Blue Ribbon Trout Slam

Blue ribbon trout slam badges and pins

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.

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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.

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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Achievers

Bronze

  1. Tanner Abbott, New Bloomfield
  2. Jeffery Adams, Alton, Illinois
  3. Garrett Avery, Sullivan
  4. Mark Bauman, Kansas City
  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. Dylan Crupper, Kirkwood
  18. Garner Cummins, Webb City
  19. Samuel Delanty, Camdenton
  20. Patrick Dickinson, Linn
  21. Rob Dixon, Columbia
  22. Rudy Dodorico, Florissant
  23. Deiter Duff, Ozark
  24. Brian Easley, Mexico
  25. Paul Ericson, Shawnee, Kansas
  26. Robert Farnam, Jefferson City
  27. Austin Ferraiuolo, Independence
  28. Jeff Flaugher, Holts Summit
  29. Brian Flowers, Columbia
  30. Alex Gardner, Maryville
  31. Charles Giambrone, Kevil, Kentucky
  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. Jacob Jeffcott, Joplin
  50. Tyler Kasmann, Washington
  51. Greg Keeling, Mulberry Grove, Illinois
  52. Benjamin Kempton, Sedalia
  53. Colten Kenady, Buffalo
  54. Chris King, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  55. Mike Kirksey, Highland, Illinois
  56. Jason Koogler, Washington
  57. Elizabeth Lambird, East Lynne
  58. Trevor Love, Springfield
  59. Mark Lucas, Bonne Terre
  60. Harold Lutz, Rolla
  61. Brock MacGregor, Fort Leonard Wood
  62. Benjamin Martin, St. Louis
  63. Paul McCaslin, Fenton
  64. Monroe Mills, Hartsburg
  65. James Moffet, West Fargo, North Dakota
  66. Ben Moore, Columbia
  67. Christopher Morman, Myrtle, Mississippi
  68. Timothy Morris, Springfield
  69. Mark Nettles, Chesterfield
  70. Jerry Newport, Pittsburg, Kansas
  71. Paul Odum, Overland Park, Kansas
  72. Jaylin Onnen, Springfield
  73. Jim Owens, House Springs
  74. Jaydon Payment, O'Fallon
  75. Frank Petraglia, St. Louis
  76. Michael Petres, Maplewood
  77. Boot Pierce, Sullivan
  78. Dustin Portell, St. Louis
  79. Daryl Reed, Lees Summit
  80. Greg Richardson, Pacific
  81. Cooper Rodman, Springfield
  82. Mark Rose, Springfield, Illinois
  83. Andrew Roussin, St. Louis
  84. Ryan Ruprecht, Columbia
  85. Paul Schamel, Kirkwood
  86. Vance Schneider, Kansas City
  87. Tara Schnelting, Gerald
  88. Vincent Schroeder, East Lynne
  89. Sarah Schulte, Columbia
  90. Timothy Schwent, Jackson
  91. Andrew Senters, St. Louis
  92. James Shepard, Highland, Illinois
  93. Matthew Stockert, Alton, Illinois
  94. Taylor Stumpf, Columbia, Illinois
  95. Darin Tarrants, Auxvasse
  96. Ryan Tarrants, Boonville
  97. Samuel Troyer, Warsaw
  98. Nicholas Trusso, Columbia
  99. Clark Tucker, Saltillo, Mississippi
  100. Dylan Vermeire, Lake Saint Louis
  101. Nicholas Walsh, Apo, AE
  102. Sean Walter, Moscow Mills
  103. Roman Watson, Rolla
  104. Emiley Weese, Imperial
  105. John Weghorst, Holts Summit
  106. Joe Weiss, Irondale
  107. Michael Williams, Joplin
  108. Rick Wright, Smithville
  109. Mark Zettler, St. Charles
  110. Anthony Zuber, St. Robert
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Silver

  1. Zach Althaus, St. Louis
  2. Joseph Alvarez, Rolla
  3. Ryan Arment, Versailles
  4. Christopher Beahm, Wildwood
  5. Jim Betta, Linn Creek
  6. Jesse Boucher, St. Charles
  7. Miller Bowles, St. Louis
  8. Paul Boxdorfer, Wentzville
  9. Ben Burris, Rolla
  10. Matthew Buser, Kansas City
  11. Seth Calkins, Warrensburg
  12. Dustin Cantrell, Springfield
  13. Randy Christo, St. Charles
  14. Jason Cummins, Webb City
  15. Jim Davis, O'Fallon
  16. Steve Dixon, Jackson
  17. Greg Edster, Joplin
  18. Jeanne Edster, Joplin
  19. Laura Elton, Wildwood
  20. Tom Exline, Arnold
  21. Michael Farless, Kansas City
  22. Jorden Flieg, Ste. Genevieve
  23. Brad Foster, Belton
  24. Michael Frieden, Rolla
  25. Michael Garbs, Dardenne Prairie
  26. Andrew Glickert, Chesterfield
  27. Dave Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
  28. Hunter Harrell, Springfield
  29. Lucas Hassemer, Columbia
  30. Kyle Hix, Rolla
  31. Rick Hoenes, Palmyra
  32. John Holler, Saint Robert
  33. Gregg Holmes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  34. Jonathon Huensch, Wildwood
  35. Jared Johnson, Saint Robert
  36. Charley Linneman, Ellisville
  37. Mike Losse, Kirkwood
  38. Nicholas Matthews, Nixa
  39. Sean McCombs, Kansas City
  40. Ahren Muehleisen, Ballwin
  41. Darrell Nelson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  42. Steve Parsons, Lakeview, Arkansas
  43. Josh Pridmore, Collinsville, Oklahoma
  44. Mario Pukl, Fairview, Tennessee
  45. James Randolph, Kansas City
  46. Brian Rexroad, Mascoutah, Illinois
  47. Brandon Roach, Lee's Summit
  48. Jonathon Roberts, Kansas City
  49. David Rodecap, St. Peters
  50. Michael Schelp, Gladstone
  51. Stetson Schwien, Mountain View
  52. Ramzie Siebuhr, Columbia
  53. Ethan Smith, Columbia
  54. James Smith, Washington
  55. Trevor Southards, Moscow Mills
  56. Brian Spangler, Wildwood
  57. James Spencer, Pleasant Hill
  58. Seanmichael Stanley, Columbia
  59. Nathan Steinkamp, Fenton
  60. Marc Stichling, High Ridge
  61. Garry Teeple, Fulton
  62. Spencer Thomas, Grandview
  63. Erica Turner, Springfield
  64. Alex Unnerstall, St. Louis
  65. Matt Weber, Washington
  66. William Whenham, Holden
  67. Garrett Whitman, Springfield
  68. JD Williams, St. James
  69. Jeff Williams, Overland Park, Kansas
  70. Tyler Yazdi, Chesterfield
  71. Micah Young, Springfield
  72. Bailey Zack, Saint Clair
  73. 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. Paul Espinoza, Wentzville
  44. Travis Gabel, Columbia
  45. Gregory Gaia, St. Charles
  46. James Gamache, Rolla
  47. Rebecca Garrison, Branson
  48. Seth Garrison, Branson
  49. James Georgen, O'Fallon
  50. Jason Goring, Bates City
  51. Chad Gross, Rolla
  52. *Adam Guerich, Desloge
  53. Linda Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
  54. Ian Hardcastle, St. Louis
  55. Robert Hassenpflug, Liberty
  56. Michael Hatcher, Rockaway Beach
  57. Jeff Hedger, Goodman
  58. *Ed Heist, Alto Pass, IL
  59. Joshua Hensley, Iberia
  60. Hans Herfel, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
  61. Tyrone Herfel, Greeley, Colorado
  62. Kelly Hinson, Saint Clair
  63. Tony Hinson, Saint Clair
  64. Donald Hoeft Jr., Warrenton
  65. Craig Holke, Ladue
  66. Thomas Huber, Shawnee, Kansas
  67. Austin Hurst, Ash Grove
  68. Kevin Irish, University City
  69. Tom Irish, University City
  70. *Jeff Johnson, Republic
  71. Darla Ketcherside, Hillsboro
  72. John Ketcherside, Hillsboro
  73. Mike Kidd, High Ridge
  74. Andrew King, Kearney
  75. Todd King, Newburg
  76. Rick Knipe, Centerville, Texas
  77. Michael Kohl, Maryland Heights
  78. Frederick Kossman, St. Louis
  79. Michael Kossman, Imperial
  80. Michael Kromrey, Springfield
  81. Mike Kruse, Columbia
  82. Tom Lagermann, St. Louis
  83. Jamie Lamkin, Poplar Bluff
  84. Benjamin Lampe, Rolla
  85. Michael Lamphere, Battlefield
  86. Marc Lewis, Ozark
  87. Ike Lightner, Fordland
  88. Jack Losse, Kirkwood
  89. Jordan Louderbaugh, Republic
  90. Mario Lozina, Fenton
  91. Jason Ludlum, Fort Leonard Wood
  92. *Joseph Lynch, Harrah, Oklahoma
  93. Eric Magoon, Waynesville
  94. Shayne Manetzke, Eureka
  95. John Maxwell, Macedonia, IL
  96. Billy McCaslin, Fenton
  97. Michael McColl, House Springs
  98. *Vince McColl, House Springs
  99. Shannon McGuire, Kearney
  100. Anne McLaughlin, St. Louis
  101. Harold Meyr, Cape Girardeau
  102. James Meng, Columbia
  103. Amanda Miller, Bois D'Arc
  104. Chris Miller, Springfield
  105. Luke Mirly, Jackson
  106. Justin Murphy, Harrisburg
  107. Robert Nelson, St. Louis
  108. Austin Nieman, Columbia, Illinois
  109. Patrick Olson, St. Louis
  110. Ben Ortbals-Steinkamp, Hillsboro
  111. Charles Pancoast, Cape Girardeau
  112. Jeremy Patterson, Kansas City
  113. Kirk Pickett, Ashland
  114. James Placht, Grubville
  115. *Nick Polanowski, Sullivan
  116. Paul Posey, Lebanon
  117. Sam Potter, Rolla
  118. Adam Prier, Golden
  119. Jeff Rainwater, St. Peters
  120. Steven Records, Ozark
  121. Anthony Reichard, St. James
  122. Michael Reitz, St. Louis
  123. Gina Richardson, Bethalto, Illinois
  124. Tom Richardson, Bethalto, Illinois
  125. Jonathan Rinehart, Arnold
  126. Preston Robertson, Branson
  127. Scott Rodeman, O'Fallon
  128. Drew Ross, Crossett, Arkansas
  129. Jason Rudolph, St. Peters
  130. Derek Schlotzhauer, Harrisonville
  131. Tim Schuepbach, De Soto
  132. James Schumer, Columbia
  133. *Devan Scroggins, Cassville
  134. Christopher Selle, Kansas City
  135. Jared Sharpe, Viburnum
  136. Robert Sights, Ottawa, KS
  137. Fred Simmens, Jamestown
  138. Kayla Small, Bertrand
  139. Rylyn Small, Bertrand
  140. Michael Smallwood, St. James
  141. Kyle Smarko, St. Louis
  142. Mike Spangler, Wildwood
  143. Steven Spangler, Pacific
  144. Doug Spurgeon, Taylorville, Illinois
  145. Doug Steinhoff, Columbia
  146. Kyle Swenson, St. Louis
  147. Glyn Tabor, Nineveh, Indiana
  148. Ron Terry, Nevada
  149. Samuel Vanfossan, Excelsior Springs
  150. Robert Viehman, Steelville
  151. Dennis Voss, Union
  152. Larrin Wada, Olathe, KS
  153. Ron Ward, Branson
  154. Cody Ware, Cherryville
  155. Brandon Watson, West Plains
  156. Brad Willis, Columbia
  157. Eric Willis, Webster Groves
  158. Mathew Wortmann, O'Fallon
  159. Mark Zettler, St. Charles
  160. Gordon Zingery, Farmers Branch, Texas
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