Fishing
You are located on the beach of lake taneycomo with some of the best trout fishing you will find anywhere. catch bass and rainbow trout from the town's very own fishing island. this complimentary island is walking distance over the bridge from the town's main street. on the island there is a covered pavilion with picnic tables and cleaning stations for the fish that you catch.
You don't even have to bring a pole or boat. They are available for rent. Some of the places listed in "Sleep" have rentals available. Or you can fish from one of the public docks or along the shore. The state record for brown trout was caught in Bull Shoals Lake, just below Lake Taneycomo's Powersite Dam in 1997 and weighed 26 pounds, 13 ounces. It is know for sure there are larger trout in Lake Taneycomo. The Missouri Department of Conservation fisheries biologists during a sampling expedition, captured and quickly released a male brown trout that weighed about 37 pounds.