New to Mark Twain

[Xraydude]

Today is my uncles birthday and hoping to take him fishing at Mark Twain maybe later this week.  I have never been there, could someone recommend a ramp that has a courtesy dock on the South side of the lake?  Can I troll for walleye on this lake or is there too much timber and snags for that?  Was hoping to troll for post spawn crappie and walleye and explore, please let me know if I'm on the right track.  Thanks in advance !  Also, any good restaurants in the area, any on the lake?

 

[nomolites]

The only time I went up there to troll cranks I put in at the route U ramp west of Florida and fished the flat just to the northwest.  There is a good drop on the north side into the channel and a bit of a hump out on the point.  I did not catch any walleye that afternoon, but I caught everything else(crappie, whites, bass, catfish)…if it was my I’d start looking in that area.

Mike

[Xraydude]

Thank you Mike for your reply, it’s very appreciated. Sounds like there are some open areas.  Many of the images online show a lot of timber left.  I need to review a map before we go. I’ll send a report, hopefully some pics. 
 

Scott

[Xraydude]

I had a great time with my uncle to Mark Twain, both first timers to the lake. Friday evening we trolled and caught about 12 crappie, half were keeper size and a white bass. Optimism was in the air for Saturday. Well, let’s just say the 3 nice drum we’re released safely back into the water. Sunday we fished for a bit, my uncle caught a nice 20” catfish on ultralight gear and I had one crappie. Not quite what we were expecting but again more exploring than anything. Had a nice stay at Southfork, and by good fortune had the opportunity to visit with Ron, the previous owner as we grilled some huge strip steaks my uncle brought. Great time, great memories.