Welcome to spring at Lake of the Ozarks. No fish spreads spring fever at the big lake faster than the crappie. Sure, lots of fishermen flock to the 55,000-acre reservoir in central Missouri to ...

Some nefarious souls may do it just to mess up a rival, destroying one man’s bed while planting their own nearby. Winters catches more black than white crappie in Lake of the Ozarks these days ...

Chad Deaver of Jefferson City displayed the 3.74-pound crappie he caught at Lake of the Ozarks while competing in a bass tournament. Submitted photo Chad Deaver was trying to catch a big bass when ...

It's for this reason so many anglers return time and time again toCentral Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks - because no ... black and white crappie; hybrid white bass/stripers; bluegill; walleye ...

came by and asked him if he would like to go out on the lake. Price had been catching crappie from his boat over a crappie bed located in a nearby cove. The two anglers started pulling in fish ...

logo used in the United States National Crappie League partners with Lake of the Ozarks Bus. District and Tri-County Lodging Association for a landmark fishing tournament on Sept. 9, 2023.

Lake Sequoyah, owned by the city of Fayetteville, is unique among Ozarks reservoirs ... grass beds and lily pads. There's plenty of timber under the water that attracts crappie.

Aerial view of the Lake of the Ozarks, MO with the National Crappie League (NCL)'s logo and a text indicating the location "Lake of the Ozarks" and the next tournament date on September 9 ...