When Jackie Price-Palmer’s father, the late Harry Price, brought her to visit Bennett Spring for the first time in 1964, she never imagined she’d still be coming to trout fish here more …
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By Laura Valenti
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2/8/22
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Despite turmoil across the country and the world in recent months, Bennett Spring State Park is still a place to find some peaceful relaxation on a sunny summer afternoon.
Jim Cook, of Manhattan, …
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By Laura Valenti
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6/26/20
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After two months spent indoors, people appeared ready to head back outside to Bennett Spring State Park.
The park reports seeing attendance levels getting closer to previous levels with rainy …
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Steve Smith for Trout Talk
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5/26/20
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Nearly 2,400 anglers showed up for Opening Day of trout season at Bennett Spring State Park on March 1.
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Photos by Chris Roden
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3/2/20
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Hatchery Manager Ben Havens predicted a big Opening Day during a pre-season meeting.
Havens spoke to a crowd of about 55 interested anglers and business owners at the park's informational meeting …
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Chris Roden
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2/27/20
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A group of four friends started a tradition in 1973.
Gerald Newman, Bob Manuel, Ron Rude and Tom Paul began camping at Bennett Spring State Park a day or two before the March 1 buzzer sounded and …
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Chris Roden
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2/27/20
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Inside the yellow tape that marked off the area in Zone Two of Bennett Spring State Park on April 27, 2019, for Veterans Free Fishing Day were a few hundred veterans, a few dozen volunteers and few …
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By Chris Roden
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2/10/20
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Species: Rainbow trout
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Claim to fame: Rainbow trout are a popular sportfish in Missouri. Studies have shown trout fishing in the state provides a …
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By Missouri Department of Conservation
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2/10/20
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Murky waters and a muddy bank did not dissuade young anglers from taking part in Kids Free Fishing Day at Bennett Spring State Park on May 4, 2019, when 2,500 regular stockers and 20 bunkers waited …
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By Chris Roden
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2/10/20
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FISHING REGULATIONS
The spring branch is stocked daily during the regular fishing season, which is March 1 through Oct. 31. Daily permits are required to fish on the spring branch and …
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2/10/20
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