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Fly fishing report · Midwest
Eleven Point River
A practical Eleven Point planning page built around the river's warmwater upper float water, coldwater Greer-to-Turner trout reach, and the official access points that actually define a good day.
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Eleven Point River looks very fishable right now.
Current USGS flow is 410 cfs and has been stable for about 6 hours. Today's flow is within the normal seasonal range of 388 cfs to 667 cfs. Weather, water temperature, and access are the next checks.
Best supported approachWade
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Best supported approachWade
Compare wading, bank fishing, and floating before choosing how you will fish.
Bank / edgeNeed data
This report does not describe this as a primary mode. Verify legal access, depth, launches, and retreat options before planning around it.
Float96/100
A float is in play where this report supports boat access and wind, releases, and shuttle logistics are manageable.
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Current flow and weather.
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Before you rely on this report
How current is this report?
Conditions can change quickly. Check these dates before you decide to fish, and open the official source when safety or rules matter.
- River conditions
- Checked Aug 2, 2026, 11:12 PM
- Fishing guidance
- Reviewed Jun 2, 2026
- Public access
- No reviewed map pin available
- Rules and closures
- Official rule links checked
High confidence in the current score inputs.
7 sources are listed below for you to open.
4 public access records are listed. Private spots are never shown.
Source checked Jul 30, 2026
Plan your access
Know where you can enter.
These are public parking, launch, trail, or recreation areas—not secret fishing spots. We never show an angler's private pins, notes, or photos here.
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Public land
Greer Crossing
A developed Mark Twain National Forest access and the key trout-water transition around Greer Spring.
Restrictions and seasonal notes
The official access pattern matters on this river. Greer, Turner, Whitten, and Riverton are the safest anchors for a clean legal day.
Turner Mill North is day use only, while Turner Mill South supports primitive camping and launch planning.
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Day use
Turner Mill North
Day-use river access just below the Blue Ribbon reach, useful for scouting and short trout sessions.
Restrictions and seasonal notes
The official access pattern matters on this river. Greer, Turner, Whitten, and Riverton are the safest anchors for a clean legal day.
Turner Mill North is day use only, while Turner Mill South supports primitive camping and launch planning.
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Boat launch
Turner Mill South
Forest Service access with primitive camping and easy launch value for the middle river.
Restrictions and seasonal notes
The official access pattern matters on this river. Greer, Turner, Whitten, and Riverton are the safest anchors for a clean legal day.
Turner Mill North is day use only, while Turner Mill South supports primitive camping and launch planning.
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Area description
Whitten and Riverton
Lower-river public access anchors for White Ribbon trout water and longer downstream floats.
Restrictions and seasonal notes
The official access pattern matters on this river. Greer, Turner, Whitten, and Riverton are the safest anchors for a clean legal day.
Turner Mill North is day use only, while Turner Mill South supports primitive camping and launch planning.
How to fish it
Treat the Eleven Point as two different fishing days on one river.
The upper river above Greer fishes like an Ozark smallmouth and goggle-eye float when levels are healthy, while the Greer Spring branch turns the middle river into a colder trout system with tighter regulations and clearer wade decisions. The best days start by choosing which version of the river you actually want.
- RiverReports is the quick trend check, backed by USGS 07071500 near Bardley for official streamflow context.
- Missouri's special waterbody regulations split the river into Blue Ribbon trout water from Greer Spring Branch to Turner Mill and White Ribbon trout water downstream from Turner Mill.
- The Missouri annual prospects report points anglers to Thomasville, Cane Bluff, Greer, Turner Mill, Whitten, and Riverton as the main public access anchors.
- Mark Twain National Forest manages the Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River corridor with official vehicle accesses, float camps, and river-use rules including the 25-horsepower limit.
Why the score looks this way
FlowHelps score
USGS shows 410 cfs with a stable over about 6 hours trend. Today's flow is within the normal seasonal range of 388 cfs to 667 cfs. Weather, water temperature, and access are the next checks.
SeasonHelps score
Early summer: Strong for mixed trout and bass planning before heat and traffic squeeze the easiest accesses.
WeatherHelps score
The NWS forecast is about 74F with Mostly Clear.
Public alertsHelps score
No active NWS alert was returned for this forecast point.
Fishing usefulnessHelps score
Skip when the upper river is too low to float without repeated dragging, when the middle river is overcrowded, or when fast-rising weather makes a long shuttle feel reckless.
Read the water
What changes the plan.
The Eleven Point is strongest when you either have enough water to float the smallmouth water cleanly or enough clarity and moderate current to fish the trout sections around Greer and Turner Mill deliberately. It loses value when levels get too low for the upper float, when summer traffic turns the obvious accesses into a parade, or when anglers mix warmwater expectations with the trout-only rules.
Higher spring float levels
Best for covering the upper river from Thomasville toward Greer without dragging boats over riffles.
Moderate clear trout flow
Ideal for the Greer-to-Turner Blue Ribbon stretch and the stocked White Ribbon water below.
Low summer water
Usually pushes you toward shorter trout-focused sessions or selective upper-river wading instead of long floats.
Heavy recreational traffic
Fish early, choose less obvious access transitions, or shift to a weekday plan.
Your trip plan
Know when to go—and when to skip it.
Best flows
Enough flow to float the upper river cleanly or moderate clear conditions that leave the Greer-to-Turner trout seams readable without turning every public access into fast pushy water.
When to skip
Skip when the upper river is too low to float without repeated dragging, when the middle river is overcrowded, or when fast-rising weather makes a long shuttle feel reckless.
Local plan
Pick one section before you start, fish one access well, and let the level check tell you whether to stay in trout water or commit to a fuller float.
Backup water
If the Eleven Point is too thin, too crowded, or too warm in the wrong section, pivot to a bigger Ozark tailwater or a more straightforward float river rather than forcing it.
Hatches & flies
Bring a flexible box.
TimingWhat to watchUseful flies
SpringMidges, caddis, and early mayfliesZebra midge, caddis pupa, pheasant tail, Adams
Fly pattern · report suggests “Zebra midge”Zebra MidgeLook for a very slim tapered thread body, evenly spaced contrasting wire rib, a small bead, and no tail or wing. The reviewed classic is black with silver wire and a silver bead. Red, olive, brown, glass-bead, jig-hook, resin-coated, or tailed forms must remain labeled variations rather than replacing the classic identity.See photos & how to fish it ↗
Fly family · report suggests “caddis pupa”Caddis Pupa PatternsCaddis pupa is a life-stage family. Curved bodies, wing pads, legs, beads, and soft-hackle collars differ among exact patterns and must be labeled.See family guide ↗+ 2 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box Late spring to early summerCaddis, PMDs, and attractor terrestrial startsElk hair caddis, PMD emerger, yellow stimulator
Fly pattern · report suggests “Elk hair caddis”Elk Hair CaddisLook for a tented elk- or deer-hair wing, clipped hair head, dubbed body, rib, and hackle palmered along the body. The body color should be labeled because tiers often match different natural caddis colors.See photos & how to fish it ↗
Fly family · report suggests “PMD emerger”Pale Morning Dun PatternsPMD names an insect group, not one fly. Pale nymphs, trailing-shuck emergers, upright or low-riding duns, cripples, and spent-wing spinners stay visibly separate.See family guide ↗+ 1 more reviewed guide in the Fly Box SummerCaddis, beetles, ants, and hopper windowsFoam ant, beetle, hopper-dropper, caddis dry
Fly family · report suggests “Foam ant”Ant PatternsAnt patterns can be foam, fur-bodied, winged, or sunken. The narrow waist and paired body lobes matter more than one material recipe.See family guide ↗
Fly family · report suggests “beetle”Beetle PatternsBeetle flies range from simple foam shells to hair-bodied and sunken forms. A rounded back and compact profile distinguish the family from ants and hoppers.See family guide ↗+ 1 more reviewed guide in the Fly Box FallBWOs and streamer windowsParachute BWO, olive bugger, soft hackle
Fly family · report suggests “Parachute BWO”Blue-Winged Olive PatternsBWO describes a hatch group, not one fly. Nymph, emerger, dry, cripple, and spinner profiles must stay separate because they occupy different parts of the water column.See family guide ↗
Fly pattern · report suggests “olive bugger”Woolly BuggerThe shared pattern language is a marabou tail, chenille or dubbed body, and palmered hackle. Bead heads, dumbbell eyes, flash, rubber tails, colors, and body materials materially change the tied variation and must be labeled.See photos & how to fish it ↗+ 1 more reviewed guide in the Fly Box 01
Choose the river version before you leave the truck: upper-river float water, Blue Ribbon trout water, or White Ribbon stocked water.
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On trout-focused days, fish the Greer and Turner accesses well instead of trying to sample every visible turnout.
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On upper-river float days, make sure levels are high enough to avoid constant dragging before committing to Thomasville or Cane Bluff mileage.
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Respect the lure and harvest restrictions in the trout reaches because the bass-friendly habits that work above Greer are not legal everywhere below it.
Rules & closures
Check the official rules before you go.
Open the agency page to confirm the exact river section, species, season, tackle rules, limits, and emergency closures.
Official links checkedRules for this river or sectionSpecial rule found
Reach-specific limit
Greer Spring Branch to Turner Mill Access
The Blue Ribbon reach is artificial flies and lures only, with an 18-inch trout minimum and a one-trout daily limit. The White Ribbon reach downstream uses different limits.
Rules checkedJul 30, 2026
Report a correction ↗Always follow the official rule
This summary helps with trip planning. The linked agency rule is the one you must follow.
Updates from anglers
What anglers are seeing.
Recent observations from general areas of Eleven Point River. We review every update before it appears and never publish exact fishing spots, private access details, or photo locations.
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Where this report comes from
Open the sources we checked.
Fishing guidance checked: Jun 2, 2026
Site check: Jul 14, 2026. We regularly test report links, live scores, flow and weather data, and page loading. The content date changes only when the fishing guidance or its sources change.
flowRiverReports: Eleven Point RiverflowUSGS Eleven Point River near BardleyregulationMissouri Department of Conservation: Eleven Point River regulationsbackgroundMissouri Department of Conservation: Eleven Point River annual prospectsaccessMark Twain National Forest: Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic RiveraccessMark Twain National Forest: Turner Mill North River AccesssafetyNational Weather Service forecast point near the Eleven Point
Common questions
Before you leave.
What should I check first on the Eleven Point River?+
Start with RiverReports and USGS 07071500, then decide whether you are planning an upper-river float or a trout-focused Greer-to-Turner day and confirm the matching Missouri rules.
Is the Eleven Point better for floating or wading?+
Both work, but they fit different sections. The upper river is more float-driven, while Greer and Turner are often better for focused wading or short launch-to-access trout planning.
When should I skip the Eleven Point?+
Skip it when upper-river levels are too thin to float cleanly, when trout water is overwhelmed by summer traffic, or when recent rain has the river rising too quickly to plan safely.