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What Can I Fish For at the Lake of the Ozarks

The Lake Of The Ozarks is a year round destination for professional and recreational anglers. Several annual tournaments are held in the bass rich waters, including the Big Bass Bash, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, and the Stren Bass Series. The plentiful bass include Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Kentucky (Spotted) Bass, Rock (Goggle Eye) Bass, and White Bass. Crappie fishing also draws a large crowd to the lake. Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters Tournament usually makes at least one stop on its tour. The crappie normally do not spawn until the Dogwoods bloom, but those "in the know" look for them near heated fishing docks in the cooler months...
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Bigmouth Buffalo Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Ictiobus cyprinellus
Other Fish Species Names: gourd head, redmouth buffalo, buffalo fish, bernard buffalo, roundhead, or brown buffalo
Regions Fished: It is distributed from the Red River of the North Canada to the Ohio River and south in the Mississippi River system to Texas and Alabama in the United States. It lives in sluggish areas of large rivers and shallow lakes.
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The bigmouth buffalo migrates upstream to spawn in the spring, usually April to June where it lays its eggs on plants to which they adhere.


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