Maramec Spring Park is home to one of four trout parks in the state of Missouri. Maramec is unique as it is a privately owned park operated by the James Foundation. The fishery is administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation while the park itself is administered by the James Foundation.
Maramec Spring Hatchery produces about 100,000 trout a year and all are stocked in Maramec Spring Park. Trout are received as 3 inch fingerlings from Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery. The trout are fed three times a day and will grow 3/4 to 1 inch a month. The fish are reared in a raceway fed by the water from Maramec Spring. The fish are stocked at a rate of 2.25 fish per tag sold and are at least 12 inches in length. An additional 40,000 trout are hauled in from Montauk Hatchery each year to be stocked in the park.
Maramec Spring Hatchery is one of five trout hatcheries operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation. These hatcheries stock close to 1.9 million trout in Missouri waters each year. Over a million of those rainbows were stocked in the Trout Parks.
Maramec Spring Hatchery also manages Indian Trail Hatchery, a warm water facility that raises farm pond fish, located near Salem Missouri.
Area Information
- Tours
- Contact the Maramec Spring Hatchery office to schedule a tour for your school group or organization. Tours must be arranged in advance. Tours usually last around 45 minutes.
- Directions
- Maramec Spring Park is located six miles east of St. James Missouri on Highway 8. From St. Louis: I-44 west to St. James. Highway 8 and 68 run together east through St. James. Approximately three miles out of St. James, Highway 68 turns south. Continue on Highway 8 three more miles. The park is on the left.
Special Topics
Fishing Report
58 degrees,Winter catch and release daily until February 8. Flies only. You Must possess a vaild trout permit. (Report made on 11/14/2009)
Get current stream information provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Department of Natural Resources.
Tuesday, February 9 to Sunday, August 8, 2010
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