Today I took the family on a fishing trip to Warsaw, Missouri. We fished below Truman Lake on the Osage Arm of Lake of the Ozarks.
The weather was a bit on the hot side, but in my book that is perfect fishing weather. The sky was mostly sunny with a easterly wind of five to ten miles per hour. The barometric pressure was 30.10 and holding steady.
A beautiful day at Lake of the Ozarks
We fished with minnows the entire time we were out there and caught enough fish that I lost count of the total. I did however catch the biggest fish I've ever caught in my life.
Huge Spoonbill
The spoonbill pictured above was about four feet long and a very conservative guess on the weight is about 50 - 60 pounds. It was an old fish and I didn't remove it from the water to release it. I simply knelt down on the dock and let it go. I didn't want to injure it as it looked like this thing had lived a rough life. There were scars on it's body (probably from having been snagged at some point in the past) and it's paddle was broken. No sense in taking a chance on adding any more wounds.
Cody having a blast
A tiny bass
A little crappie
Cody and the rest of the family had a ball catching and releasing fish all day!
Blue Catfish
Channel Catfish
Tiny Channel Catfish
Above are some pictures of a few of the catfish we had the privilege of catching on this outing.
One of several crappie
Another Crappie
A small crappie
Above are a few pictures of some of the crappie we caught throughout the day.
We even had the opportunity to observe some deer while fishing. Below is a video of them running back into the woods after being spooked by a passing car.
Overall we had a great day of fishing as a family. This post is a little late being posted as we didn't arrive back home until a bit after midnight. Needless to say I was a bit too tired to write a post....But it was worth it!
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