The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) stocked rainbow trout last autumn in community lakes in a couple of cities, including one in Pettis County.
According to MDC, starting Saturday, February 1, anglers with proper permits can catch and keep up to four trout.
Sedalia’s Liberty Park Pond offered catch-and-release fishing for trout with unscented artificial lures only after the fish were stocked. But during the catch-and-keep portion of winter trout fishing, scented lures and natural baits may be used, as well as unscented artificial lures. Trout were stocked in the pond under MDC’s partnership with the Sedalia Parks and Recreation Department.
Starting February 1, anglers with valid fishing permits and a Missouri trout permit may keep up to four trout. All Missouri residents over age 15 and under 65 and all nonresidents over age 15 must have a valid fishing permit.
Information about fishing at Liberty Park Pond is available by calling MDC’s Sedalia Office at (660) 530-5500.