Anyone fish/camp on this lake that wouldn't mind pointing my family and I in the right direction? We are planning a family vacation up there and I have no idea where to begin. We'll primarily be fishing for bass and camping. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys!

I used to live in St. Louis and fished there a few times but didn't stay there so can't help you where to camp. The main pattern on the lake is boat docks, boat docks, boat docks. When you get tired of that fish more boat docks.

I have been there once and it was a long time ago. We stayed at the state park, very enjoyable. There are lots of ledges and bluffs to be found. Jigs with a spider grub worked well. Long points with brush piles fished with a drop shot. The other pattern that was consistant was trash fishing. In the backs of some of the small pockets are areas of logs and plastic and trash that drift in and form a snag. Toss a worm in there and see if you don't get bit.

so.......you're telling me I should fish docks? lol

thanks guys

Lake of the Ozarks is fun and yes the docks are the best places to fish. I dont know if you have a place to stay yet or not, but we got a boat house which slept 10 people and it was more or less about 500 a night. So if you are going with a bigger group its not that expensive per person and its tons of fun

thanks Dustin....actually I spent the better part of today looking for lodging and really couldn't find much...do you have any info on how I could get reservations where you stayed?

That sounds like a lot of fun.

Come over to BassBoatcentral.com and ask some the LOZ guys on there....They will definitely help ya out!! Lake of the Ozarks

My family had a lakehouse on Lake of the Ozarks, and I'd go up there twice a year to fish for a week. Did that for 16 years till they sold the house.

I'd stay away from the southwest part of the lake, by the dam, around Osage Beach. WAAAYYYY too commercial and full of cigarette boats.

Our house was in between Laurie and Gravois Mills, on the Gravois arm of the lake, up north. Great fishing up there for bass and walleye, especially an area called Indian Creek. I caught an 18 lb flathead catfish on a Bill Dance Fat Free Shad right at the mouth of Indian Creek.

Basically we would work boat docks and marina stalls, and points off creeks with crankbaits and soft plastics, like Berkely Power Baits.

Check out gobblers mountain...right on the water, and close to the shows etc...they even have a small marina that you can keep your boat at..wife and I spent our honeymoon there...I'd go back

The Ha Ha Tonka Spring is very cool – literally.



Can't personally vouch for this campground, but it is in the area: http://funlake.com/accommodations/bullrunbluff/.

My co worker has a BEAUTIFUL house on this lake. We stayed in it one weekend crusing around in his $500k + yacht!

I remember there was a house on a point that made his own waterfall. Water was pumped out of the lake and drizzled down the mountain overhang and back into the lake.

NICE BOATS out in this neck of the woods!

Boats and houses like these