You can swim or fish off the dock or go boating in the clean unpolluted waters of Bull Shoals Lake. It's rare to have heavy boat traffic in this part of the lake. Fishing is good all year in Bull Shoals lake, but spring and fall are best. Largemouth, smallmouth, and Kentucky bass, large crappie, walleye, catfish, and rainbow trout are common catches. Each year several bass tournaments are conducted on Bull Shoals.
Spear fishing is popular with scuba divers because the under water visibility is excellent.
Hikers, photographers, and wildlife enthusiasts alike appreciate the Ozark mountains and land for its diversity of birds, animals, flowering trees, and wild plants. How To Get To Fish-Un Time From Gainesville, MO , take Hwy. 5 south 11 miles to State Rd. Marion Co. Rd. Follow signs to resort 1.4 miles.