Many Missourians celebrate an unofficial holiday every year on March 1. You won’t find it marked on the average wall or desk calendar (not officially, anyway), but stop by a trout park in the Ozarks ...

Missouri’s opening day of trout season at the state’s four trout parks is an anomaly in the world of trout fishing, and that’s what makes the day so special. In a sport often defined by solitude, ...

Catch-and-Keep season opens at select trout parks in March with nontrout recreational fishing available at lakes nearby.

LEBANON — The ceremonial firing of a pistol at 6:30 a.m. Friday at state parks around Missouri signaled the start of an annual tradition for local anglers: the first day of catch-and-keep trout season ...