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.
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.
Help protect Missouri's trout waters from rock snot.
Enter your catch
Achievers
Bronze:
- Zach Althaus, St. Louis
- Mark Bauman, Kansas City
- Jeremiah Bertels, Lake Saint Louis
- Andrew Black, St. Louis
- Jacob Canfield, Republic
- Kevin Carril, Overland Park, KS
- Garner Cummins, Webb City
- Rudy Dodorico, Florissant
- Austin Ferraiuolo, Independence
- Brian Flowers, Columbia
- Brad Foster, Belton
- Cameron Gonzales, Springfield
- Rik Hafer, Kirkwood
- John Holler, Saint Robert
- Tom Irish, University City
- Mike Losse, Kirkwood
- Shannon McGuire, Kearney
- Jim Owens, House Springs
- Ben Ortbals Steinkamp, Hillsboro
- Jaydon Payment, O'Fallon
- Frank Petraglia, St. Louis
- Boot Pierce, Sullivan
- Dustin Portell, St. Louis
- Michael Schelp, Gladstone
- Vance Schneider, Kansas City
- Sarah Schulte, Columbia
- Ethan Smith, Columbia
- Trevor Southards, Moscow Mills
- Nathan Steinkamp, Fenton
- Taylor Stumpf, Columbia, IL
- Spencer Thomas, Grandview
- Nicholas Trusso, Columbia
Silver:
- Joseph Alvarez, Rolla
- Will Black, Wildwood
- Ben Burris, Rolla
- Seth Calkins, Warrensburg
- Jason Cummins, Webb City
- Jim Davis, O'Fallon
- Michael Frieden, Rolla
- Kyle Hix, Rolla
- Gregg Holmes, Oklahoma City, OK
- Kevin Irish, University City
- Jack Losse, Kirkwood
- Vince McColl, House Springs
- Darrell Nelson, Tulsa, OK
- Christopher Selle, Kansas City
- Federic Simmens, Jamestown
- Garry Teeple, Fulton
- Mathew Wortmann, O'Fallon
Gold:
- Daniel Bauman, Kansas City
- James Bolin, Joplin
- Joshua Bowen, Newburg
- John Bush, Springfield
- Zach Caselman, Battlefield
- Phil Charleville, Festus
- Nathanael Coffman, St. James
- Michael Collins, Jefferson City
- David Cooper, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Cameron Courtwright, Warrensburg
- Kevin Courtwright, Warrensburg
- Trenton Courtwright, Warrensburg
- Nicholas Davidson, Manchester
- Paul Eggeman, Columbia
- Travis Gabel, Columbia
- James Gamache, Rolla
- Chad Gross, Rolla
- Hans Herfel, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
- Tyrone Herfel, Greeley, Colorado
- Kelly Hinson, Saint Clair
- Tony Hinson, Saint Clair
- Craig Holke, Ladue
- Mike Kidd, High Ridge
- Frederick Kossman, St. Louis
- Michael Kossman, Imperial
- Mike Kruse, Columbia
- Tom Lagermann, St. Louis
- Jamie Lamkin, Poplar Bluff
- Mario Lozina, Fenton
- Shayne Manetzke, Eureka
- Billy McCaslin, Fenton
- Harold Meyr, Cape Girardeau
- James Meng, Columbia
- Austin Nieman, Columbia, IL
- Charles Pancoast, Cape Girardeau
- Jeremy Patterson, Kansas City
- Nick Polanowski, Sullivan
- Sam Potter, Rolla
- Adam Prier, Golden
- Jeff Rainwater, St. Peters
- Anthony Reichard, St. James
- Michael Reitz, St. Louis
- Jonathan Rinehart, Arnold
- Drew Ross, Crossett, AR
- Jason Rudolph, St. Peters
- Derek Schlotzhauer, Harrisonville
- James Schumer, Columbia
- Devan Scroggins, Cassville
- Mike Spangler, Wildwood
- Steven Spangler, Pacific
- Doug Steinhoff, Columbia
- Robert Viehman, Steelville
- Dennis Voss, Union
- Ron Ward, Branson
- Mark Zettler, St. Charles