Crane Creek

When a fly fisher thinks of Crane Creek, he automatically thinks of the McCloud rainbows that were stocked in the small, spring fed creek near Crane, Missouri, in southwest Missouri more than 100 years ago. Despite years of floods and droughts, this beautiful red band species of rainbow has fought to survive, and that savvy and fight shows up when trying to fool one in Crane Creek. There is plenty of public access to Crane thanks to land that was donated to the Missouri Department of Conservation and land in the city limits of Crane where the river runs through a city park. These trout are to be respected and admired, caught and gently released.

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Lower Wire, April 6, 2012

Posted by Andrew324 on April 9th, 2012

Decided to fish lower wire to prove to myself that there still were some trout there. Lower wire is my favorite area, and the biggest fish I’ve ever caught from Crane came outta there before the flood one year ago. read more…


Tim’s audible fishing report, 2/20

Posted by Phil Lilley on February 21st, 2012

Tim Homesley, owner of Tim’s Fly Shop in Cassville near the Roaring River Trout Park, took a trip to Crane, Missouri and fished Crane Creek.  Hear his report by clicking HERE.


Tim’s audio fishing report for January 31, 2012

Posted by Phil Lilley on February 2nd, 2012

Tim Homesley, owner of Tim’s Fly Shop in Cassville near the Roaring River Trout Park, took a trip to Crane, Missouri and fished Crane Creek.  Hear his report by clicking HERE.