MDC's Community Conservation Grants help urban habitats

Upcoming meetings in Springfield, Joplin will offer information on how to apply for grants.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Good conservation practices don’t only apply to remote forests and prairies. Conservation helps communities, too.

As urban areas continue to develop, it’s important that this growth be compatible with wildlife habitats, streams and other natural features of our outdoors world. That’s because conservation pays by enriching our economy and quality of life.

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Community Conservation Grant program promotes urban wildlife habitat improvement, encourages organizational partnerships for land stewardship and supports the training of partner staff to manage natural landscapes. This program is available to government entities and non-profit organizations. The application period for these grants begins in June.

Groups in southwest Missouri interested in applying for these grants can get information at two meetings in June. A meeting will be held 9 a.m.-11 a.m. on June 10 at MDC’s Southwest Regional Office, 2630 N. Mayfair Ave. in Springfield. Another meeting will be held 9 a.m.-11 a.m. on June 17 at the Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center, 201 W. Riviera Drive, in Joplin. To register for either of these upcoming meetings, contact MDC Urban Wildlife Biologist Ashley Schnake at 417-895-6881, ext. 1637 or Ashley.Schnake@mdc.mo.gov.

Projects eligible for funding include (but aren’t limited to) stream restoration, prairie or native warm season grass reconstruction, forest management or wetland enhancement. Funding may also be used for the training of partner organization staff. All project applications should have a long-term management plan. Requests for Community Conservation Grants should not exceed $10,000. Preference will be given to projects that involve cost-share or in-kind contributions.

The recipients of this year’s MDC Community Conservation Grants in southwest Missouri are:

• Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center; for natural area restoration at Redings Mill
• City of Springfield; for native plant habitat on South Creek, adjacent to the South Creek greenways trail
• Watershed Committee of the Ozarks; for native habitat improvement at Valley Water Mill Park
• Chert Glades Master Naturalist Chapter; for establishment and maintenance of butterfly garden/Monarch waystation at Cunningham Park
• Ozark Regional Land Trust; for work done at Sarcoxie Cave and Spring natural area.

.Information about improving urban wildlife habitat can also be found at mdc.mo.gov.

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Experience Ozark History at Montauk Mill Celebration May 8-9

Step back into the past during this two-day event and experience lost skills, arts, and crafts

Wading the Current River just
downstream from Montauk State Park

of the Ozarks. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the celebration, held May 8-9, will include mill tours, old time music, dance, crafts, arts of the Ozarks, soap making and sheep shearing.

During the celebration, visitors can witness blacksmiths as they make steel that will be transformed into a gun barrel, a knife or horse shoes. Participants will see an Ozark quilting bee and have the opportunity to try their hand at using a cross cut saw. Friday is “Students’ Day,” when area schools bring students to the event. The free event is open to the public.

Montauk State Park is located 22 miles southwest of Salem on Hwy 119 in Dent County. For more information about the event, call the Montauk State Park at 573-548-2225. For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

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MDC offers outdoor skills Discover Nature Girls Camp

For girls ages 11 to 15

Kansas City, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a Discover Nature Girls Camp June 16-18 at Camp Palestine near Chilhowee, Mo., in Johnson County. The camp is free, but is limited to 32 girls ages 11 to 15. The first 32 applications received by Conservation Agent Brian Bartlett will be accepted. Applications must be received by March 31.

   The three-day, two-night camp will introduce girls to outdoor skills in a supportive learning environment. Campers will spend three fun-filled days learning with a hands-on approach. MDC staff will teach skills such as archery, firearms safety and shooting, fishing, canoeing and water safety. The MDC Hunter Education class will be offered. Campers will learn all aspects of fishing such as casting, knot tying, fish identification – and they will actually go fishing. MDC will provide all necessary gear and materials.

   All teaching occurs in a group setting of peers. Classes are taught by knowledgeable instructors who make participants comfortable and learning fun. 

   To request an application form and apply for Discover Nature Girls Camp, contact Agent Bartlett at 816-835-6087, or call the MDC Kansas City Regional Office at 816-622-0900.

   For information about all MDC programs that connect people with nature, visithttp://www.mdc.mo.gov.

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7/21 MDC Fishing Report

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PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions. 

CENTRAL REGION: (573) 882-8388

LAKES

Binder:

86 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and plastic frogs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Blind Pony Lake:

85 degrees, low, dingy; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; sunfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater):

80 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms, crankbaits, crappie jigs, and light colored soft plastics; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish fair using crayfish, worms, cut shad and chicken livers. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize):

89 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails; catfish fair using worms, bluegill and stinkbaits. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois):

89 degrees, dingy; catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua):

89 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows; catfish good using cut shad and chicken liver; white bass slow, try spinners; black bass slow, try plastic worms. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage):

89 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails; catfish fair using worms, bluegill and stinkbaits. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Little Dixie:

88 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut bait; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species slow. Area closed to all activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

RIVERS

Lamine:

high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Missouri (Middle):

high, muddy; the river is above flood stage, making fishing difficult. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia):

80 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms, crankbaits, crappie jigs, and light colored soft plastics; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish fair using crayfish, worms, cut shad and chicken livers. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

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KANSAS CITY REGION: (816) 655-6254

LAKES

James A. Reed Area:

86 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Montrose:

91 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake):

94 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake):

94 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Truman:

90 degrees, low, clear; crappie and black bass fair on main lake points using crankbaits and plastic worms; catfish fair using cut bait or shad; white bass and hybrid bass fair using spoons. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Truman Tailwaters:

90 degrees, low, clear; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

RIVERS

Missouri River:

high, the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

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NORTHEAST REGION: (660) 785-2420

LAKES

Hunnewell:

86 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on Twister Tails and marabou jigs; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Long Branch:

81 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good on setlines using live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Mark Twain:

86 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on assorted jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Sever:

89 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on dip baits and liver; crappie fair on minnows in the brush; black bass fair on topwater baits at dawn and dusk; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Thomas Hill:

85 degrees, high, clear; 92 degrees in warm water arm; channel catfish fair on liver and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

RIVERS

Mississippi (above St. Louis):

84 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; flathead catfish good on live bait; drum good on nightcrawlers; carp good on doughbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Salt (below Mark Twain):

76 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

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NORTHWEST REGION: (816) 271-3100

LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake:

84 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish good on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Mozingo:

85 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good in low light hours on topwater lures and plastics; crappie good on jigs over deeper brush; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Paho:

84 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on prepared baits and nightcrawlers in late evening; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Pony Express:

83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Smithville:

82 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

RIVERS

Grand:

72 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good, all other species fair. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Missouri (below Iowa line):

82 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

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OZARK REGION: (417) 255-9561

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East):

85 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on trotlines and limb lines; black bass fair on topwater lures. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Norfork:

84 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on trotlines and limb lines. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.):

82 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on jigs and soft plastic baits. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Big Piney (Upper):

78 degrees, low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and live baits early and late in the day. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Bryant Creek:

80 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Current:

79 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Eleven Point:

62 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and minnows; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.):

82 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and jigs; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Gasconade (upper):

88 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Jacks Fork:

79 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

North Fork:

72 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

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SOUTHEAST REGION: (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake:

88 degrees, clear; largemouth bass fair late evening and early morning on topwater lures; channel catfish fair at night on trotlines. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Council Bluff:

87 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on liver and worms after dark; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Cypress Lake:

87 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good in 2'-3' depths using crickets, worms, and stinkbait; crappie slow in 3' depths using minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1'-3' depths using crickets, small jigs, and small pieces of worms; largemouth bass slow in 2'-3' depths on spinnerbaits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Duck Creek:

88 degrees, high, clear; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Lake Girardeau:

86 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Perry County Lake:

91 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms, liver, stinkbait and live sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Robert DeLaney Lake:

86 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on worms, liver, stinkbait and live sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Wappapello:

normal, black bass fair early and late on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets and worms; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines at night using live bait and nightcrawlers; crappie fair in spillway on minnows and jigs. Anglers should note the 9" minimum length regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. All areas around the lake are now open since the lake water level has dropped. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis):

80 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Castor River (above Zalma):

low, clear; black bass good on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam):

high, dingy; crappie good on minnows; bluegill good on worms; black bass fair on worms and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Mississippi (below Charleston):

high, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau):

high, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

St. Francis (above Wappapello):

low, clear; largemouth and smallmouth bass good in morning and evening on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

St. Francis (below Wappapello):

80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbait and chicken liver; flathead catfish good on live bait, sunfish and goldfish; bluegill fair on waxworms; black bass fair on artificial bait and spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

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SOUTHWEST REGION: (417) 895-6881

LAKES

Bull Shoals (West):

78-83 degrees, high, clear; Dam/Swan Creek area: black bass fair on jigs, soft plastics, and nightcrawlers; striped bass fair on large swimbait, jerkbait, and shad; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbaits; Beaver Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Lake Taneycomo:

57 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on shrimp, nightcrawlers, corn, and orange or bubblegum colored Power Baits, scuds and San Juan worms, black/olive marabou jigs or black/white Rooster Tails also working well. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Pomme de Terre:

86 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on plastic baits on points and around structure in 10' to 15' of water; crappie good on minnows in 15' of water around standing trees and structure; catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using live bait; bluegill good on nightcrawlers in 10' of water; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Stockton:

86 degrees, normal, crappie good on minnows in 15'-20' of water near brush piles or while trolling along flats and around points; catfish good while fishing over brush piles and along flats; walleye good on jigs and nightcrawlers around points and flats in 18' of water; black bass good on large worms in 16'-20' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Table Rock (James River arm):

84 degrees, high, dingy; bluegill good on live crickets, nightcrawlers or mealworms in 10'-15' around bridge piers and standing timber in clear water; black bass fair on crankbaits that dive between 6'-14', large 10"-12" purple plastic worms Carolina or Texas rigged are working best; white bass fair on bright colored topwater lures or shallow diving lures in the evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/19/2011)

Table Rock (main lake):

84 degrees, high, dingy; bluegill good on live crickets, nightcrawlers or mealworms 10'-15' around bridge piers and standing timber in clear water; black bass fair dragging jigs on points and using crankbaits that dive 6'-14' deep or using plastic worms, Carolina or Texas rigged are best; white bass fair in evenings using topwater lures or shallow diving lures, bright colors best; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/19/2011)

RIVERS

Big Niangua:

71 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics and jigs; trout fair on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

James River (lower):

87 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on crankbaits off points and Texas rigged with live worms and dark colored soft plastic baits; catfish good on cut bait and nightcrawlers, use trotline at night; crappie fair around brush piles on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

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ST. LOUIS REGION: (636) 300-1953

LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33:

87 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on minnows; channel catfish good on doughbaits and blood baits; please remove your litter. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23:

88 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on doughbaits and blood baits; limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

RIVERS

Big River:

81 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on cut bait, 4" bluegill and worms; black bass slow on minnows; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.):

81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on worms and blood baits; black bass slow on plastic worms; bluegill good on worms; all other species fair on natural baits. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.):

84 degrees, falling, clear; black bass good on plastic worms; channel catfish fair on stinkbait and worms; goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish good on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Meramec (below Eureka):

81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on natural baits; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Missouri (below New Haven):

81 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on worms and prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

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TROUT PARKS:

Bennett Spring State Park:

54 degrees, the spring level is near normal; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: red colored and red with green head colored brassies, John Deere colored mini jigs, ginger colored and brown colored bead head Cracklebacks, gingersnap with 8 oz. gold head colored, red and black colored, pink and white colored and salmon and brown colored marabou jigs, green and black with a gold spinner and black colored with a silver spinner Rooster Tails, shrimp colored, chartreuse colored and red and white colored glo balls, red colored and olive colored brassies; Zone 3 best lures: salmon peach colored and yellow colored Power Baits, pink colored and fluorescent orange colored worms, and salmon eggs. Fishing hours for July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. We will be cutting weeds on August 2 and 3. We will begin around 8:00 a.m. and finish around 3:00 p.m. Thank you for your patience. (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Maramec Spring Park:

58 degrees, fishing is good; the water is clear with good flow; dough and putty baits are producing good numbers when fished free floating or underneath a float; feather jigs in black/yellow, olive, white, and pink are producing good numbers of fish; fishing hours for the month of July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Women's Free Fishing Day is September 10th. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Montauk State Park:

58 degrees, the river level is normal; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; dough and putty baits are working well, as are flies, Rooster Tails and jigs; the best fishing is during the morning and evening hours. Fishing hours for July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. We recently cut vegetation in the lake and spring branch of the river. For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 7/20/2011)

Roaring River State Park:

58 degrees, the water is clear and normal; fishing has been very good early in the day, late in the evening and shady spots during the day; dry fly fishing is excellent right now; cheese yellow, white fluorescent, orange and brown colors in plastic eggs and worms working well; black, brown, olive and white spinners working well; small crankbaits are working well; marabou and micro jigs are good; olive, white, black/yellow and tan are good; in Zone 3: nightcrawlers, minnows and corn, white, orange or fluorescent yellow Power Bait paste is working well. (Report made on 7/21/2011)

Ozark Trout Fishing Resource

Probably with poor timing and even jumping the gun a bit, we have gotten off the ground a section at Family-Outdoors devoted to Trout Fishing in the Ozarks. The area will be broken into the sections titles Trout Parks, Freestone Rivers, Tailwaters, and Smaller Streams. We believe that this will be one of the few areas on the web where such a comprehensive treatment of these areas of Missouri and Arkansas and the trout fishing opportunities available. Comprehensive descriptions of the waters and the tackle and flies that will be effective will all be a part of this section.

We hope it will be a highly used and helpful resource!

Trout Fishing in the Ozark Mountains

Trout Fishing in the Ozark Mountains
By Davidson Manning

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One thing is for sure. There is no shortage of trout streams in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas. Some are spring-fed rivers and creeks. These provide everything from daily stocked put and take fishing for gullible trout, to the pursuit of wild rainbows in a pretty spring creek. There are also trophy brown trout streams that can and do produce stream grown trout in the ten pound range. In all, there are eighteen spring-fed streams in the Ozarks that are managed for year-round trout fishing, seventeen of which are in Missouri. All have public access. Of these, the freestone section of the North Fork of the White is often considered to be the best, with trout populations in the thousands per mile, with the upper section holding lots of wild rainbows and some browns, and the lower section holding a lot of browns and some rainbows. Other streams that are well worth fishing are the Eleven Point, Little Piney, Current, Meramec, and Niangua Rivers in Missouri, and the Spring River in Arkansas.

The tailwaters of the Ozarks are a completely different animal. All of the Ozark tailwaters are part of the White River System. All of these tailwaters of bottom draw dams hold thousands of rainbow trout per mile, as well as the constant chance of catching a world record brown. Cutthroat and brook trout can be found as well. There are about 150 miles of year-round trout tailwaters in the Ozarks, and about 130 miles of these can be found in Arkansas. Access is ample. The White River below Bull Shoals Dam is the most well known, providing one hundred miles of quality trout water. The upper twenty miles is the most heavily fished of this tailwater, but there are year-round populations of trout all the way to Guion, which is 92 miles below Bull Shoals Dam, and trout range considerably further downstream in the winter. The reason why this tailwater can produce trout for such a long distance is due to the fact the North Fork River flows in about fifty miles below the dam. The North Fork River also provides world class tailwater trout fishing, and it gives the White River the shot of cold water it needs to extend its trout water by fifty miles. Every true trout fisherman should make a visit to the White River in their lifetime, because 100 fish days can, and regularly do happen. This article just scratches the surface of trout fishing in the Ozarks, and I will describe specific streams in detail in coming articles.

In short, there is something for every trout fisherman in the Ozarks. There are not as many streams as there are in the Appalachians or the Rockies, but the ones that we do have compare favorably to the trout streams anywhere else in the world. Come and give Ozark trout fishing a try.
Davdison Manning is an avid outdoorsman spending over 100 days per year pursuing his passion for fishing, many of them in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas. He details many of his favorite spots on his website http://family-outdoors.com His other pursuits include many days spent in the field camping and hunting. Davidson loves to share his knowledge of the outdoors in the hope of helping others to find their own connection to the outdoors.

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