Missouri’s catch-and-keep trout fishing season officially begins this weekend.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the season begins at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, at Roaring River State Park near Cassville, Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon and Montauk State Park near Salem.

The season ends on October 31.

Trout tags can be purchased at the state park concession stores.

In 2019, more than 5,100 adult and youth tags were sold at the three state parks on opening day, an increase of nearly 500 tags from 2018 figures.