7/23/2016
Today I took the family fishing at one of my favorite places - Lake of the Ozarks public access area below the Truman Dam. The weather was extremely hot with a temperature of 98 degrees.
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| Emilee with a crappie |
The wind was blowing off and on at about eight miles per hour. The skies were clear to partly cloudy throughout the day. Unfortunately I forgot to record the barometric pressure on this trip.
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| Cody with a sunfish |
Having spent the entire day from noon until 11:30 at night fishing from a dock I achieved sunburned status. We fished with all types of bait including minnows, gizzards, shrimp, night crawlers, and cut bait.
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| Even the baby catfish were hungry! |
We managed to catch fish on everything except the chicken gizzards. Although the fish were biting fairly steadily we didn't catch any giants.
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| Some of the fish caught below the Truman Dam |
The crappie were biting like crazy at a depth of about 12 feet with the biggest crappie of the day measuring eleven inches long.
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| Some of the crappie caught throughout the day |
We caught several catfish throughout the day. Although many were small, they were still fun to catch.
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| Another small catfish |
I was unable to keep track of the total fish count on this trip, but we caught a lot of them!
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| Cody with another fish |
Although we didn't catch any big fish on this trip the whole family had a blast. In my book that's what makes any outdoor experience a successful one!
- Any day in the outdoors is a good day
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