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 | Roubidoux Spring Waynesville - head of the trout water | Spring | 37.82540, -92.20150 | The spring rises in the city park and is the head of the stocked section. |
| 2 | White Ribbon trout area - upper limit at Roubidoux Spring Runs 3.1 miles to the Gasconade | Regulation section limit | 37.82540, -92.20150 | MDC's White Ribbon area starts at the spring. Boundary only - check the current rules before you fish. |
| 3 | Roy Laughlin Park City of Waynesville | Park / conservation area | 37.82604, -92.20309 | Creekside city park just below the spring. |
| 4 | Roubidoux Park City of Waynesville | Park / conservation area | 37.83334, -92.20061 | The main creekside park; parking and the easiest walk-in water in town. |
| 5 | White Ribbon trout area - lower limit at the Gasconade Confluence with the Gasconade River | Regulation section limit | 37.85069, -92.21362 | Lower end of the 3.1 mile section, placed on the last vertex of the OSM creek centreline at the confluence - treat as approximate. |
Gauge: no real-time USGS gauge on this water. Check conditions locally.
Species: Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Longear Sunfish, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: mdc.mo.gov/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Roubidoux Spring and Waynesville City Park — the headspring and the core walk-and-wade trout reach.
Laughlin Park, Waynesville — in-town bank and wading access with parking.
Highway 17 crossings north of Waynesville — roadside access to the middle creek.
Polla Road crossing — access at the USGS gauge on the lower reach.
Fort Leonard Wood boundary crossings — restricted, posted, and not open general access.
Gasconade River confluence landings — float take-out for lower-creek trips.
County road gravel crossings in northern Pulaski County — informal wade-in points.
Spring: strong flows, stocked rainbow trout in the managed reach and smallmouth waking up below it.
Summer: the spring keeps the upper creek cold and fishable while surrounding streams warm out.
Fall: the best smallmouth month range on the lower creek, with low clear water and heavy feeding.
Winter: the catch-and-release trout season on the spring branch, fishable on all but the coldest days.