March 27, 2013
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Traigh Cavanaugh fishes at his family’s camp in Gasconade County.
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Great Prospects Close to Home By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation Missouri is a great place to hunt and fish. We have outstanding and abundant fish, forests, and wildlife throughout the state. The best part is you don’t have to travel a long way to find them—there are plenty of excellent hunting and fishing opportunities close to home in the North County and St. Charles areas. Fishing is one of the most popular outdoor pastimes. Who can resist the soothing feeling of being near or on the water, rod and reel in hand, with time and stress dissolving away in the riffles! North County residents are fortunate to have a number of fine lakes and river accesses where they can wet their lines. January-Wabash Park Lake in Ferguson offers very good populations of catfish and bass, but you’ll also find crappie and sunfish. Spanish Lake in St. Louis County’s Spanish Lake Park is not only scenic, but highly fishable! Anglers can count on excellent prospects for both bass and sunfish, along with a reasonable shot at pulling in crappie and catfish. Taking a drive out to August A.
Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. Charles County opens up a world of over 30 fishing lakes. Anglers can pursue the whole gamut—bass, sunfish, catfish, crappie—depending on the lake. It’s a good idea to make a brief stop at the visitor center for an area map and to find information about which lake best suits your fishing interests. If you’ve got big water in mind, you’re really in luck. The North County and St. Charles areas sit right at the Confluence of the North America’s two greatest rivers, the Missouri and Mississippi. There’s world-class catfishing in these waters—literally! In July 2010, a Florissant angler hauled in a 130lb blue cat right here from the Missouri River. For a time, this behemoth held both state and world records! Anglers who want to get a shot at snaring a record big river fish of their own can set out from one of the river accesses at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in Spanish Lake, Sioux Passage Park in Florissant, Blanchette
Landing, Frontier Park or Bangert Island Conservation Area in St. Charles, or Weldon Spring Conservation Area in St. Charles County. See HUNTING & FISHING page 2
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