these videos are just of people catching fish with no sharing of strategy.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much! I’m always happy to share what I’m doing

[@codypugh4412]

Quality of your videos are unmatched. The energy and passion you have for this sport is as well. Keep em coming 🤙🏼

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Cody! Will do brother!

[@ReelAnglerReviews]

@@FLYALLSZN they could have been my setup too I'm definitely going to try the FAS ADD dropper. I think that's going to be a game changer for me & I'm excited to try it next outing!

[@twagn]

Southeastern Missouri is a magical place for just about anything outdoors

[@FLYALLSZN]

That is so true! It really is amazing

[@bluekatgal7300]

You have the best fishing vids. Love to watch you cast. So calming. Thank you

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

It’s nice to find a St. Louis fisherman on KZbin.

[@ryanbeebout7676]

In all of my fly fishing travels I've sometimes found that seeing new country is just as valuable as catching fish.

[@stevenschoppmann4946]

Great video. Don't sell yourself short. You are not just some flyfishing dude. Great content and insight and your fly tying videos I have used with great success. Keep it coming.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Steven! I appreciate you saying that.. Most of the time I feel like a goon out there haha

[@johnkuthe1]

I've boated the Eleven Point, and it is a beautiful River. :-)

[@WJV9]

I have fished the 11 Point River for trout since 1974 and the dark trout you held up at 11:28 was likely the 'wildest' fish you caught up to that point. The longer a trout stays in the river they get darker spots and a deeper shade of red on sides and gill plates. When I caught and cooked a few of those fish the flesh was actually very pink to red colors sort of like a salmon and had a different flavor from the recent stockers whose flesh was mostly white or grayish color. I think the darker color comes from eating the wild insects, crayfish, etc. that live in the 11 Point river. I also fished the wild parts of the upper Current River below Montauk down to Baptist Camp and those fish never seemed to get as dark as the 11 point wild trout or stockers that had been in the river for a couple of years. I did enjoy catching Brown Trout in upper Current River and I wonder if Missouri has ever considered stocking Browns in the 11 Point, I think they would reproduce there even better and further down the 11 Point than the Rainbow Trout would, since in Arkansas Rivers the Browns seem to survive warmer, less aerated water better than Rainbow Trout. I really enjoy your videos and plan to subscribe to see more.

[@Theerobertprice]

If you ever go back, you have to do a float trip, some of the best fishing is just down river from the bridge.

[@garyhermsmeyer8792]

I really appreciate that you explain what you’re doing, and how you’re set up it really helps us newbs.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Of course Gary! So happy it helps!

[@stephenp106]

Love the Missouri videos. Thanks, Mike. steve

[@FLYALLSZN]

Of course! So glad you enjoy them!

[@UnsolicitedCryptoTips]

Float down river past marry decker shoals. Wonderful spot

[@darrellloftin1466]

I love Missouri and Arkansas Trout fishing.. been doing for 50 years..Love your videos too

[@Scoopswift]

You can definitely tell you have the passion. Really love the videos, man.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Logan!

[@richnet12]

Great video… love how you give up the details on the trip. Learning to fish my new home in Missouri.

[@FLYALLSZN]

There is nothing on these videos that isn’t available on any government website! With that said if you have any other questions I’m an open book!

[@stripping.streamers]

Such an amazing video! Love the ozarks content!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@ericpyeatt4982]

Excellent video as always!!!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Eric!

[@mikeherman6434]

Nice fish keep exploring

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Mike!

[@TheBabadush]

What a great video. It's so relaxing to watch. That super clear water is very hard to gauge.

[@FLYALLSZN]

It will get you! But damn I was fishing super deep most of the day!

[@gregorydryden7865]

great stuff man, keep bringing these awesome videos.

[@FLYALLSZN]

You know it Gregory! I sure will!

[@FlickyFlies]

Good stuff man. Like the chill vibe in this one a lot.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much! The cold weather makes me slow down haha

[@patrickmclaughlin5516]

Great video. Makes me want to visit the 11 point as well.

[@d.l.gentsch5304]

I grew up in MO, and have lived in NM for 31 years. I have always been a trout guy, and used to tie my own flies. Both states have great trout streams

[@flyfishingchannel]

Great!

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Cool trip!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@noahjohnson9767]

Love it man

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Noah!

[@arthouston7407]

Good video, well put together, when I wade fish that river it's usally around the Greer access at hwy 19 upstream from the bridge and right under the bridge, a lot of nice fish in that area and occasionally some decent smallmouth. I think the easiest section to walk in and wade is the Thomasville access where you can wade for miles, but it's the warm water portion of the river and you're going to be catching smallmouth instead of trout. It would be cool to see you make a wade fishing video for smallmouth on that river.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!! I need to get back there soon!

[@reliablyrandomoutdoors]

Nice video my man! Love MO trout fishing. I usually end up over there a couple times a year.

[@josephcurry9642]

My first cast on the 11 Point, 30 some years ago, under the hwy 19 bridge, resulted in a 4+ pound rainbow. Years later, I have memories I hope to never forget. A very special place in the Irish Wilderness. #10 Prince Nymph heavy weighted, has always been my go-to.

[@justincortez5050]

Dang on your first cast that crazy cool have you been on that river a lot

[@marcpauly8699]

Great video! The 11 point is a special place!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@donblank7342]

Looks like good fishing

[@dreadlockbanana]

Good vibe dude

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you very much

[@boombaclydedeez2974]

I was just kayaking the eleven point last month at hudsteddlers. Beautiful river

[@ReelAnglerReviews]

Fishing at Bennett springs this weekend was a bust unfortunately. We had rain almost all day Saturday. Planning a trip here next to hopefully make up for it. Thanks for the great video!

[@FLYALLSZN]

The rain has been tough!!

[@carywood3946]

Awesome video dude. Been fishing through 10" of snow up here in MN. Hoping to hit up a few Missouri creeks over Christmas if the weather holds up. Pretty much like visiting Florida for me.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Everything is relative! Gotta love those northern winters... Those are the worst.. MO weather looks really good so I think you should!

[@rickwright3046]

My uncle owns land on the EP down near the Arkansas boarder. Unfortunately no trout down that far south, but for sure a destination I am looking forward to up near Greers and Turner for the BR trout. Nice video! Thanks for coming back to MO for the video!!

[@johngates453]

Thank you, Michael, for another good production ! Good info on rig/ technique....educational for this 79 y.o. angler with plenty yet to learn ! Enough about location 2B helpful, without giving away someones secret spots. Dislike vids by guys who barely tell one what STATE they are in !! Here to learn.

[@FLYALLSZN]

You should get down there ASAP! It is such an amazing river!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much John! For real that means so much!

[@paul_payne20]

Nice video, man! I signed up. Can’t wait to see more content!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Paul!!

[@leemartin9579]

I just got back from catching brown and rainbows all day for 4 days! I love Missouri's riverways!

[@aandrew3757]

imma have to go here!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Well worth a trip! I cannot recommend enough. But be warned, wade access is tough

[@rubeoonthefly42069]

Great video! Subscribed 🤙

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@allexkowalsky4168]

Epic

[@31446963048]

You must be travellin thru that corner headed back. Glad to see it and I think thats the first time Ive seen you work down water instead of up it. I caught one that size last week at Maramec State Park. I dropped my nymph in about 3 feet of water, watched the 17" swim up to it and set the hook when he took it in. Took me back to parish picnics with the magnetic poles and rubber duckies. I hate some winter fishing. Whats the bubble jacket you have on and do like it? Its not getting cold enough that I need some layers. Safe travels on future adventures

[@FLYALLSZN]

Okay holy cow.. I love that you noticed that because I NEVER work down the water like that! It felt so weird haha plus the parish picnic reference? That is so awesome haha The puff is from Patagonia and I am not wearing it for fashion.. the thing kicks ass! It makes for the perfect shell and drys off so fast!

[@melissamessmer6544]

Besides trout and smallmouth I have floated and fished the 11 point and everytime I have caught chain pickerel generally near springs

[@BlueLinerMedia]

They do stock the eleven point, BUT there are wild bows there as well so you were probably getting a good mix!

[@FLYALLSZN]

After some of those stubby bows I figured as much! Still so much fun!

[@jameshensley9625]

Love the videos! I lived in NM for over 10 years, now back in CO. I have tons of questions, would love to fish with ya. I was wondering what Canon camera you use? I'm looking into getting into some video. I have access to a GoPro 8, which is nice. Keep at it, love what your doing!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much James! I use a Canon E0S M50! It does a really good job for just being an action cam!

[@TheJimmyswint]

have caught smallmouth out of there, haven't fly fished it yet since I started not long ago

[@natesambo9759]

I’ve caught a lot of good trout in the Niangua in the stretch from Bennett Spring all the way to Barclay. It’s underrated IMO

[@CC-hl5zj]

Hey man, new subscriber here! I moved to Versailles last May from central Colorado and have asked folks around here where the best trout fishing is and they all point me to Bennett Springs but from the looks of the pictures taken in the area I'm not interested in fishing elbow to elbow with other folks. Besides Eleven Point where would you suggest going for a two or three day trip with the grandson? I know for sure we'll hit Eleven Mile next month. awesome video and Thank you for sharing!!!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thanks for the sub! That is a good question, if you are just looking for trout that could be tough. You could do a few nice Smallmouth floats.

[@jameswallace772]

Leeches are favorite patterns for sure I like pink or chartreuse bead head as my preferred color

[@FLYALLSZN]

Oh man that is a killer color combo right there!

[@snaponjohn100]

I saw your tag from Lane Spring Rec Area on your dash.

[@huntercarey6190]

when you were talking about Rolla were you talking about Meramec Springs?

[@KJRitch]

Lived near Springfield in Nixa 4 years ago but sold out and moved away in 2017 to full time in our RV. I new about the Missouri “Trout Parks” like Roaring River and new about the White River but never got the fishing bug. Now we can travel around and have got back into fly fishing I’ll have to check the Eleven Point when we go back to visit my wife’s sister. Is the river good to fish when the weather is hotter? Thanks for your videos.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Oh man there is some incredible fishing outside of the trout parks! From what I heard the 11 is way better to fish during the warmer months! Full time RV is so dope! That is the goal one day!

[@dr350420]

I was told about a year ago that flooding a few years prior wiped out a lot of fish so they started stocking again to help build the population back up.

[@FLYALLSZN]

That is some good insight! That could explain those stubby bows!

[@camsmith4633]

New fly fisherman originally from Rolla here! Would love to meet up with you sometime when I’m home to hook up some trout.

[@jaycescott365]

Hey man what patagonia jacket is that?! So Cool!

[@FLYALLSZN]

I believe that was the bomber jacket!

[@everettstevenson6110]

Subscribed tonight. Nice video! Do you have a guess on water temps?

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much! Warmer than the air temp! It felt nice compared to the air... But in reality I have no clue.. Sorry!

[@josephcurry9642]

Majority there are stockers, some very limited reproduction. They did try stocking fish raised from Crane Creek trout 20 some years ago. Ive been there during stocking and have some pics of surveyed trout over 10 pds. and stream bred rainbows.

[@hunterpalmer9706]

Looking to go on a canoeing/fishing adventure. To your knowledge can a canoe float the whole stretch of the Eleven Point river or is there a lot of spots we would have to carry the canoe?

[@FLYALLSZN]

I havent seen enough of it to say!

[@UnsolicitedCryptoTips]

You can also go to the outfitter on the hill Richard's and they can shuttle you an your gear

[@ag8499]

👍

[@timothyhix4686]

Ha! Looks like autocorrect “fixed” my last name. 😂

[@michaelmckenna14]

Awesome video mate, been saying for years I'm gonna go to the states and fish the rivers, someday I will.

[@FLYALLSZN]

There is so much to see and do in the states! There are so many amazing places to fish!

[@michaelmckenna14]

@@FLYALLSZN I've always had colorado and Montana on my list but because of ur videos I'm now adding missouri and new Mexico to it :) There is alot of diverse brown trout locals in Scotland as we have hundreds of rivers and thousands of lochs for a country only 300 miles long and a 100 miles wide but we don't have the species variety, Brook trout are a dream of mine to catch.

[@TabletopBlitz]

Anyone know if you’re allowed to camp along the water/wooded area there?

[@gregorydryden7865]

Just a thought, If you ever started a "fly fishing University" as both a trout fishing instructor and perhaps guide, I bet you would get a good amount if customers

[@timothyberlinski2299]

What's closer to st louis that's good trout fishing.

[@FLYALLSZN]

The Rolla circuit is my favorite!

[@olivia-wn5le]

what equipment do you suggest for a 13 year-old?

[@FLYALLSZN]

That is a tough question! My opinion would be to go cheap and go small. Make sure the kiddo enjoys the activity first before you go all in on nice stuff.

[@alexandergibson7929]

This is awesome would you please hit me up I live in MO and would love to go fly fishing with you I came up with a fly that is landing trout every where.

[@FLYALLSZN]

I’ll be back in MO for a few more weeks then I’m back to New Mexico!

[@Barstool_cub_driver]

Need to ditch driving a car to these spots. Time to get into flying airplanes into river bars for fishing.

[@FLYALLSZN]

That sure would be nice!

[@johnwilkes4090]

Great video. Heading there tomorrow. I’ll let you know.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Hope you had good luck!!

[@barryyantis9195]

Isn’t the Current River protected under the Wild and Scenic River Act?

[@FLYALLSZN]

www.rivers.gov/missouri.php

[@twopennypuppet]

Both the Current River and the Jacks Fork are protected by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Act.

[@FLYALLSZN]

www.rivers.gov/missouri.php

[@JB-dy3mi]

Many moons ago while clunking along in a ginormous Coleman canoe strapped down for a three day ride with three compadres we accidentally found a small spring that poured into the Eleven Point around this area. The river bottom there was covered with trout. You could literally put anything over the side and pull out a trophy sized slab. I marked the location on a GPS (Which I had recently bought after getting seriously lost while backpacking inside the Irish Wilderness surrounding this river. lol) and later lost the waypoint in a hard drive crash. Never to be found again. Lol I grew up backpacking, floating, and fishing southern Missouri and northern Arkansas with my friends. I'm 48 now and we're still at it. The Midwest has many gifts for those willing to endure a little hardship to extract them. Hell yeah! Carry on my wayward son. Leave me some trouts when you are done! 😂😂😂

[@FLYALLSZN]

I love it!! Sounds like you have had some amazing adventures! A lot of folks count the Midwest out!

[@asymptoticsingularity9281]

Avoid the Eleven Point! It is awful and dangerous. Float the Jacks Fork or Meramec.

[@FLYALLSZN]

What is so awful about it?

[@asymptoticsingularity9281]

@@FLYALLSZN Too many Big Foot encounters, Copper Headed Rattle Moccasins, and such.😅