Eleven Point revised and reposted w/o link:)

Review of eleven-point by my 15 yo son
This river in south central Missouri begins as a small stream high in
the Ozark Mountains. From the headwaters downstream to Greer Spring,
the Eleven Point is an excellent smallmouth bass stream, but holds few
trout. The only trout fishing opportunity in this section is in spring
high water, when trout sometimes move upstream from their normal lies.
Even then, trout are few and far between. Enter Greer Spring. It turns
this sometimes warm stream into a large, cold river, supporting a huge
population of wild rainbow trout. From here downstream about 5 1/2
miles, the regulations are strict to protect these wild rainbows, but
the fishing is really worth it. Both spin-fishing and fly-fishing
produce very well in this section, although dry flies are almost
entirely ineffective. Most of the time, you need to get your lure or
fly down near the bottom. Fly fisherman have success on crayfish
imitating flies of all things as well as nymphs, streamers, and glo-
bugs. Spin fisherman do well on marabou jigs and 1/8 ounce spinners.
Trophy trout are quite common here, but the big ones are known to be
hard to catch. However, small wild rainbows provide good catch and
release fishing twelve months a year. This section of river has
probably the best water temperatures of any freestone river in
Missouri, and fishing doesn't really slow in the hottest part of the
summer.

Below the wild trout area there is an approximately 14 mile
section of state managed water that is heavily stocked. This section
also generally remains cold enough to hold lots of trout throughout
the year, and populations are rarely depleted from over- fishing,
despite more liberal regulations. This is probably because of light
fishing pressure. Known to work here are nightcrawlers, spinners,
dough bait, salmon eggs, and marabou jigs. This section is not popular
with fly-fishers because most of the fish are stocked, but trout are
willing to take the same patterns listed above, with Wooly Buggers
being a great bet.

If you want to fish a deep dark river in Missouri for wild or
stocked trout, the Eleven Point may be for you. Your also likely to
find seclusion, and there are several public access points wading
anglers can use that will put you in reach of either wild or stocked
trout. Just be careful not to go in over your waders, as the Eleven
Point is deep, and sometimes mean.