New Angler

[Tangamanga]

Thanks Nighthawk. You can count me in. I will be there for the next meeting. As I mentioned before, I want to make new friends and in the process learn to fish.

[Chase Replogle]

A whole lot of fishermen, including myself, grew up fishing ponds. In fact, its still one of my favorite places to fish. Ponds are a great place to work on casting and you can catch a lot of fish. Do you have any family with a pond or friends? If not, Springfield Lake, as already mentioned, might be a good place to start.

Stop by Bass Pro and pick up a couple of chartreuse rooster tails. They'll catch a whole range of fish. Throw it out and reel it in steady.

Also, don't be afraid to watch other fisherman and ask questions. I have found most everyone you see on the water to be friendly.

So, welcome to the Ozarks.

[Tangamanga]

Chase, thank you for the advice. I will stop by and pick them up. I will have to go to Springfield Lake because I don't know anybody here in Missouri. Like I mentioned before I just moved from California and I don't have any friends here.

[SmallyWally]

You'll make friends before you know it!

[Tangamanga]

I finally went fishing this weekend. Went to a local pond in a city park. I didn't go to Fellows Lake or Springfield Lake because I didn't want to be intimidated and get discouraged. I can tell you that I had the best luck with night crawlers. I used some lures and spinners but had no luck. With the warms I got 5 fish. The best thing about all this is that I got the opportunity to try different things and practiced my casting technique. Thank you to all of you that gave me advice in this forum. No I can't wait to go and do it again and get better.

[Wornica]

We have learned so much by joining the Missouri Trout Fishermen´s Association. It is a great group of people! Here is the link to their web page:

http://mtfa-springfield.org/

[Tangamanga]

Thank you for the tip. But it seems that they are focused on fly fishing, or am I wrong?