Bass Fishing @ TrophyCountry.com Huntsville, MO???

[Revo_Carrot Stix]

I was wondering if anyone has heard of or fished these lakes? I try to hit new bodies of water in Kansas and Missouri every year and stumbled across this on another posting. I would love to hear some feedback, recommendations, or experiences with this outfit before I convince my bassin' buddies to spend the $$$ for a road trip. Thanks!

[Long Mike]

Ghoti and I fish Trophy Country at least twice a year. It is a 20 sq.mi. area that was an active strip mining area back in the twenties. There are over 100 ponds and small lakes that have been stocked with LMB. It's not unusual at all to catch 50 bass in one day of fishing. It's a little pricey at $100/day/person, but boats, trolling motors and batteries are furnished. The cabins are clean and well appointed. Room rates are about $35/day, regardless of how many people are in the cabin. The owners are very congenial and will go out of their way to ensure that you enjoy your visit. If you log on to Google Earth the property is located at N 39.591145, W 92.541162. Draw a five radius circle around these coordinates and you will get a good idea of where you will be fishing. PM me if you want more info.

Edit:  Just to clarify, the room rates are about $35/day per person.

[.ghoti.]

Revo, you've just stumbled onto one the great places to fish for bass. I've been going there since 2002. I make at least four trips every year. Did six one year.

Best times are when it is too hot to fish anywhere else. When hot weather has shut down the fishing in your area, make a trip to Trophy Country. My best days have always been when it's miserable.

50-60 fish days, per angler, are the norm, except those miserable hot, humid days, when 100 fish days are likely. I've had several of those days.

We go May through September. October can be good if the temps stay up. April and November are dicey.

These are very deep, clear, cool strip pits. It takes them a bit longer to warm up and get active, and the cool off quickly in the fall. Plan your trips during the warmest part of the year.

What I like best is that you will never be crowded. there are 100+ pits on the property. Some are so far back in the woods that they've never been fished. About a dozen are easily accessible. Another dozen or so will make you work a bit to get to them. Don't take a little compact car and expect to get to some of the more remote lakes. It takes a 4WD for some of these pits.

The larger pits will have two boats, the smaller pits only one boat. Clint will give you boat seats, plug, paddle, a spare trolling motor and two batteries. Go to the pit you want to fish, load up and go. At the most there will be one other boat on the lake. It is never crowded.

Don't even think about taking your own boat. There is no safe place to put it in.

In the middle of the season, on the weekends, you will have to get up early to get the lake you want. We like to go in the middle of the week. We've made several mid-week three day trips, and had the whole place to ourselves.

A warning. Make one trip, particularly during a hot spell when the fishing is awesome, and you'll be hooked.

[Revo_Carrot Stix]

Long Mike and .ghoti

Thanks for the insight! I guess I didn't think about the temp factor. That's good to know! And a trip mid-week sounds like the ticket. I may have 5 or 6 bassin' buddies - it sounds like we would have to split up, explore, conquer, and tell lies in the evening? I'm assuming most of these waters would be considered relatively clear?