Outdoors

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Fishing is pretty good. I had some campers. In three days they caught 23, 24 and 28 fish. The biggest was a 40 lb. blue. They were using lines and jugs. They had some flatheads but nothing big. All I’ve got right now is goldfish for bait.

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm I caught a 39lb.flathead and a couple of little blue cats. I’ve got about 10 peopl;e foihing The only bait I have is goldfish and cawdads. I’ll get crappie mionows Wednesday. Lake Stockton Report by Joey Fidler Stockton State Park Marina One guy told me he had

If you’re looking for something fun to do, check out upcoming events at central Missouri state parks and historic sites Oct. 1-16: Big Muddy Rug Hooking Guild Exhibit and Display at Arrow Rock State Historic Site Time is winding down to see the hooked rug display at Arrow Rock State Historic Site. These hooked rugs

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Fishing is good. I saw a 26 and a 36 lb. flathead caught on perch and bullheads. I’ll have goldfish, too, next weekend. Everybody is catching their limit of 10 blue cats. Lines and jugs are best but guys that know what they are doing can catch

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm People are catching fish on jugs and trotlines baiting with goldfish. That’s all I’ve got. No monsters – 30 lbs. and down. Mostly blue cats. A few flatheads. Lake Stockton Report by Joey Fidler Stockton State Park Marina I talked to some guys yesterday who were fishing

I was on Lake Wappapello this past week with an old-days college roommate, Darrell Hamby, of Patterson MO. We were fishing for crappie and reliving old times. That lake is something and though there isn’t room to talk about it much here, I am going to get into it more in a column next week

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm There’s not many many people fishing but they are catching limits of blue cats and a few flatheads. The biggest this week was a 50 lb. blue and a 78 lb. flathead. Everybody gets at least one 30 pounder. They are all on trotlines or jugs. The

The public is invited to experience dramatic scenery and fall colors along the Missouri River bluffs during the Fall Colors Tram Tours on Wednesday, Oct. 18, and Thursday, Oct.19. A smiling woman and a man shows his approval with a thumbs up while riding on the tram, enjoying the fall colors of the Katy Trail.

A smiling woman and a man shows his approval with a thumbs up while riding on the tram, enjoying the fall colors of the Katy Trail. The public is invited to experience dramatic scenery and fall colors along the Missouri River bluffs during the Fall Colors Tram Tours on Wednesday, Oct. 18, and Thursday, Oct.19.

People need to know about new diseases that result from outdoor living. One of them is known as the ‘Alpha-gal’ syndrome, a sometimes-fatal disease people get from the spotted wood tick bite. A biologist friend of mine from Arkansas says that he knows of several deaths in that state which have resulted from the disease.