Blue Ribbon Trout Slam

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Missouri’s Blue Ribbon Trout Areas provide excellent trout habitat that supports naturally reproducing trout. These trout are wary of predators and provide anglers with a challenging and authentic experience.

MDC and Trout Unlimited invite you to go out and test your skills against these trout in the riffles and pools of Missouri’s nine Blue Ribbon trout streams.

The Missouri Blue Ribbon Trout Slam honors anglers who can catch a trout in at least 5 of these 9 streams. Catch a trout in more than 5 Blue Ribbon streams and your level of achievement goes up. Participants who choose to, can have their successes listed on the MDC website.

Avoid trespassing

Do you have a legal right to use Missouri’s streams. The answer is yes … in some places and in some ways.

Find out more about trespassing while fishing.

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Here's How the Trout Slam Works:

Missouri’s Blue Ribbon Trout Slam has been divided into three levels of accomplishment.

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Bronze

  • Catch a trout from 5 of the 9 Blue Ribbon Trout Areas.
  • Award – certificate and bronze pin.
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Silver

  • Catch a trout from 7 of the 9 Blue Ribbon Trout Areas.
  • Award – certificate and silver pin.
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Gold

  • Catch a trout from all 9 Blue Ribbon Trout Areas.
  • Award – certificate, gold pin, and medallion.
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Trout of any size caught after January 1, 2020 will qualify for a Blue Ribbon Trout Slam, but trout under 18 inches must be released.

Safeguard landowner goodwill. Never trespass, and always ask permission before floating or wading through private property. Only enter streams at public accesses or with landowner permission.

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Bronze

  1. Tanner Abbott, New Bloomfield
  2. Jeffery Adams, Alton, Illinois
  3. Mark Bauman, Kansas City
  4. Christopher Beahm, Wildwood
  5. Amalia Becker, Deforest, Wisconsin
  6. Paul Bernsen, St. Louis
  7. Jeremiah Bertels, Lake Saint Louis
  8. Andrew Black, St. Louis
  9. Bryan Blackford, Dardenne Prairie
  10. Nathaniel Borst, Parkville
  11. Everett Bosch, Bonne Terre
  12. Robert Bosch, Bonne Terre
  13. Randall Byrum, Rogers, Arkansas
  14. Jacob Canfield, Republic
  15. Austin Cira, Mission, Kansas
  16. Spencer Coe, Bend, Oregon
  17. Garner Cummins, Webb City
  18. Samuel Delanty, Camdenton
  19. Patrick Dickinson, Linn
  20. Rob Dixon, Columbia
  21. Rudy Dodorico, Florissant
  22. Deiter Duff, Ozark
  23. Brian Easley, Mexico
  24. Paul Ericson, Shawnee, Kansas
  25. Michael Farless, Kansas City
  26. Robert Farnam, Jefferson City
  27. Austin Ferraiuolo, Independence
  28. Jeff Flaugher, Holts Summit
  29. Jorden Flieg, Ste. Genevieve
  30. Brian Flowers, Columbia
  31. Alex Gardner, Maryville
  32. Anthony Groff, Olathe, Kansas
  33. Marcus Gumm, Marshfield
  34. Cameron Gonzales, Springfield
  35. Rik Hafer, Kirkwood
  36. John Hancock, O'Fallon
  37. Frank Hellen, Wentzville
  38. Clayton Henderson, Catawissa
  39. Nolan Hensley, Iberia
  40. Taylor Herron, Kansas City
  41. Andy Hill, Columbia
  42. Brady Hill, Fenton
  43. Wyatt Hill, Fenton
  44. Tony Hinson, St. Clair
  45. Thomas Homeier, St. Louis
  46. Beth Holler, St. Robert
  47. Aaron Horner, St. Louis
  48. Justin Huensch, Ballwin
  49. Jared Johnson, Saint Robert
  50. Tyler Kasmann, Washington
  51. Benjamin Kempton, Sedalia
  52. Colten Kenady, Buffalo
  53. Chris King, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  54. Mike Kirksey, Highland, Illinois
  55. Elizabeth Lambird, East Lynne
  56. Trevor Love, Springfield
  57. Mark Lucas, Bonne Terre
  58. Harold Lutz, Rolla
  59. Brock MacGregor, Fort Leonard Wood 
  60. Benjamin Martin, St. Louis
  61. Paul McCaslin, Fenton
  62. Monroe Mills, Hartsburg
  63. James Moffet, West Fargo, North Dakota
  64. Ben Moore, Columbia
  65. Christopher Morman, Myrtle, Mississippi
  66. Timothy Morris, Springfield
  67. Mark Nettles, Chesterfield
  68. Jerry Newport, Pittsburg, Kansas
  69. Jaylin Onnen, Springfield
  70. Jim Owens, House Springs
  71. Jaydon Payment, O'Fallon
  72. Frank Petraglia, St. Louis
  73. Michael Petres, Maplewood
  74. Kirk Pickett, Ashland
  75. Boot Pierce, Sullivan
  76. Dustin Portell, St. Louis
  77. Daryl Reed, Lees Summit
  78. Greg Richardson, Pacific
  79. Cooper Rodman, Springfield
  80. Mark Rose, Springfield, Illinois
  81. Andrew Roussin, St. Louis
  82. Ryan Ruprecht, Columbia
  83. Vance Schneider, Kansas City
  84. Tara Schnelting, Gerald
  85. Sarah Schulte, Columbia
  86. Vincent Schroeder, East Lynne
  87. Timothy Schwent, Jackson
  88. Stetson Schwien, Mountain View
  89. Andrew Senters, St. Louis
  90. James Shepard, Highland, Illinois
  91. James Spencer, Pleasant Hill
  92. Matthew Stockert, Alton, Illinois
  93. Taylor Stumpf, Columbia, Illinois
  94. Darin Tarrants, Auxvasse
  95. Ryan Tarrants, Boonville
  96. Samuel Troyer, Warsaw
  97. Nicholas Trusso, Columbia
  98. Clark Tucker, Saltillo, Mississippi
  99. Dylan Vermeire, Lake Saint Louis
  100. Nicholas Walsh, Apo, AE
  101. Sean Walter, Moscow Mills
  102. Emiley Weese, Imperial
  103. John Weghorst, Holts Summit
  104. Joe Weiss, Irondale
  105. Michael Williams, Joplin
  106. Rick Wright, Smithville
  107. Mark Zettler, St. Charles
  108. Anthony Zuber, St. Robert
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Silver

  1. Zach Althaus, St. Louis
  2. Joseph Alvarez, Rolla
  3. Jim Betta, Linn Creek
  4. Jesse Boucher, St. Charles
  5. Miller Bowles, St. Louis
  6. Ben Burris, Rolla
  7. Matthew Buser, Kansas City
  8. Seth Calkins, Warrensburg
  9. Dustin Cantrell, Springfield
  10. Randy Christo, St. Charles
  11. Jason Cummins, Webb City
  12. Jim Davis, O'Fallon
  13. Steve Dixon, Jackson
  14. Greg Edster, Joplin
  15. Jeanne Edster, Joplin
  16. Laura Elton, Wildwood
  17. Tom Exline, Arnold
  18. Brad Foster, Belton
  19. Michael Frieden, Rolla
  20. Michael Garbs, Dardenne Prairie
  21. Andrew Glickert, Chesterfield
  22. Dave Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
  23. Hunter Harrell, Springfield
  24. Lucas Hassemer, Columbia
  25. Kyle Hix, Rolla
  26. Donald Hoeft Jr., Warrenton
  27. Rick Hoenes, Palmyra
  28. John Holler, Saint Robert
  29. Gregg Holmes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  30. Jonathon Huensch, Wildwood
  31. Benjamin Lampe, Rolla
  32. Charley Linneman, Ellisville
  33. Mike Losse, Kirkwood
  34. Nicholas Matthews, Nixa
  35. Sean McCombs, Kansas City
  36. Ahren Muehleisen, Ballwin
  37. Darrell Nelson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  38. Steve Parsons, Lakeview, Arkansas
  39. Josh Pridmore, Collinsville, Oklahoma
  40. Paul Posey, Lebanon
  41. Mario Pukl, Fairview, Tennessee
  42. James Randolph, Kansas City
  43. Brian Rexroad, Mascoutah, Illinois
  44. Brandon Roach, Lee's Summit
  45. Jonathon Roberts, Kansas City
  46. David Rodecap, St. Peters
  47. Michael Schelp, Gladstone
  48. Ethan Smith, Columbia
  49. James Smith, Washington
  50. Trevor Southards, Moscow Mills
  51. Brian Spangler, Wildwood
  52. Seanmichael Stanley, Columbia
  53. Nathan Steinkamp, Fenton
  54. Garry Teeple, Fulton
  55. Spencer Thomas, Grandview
  56. Erica Turner, Springfield
  57. Cody Ware, Cherryville
  58. Matt Weber, Washington
  59. William Whenham, Holden
  60. JD Williams, St. James
  61. Jeff Williams, Overland Park, Kansas
  62. Tyler Yazdi, Chesterfield
  63. Micah Young, Springfield
  64. Bailey Zack, Saint Clair
  65. Robert Zylstra, New Bloomfield
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Gold (* Also achieved gold in another slam program.)

  1. Seth Ames, Bentonville, Arkansas
  2. Darrell Atteberry, Bel Aire, Kansas
  3. Debbie Backes, Linn
  4. Jerry Backes, Linn
  5. Sean Ball, Springfield
  6. Daniel Bauman, Kansas City
  7. Dave Beale, Augusta
  8. Jason Bell, St. Clair
  9. Brogun Betta, Linn Creek
  10. Markus Bigbee, Olathe, Kansas
  11. Will Black, Wildwood
  12. Brady Blisard, Cassville
  13. James Bolin, Joplin
  14. Joshua Bowen, Newburg
  15. Byron Bradley, Kirkwood
  16. Ben Breese, Madison, Wisconsin
  17. Noah Brocato, Labadie
  18. John Bush, Springfield
  19. Michael Cain, St. Louis
  20. Kevin Carril, Overland Park, Kansas
  21. Zach Caselman, Battlefield
  22. Kyler Castillo, Branson
  23. Phil Charleville, Festus
  24. *Ronald Cobb, St. Louis
  25. Nathanael Coffman, St. James
  26. *Michael Collins, Jefferson City
  27. Joshua Conyers, St. Robert
  28. David Cooper, Little Rock, Arkansas
  29. Brendan Corazzin, Lee's Summit
  30. Aaron Cornman, Hillsboro
  31. Leigh Ann Cornman, Hillsboro
  32. Cameron Courtwright, Warrensburg
  33. Kevin Courtwright, Warrensburg
  34. Trenton Courtwright, Warrenton
  35. *Michael Cravens, Tempe, Arizona
  36. Darrell Cureton, Farmington
  37. Marc Davenport, Owensville
  38. Nicholas Davidson, Manchester
  39. Zachary DeBord, Columbia
  40. *Cody Diehl, Kirkwood
  41. Zachary Everett, Manhattan, Kansas
  42. Paul Eggeman, Columbia
  43. Travis Gabel, Columbia
  44. Gregory Gaia, St. Charles
  45. James Gamache, Rolla
  46. Rebecca Garrison, Branson
  47. Seth Garrison, Branson
  48. James Georgen, O'Fallon
  49. Jason Goring, Bates City
  50. Chad Gross, Rolla
  51. *Adam Guerich, Desloge
  52. Linda Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
  53. Ian Hardcastle, St. Louis
  54. Robert Hassenpflug, Liberty
  55. Michael Hatcher, Rockaway Beach
  56. Jeff Hedger, Goodman
  57. *Ed Heist, Alto Pass, IL
  58. Joshua Hensley, Iberia
  59. Hans Herfel, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
  60. Tyrone Herfel, Greeley, Colorado
  61. Kelly Hinson, Saint Clair
  62. Tony Hinson, Saint Clair
  63. Craig Holke, Ladue
  64. Thomas Huber, Shawnee, Kansas
  65. Austin Hurst, Ash Grove
  66. Kevin Irish, University City
  67. Tom Irish, University City
  68. *Jeff Johnson, Republic
  69. Darla Ketcherside, Hillsboro
  70. John Ketcherside, Hillsboro
  71. Mike Kidd, High Ridge
  72. Andrew King, Kearney
  73. Todd King, Newburg
  74. Rick Knipe, Centerville, Texas
  75. Michael Kohl, Maryland Heights
  76. Frederick Kossman, St. Louis
  77. Michael Kossman, Imperial
  78. Michael Kromrey, Springfield
  79. Mike Kruse, Columbia
  80. Tom Lagermann, St. Louis
  81. Jamie Lamkin, Poplar Bluff
  82. Michael Lamphere, Battlefield
  83. Marc Lewis, Ozark
  84. Ike Lightner, Fordland
  85. Jack Losse, Kirkwood
  86. Jordan Louderbaugh, Republic
  87. Mario Lozina, Fenton
  88. Jason Ludlum, Fort Leonard Wood
  89. *Joseph Lynch, Harrah, Oklahoma
  90. Eric Magoon, Waynesville
  91. Shayne Manetzke, Eureka
  92. John Maxwell, Macedonia, IL
  93. Billy McCaslin, Fenton
  94. Michael McColl, House Springs
  95. *Vince McColl, House Springs
  96. Shannon McGuire, Kearney
  97. Anne McLaughlin, St. Louis
  98. Harold Meyr, Cape Girardeau
  99. James Meng, Columbia
  100. Amanda Miller, Bois D'Arc
  101. Chris Miller, Springfield
  102. Luke Mirly, Jackson
  103. Justin Murphy, Harrisburg
  104. Robert Nelson, St. Louis
  105. Austin Nieman, Columbia, Illinois
  106. Patrick Olson, St. Louis
  107. Ben Ortbals-Steinkamp, Hillsboro
  108. Charles Pancoast, Cape Girardeau
  109. Jeremy Patterson, Kansas City
  110. James Placht, Grubville
  111. *Nick Polanowski, Sullivan
  112. Sam Potter, Rolla
  113. Adam Prier, Golden
  114. Jeff Rainwater, St. Peters
  115. Steven Records, Ozark
  116. Anthony Reichard, St. James
  117. Michael Reitz, St. Louis
  118. Gina Richardson, Bethalto, Illinois
  119. Tom Richardson, Bethalto, Illinois
  120. Jonathan Rinehart, Arnold
  121. Preston Robertson, Branson
  122. Scott Rodeman, O'Fallon
  123. Drew Ross, Crossett, Arkansas
  124. Jason Rudolph, St. Peters
  125. Derek Schlotzhauer, Harrisonville
  126. Tim Schuepbach, De Soto
  127. James Schumer, Columbia
  128. *Devan Scroggins, Cassville
  129. Christopher Selle, Kansas City
  130. Jared Sharpe, Viburnum
  131. Robert Sights, Ottawa, KS
  132. Fred Simmens, Jamestown
  133. Kayla Small, Bertrand
  134. Rylyn Small, Bertrand
  135. Michael Smallwood, St. James
  136. Kyle Smarko, St. Louis
  137. Mike Spangler, Wildwood
  138. Steven Spangler, Pacific
  139. Doug Spurgeon, Taylorville, Illinois
  140. Doug Steinhoff, Columbia
  141. Kyle Swenson, St. Louis
  142. Glyn Tabor, Nineveh, Indiana
  143. Ron Terry, Nevada
  144. Samuel Vanfossan, Excelsior Springs
  145. Robert Viehman, Steelville
  146. Dennis Voss, Union
  147. Larrin Wada, Olathe, KS
  148. Ron Ward, Branson
  149. Brad Willis, Columbia
  150. Eric Willis, Webster Groves
  151. Mathew Wortmann, O'Fallon
  152. Mark Zettler, St. Charles
  153. Gordon Zingery, Farmers Branch, Texas
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