Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

A toothy fish with glassy eyes is about to tempt anglers who don’t mind hopping from rock to rock in the dark.

Walleye spawn at night in rocky areas during early spring, primarily during the first two weeks…[more]

The coming weeks mark the annual spring spawning of the white bass — Oklahoma’s state fish, and biologists are more than willing to provide insight into where to find this fish this time of year when they move upstream from…[more]

There are several indicators in Arkansas folklore of when the crappie really get going.

Two that come to mind, and there are others, are (1.) when pin oak leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear and (2.)…[more]

February fades into March, and walleye get into action in many Arkansas fishing waters.

This is a season with excitement for some anglers, and there is room for more. Walleye are fun to catch, but the game has…[more]

The American Fisheries Society recently recognized the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for its efforts to provide the public with high-quality fishing opportunities and aquatic education programs.

The Fisheries Administrator’s Section annually recognizes outstanding fisheries conservation projects and…[more]

You can’t see it now, but a trout-fishing tide is rising. Missourians are rummaging around in basements and garages, patching waders, tying flies and checking fishing reels and lines. The wave will continue to swell throughout the remainder of February.…[more]

Regular bi-weekly stockings of rainbow trout in the Lower Mountain Fork River will be combined with five additional stockings over the next few months and will result in a river teeming with fish for anglers to catch. Included in each…[more]

Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists recently wrapped up the first phase of a new blue catfish survey at Truman Lake and Lake of the Ozarks.

MDC crews used methods typically employed by anglers to catch a representative…[more]

I arrived at the landing on a Friday afternoon, expecting to see some early weekend campers getting set up. But the place was empty. No camps, no boat trailers, no trucks, no one else but me. A quick check of…[more]

Of the three species of catfish in Arkansas, the flathead may rank at the top, at least in fishermen’s interest.

Flatheads aren’t the most numerous. Channel catfish hold the lead there. Flatheads aren’t the largest since the blue…[more]