by Brent Frazee | May 4, 2017 | Fishing
The Flood of 2017 has already inflicted great damage in the Missouri Ozarks. But the Missouri Department of Conservation doubts that the fish will be a victim. Though crappies and bass were in the process of spawning at hard-hit reservoirs such as Table Rock, Truman,...
by Brent Frazee | May 2, 2017 | Fishing, Missouri, Ozarks
My heart aches for many of my friends in the Ozarks tonight. They thought they had witnessed Mother Nature at her worst in 2015, when devastating flooding cut a wide swath and stopped recreation in its tracks. But this might be worse. After a weekend in which the...
by Brent Frazee | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
When it comes to fishing, Warren Platt is living in the past. He not only is an avid collector of antique lures, rods and reels, he fishes with the vintage equipment. In fact, Platt (shown here with his daughter) seldom fishes with modern equipment anymore. Almost...
by Brent Frazee | Apr 27, 2017 | Fishing, Outdoors, Ozarks
I remember the days when I liked spring. Warm, sunny afternoons. Beautiful blooms on the trees. Forests glowing with their bright green foliage. Fish stirring in the shallows and snapping at lures cast their way. Yeah, that’s the way I envision the springs of my past....
by Brent Frazee | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Welcome to fishing’s version of blue-collar labor. You won’t find wrapped bass boats, glitzy weigh-in ceremonies or fishing jerseys filled with patches here. Neither will you find bait buckets, ultralight rods or tackle boxes filled with the latest lures. When you go...
