Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Joel Topham, Roaring River State Park natural resource manager, explains how the new fish-cleaning station grinds up fish remains and flushes it through the parks sewer system. Kyle Troutman/editor@cassville-democrat.com
About 50 people attended the ribbon-cutting for the new fish-cleaning station at Roaring River State Park on Friday, learning how the new facility works from Joel Topham, Roaring River State Park natural resource manager.
Laura Hendrickson, Missouri State Parks Ozarks Region Director, spoke Friday at the fish-cleaning station ribbon-cutting ceremony at Roaring River State Park, thanking Park Natural Resource Manager Joel Topham, left, for his work at the park and with coordinating the building of the station. Kyle Troutman/editor@cassville-democrat.com
Missouri State Parks and Roaring River State Park celebrate the grand opening of the new fish cleaning station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. on June 4 in the lower end of Campground 3,.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
By Kyle Troutman editor@cassville-democrat.com
Staff at Roaring River State Park include the Missouri State Parks employees, concessionaire employees, Department of Conservation employees and the Park Ranger. Most of the group met on Monday for a meeting to go over Opening Day preparations and on-season expectations. Kyle Troutman/editor@cassville-democrat.com
Changes to Zone 3 made; new fish cleaning station under construction
Trout anglers itching to get back on the banks for catch-and-keep season will soon have their first opportunity in months to do so, as Opening Day at Roaring River State Park is on Monday.
Paul Spurgeon, manager of the Roaring River Hatchery, said the Department of Conservation was putting the finishing touches on the park this week in preparation for the 2,000 fisherfolk expected to come into the valley.