Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

With catch-and-keep trout season opening March 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds trout anglers to help prevent the spread of a new threat to Missouri’s cold-water streams and rivers. Called “didymo” (Didymosphenia geminata) or “rock snot,” this invasive…[more]

The fish are always biting somewhere, even in places you can’t reach by boat. But you can reach many of these hard-to-reach waterways by kayak.

“Kayak fishing is ready to explode in Arkansas as recreational kayaking has done…[more]

After working toward a solution for more than 13 years, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission last week approved the final piece of an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure a steady flow of water below Bull…[more]

Experienced fishermen are adept at picking up tips here and there, little things that can improve their chances of success out on the water. Here are some assorted tips gathered here and there by anglers with the Arkansas Game and…[more]

Most fishermen call it a day when the sun goes down, but on this December evening Landon Howell and his friends are just getting started.

Howell and Michael Stoops pilot a pair of flat-bottomed aluminum boats at speeds…[more]

In a short meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, commissioners approved special fishing regulations for Lower White Oak Lake near Chidester. The new regulations were necessary as a result of a leak in the lake’s water control structure.…[more]

If your farm pond does double duty for recreational fishing, now is a good time to adjust the pH to help its sportfish population, according to Craig Allen, Poinsett County staff chair for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.…[more]

A green and silver fish splashed with crimson is back in Kansas City for the winter. Rainbow trout were recently stocked at some area lakes to offer the public additional winter fishing opportunities.

About 1,000 trout were stocked…[more]

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will be placing fish habitat in the upper mile of Lake Taneycomo to increase fishing opportunities below Table Rock Dam. Periods of heavy hydropower generation increase the water flow in this area, leaving trout…[more]

In anticipation of upcoming winter trout fishing, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages trout anglers to help prevent the spread of a new threat to Missouri’s cold-water streams and rivers. Called “didymo” (Didymosphenia geminata) or “rock snot,” this invasive…[more]