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Welcome to the Maramec Spring Fish Hatchery

Maramec Spring Park is home to one of four trout parks in the state of Missouri. Maramec is unique as it is a privately owned park operated by the James Foundation. The fishery is administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation while the park itself is administered by the James Foundation.

Maramec Spring Hatchery produces about 100,000 trout a year and all are stocked in Maramec Spring Park. Trout are received as 3 inch fingerlings from Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery. The trout are fed three times a day and will grow 3/4 to 1 inch a month. The fish are reared in a raceway fed by the water from Maramec Spring. The fish are stocked at a rate of 2.25 fish per tag sold and are at least 12 inches in length. An additional 40,000 trout are hauled in from Montauk Hatchery each year to be stocked in the park.

Maramec Spring Hatchery is one of five trout hatcheries operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation. These hatcheries stock close to 1.9 million trout in Missouri waters each year.  Over a million of those rainbows were stocked in the Trout Parks.

Maramec Spring Hatchery also manages Indian Trail Hatchery, a warm water facility that raises farm pond fish, located near Salem Missouri.

Fishing Report

water is clearing; Big fish are moving up in the park to spawn; fishing is good; bright colors good; white and yellow baits and lures, green plastic legged jigs and worms working well. Old Iron Works Day October 11 & 12; 10 dollar entry fee these two days only. Derby Day is October 25. (Report made on 10/10/2008)