Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montauk Springs Head of the Current River | Spring | 37.46054, -91.68336 | The park springs surface here and run south to meet Pigeon Creek; everything below this point is the Current River. |
| 2 | Montauk Trout Hatchery MDC hatchery on the spring branch | Agency / conservation office | 37.45488, -91.68547 | Raceways below the spring. The catch-and-release fly water runs up to the raceways. |
| 3 | Montauk State Park Missouri State Parks | Park / conservation area | 37.45368, -91.68274 | Trout park: daily tag required, and the park's zones change the rules by reach. Marker is the park centre, not a gate. |
| 4 | Montauk Mill Historic 1896 gristmill | Point of interest | 37.45042, -91.68418 | The mill and its dam are the landmark the park's fishing zones are described from. |
| 5 | Flies-only zone - lower limit at the Mill Dam Upstream from here to Montauk Springs | Regulation section limit | 37.45042, -91.68418 | MDC describes the flies-only water as the Mill Dam upstream to Montauk Springs. Marker sits on the mill; the dam is at the mill, so treat it as approximate. Check the current rules before you fish. |
| 6 | Montauk Park Superintendent Office Missouri State Parks - park office | Agency / conservation office | 37.45258, -91.68191 | Park office; the place to ask about zone signs and water conditions. |
| 7 | Montauk State Park Store Park concession - tackle, bait, daily tags | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 37.45214, -91.68119 | The only tackle counter inside the park. |
| 8 | Loop 1 Campground Montauk State Park | Campsite | 37.45477, -91.67778 | |
| 9 | Loop 2 Campground Montauk State Park | Campsite | 37.45497, -91.67553 | |
| 10 | Loop 3 Campground Montauk State Park | Campsite | 37.45467, -91.67338 | The loop 3 ADA pier and the old low-water bridge below it are the winter catch-and-release landmark. |
| 11 | Loop 4 Campground Montauk State Park | Campsite | 37.45246, -91.67270 | |
| 12 | USGS 07064440 - Current River at Montauk State Park USGS streamgauge | USGS gauge | 37.44792, -91.67136 | Read this before you drive: the park fishes low and clear most of the year and blows out fast after rain. |
| 13 | Tan Vat First access below the park | Access / boat ramp | 37.45072, -91.66134 | Well known wading access on the wild trout water below Montauk. OSM carries it only as a locality node, so treat the pin as the spot, not the parking. |
| 14 | Baptist Camp Access Ramp on the upper Current | Access / boat ramp | 37.43513, -91.65725 | Next access downstream of Tan Vat. Below here the river belongs to the main Current River map. |
Gauge: USGS 07064440 — Current River at Montauk State Park, MO. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Regulations: mdc.mo.gov/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Montauk State Park: the main access, with parking and marked fishing zones.
Park hatchery reach: the uppermost water immediately below the spring.
Fly-only zone: signed water within the park with tackle restrictions.
Park boundary: the transition to the wild river downstream.
Tan Vat: the first public access on the river below the park.
Baptist Camp: access further down the upper Current for float trips.
Note: a daily trout tag is required in the park during the catch and keep season.
Winter: catch and release only, cold clear spring flow, and few anglers.
Spring: the catch and keep season opens in March and the park fills up.
Summer: constant spring temperature keeps the fishing going through the heat.
Fall: the season ends in October and the river returns to quiet water.