Looking For A Good Spot To Take The Family Fishing

[jimithyashford]

I have family comming into town this weekend and they really want to give fishing a try. I REALLY don't wanna drag them all out somewhere just to get skunked. I don't care about species or size, I just want to find a nice place where I can plop my family down and have them experiance some fairly consistant catch and release action for a few hours. What I don't want is hyper kids and annoyed grownups when nobody has even had a nibble for an hour, which I what I'm afraid of in the Springfield area lakes.

I hear Taneycomo is best for Trout fishing, but I don't wanna buy everyone an extra Trout permit, and also I don't have any trout gear. Is there any place around Taneycomo that you can recomend to me where we can get on some crappie or bluegill or smallies and have a good time?

[crackleback]

fishing is just that - "FISHING" . . . not necessarily "CATCHING" . . . your requirements and expectations are above and beyond those of most experienced anglers . . . comfortable setting, CONSISTENT CATCHING for several hours IN ONE PLACE, kids not complaining . . . I don't know if the Ozarks' best guide service could pull that one off . . . sounds like an ideal day in the hereafter to me:)

[Phil Lilley]

You can fish below Hwy 65 bridge with no trout stamp and catch and release. There's good trout fishing down lake from the Landing to Rockaway Beach although I would not call our fishing lately good. Fair is better.

You can rent a boat from Lilleys or Scotty's. Can't speak for Scotty's but we rent rods and reels for trout fishing.

[hillbillyflyshack]

Ditto what Crackleback said!