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. Garrett Avery, Sullivan
  4. Ian Barnes, Warrensburg
  5. Mark Bauman, Kansas City
  6. Amalia Becker, Deforest, Wisconsin
  7. Paul Bernsen, St. Louis
  8. Jeremiah Bertels, Lake Saint Louis
  9. Andrew Black, St. Louis
  10. Bryan Blackford, Dardenne Prairie
  11. Nathaniel Borst, Parkville
  12. Everett Bosch, Bonne Terre
  13. Robert Bosch, Bonne Terre
  14. Jeremy Bruch, Mount Olive, Illinois
  15. Randall Byrum, Rogers, Arkansas
  16. Jacob Canfield, Republic
  17. Austin Cira, Mission, Kansas
  18. Spencer Coe, Bend, Oregon
  19. Dylan Crupper, Kirkwood
  20. Garner Cummins, Webb City
  21. Eli Deal, St. Louis
  22. Samuel Delanty, Camdenton
  23. Patrick Dickinson, Linn
  24. Rob Dixon, Columbia
  25. Rudy Dodorico, Florissant
  26. Deiter Duff, Ozark
  27. Brian Easley, Mexico
  28. Paul Ericson, Shawnee, Kansas
  29. Matt Fadler, Hallsville
  30. Robert Farnam, Jefferson City
  31. Austin Ferraiuolo, Independence
  32. Jeff Flaugher, Holts Summit
  33. Matthew Flood, Jackson, Tennessee
  34. Brian Flowers, Columbia
  35. Alex Gardner, Maryville
  36. Anthony Groff, Olathe, Kansas
  37. Andrew Grull, Greenville, Illinois
  38. Marcus Gumm, Marshfield
  39. Cameron Gonzales, Springfield
  40. Kevin Harrell, Lincoln
  41. Rik Hafer, Kirkwood
  42. John Hancock, O'Fallon
  43. Frank Hellen, Wentzville
  44. Clayton Henderson, Catawissa
  45. Nolan Hensley, Iberia
  46. Taylor Herron, Kansas City
  47. Andy Hill, Columbia
  48. Brady Hill, Fenton
  49. Wyatt Hill, Fenton
  50. Tony Hinson, St. Clair
  51. Thomas Homeier, St. Louis
  52. Beth Holler, St. Robert
  53. Aaron Horner, St. Louis
  54. Justin Huensch, Ballwin
  55. Jacob Jeffcott, Joplin
  56. Tyler Kasmann, Washington
  57. Greg Keeling, Mulberry Grove, Illinois
  58. Benjamin Kempton, Sedalia
  59. Colten Kenady, Buffalo
  60. Chris King, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  61. Mike Kirksey, Highland, Illinois
  62. Jason Koogler, Washington
  63. Elizabeth Lambird, East Lynne
  64. Trevor Love, Springfield
  65. Mark Lucas, Bonne Terre
  66. Harold Lutz, Rolla
  67. Brock MacGregor, Fort Leonard Wood
  68. Benjamin Martin, St. Louis
  69. Paul McCaslin, Fenton
  70. Monroe Mills, Hartsburg
  71. Kyle Mitchell, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
  72. James Moffet, West Fargo, North Dakota
  73. Ben Moore, Columbia
  74. Jared Moore, Town and Country
  75. Christopher Morman, Myrtle, Mississippi
  76. Timothy Morris, Springfield
  77. Chris Myers, Maryland Heights
  78. Andrew Naglich, San Antonio, Texas
  79. Mark Nettles, Chesterfield
  80. Jerry Newport, Pittsburg, Kansas
  81. Paul Odum, Overland Park, Kansas
  82. Jaylin Onnen, Springfield
  83. Jim Owens, House Springs
  84. Jaydon Payment, O'Fallon
  85. Casey Pennebaker, Madison, Mississippi
  86. Frank Petraglia, St. Louis
  87. Michael Petres, Maplewood
  88. Boot Pierce, Sullivan
  89. Dustin Portell, St. Louis
  90. Chris Pratt, Leslie
  91. Daryl Reed, Lees Summit
  92. Greg Richardson, Pacific
  93. Adam Scott Robeson, Wildwood
  94. Cooper Rodman, Springfield
  95. Lindsey Romero, Belleville, Illinois
  96. Mark Rose, Springfield, Illinois
  97. Andrew Roussin, St. Louis
  98. Ryan Ruprecht, Columbia
  99. Paul Schamel, Kirkwood
  100. Vance Schneider, Kansas City
  101. Tara Schnelting, Gerald
  102. Vincent Schroeder, East Lynne
  103. Sarah Schulte, Columbia
  104. Timothy Schwent, Jackson
  105. Andrew Senters, St. Louis
  106. James Shepard, Highland, Illinois
  107. Anthony Shepperd, St. Louis
  108. Matthew Stockert, Alton, Illinois
  109. Taylor Stumpf, Columbia, Illinois
  110. Darin Tarrants, Auxvasse
  111. Ryan Tarrants, Boonville
  112. Alex Timberman, Cottleville
  113. Samuel Troyer, Warsaw
  114. Nicholas Trusso, Columbia
  115. Clark Tucker, Saltillo, Mississippi
  116. Dylan Vermeire, Lake Saint Louis
  117. Nicholas Walsh, Apo, AE
  118. Sean Walter, Moscow Mills
  119. Roman Watson, Rolla
  120. Emiley Weese, Imperial
  121. John Weghorst, Holts Summit
  122. Joe Weiss, Irondale
  123. Michael Williams, Joplin
  124. Phillip Wisch, Jefferson City
  125. Jon Wolf, Highland, Illinois
  126. Rick Wright, Smithville
  127. Mark Zettler, St. Charles
  128. Anthony Zuber, St. Robert
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Silver

  1. Zach Althaus, St. Louis
  2. Joseph Alvarez, Rolla
  3. Christopher Beahm, Wildwood
  4. Tyler Bell, Florissant
  5. Jim Betta, Linn Creek
  6. Noah Birkeness, Excelsior Springs
  7. Jesse Boucher, St. Charles
  8. Miller Bowles, St. Louis
  9. Paul Boxdorfer, Wentzville
  10. Ben Burris, Rolla
  11. Garrett Bush, Springfield
  12. Matthew Buser, Kansas City
  13. Seth Calkins, Warrensburg
  14. Dustin Cantrell, Springfield
  15. Bryant Chilton, Licking
  16. Randy Christo, St. Charles
  17. Jason Cummins, Webb City
  18. Jim Davis, O'Fallon
  19. Steve Dixon, Jackson
  20. Greg Edster, Joplin
  21. Jeanne Edster, Joplin
  22. Laura Elton, Wildwood
  23. Tom Exline, Arnold
  24. Michael Farless, Kansas City
  25. Jorden Flieg, Ste. Genevieve
  26. Brad Foster, Belton
  27. Michael Frieden, Rolla
  28. Michael Garbs, Dardenne Prairie
  29. Charles Giambrone, Kevil, Kentucky
  30. Andrew Glickert, Chesterfield
  31. Michael Gordon, Webster Groves
  32. Dave Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
  33. Hunter Harrell, Springfield
  34. Lucas Hassemer, Columbia
  35. Kyle Hix, Rolla
  36. Rick Hoenes, Palmyra
  37. John Holler, Saint Robert
  38. Gregg Holmes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  39. Jonathon Huensch, Wildwood
  40. Jared Johnson, Saint Robert
  41. Richard Kim, Roeland Park, Kansas
  42. Travis Klein, Columbia, Illinois
  43. Charley Linneman, Ellisville
  44. Mike Losse, Kirkwood
  45. Nicholas Matthews, Nixa
  46. Sean McCombs, Kansas City
  47. Ahren Muehleisen, Ballwin
  48. Darrell Nelson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  49. Steve Parsons, Lakeview, Arkansas
  50. Mario Pukl, Fairview, Tennessee
  51. James Randolph, Kansas City
  52. Brian Rexroad, Mascoutah, Illinois
  53. Brandon Roach, Lee's Summit
  54. Jonathon Roberts, Kansas City
  55. David Rodecap, St. Peters
  56. Brian Rogers, New Baden, Illinois
  57. Dale Runyon, Quincy, Illinois
  58. Michael Schelp, Gladstone
  59. Stetson Schwien, Mountain View
  60. Ethan Smith, Columbia
  61. James Smith, Washington
  62. Trevor Southards, Moscow Mills
  63. Brian Spangler, Wildwood
  64. James Spencer, Pleasant Hill
  65. Seanmichael Stanley, Columbia
  66. Nathan Steinkamp, Fenton
  67. Marc Stichling, High Ridge
  68. Garry Teeple, Fulton
  69. Spencer Thomas, Grandview
  70. Erica Turner, Springfield
  71. Alex Unnerstall, St. Louis
  72. Matt Weber, Washington
  73. William Whenham, Holden
  74. JD Williams, St. James
  75. Jeff Williams, Overland Park, Kansas
  76. Tyler Yazdi, Chesterfield
  77. Bailey Zack, Saint Clair
  78. Robert Zylstra, New Bloomfield
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Gold (* Also achieved gold in another slam program.)

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