Fishing the Ozarks
The Ozarks have abundant and diverse fisheries. My posts will predominantly focus on the great smallmouth bass and trout fishing available in the Ozarks, but there are also resources on the numerous lakes that regularly host professional bass tournaments.
Hufstedler’s: The Best Outfitter on the Eleven Point River
Some may suppose this post to be an advertisement for Hufstedler’s and it may be in a way, but it is well deserved. I’ve been floating and camping on Ozark rivers since childhood and this is the only outfitter to which I consistently return. Hufstedler’s is situated in the best geographic location of any... »
Floating the North Fork: From Hebron to Twin Bridges
Missouri’s North Fork River begins in South Central Missouri and flows through the Ozark hills and bluffs into Norfork Lake in Northern Arkansas. The North Fork River is predominantly known as a clear, spring fed trout river flowing over smooth limestone and watercress. The trout habitat of the North Fork begins in earnest downstream... »
Lo Unto the Crawdad, the Primary Food of the Ozark Smallmouth Bass
Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdad; whatever you call them their importance in providing excellent smallmouth fishing is undeniable, and so to, therefore, the significance of maintaining their habitat. This smallmouth, from the Jack’s Fork River of Missouri, was one of many that couldn’t resist the temptation of a live crawdad. The streams of the Ozarks offer... »
Pond Fishing Basics
Provides tips on getting and keeping landowner permission to fish a pond, and has links to public kids fishing programs in the Ozarks. »