By Evan Smoot
Summer is gone and while the cold moves in, some trout are taking their first road trip.
Rainbow and brown trout are cold-water fish that provide a unique fishing opportunity in Missouri.
The Missouri Department of Conservation’s trout-stocking program makes these fish available across the state, not just in trout parks.
There are two species of trout stocked in Missouri — rainbow trout and brown trout. Rainbow trout are native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States and brown trout originated from Europe but both species have been introduced into some of Missouri’s cold streams.
