Fishing In Joplin?

[Jlowe]

Hey everyone, was wondering if anyone knew of some good fishing spots around the Joplin area. Also I went fishing on Turkey Creek here if anyones knows it, and caught a fish I hadn't seen before, it resembled a Warmouth but it had a thin red stripe along its top fin, back fin, and under fin. If anyone knows what kind of fish this is please feel free to post on here.

[Buzz]

Probably a goggle-eye, I would think. I'm not sure about the red lines though.

Turkey Creek was the first creek I ever fished. It was just a few hundred yards from the house and I used to catch perch, catfish, and some small bass.

There are some good creeks around Joplin, Shoal Creek and Center Creek are a couple. There are a lot of others in Jasper and Newton counties. Some are good for wading or floating, and some like Spring River in Carthage are better floated.

Hope this helps.

[Jlowe]

Thanks, yeah I have fished turkey creek, and I have caught quite a few goggle eye and i've cam to the conclusion it was a warmouth just a very large one haha. But i have fished a small section of Shoal without even a bite which discouraged me. I would like to fish Spring river but not sure of any access points to it?