Blue Ribbon Trout Slam

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Blue ribbon trout slam badges and pins
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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.

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.

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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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Bronze

  1. Tanner Abbott, New Bloomfield
  2. Jeffery Adams, Alton, Illinois
  3. Ian Barnes, Warrensburg
  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. Matthew Brown, Springfield
  14. Jeremy Bruch, Mount Olive, Illinois
  15. Randall Byrum, Rogers, Arkansas
  16. Jacob Canfield, Republic
  17. Wesley Carrillo, Odessa
  18. Austin Cira, Mission, Kansas
  19. Spencer Coe, Bend, Oregon
  20. Tim Costello, St. Louis
  21. Dylan Crupper, Kirkwood
  22. Garner Cummins, Webb City
  23. Eli Deal, St. Louis
  24. Samuel Delanty, Camdenton
  25. James Dennis, Ottawa, Illinois
  26. Patrick Dickinson, Linn
  27. Rob Dixon, Columbia
  28. Rudy Dodorico, Florissant
  29. Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City
  30. Deiter Duff, Ozark
  31. Cole Duensing, Clinton
  32. Brian Easley, Mexico
  33. Andrew Elliot, Centralia
  34. Paul Ericson, Shawnee, Kansas
  35. Matt Fadler, Hallsville
  36. Michael Farabee, Springfield
  37. Robert Farnam, Jefferson City
  38. Austin Ferraiuolo, Independence
  39. Jeff Flaugher, Holts Summit
  40. Matthew Flood, Jackson, Tennessee
  41. Brian Flowers, Columbia
  42. Alex Gardner, Maryville
  43. Anthony Groff, Olathe, Kansas
  44. Andrew Grull, Greenville, Illinois
  45. Marcus Gumm, Marshfield
  46. Cameron Gonzales, Springfield
  47. Rik Hafer, Kirkwood
  48. John Hancock, O'Fallon
  49. Frank Hellen, Wentzville
  50. Clayton Henderson, Catawissa
  51. Nolan Hensley, Iberia
  52. Taylor Herron, Kansas City
  53. Andy Hill, Columbia
  54. Brady Hill, Fenton
  55. Wyatt Hill, Fenton
  56. Tony Hinson, St. Clair
  57. Thomas Homeier, St. Louis
  58. Beth Holler, St. Robert
  59. Aaron Horner, St. Louis
  60. Justin Huensch, Ballwin
  61. Jacob Jeffcott, Joplin
  62. Tyler Kasmann, Washington
  63. Dave Kaufman, Pittsburg, Kansas
  64. Greg Keeling, Mulberry Grove, Illinois
  65. Benjamin Kempton, Sedalia
  66. Chris King, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  67. Anthony Kirk Sr., Cedar Hill
  68. Mike Kirksey, Highland, Illinois
  69. Elizabeth Lambird, East Lynne
  70. Trevor Love, Springfield
  71. Mark Lucas, Bonne Terre
  72. Harold Lutz, Rolla
  73. Brock MacGregor, Fort Leonard Wood
  74. Doug Marlow, Chatham, Illinois
  75. Benjamin Martin, St. Louis
  76. Paul McCaslin, Fenton
  77. Craig McIntosh, St. Louis
  78. Monroe Mills, Hartsburg
  79. Kyle Mitchell, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
  80. James Moffet, West Fargo, North Dakota
  81. Ben Moore, Columbia
  82. Jared Moore, Town and Country
  83. Christopher Morman, Myrtle, Mississippi
  84. Timothy Morris, Springfield
  85. Chris Myers, Maryland Heights
  86. Andrew Naglich, San Antonio, Texas
  87. Mark Nettles, Chesterfield
  88. Jerry Newport, Pittsburg, Kansas
  89. Paul Odum, Overland Park, Kansas
  90. Jaylin Onnen, Springfield
  91. Jim Owens, House Springs
  92. Jaydon Payment, O'Fallon
  93. Frank Petraglia, St. Louis
  94. Michael Petres, Maplewood
  95. Boot Pierce, Sullivan
  96. Dustin Portell, St. Louis
  97. Chris Pratt, Leslie
  98. Landen Pratt, Gerald
  99. Jamie Precht, Spring Hill, Kansas
  100. Daryl Reed, Lees Summit
  101. Greg Richardson, Pacific
  102. Adam Scott Robeson, Wildwood
  103. Cooper Rodman, Springfield
  104. Lindsey Romero, Belleville, Illinois
  105. Peter Romero, Belleville, Illinois
  106. Mark Rose, Springfield, Illinois
  107. Andrew Roussin, St. Louis
  108. Ryan Ruprecht, Columbia
  109. Paul Schamel, Kirkwood
  110. Vance Schneider, Kansas City
  111. Tara Schnelting, Gerald
  112. Vincent Schroeder, East Lynne
  113. Sarah Schulte, Columbia
  114. Timothy Schwent, Jackson
  115. Andrew Senters, St. Louis
  116. James Shepard, Highland, Illinois
  117. Chase Spaw, Indianapolis, Indiana
  118. Matthew Stockert, Alton, Illinois
  119. Taylor Stumpf, Columbia, Illinois
  120. Matt Summers, Green Forest, Arkansas
  121. Darin Tarrants, Auxvasse
  122. Ryan Tarrants, Boonville
  123. Alex Timberman, Cottleville
  124. Samuel Troyer, Warsaw
  125. Nicholas Trusso, Columbia
  126. Clark Tucker, Saltillo, Mississippi
  127. Dylan Vermeire, Lake Saint Louis
  128. Nicholas Walsh, Apo, AE
  129. Sean Walter, Moscow Mills
  130. Roman Watson, Rolla
  131. Emiley Weese, Imperial
  132. John Weghorst, Holts Summit
  133. Joe Weiss, Irondale
  134. Michael Williams, Joplin
  135. Jon Wolf, Highland, Illinois
  136. Rick Wright, Smithville
  137. Mathew Zellner, Villa Ridge
  138. Mark Zettler, St. Charles
  139. Anthony Zuber, St. Robert
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Silver

  1. Zach Althaus, St. Louis
  2. Joseph Alvarez, Rolla
  3. Christopher Beahm, Wildwood
  4. Tyler Bell, Florissant
  5. Jim Betta, Linn Creek
  6. Jesse Boucher, St. Charles
  7. Miller Bowles, St. Louis
  8. Paul Boxdorfer, Wentzville
  9. Ben Burris, Rolla
  10. Garrett Bush, Springfield
  11. Matthew Buser, Kansas City
  12. Seth Calkins, Warrensburg
  13. Dustin Cantrell, Springfield
  14. Randy Christo, St. Charles
  15. Jason Cummins, Webb City
  16. Jim Davis, O'Fallon
  17. Steve Dixon, Jackson
  18. Greg Edster, Joplin
  19. Jeanne Edster, Joplin
  20. Laura Elton, Wildwood
  21. Tom Exline, Arnold
  22. Andrew Farabee, Springfield
  23. Michael Farless, Kansas City
  24. Jorden Flieg, Ste. Genevieve
  25. Brad Foster, Belton
  26. Michael Frieden, Rolla
  27. Michael Garbs, Dardenne Prairie
  28. Andrew Glickert, Chesterfield
  29. Dave Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
  30. Hunter Harrell, Springfield
  31. Kevin Harrell, Lincoln
  32. Lucas Hassemer, Columbia
  33. Kyle Hix, Rolla
  34. Rick Hoenes, Palmyra
  35. John Holler, Saint Robert
  36. Gregg Holmes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  37. Jonathon Huensch, Wildwood
  38. Jared Johnson, Saint Robert
  39. Colten Kenady, Buffalo
  40. Richard Kim, Roeland Park, Kansas
  41. Travis Klein, Columbia, Illinois
  42. Jason Koogler, Washington
  43. Aaron Kostopolus, Appleton, Wisconsin
  44. Charley Linneman, Ellisville
  45. Michael Lopez, Lakeside, Arizona
  46. Mike Losse, Kirkwood
  47. Nicholas Matthews, Nixa
  48. Richard Meagher, Springfield
  49. Julie Menke, Lincoln
  50. Ahren Muehleisen, Ballwin
  51. Darrell Nelson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  52. Steve Parsons, Lakeview, Arkansas
  53. Casey Pennebaker, Madison, Mississippi
  54. Mario Pukl, Fairview, Tennessee
  55. James Randolph, Kansas City
  56. Brian Rexroad, Mascoutah, Illinois
  57. Brandon Roach, Lee's Summit
  58. Jonathon Roberts, Kansas City
  59. David Rodecap, St. Peters
  60. Brian Rogers, New Baden, Illinois
  61. Dale Runyon, Quincy, Illinois
  62. Michael Schelp, Gladstone
  63. Stetson Schwien, Mountain View
  64. Anthony Shepperd, St. Louis
  65. Ethan Smith, Columbia
  66. James Smith, Washington
  67. Trevor Southards, Moscow Mills
  68. Brian Spangler, Wildwood
  69. James Spencer, Pleasant Hill
  70. Seanmichael Stanley, Columbia
  71. Nathan Steinkamp, Fenton
  72. Garry Teeple, Fulton
  73. Spencer Thomas, Grandview
  74. Alex Unnerstall, St. Louis
  75. Matt Weber, Washington
  76. William Whenham, Holden
  77. JD Williams, St. James
  78. Jeff Williams, Overland Park, Kansas
  79. Phillip Wisch, Jefferson City
  80. Tyler Yazdi, Chesterfield
  81. Bailey Zack, Saint Clair
  82. Robert Zylstra, New Bloomfield
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Gold (* Also achieved gold in another slam program.)

  1. Seth Ames, Bentonville, Arkansas
  2. Ryan Arment, Versailles
  3. Darrell Atteberry, Bel Aire, Kansas
  4. Garrett Avery, Sullivan
  5. Debbie Backes, Linn
  6. Jerry Backes, Linn
  7. Sean Ball, Springfield
  8. Nick Banks, McAlester, Oklahoma
  9. *Michael Barton, St. Mary
  10. Daniel Bauman, Kansas City
  11. Dave Beale, Augusta
  12. Jason Bell, St. Clair
  13. Brogun Betta, Linn Creek
  14. Markus Bigbee, Olathe, Kansas
  15. Noah Birkeness, Excelsior Springs
  16. Will Black, Wildwood
  17. Brady Blisard, Cassville
  18. Tyler Bolcerek, Waynesville
  19. James Bolin, Joplin
  20. Joshua Bowen, Newburg
  21. Byron Bradley, Kirkwood
  22. Ben Breese, Madison, Wisconsin
  23. William Brinkmann Jr., St. Louis
  24. Noah Brocato, Labadie
  25. John Bush, Springfield
  26. Michael Cain, St. Louis
  27. Konradd Campbell, Cuba
  28. Jake Carlson, Republic
  29. Kevin Carril, Overland Park, Kansas
  30. Zach Caselman, Battlefield
  31. Kyler Castillo, Branson
  32. Phil Charleville, Festus
  33. Bryant Chilton, Licking
  34. *Ronald Cobb, St. Louis
  35. Nathanael Coffman, St. James
  36. *Michael Collins, Jefferson City
  37. Joshua Conyers, St. Robert
  38. David Cooper, Little Rock, Arkansas
  39. Brendan Corazzin, Lee's Summit
  40. Aaron Cornman, Hillsboro
  41. Leigh Ann Cornman, Hillsboro
  42. Cameron Courtwright, Warrensburg
  43. Kevin Courtwright, Warrensburg
  44. Trenton Courtwright, Warrenton
  45. *Michael Cravens, Tempe, Arizona
  46. Darrell Cureton, Farmington
  47. Marc Davenport, Owensville
  48. Nicholas Davidson, Manchester
  49. Zachary DeBord, Columbia
  50. *Cody Diehl, Kirkwood
  51. Zach Downs, Parkville
  52. Zachary Everett, Manhattan, Kansas
  53. Paul Eggeman, Columbia
  54. Paul Espinoza, Wentzville
  55. Daegan Friggle, Pierce City
  56. Travis Gabel, Columbia
  57. Gregory Gaia, St. Charles
  58. James Gamache, Rolla
  59. *Rebecca Garrison, Coffeyville, Kansas
  60. *Seth Garrison, Coffeyville, Kansas
  61. James Georgen, O'Fallon
  62. Charles Giambrone, Kevil, Kentucky
  63. John Goad, Jefferson City
  64. Anthony Goetting, Lawrence, Kansas
  65. Michael Gordon, Webster Groves
  66. Jason Goring, Bates City
  67. Chad Gross, Rolla
  68. *Adam Guerich, Desloge
  69. Linda Haislar, Columbia, Illinois
  70. Ian Hardcastle, St. Louis
  71. Robert Hassenpflug, Liberty
  72. Michael Hatcher, Rockaway Beach
  73. Jeff Hedger, Goodman
  74. *Ed Heist, Alto Pass, Illinois
  75. Joshua Hensley, Iberia
  76. Hans Herfel, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
  77. Tyrone Herfel, Greeley, Colorado
  78. Kelly Hinson, Saint Clair
  79. Tony Hinson, Saint Clair
  80. Donald Hoeft Jr., Warrenton
  81. Craig Holke, Ladue
  82. Thomas Huber, Shawnee, Kansas
  83. Austin Hurst, Ash Grove
  84. Kevin Irish, University City
  85. Tom Irish, University City
  86. *Jeff Johnson, Republic
  87. Darla Ketcherside, Hillsboro
  88. John Ketcherside, Hillsboro
  89. Mike Kidd, High Ridge
  90. Andrew King, Kearney
  91. Todd King, Newburg
  92. Rick Knipe, Centerville, Texas
  93. Michael Kohl, Maryland Heights
  94. Frederick Kossman, St. Louis
  95. Michael Kossman, Imperial
  96. Michael Kromrey, Springfield
  97. Mike Kruse, Columbia
  98. Tom Lagermann, St. Louis
  99. Jamie Lamkin, Poplar Bluff
  100. Benjamin Lampe, Rolla
  101. Michael Lamphere, Battlefield
  102. *Marc Lewis, Ozark
  103. Ike Lightner, Fordland
  104. Jack Losse, Kirkwood
  105. Jordan Louderbaugh, Republic
  106. Mario Lozina, Fenton
  107. Jason Ludlum, Fort Leonard Wood
  108. *Joseph Lynch, Harrah, Oklahoma
  109. Eric Magoon, Waynesville
  110. Shayne Manetzke, Eureka
  111. John Maxwell, Macedonia, Illinois
  112. Billy McCaslin, Fenton
  113. Michael McColl, House Springs
  114. *Vince McColl, House Springs
  115. Sean McCombs, Kansas City
  116. Shannon McGuire, Kearney
  117. Anne McLaughlin, St. Louis
  118. Harold Meyr, Cape Girardeau
  119. James Meng, Columbia
  120. Amanda Miller, Bois D'Arc
  121. Chris Miller, Springfield
  122. Luke Mirly, Jackson
  123. Justin Murphy, Harrisburg
  124. Robert Nelson, St. Louis
  125. Austin Nieman, Columbia, Illinois
  126. Patrick Olson, St. Louis
  127. Ben Ortbals-Steinkamp, Hillsboro
  128. Tim Ostby, Kansas City
  129. Charles Pancoast, Cape Girardeau
  130. Jeremy Patterson, Kansas City
  131. Kirk Pickett, Ashland
  132. James Placht, Grubville
  133. *Nick Polanowski, Sullivan
  134. Paul Posey, Lebanon
  135. *Sam Potter, Rolla
  136. Josh Pridmore, Collinsville, Oklahoma
  137. Adam Prier, Golden
  138. Jeff Rainwater, St. Peters
  139. Steven Records, Ozark
  140. Anthony Reichard, St. James
  141. Michael Reitz, St. Louis
  142. Gina Richardson, Bethalto, Illinois
  143. Tom Richardson, Bethalto, Illinois
  144. Jonathan Rinehart, Arnold
  145. Preston Robertson, Branson
  146. Scott Rodeman, O'Fallon
  147. Drew Ross, Crossett, Arkansas
  148. Jason Rudolph, St. Peters
  149. Derek Schlotzhauer, Harrisonville
  150. Tim Schuepbach, De Soto
  151. James Schumer, Columbia
  152. *Devan Scroggins, Cassville
  153. Christopher Selle, Kansas City
  154. Jared Sharpe, Viburnum
  155. Ramzie Siebuhr, Columbia
  156. Robert Sights, Ottawa, Kansas
  157. Fred Simmens, Jamestown
  158. Kayla Small, Bertrand
  159. Rylyn Small, Bertrand
  160. Michael Smallwood, St. James
  161. Kyle Smarko, St. Louis
  162. C Daniel Smith, St. Joseph
  163. Mike Spangler, Wildwood
  164. Steven Spangler, Pacific
  165. Doug Spurgeon, Taylorville, Illinois
  166. Doug Steinhoff, Columbia
  167. Marc Stichling, High Ridge
  168. Kyle Swenson, St. Louis
  169. Todd Sword, Louisburg, Kansas
  170. Glyn Tabor, Nineveh, Indiana
  171. Ron Terry, Nevada
  172. Garrett Thibodeaux, Diberville, Mississippi
  173. Erica Turner, Springfield
  174. Samuel Vanfossan, Excelsior Springs
  175. Robert Viehman, Steelville
  176. Dennis Voss, Union
  177. Micah Young, Springfield
  178. Larrin Wada, Olathe, KS
  179. Ron Ward, Branson
  180. Cody Ware, Cherryville
  181. Brandon Watson, West Plains
  182. Brad Willis, Columbia
  183. Eric Willis, Webster Groves
  184. Garrett Whitman, Springfield
  185. Mathew Wortmann, O'Fallon
  186. Mark Zettler, St. Charles
  187. Gordon Zingery, Farmers Branch, Texas
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