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Jig On the Water, June 8
We had a lot of water this week. The river was at 299 CFS Sunday. This is very high, not flooded by any means, just high. There’s a strong flow, and the water is still off color. It’s not muddy, just has that blue-green murky color to it.
Jig On the Water, May 25
Roaring River has came up again. It was 217 CFS as of Sunday morning, and it was expected it to come up more Monday.
Jig On the Water, April 27
Roaring River is running at 152 CFS, much better now, but is still very murky. Powerbait is still catching lots of trout. We are using 1/4-ounce egg sinkers to keep the bait on the bottom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
