No, not a cast and blast, this trip is a cast and cast. If you never tire of casting an ultra light spinning gear set up at the bank in search of "slabs", then this is the trip for you. Never tried crappie fishing in the Midwest this time of year? Let's go. The dogwoods and red buds are in bloom and that means one thing - the crappie and bass are both starting to move into the shallow waters on Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri. I just spent the weekend on the lake with Capt. Jack and we just hit the start of the crappie run. By Sunday, we were catching crappie in less than five feet of water. We fished two, four hour days and as a group of six fishermen, boated 53 crappie on Saturday and 71 crappie on Sunday. Don't worry about cooler space to get them home, we had a good ol' fashion fish fry Saturday night and had plenty of open space in the coolers for Sunday's catch. You need to make plans to spend a day or two with Jack here over the next four to six weeks. The water temp has hit 53 degrees and as good as it was this past weekend, it will get better from now until the spawn is completed. The largemouth are starting to move up as well and they should really be "on" by the end of this month. For a great fishing value, contact your local Outdoor Connection agent.
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