The Fishing Thread

[Chiefaholic]

I prefer to fish for Crappie, which should start in the VERY near future. The females are full of eggs now, so expect some prime crappie fishing within the next two weeks. I usually fish around docks and points at Lake of the Ozarks above Bagnal Dam. My favorite jig is a Chartruce and white 1 1/2 jig with salt added.

Around the first week of July, catfish will be coming off the nest and will give some quality fishing around that time. The best place I know to fish for Cats is Truman Lake in Warsaw, Mo. Chicken liver alwars seems to work well, but shrimp (not salad shrimp) also makes a good option as well.

In my dads ponds, I tend to fish for largemouth more often than not. My prefeered lure is a purple plastic worm with a light slip sinker. Most generally the warmer, the slower the presentation.