Article by Nick Girondo, Fisheries Management Biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation
The wild rainbow trout population of Mill Creek in Phelps County is about to get a home makeover. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), with help from many private funding sources, recently purchased a 432 acre tract of land containing 1 ¼ miles of stream frontage on Mill Creek. This new property is called the “Bohigian Conservation Area”, in honor of Dr. Bohigian who made a significant contribution of this property. This area is located just outside of Rolla. With this acquisition, the public has access to fish the upper 2/3 of this coldwater stream within MDC and U.S. Forest Service ownership. Read the full article...
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