Floating Ozarks rivers became commercialized in the Missouri Ozarks in the late 1800s, and it has remained a popular tourist draw.

Morning fog curled above the river like campfire smoke as Al Davis, in the stern of his 16-foot canoe, kept us on course with deft flicks of the paddle. From my bow-end advantage, I drank in the early ...

The book offers a detailed history of float fishing trips around the Ozarks. "On the River, A History of the Ozarks Float Trip" is a new book out from the Ozark Studies Institute by co-authors, Tom ...

This story, “Float to Wild Trout,” appeared in the August 1987 issue of Outdoor Life. For the last mile or so, I have been sitting relaxed with the canoe paddle across my lap, lulled by the stunning ...

The mountains are showing fall colors everywhere you look. Vail is spectacular now with the aspens in perfect unison. The recent weather has felt like autumn. Trout are presenting opportunities for ...

Ozark streams can be at their lowest during fall. That's why paddlers head to the White River below Beaver Dam, where there's ample water in every season. Water from deep down in Beaver Lake flows ...