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.
Do you have a legal right to use Missouri’s streams. The answer is yes … in some places and in some ways.
Here's How the Trout Slam Works:
Missouri’s Blue Ribbon Trout Slam has been divided into three levels of accomplishment.
Bronze
- Catch a trout from 5 of the 9 Blue Ribbon Trout Areas.
- Award – certificate and bronze pin.
Silver
- Catch a trout from 7 of the 9 Blue Ribbon Trout Areas.
- Award – certificate and silver pin.
Gold
- Catch a trout from all 9 Blue Ribbon Trout Areas.
- Award – certificate, gold pin, and medallion.
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.
Bronze
- Mark Bauman, Kansas City
- Paul Bernsen, St. Louis
- Jeremiah Bertels, Lake Saint Louis
- Andrew Black, St. Louis
- Bryan Blackford, Dardenne Prairie
- Brady Blisard, Cassville
- Nathaniel Borst, Parkville
- Everett Bosch, Bonne Terre
- Robert Bosch, Bonne Terre
- Jacob Canfield, Republic
- Dustin Cantrell, Springfield
- Austin Cira, Mission, KS
- Spencer Coe, Bend, Oregon
- Garner Cummins, Webb City
- Samuel Delanty, Camdenton
- Patrick Dickinson, Linn
- Steve Dixon, Jackson
- Rudy Dodorico, Florissant
- Paul Ericson, Shawnee, Kansas
- Robert Farnam, Jefferson City
- Austin Ferraiuolo, Independence
- Jeff Flaugher, Holts Summit
- Brian Flowers, Columbia
- Marcus Gumm, Marshfield
- Cameron Gonzales, Springfield
- Rik Hafer, Kirkwood
- Hunter Harrell, Springfield
- Lucas Hassemer, Columbia
- Clayton Henderson, Catawissa
- Taylor Herron, Kansas City
- Andy Hill, Columbia
- Brady Hill, Fenton
- Wyatt Hill, Fenton
- Tony Hinson, St. Clair
- Beth Holler, St. Robert
- Aaron Horner, St. Louis
- Justin Huensch, Ballwin
- Benjamin Kempton, Sedalia
- Chris King, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Mike Kirksey, Highland, Illinois
- Elizabeth Lambird, East Lynne
- Benjamin Lampe, Rolla
- Mike Losse, Kirkwood
- Paul McCaslin, Fenton
- Ben Moore, Columbia
- Christopher Morman, Myrtle, Mississippi
- Mark Nettles, Chesterfield
- Jerry Newport, Pittsburg, Kansas
- Jim Owens, House Springs
- Steve Parsons, Lakeview, Arkansas
- Jaydon Payment, O'Fallon
- Frank Petraglia, St. Louis
- Michael Petres, Maplewood
- Boot Pierce, Sullivan
- James Placht, Grubville
- Dustin Portell, St. Louis
- Tom Richardson, Bethalto, Illinois
- Brandon Roach, Lee's Summit
- David Rodecap, St. Peters
- Cooper Rodman, Springfield
- Ryan Ruprecht, Columbia
- Vance Schneider, Kansas City
- Sarah Schulte, Columbia
- Vincent Schroeder, East Lynne
- Andrew Senters, St. Louis
- Trevor Southards, Moscow Mills
- Brian Spangler, Wildwood
- Matthew Stockert, Alton, Illinois
- Taylor Stumpf, Columbia, Illinois
- Kyle Swenson, St. Louis
- Darin Tarrants, Auxvasse
- Ryan Tarrants, Boonville
- Ron Terry, Nevada
- Samuel Troyer, Warsaw
- Nicholas Trusso, Columbia
- Clark Tucker, Saltillo, Mississippi
- Dylan Vermeire, Lake Saint Louis
- Nicholas Walsh, Apo, AE
- Emiley Weese, Imperial
- John Weghorst, Holts Summit
- Joe Weiss, Irondale
- JD Williams, St. James
- Rick Wright, Smithville
- Tyler Yazdi, Chesterfield
- Mark Zettler, St. Charles
- Anthony Zuber, St. Robert
Silver
- Zach Althaus, St. Louis
- Joseph Alvarez, Rolla
- Jim Betta, Linn Creek
- Jesse Boucher, St. Charles
- Miller Bowles, St. Louis
- Ben Burris, Rolla
- Matthew Buser, Kansas City
- Seth Calkins, Warrensburg
- Kevin Carril, Overland Park, Kansas
- Randy Christo, St. Charles
- Brendan Corazzin, Lee's Summit
- Jason Cummins, Webb City
- Jim Davis, O'Fallon
- Greg Edster, Joplin
- Jeanne Edster, Joplin
- Tom Exline, Arnold
- Brad Foster, Belton
- Michael Frieden, Rolla
- Gregory Gaia, St. Charles
- Michael Garbs, Dardenne Prairie
- Chase Green, Festus
- Dave Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
- Michael Hatcher, Rockaway Beach
- Jeff Hedger, Goodman
- Kyle Hix, Rolla
- Rick Hoenes, Palmyra
- John Holler, Saint Robert
- Gregg Holmes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Thomas Huber, Shawnee, Kansas
- Jonathon Huensch, Wildwood
- Michael Kohl, Maryland Heights
- Michael Lamphere, Battlefield
- Marc Lewis, Ozark
- Jack Losse, Kirkwood
- Nicholas Matthews, Nixa
- Sean McCombs, Kansas City
- Luke Mirly, Jackson
- Ahren Muehleisen, Ballwin
- Darrell Nelson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Paul Posey, Lebanon
- James Randolph, Kansas City
- Brian Rexroad, Mascoutah, Illinois
- Jonathon Roberts, Kansas City
- Michael Schelp, Gladstone
- Tim Schuepbach, De Soto
- Federic Simmens, Jamestown
- Ethan Smith, Columbia
- James Smith, Washington
- Seanmichael Stanley, Columbia
- Nathan Steinkamp, Fenton
- Garry Teeple, Fulton
- Spencer Thomas, Grandview
Gold
- Darrell Atteberry, Bel Aire, KS
- Sean Ball, Springfield
- Daniel Bauman, Kansas City
- Dave Beale, Augusta
- Jason Bell, St. Clair
- Brogun Betta, Linn Creek
- Will Black, Wildwood
- James Bolin, Joplin
- Joshua Bowen, Newburg
- Byron Bradley, Kirkwood
- Ben Breese, Madison, Wisconsin
- Noah Brocato, Labadie
- John Bush, Springfield
- Michael Cain, St. Louis
- Zach Caselman, Battlefield
- Kyler Castillo, Branson
- Phil Charleville, Festus
- Ronald Cobb, St. Louis
- Nathanael Coffman, St. James
- Michael Collins, Jefferson City
- David Cooper, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Aaron Cornman, Hillsboro
- Leigh Ann Cornman, Hillsboro
- Cameron Courtwright, Warrensburg
- Kevin Courtwright, Warrensburg
- Trenton Courtwright, Warrenton
- Michael Cravens, Tempe, AZ
- Marc Davenport, Owensville
- Nicholas Davidson, Manchester
- Zachary DeBord, Columbia
- Cody Diehl, Kirkwood
- Zachary Everett, Manhattan, Kansas
- Paul Eggeman, Columbia
- Travis Gabel, Columbia
- James Gamache, Rolla
- Jason Goring, Bates City
- Chad Gross, Rolla
- Adam Guerich, Desloge
- Linda Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
- Robert Hassenpflug, Liberty
- Ed Heist, Alto Pass, IL
- Hans Herfel, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
- Tyrone Herfel, Greeley, Colorado
- Kelly Hinson, Saint Clair
- Tony Hinson, Saint Clair
- Craig Holke, Ladue
- Kevin Irish, University City
- Tom Irish, University City
- Jeff Johnson, Republic
- Darla Ketcherside, Hillsboro
- John Ketcherside, Hillsboro
- Mike Kidd, High Ridge
- Rick Knipe, Centerville, Texas
- Frederick Kossman, St. Louis
- Michael Kossman, Imperial
- Michael Kromrey, Springfield
- Mike Kruse, Columbia
- Tom Lagermann, St. Louis
- Jamie Lamkin, Poplar Bluff
- Ike Lightner, Fordland
- Jordan Louderbaugh, Republic
- Mario Lozina, Fenton
- Jason Ludlum, Fort Leonard Wood
- Joseph Lynch, Harrah, Oklahoma
- Eric Magoon, Waynesville
- Shayne Manetzke, Eureka
- John Maxwell, Macedonia, IL
- Billy McCaslin, Fenton
- Michael McColl, House Springs
- Vince McColl, House Springs
- Shannon McGuire, Kearney
- Anne McLaughlin, St. Louis
- Harold Meyr, Cape Girardeau
- James Meng, Columbia
- Amanda Miller, Bois D'Arc
- Chris Miller, Springfield
- Justin Murphy, Harrisburg
- Austin Nieman, Columbia, Illinois
- Patrick Olson, St. Louis
- Ben Ortbals-Steinkamp, Hillsboro
- Charles Pancoast, Cape Girardeau
- Jeremy Patterson, Kansas City
- Nick Polanowski, Sullivan
- Sam Potter, Rolla
- Adam Prier, Golden
- Jeff Rainwater, St. Peters
- Steven Records, Ozark
- Anthony Reichard, St. James
- Michael Reitz, St. Louis
- Jonathan Rinehart, Arnold
- Preston Robertson, Branson
- Scott Rodeman, O'Fallon
- Drew Ross, Crossett, Arkansas
- Jason Rudolph, St. Peters
- Derek Schlotzhauer, Harrisonville
- James Schumer, Columbia
- Devan Scroggins, Cassville
- Christopher Selle, Kansas City
- Robert Sights, Ottawa, KS
- Kayla Small, Bertrand
- Rylyn Small, Bertrand
- Mike Spangler, Wildwood
- Steven Spangler, Pacific
- Doug Spurgeon, Taylorville, Illinois
- Doug Steinhoff, Columbia
- Glyn Tabor, Nineveh, Indiana
- Samuel Vanfossan, Excelsior Springs
- Robert Viehman, Steelville
- Dennis Voss, Union
- Larrin Wada, Olathe, KS
- Ron Ward, Branson
- Brad Willis, Columbia
- Eric Willis, Webster Groves
- Mathew Wortmann, O'Fallon
- Mark Zettler, St. Charles
- Gordon Zingery, Farmers Branch, Texas
To share your photo:
- Fish should be photographed while still in the water to minimize the amount of time it is exposed to the air. Follow fish handling and release guidelines.
- Post your image to your Instagram or Twitter account
- Tag your photo with #MoTroutSlam
- Be sure your post can be viewed by the public