Springtime brings snaggers to the tailwaters of the dam where huge paddlefish congregate, some weighing up to 130 pounds. Truman also hosts a good population of white bass and wipers, which are white bass-striped bass hybrids. But in the spring crappies are the main focus and they are caught by the thousands. The cold front slowed the fishing, but we still caught plenty of crappies. The largest just scratched a pound and a half.
Norm guides out of Truman State Park Marina.
For more information on the area, write the Truman Lake Regional Association P.O. Box 52, Warsaw, Mo. 65355.