Class I Niangua River, MO

One of the best fishing streams in the state, the Niangua also has the advantage of being closely associated with Bennett Spring Srare Park and one of the Conservation Department’s trout hatcheries. Those who ptefer floating to trout fishing in the park often make the park their headquatters while floating the upper sections of the river or the secrion immediarely below the park. However, the river itself provides many fine campsites for put-in-and-go type floats. In high water, a float could be made from as high as Hwy. M, but the river above Hwy. 32 is seldom floatable. This river is usually crowded on hot, summer weekends. (www.floatmissouri.com)