Missouri’s March 1 trout park opener grabbed headlines at the first of this month, and another outdoor event — spring turkey season — will soon be in the spotlight. (Youth season is April 6-7; regular season is April 15-May 5).
Another event coming up in the near future — the spring crappie spawn — may not receive as much media hype as the trout opener or turkey season, but it’s as special to many anglers as any other outdoors happening in the Ozarks.
When crappie begin to head for shallow waters to spawn in April, many anglers begin to head for the coves of area lakes.