Next Generation Insight to the Outdoors
In Duane Doty’s recent article, “Commitment to Catching Big Brown Trout”, he outlined ways to target big browns using crankbaits and jerkbaits at Lake Taneycomo. As he stated in the article, the numbers game can be fun but you have to sacrifice that to maximize your chances at a big Brown or rainbow trout. On …
I travel an awful lot for my day job. As a medical sales rep, I travel across Missouri and Kansas frequently (70k miles in last 15 months to be exact…ugh). The driving can get old, but I try to have some fishing gear with me everywhere I go. I was in Joplin, MO recently and …
By Guest Contributor: Duane Doty, ozarktroutrunners.com Catching big brown trout can be done on just about anything, anywhere, any time of the year on Lake Taneycomo. The current state record caught by Scott Sandusky, weighing 28 pounds 12 ounces, was caught on power bait around Cooper Creek. The previous state record brown weighed 27 pounds …
“Gramps?” Silence. “Gramps..are you awake?” A grumbled “yes” echoes from under the bed sheets in one of the rooms at Briarwood Resort. “Are ya ready to go?” I ask. “Yea, give me a few minutes and we can go,” Gramps answers. It’s 6:00 am, I’m 12 years old, and the trout are biting. This scene …
This past weekend, my good friend, Payden Hays, and I trekked down to Branson for a weekend of trout fishing on Lake Taneycomo. I was excited because the fishing had been good lately according to reports. I was also very interested to see how my new boat, an old 1961 Crestliner with a 25 HP …
Fishing Report The May 2nd Missouri/Kansas Fishing report is up at the Kansas City Star website! Finally, the temperature has remained constant and water temperatures are moving towards 60 degrees. Crappie are on the banks and spawning in many lakes. The bass bite is the hottest it has been in many years on Truman Lake. …