Family-Outdoors

If you think great trout fishing can only be found in the Rocky Mountain West or the East, think again. More specifically, some of the very best trout fishing in the United States has developed in the Ozark Mountain Region of the Midwest. Nestled in an area mostly cont Image by texas_mustang via Flickr ained in Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas, some outstanding fishing opportunities are out there for rainbow trout and brown trout, even a few spots where brook trout and cutthroat trout can be had. Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Essentially, these regions can be subdivided into four categories. Thinking of the fishing opportunities in this way can help you zero in on the kind of fishing you are after. There really is, as you will see for yourself, a little bit for every kind of fisherman out there. As a bit of an aside, many of these streams and rivers also offer outstanding smallmouth bass fishing opportunities as well. The first of these types of fisheries is the ...

I will let the pictures do the talking... In the interest of full disclosure, the pheasants were provided by my Father-in-Law from a recent trip. For the recipe go to Pheasant Recipes or go to Wild Fish and Game Recipes for recipes for other wild game or fish recipes. The pictures are in reverse chronological order in the preparation process.