Spring Creek Spring Creek Spring Creek , near the east entrance to Fort Leonard Wood, is a wild trout stream that has suffered much over the past years, due to overgrazing and dredging operations. The lower three miles are publicly accessible and are located in the Mark Twain National Forest. Above that is private land, which is not accessible. Mid-Missouri Trout Unlimited , the Ozark Council, FFF, and other organizations have cooperated for many years in habitat improvement projects which have been twice selected for Stream Team grants.
Much more work is needed, as bank erosion can be a real problem.
The access road near the Crossroads Store at the junction of County Roads J and M is close to washing out downstream of the confluence of Pillman Spring Branch. There are long stretches of slow, featureless water separated by riffles and pools. Root wads have resulted in deep holes in some areas. You will need to do a fair amount of wading to get from riffle to riffle, but the effort might pay off on a good day. Return to the Missouri Flyfishing Locations page.