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No Ozark-related site would be complete without as much information (contemporary and archival) as possible related to fishing in the region.
Thus, this section exists.
BY MIKE WEBB
If you're going to a strange lake to fish, or perhaps going on vacation and plan to do a little fishing, chances are you will consider hiring a fishing guide.
Fishing guides are a lot like lawyers, car salesmen, or preachers — there are excellent ones and there are so-so ones.
Most professional fishing guides will give you an honest day's effort for their fee because they know if they do a good job, they might merit a tip or at the very least, a good recommendation from you to future clients.
Call the chamber of commerce before you select a guide. Usually they can reference the good ones.
You might also ask the guides for the names and numbers of former clients and then call a few. It never hurts to check references.
Let the guide know what you prefer — including methodes, bait, tackle, etc., However, don't hesitate to follow his recommendation. If he says through a chartreuse spinner-bait or turn your cap sideways and hold your tongue out, by all means try it.
— MIKE WEBB IS A PROFESSIONAL FISHING GUIDE AND FOUNDER OF K.A.S.T. (KIDS ARE SPECIAL TOO).
BY STACEY KING
When summer days get too hot for the fishermen and the fish, it's night time.
Bass feed heavily at night during the summer and it is a whole lot cooler for us humans too.
You'll also find a lot less boat traffic and competition from other fishermen.
Bass also feel a whole lot safer when they come in darkness into the shallows to feed.
Good night-time lures include plastic worms, jig and pork combinations, and single-bladed spinnerbaits.
I personally love to throw a noisy buzzbait or slow-moving topwater that chugs and gurgles in the dark night, then causes my heart to skip a beat when a big ole bass explodes out of the water to take it.
Best fishing is usually three days prior to and three days after a new or full moon.
—STACEY KING IS A 12-TIME BASSMASTER CLASSIC QUALIFIER