Just go and figure it out when you get there

Swing by and pick me up. I'll guide for free.

Honestly, and especially if you're not a fisherman, I would see if there's a lake of the Ozarks bulletin board and see if they have a guide/charter section. Check some reviews of their services and give them a call. They'll put you on fish quickly (unless weather doesn't cooperate) and will usually give you some tips on what to fish and how to fish when you're solo.

I don't know what a charter/guide would cost in the LOOs area, but it's probably not that different from here, which means something around $250-350 for the day. Some may offer half-day charters, which would probably be about 60% of a full day.

In other words, pretty cheap insurance against getting skunked for the weekend.

So I asked around and this guy (Jack) was the unanimous choice:

https://www.fishinglakeoftheozarks.com/

Hope that helps.

crappie dot com. Then Missouri...then LOZ report. I would copy the link, but my newb status will not allow.

Usually good utd info on this site....good luck!

I was at Current River last Monday and Tuesday. Monday was pretty "meh" in the fly-only area. I took 5 (one on a yellow squirminator, 4 on green mohair leech). Tuesday I hit up the blue ribbon stretch right outside of the park, where I caught about 30. The green mohair leech was working again, as was a cream mop fly and a sz 14 chamois worm. I didn't get into anything big...all of the fish were 12-14 inch rainbow stockers.

We stopped in Branson Wednesday night and Thursday, but Taneycomo was blown out as they had a LOT of water coming out of the dam. It was not fishable, so I'll just hit it next time.

Thanks to all for info'.

Did I mention Illinois sucks? Shot 2 armadillos last September for owner of rental home. They were so happy they took us across the lake to Larry's for dinner. Do that in Illinois and you're in prison.:shake:

Lake Texoma

Those are some yuge stripers :clap:

It’s been a tough weekend here so far, barely able to even get the bluegill to bite... not sure what the problem is

Maybe all the rain and flooding making fishing hard. Texoma was 9 feet over normal and most of the secondary boat ramps were closed. I was there 9 days and was only able to get out to the main lake 2 days due to wind. My little 18 ft Bass boat isn't made for 4 and 5 foot swells. we set 26 jug lines and caught 4 catfish but lost 4 lines because they were drug out to sea by some huge creature.

Had to do a lot of dock fishing and caught a lot of 3-8 pound cats but didn't capture any pic's. The dock there where all the guides come in and clean the fish produces a LOT of 30-60 pound Blue Cats but we didn't get one.

I did hook a gar about 6 feet long but lost him at the boat. He's lucky because I was gonna beat the hell out of him with my ball bat.

Yeah all the rain, wind and muddied water certainly isn’t helping anything up here

Sounds like the guides put out a daily blue cat buffet with all the scraps they chuck in the water... always wanted to catch a big ol gar, they’re supposedly excellent eating

Not sure if any of you guys are MLF fans, but my friend works for them.

https://youtu.be/yvAlNE2GWro

Truman is at 734.38 and normal pool is 706. Everything is ****ed

Arkansas river also at 100 year flood levels.

I’ve always wondered what kinda money the top guys pull down a year, any inside info on that?

I’ll ask when we hang out next week, but I don’t get the imperssion they make a ton.

http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=934334

Pretty sure I’d do just fine with Jordan Lees 334k

Not so much with Kelly Jordan’s 11k

Pretty wide ranging scale with all those guys, total rough glance looks like an average of something like 40?

I can’t help but wonder what the secret ingredient is that sets Lee so far apart from the rest...

That's just nuts. Are there any ramps open anywhere?

Shawnee bend high water was but last time I was there was Thursday and no rigs in the lot. That's by the beach. It's under. The water is to the parking lot.


I saw a couple jet skis off the mile long bridge today, which seemed crazy. They aren't running water so there's whole trees just floating around randomly.

It came up at least another foot today

anybody farm pond bassin they are tearing a wacky worm up

I wish, farm ponds around here have stricter security than Ft Knox, you better be a son or direct cousin... they are jealously guarded secrets

And as luck would have it, most of the farmers I know dont have any decent ponds on any of their various properties... at least none that they'll tell me about

One guy will let me in on a decent pond, but its almost a mile walk back to it... no thanks

A nice 659 down river. Still that water will be coming down the pike soon.

Yeah we had to hold to save your memorial weekend lol

Yes!!! I am having most luck with Chatterbaits in farm ponds, beatle-spinners in lakes...

I've caught about 50 bass so far this year... I'll post some pics when I get time.

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Freaking A bud, nice haul. Hey, how do you recommend cleaning those rascals? I struggle with cleaning pan fish, so any tips would help.

Probably my favorite fight this year.

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What's your go to beatle-spinner? It's been tough up here, I've caught a lot of bass, but nothing big at all. I've been using spinner baits, chatterbaits and wacky worm setups. I've caught the biggest bass on jigging with a worm.

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I’ve been having the most luck with bright/turquoise colored ones. Hitting them hard.

And a blue and black chatterbait has been second most consistent this year.

I hate eating fish... like the one food I am picky about other than celery. I just like to stock ponds.

Ohhh, so you are relocating them? Whenever I see a stringer full, I'm thinking of a fish fry lol. I'm not too big into eating fish either, other than walleye and perch.

The pictures don't lie, you are slaying it out there, great freaking job dude.

Yeah there are a lot of local ponds that I’ve been fishing my whole life that got froze out... can’t let that happen!

Thanks man! Fish are interesting creatures. I love the war with them... I love trying to figure them out.

I’ve been killing these stripers. Caught this a couple minutes ago .

50 bass? Dang brah you’re slaying them!

Fishing has been rough down here, all the rain and temperature swings has them spooked or something... but you’re a man after my own heart with those beetle spinners

ALWAYS have a few of those in the tackle box, for whatever reason the black ones work best for me down here

Keep the pics coming, thanks!

That ain't no striper. Look at post 2491 if you want to see what a striper looks like.:D

Down here? You mean over there?! You are the only person on CP who is from my general area! :D

You’re gonna have to take me to one of these farm ponds, one of these days :)

Using Tenkara for trout in the Wisconsin Driftless area. I'm looking forward to trout fishing in the Ozarks after we there next year.

For real, you can go fishing with me any time, man!

Anyone ever use a hoop net on the Mississippi? I’m getting my commercial fishing license tomorrow and am gonna be knocking them down with those! I have 2 HUGE hoop nets.

This is one of my two hoop nets... I’m gonna knock’em down with this!!! I have the luxury of living a couple miles from the Mississippi as well as having a cabin there. Pretty sweet.

Well the hoop net pic isn’t attaching. This is what I have:

https://netsandmore.com/images/72DPI..._Net_Paris.jpg

Holy shit!!!

Yeah this little hot spot we found at a drainage ditch has an abundance of the following fish: channel cats/blue cats...nothing less than 15-20 lbs, bass 4-7 lbs, walleye, musky and THOUSANDS of stripers that are the size of my hand! LMAO. It’s been like that for 10 years now... and no exaggeration... the fish there are huge for whatever reason...every one of them except the stripers!!! It’s a little hot spot located between the Mississippi and the fourth pumping station. It’s unreal. Weather hasn’t cooperated for that spot yet this year, but you can see them... they are still there... they are just a bit messed up from the weather.

Just got this 5 lber!

Good Lord! What a lunker!! Dag gone

Hit hard as hell and felt like a snag when I reeled him in. Got him about 3 inches below the surface at a drainage ditch... right in front of the tunnel.

Caught him and like a 2-3 lb freshwater drum/perch that didn’t hit like a perch... hit like a bass...didn’t fiddle. Both with the turquoise green beetle bait. :D

You’re a regular Bill Dance, got all the hotspots on lockdown

There will be several more hotspots when I start stocking these ponds with what I catch in my hoop net. A lot of farmers requesting huge channel cats and flatheads for their ponds. My deal with them is that I will stock it for free as long as I’m allowed to fish there.

Headed to fish in Northern Idaho. Anyone have tips for lake fishing Trout and others up there?

What did you get him with? I will be honest, I have never caught a bass that big, Ohio is not known for lunkers like that, I've caught some 3-4lbers, but that right there, is a big fish. I used to be huge into fishing, but its harder with kids. Last weekend I went to a pond, caught a couple decent babies around 14-16 inches, but when you have 5 kids you are trying to corral, its a bit difficult to fish lol. Always helping cast, or bait, or reel, or untangle, or pick someone up out of the mud. Last week was pretty hilarious, I told one of my 3 year olds, don't run through that muddy patch, you will slip and fall in the pond, not 5 minutes later LOL.

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First time out this year. Third cast. I'll take it.


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I caught it with this lure right here:

https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ep43...=2&imbypass=on

That lure, without question, has been the most effective for me this year. I’ve caught probably 75% of the bass with that one... and I’ve tried hundreds of lures this year. That one is “Old Reliable” status right now. Coming in a distant 2nd is the blue and black Chatterbait (and I have like 8 colors for Chatterbaits...for whatever reason, the blue and black):

https://img.tacklewarehouse.com/wate...B-1.jpg&nw=302

My life situation recently has allowed me to get back in touch with some of the things I was allowed to do 10 years ago.

I know EXACTLY what you mean about the kids. LMAO And they are so antsy and impatient that the bobbers don’t stay out there long enough. Haha my girls are 2, 7 and 8. The older two also tend to get bored and whiney if we aren’t catching anything.

NICE...CATCH...PABLO!!! Man, the more Pablo posts I read, the more convinced I become that we’d probably be besties IRL. Into the same music, always on the same side of the fence in Chiefs debates, bass fishing, etc. You da man!!! Nice catch, dude!

Thanks dude. We would bro it up for sure!!

Nice catch Pablo!

Hey it’s the mighty Pablo, nice fish bud!

Nice

It was free fishing day for the kids at the Arkansas hatchery department this morning where they release trout into spring river in mammoth spring. Took the boys down there and caught their limit in about 20 minutes

Now I get to clean 8 trout. Not ideal but they enjoyed it.

Dad and I caught 20 goggle eye down on the river last night. Always enjoyable

Thanks guys. Felt good to get out and hook into a nice one. Just have to make it a point to do it more often.

Hit some God damn Naturdays and make this a killer weekend!

Your biggest thread in Norther Idaho is Aryan nation.

I hope you're white.

Had myself a productive day and night friday, 3 red ear, 3 pumpkin seed, 4 bluegill, 2 bass but none bigger than 2-3 pounds, but still fun though

Then as evening set in I chopped side off one of the bluegill and threw it on a big hook with some guts and yanked in a good 5-6 pound channel... had plenty enough for a big fry up, but was too buzzed up to wanna come home and clean them all

Caught all but the cat on a good old fashioned night crawler and a bobber, fishing 101

Couple fish from last month or so:


Tiger trout (brown/brookie hybrid) about 20 inches
https://oi1074.photobucket.com/album...pspjxkmaiz.jpg


Your basic Mogollon Rim brown trout 22 inches.
https://oi1074.photobucket.com/album...h.png~original

I got to fish the Missouri River ONCE last April (2018) and the river was constantly at 17 feet all the rest of the year. At that level all the wing dikes are covered and I can’t fish. This year I have about 3 feet of the Missouri River rolling through my garage/basement. Second time this spring. I’m currently living on a generator, bottled water and a prayer.! turn 60 this year so my fishing life doesn’t have a whole lot of seasons left. What a bitch. Thanks Gavins Point dam

You’re clearly a master fisherman and outdoorsman, you always look like some guy on assignment from National Geographic during your adventures... with the trophy fish to prove it