Attend Trout Fest at Bennett Spring State Park This Weekend

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BennettSpring_1Bennett Springs, Mo | June 5    Trout Fest is finally here. The festival begins tomorrow morning at the whistle, and will continue until Sunday afternoon. 
 
The inaugural Trout Fest is being held during Missouri’s Free Fishing Weekend. The purpose of the event is to celebrate trout fishing opportunities at Missouri State Parks, while highlighting the importance of conservation. 

 

The Department of Conservation is tagging 100 trout per day (200 total) and releasing them into the spring creek. Anglers who catch a tagged trout may bring their tag to the CFM tent, located near the Whistle Bridge, to collect their free prize attributed to that tag. 
 
The weekend is full of activities for the whole family to enjoy. You won’t want to miss out on any of it.

 

Activities, Tents & Events 

  • CFM Tent – The CFM tent will host the prizes to be given away for free to the anglers who catch tagged trout.
  • CFM Grill – CFM will be BBQing and selling sandwiches.
  • Fly Tying Tent – The fly tying tent will host tiers working throughout the event for attendees to watch.
  • Seminar Stage – A series of seminars will be conducted throughout the weekend. A full seminar schedule will be released next week.
  • Fly Casting Competition – A sponsored, competitive fly rod casting competition will occur Saturday. There will be two categories: accuracy and distance. Prizes will be awarded for first through third place in both categories.
  • Movie Screening – An inflatable movie screen will show A River Runs Through It. A Trout Unlimited and CFM video will be screened prior to the movie.
  • Mark Van Patten Seminar – Mark Van Patten is offering a special, limited entry seminar.

There is no cost to participate in any of the events for Trout Fest, including a limited space presentation by noteworthy fly fisherman, Mark Van Patten. 

For the complete schedule, click here.

Other information, can be found on the event page here: www.confedmo.org/trout-fest 

We look forward to seeing at the first year of this exciting event.

 

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