Hey Orch,
Did ya have any luck yet on Norfork lake? I am new to the far southern part of missouri, I am originally from south of St. Louis, and moved to Columbia MO, now to Alton Missouri which is just East of West Plains, I fish for a bit of everything but I have to say my favorite fish may be the Common Carp, if you'd be interested, some weekend maybe we could meet up and try out targeting carp on Norfork, or one of the many feeder creeks of Norfork?