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Damming the Osage examines history, politics of third largest river

Reviewed by Jo Schaper
When Leland & Crystal Payton’s 300 plus page book, “Damming the Osage: the conflicted story of Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir” arrived, the sheer weight of the book was impressive.

Flipping through it, the number of photos, documents and the dense type, set in four columns across the page [...]

MDC, USFWS snag paddlefish poachers

Undercover investigation leads to arrests and/or citations of more than 100 suspects.
(MDC News Release.)

Catfish slot limits on Truman, Lake Ozark?

(Shortened from “Blue catfish survey is hands-on” by Bill Graham, MDC)
Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists recently wrapped up the first phase of a new blue catfish survey at Truman Lake and Lake of the Ozarks. MDC crews used methods typically employed by anglers to catch a representative sample of fish from each lake.
Crews at [...]

I.U.O.E. 23rd Annual Charity Bass Tourney at Bucksaw Sept. 18

Over this past weekend, Traveler staff attended the annual meeting of the Missouri Outdoor Communicators at Bucksaw Resort and Marina, about halfway between Warsaw and Clinton, Mo., on the north shore of Truman Lake in west central Missouri.
Along with fishing, fellowship and organization business, came a plea for some publicity for the 23rd annual [...]