Bennett Spring State Park
Neosho Daily News
With trout season just around the corner, Bennett Spring State Park is a great place for a weekend getaway to experience a change of scenery and enjoy the outdoors.
Bennett Springs is a destination for fishermen who wade into a stream feeding the Niangua River, hoping to land Brown trout or one of 400,000 Rainbow trout hatched at Bennett Spring annually. From November through February, fishermen must return their catch to the stream. The Catch-and-Keep season begins March 1 and ends October 31.
Fishermen need daily permits sold at the park and a working knowledge of lures permitted in specific zones. For dedicated veterans, these rules are low hurdles to overcome. The trout’s nature is the higher one, and veterans never tire of jumping it.