Catch and Keep Fishing
Maramec Spring Park 21880 Maramec Spring Drive. St. James, MO 65559, St James, MO, United StatesCatch and Keep Trout season, Mar. 1 thru Oct. 31
$10.0
Join us throughout the year for a diverse array of exciting events, including
Old Iron Works Day, Free Fishing Days, and much more!
Discover the full lineup below.
Catch and Keep Trout season, Mar. 1 thru Oct. 31
Maramec Museum Open (Wednesday thru Sunday) starting in April. The Maramec Museum offers engaging interactive exhibits that illuminate the natural and historical significance of this region. These exhibits showcase a diverse range of items, such as artifacts unearthed from the iron works, educational materials on Missouri’s wildlife, explanations of the science behind springs and the […]
Pollinator Festival, April 13, 2024
Kids Free Fishing Day at Maramec Spring Park takes place on the first Saturday following Mother’s Day. This special day is all about creating unforgettable experiences for children, introducing them to the joys of fishing, and fostering a love for nature and the great outdoors. This years Kids Free Fishing day is May 17th, 2025. […]
Folky Fish Fest will bring together a top flight raft of musical acts to fill your ears!
During the Saturday and Sunday following the first Monday in June, any person may fish state waters without an MDC fishing permit, trout permit, and prescribed area daily tag.
Veteran's Free Fishing Day, Maramec Spring Park
June 14, 2025
Free Fishing for Veterans
The Mighty Pines are a soul-inspired roots rock band influenced by the wide rivers and red-brick streets of St. Louis. Like the steady and strong trees from which they take their name, the band continues to grow in stature and sound, creating vast musical landscapes with their layered harmonies and thoughtfully crafted instrumentation. They generate […]
The Funky Butt Brass Band was formed in 2008 by six talented musicians who respect and revere the New Orleans brass band tradition. The FBBB takes classic New Orleans brass tunes and gives them a twist, in the style of Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rebirth and Bonerama. But don’t be surprised if you also hear […]
Born from an open-mic bluegrass jam in St. Louis, Missouri, One Way Traffic is a five-piece band with an eclectic sound. Inspired greatly by Americana, Blues, and Jazz, the band combines their individual influences to create a gumbo chock full of musical deliciousness and surprise. In the 6 years together , One Way Traffic has […]
Women’s Fishing Day, which will run from 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., There is no license or daily tag fee. Female anglers can pick up their free daily trout tag at the park store on the evening before or any time during the day of the event on Sept. 13th. During the event, a part of the park will be reserved for female anglers only. Volunteers will be available to help anglers throughout the day. Participants are encouraged to bring their own fishing equipment.
The Kay Brothers are Missouri brothers that formed a band saluting the music traditional to their homeland: The Ozarks… where Old-Time Fiddle music received a quick flash fry of foot stompin’ Country Blues as it made its way across the Mississippi River. The songs are a collection of stories, often ancient in verse but timeless in meaning, and delivered with sunny reverence for this forgotten music bred to uplift from the tangle of struggles in a bygone era. It’s music that draws you out, rather than draw you in.
In 2018, the band released their Self-Titled Debut Album and a companion video for their song, “Find Your Love,” recorded in an abandoned auto garage somewhere in Callaway County. Joined by sisters Emma & Olivia Burney, the band boasts sibling harmonies, upright bass, guitar, tenor banjo, fiddle, cello, ukulele, harmonica, washboard, congas, shakers, and an array of foot percussion. The mission: to preserve the rural music of our forefathers and mothers that once filled the wooden barns dotting the countryside on Saturday night and the small family churches on Sunday morning. That party is still going on…. it’s in your blood.
