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

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

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