I sleep in Springfield, I refuse to admit that I live here! Normally I say that I live in Buffalo, MO at the McDonalds. That is about half way between Springfield, MO and Preston, MO where I run cattle on the family farms and I would rather be living at. But then if I lived in Preston, MO I would never get any work done on the farms because, Preston is only 6 miles from Pomme de Terre, lake, 27 miles from LOZ and about 23 miles from Warsaw, MO or Truman lake.
Normal fishing hole is Pomme Terre, but I perfer fishing out of Bucksaw Marina, on Truman lake for me it is just about as close since you figure it is almost 4 lane all the way up there except for the last 10 miles to the marina. And if you have ever traveled hwy D out of Bolivar to Pittsburg, MO you will understand what I am talking about. And the quaility of the fishing is so much better on Truman.
I don't do Stockton, because I have almost been run over a couple of times fishing out of the State Park over there. I only have a 17.5 boat with only a 50 hp Mercury on it. And I can't out run some of those large aircraft carriers they call boats over there. And if it is windy it is hard to get around on Stockton, where you can find a cove on Truman or Pomme close to a boat ramp.