Here is a question for all you south west Missourians. Next year will be my 70th birthday and the bride wants to take a trip to celebrate the occasion. She asked me where and when I would like to go. I thought I would pick a place where I could fish and we could do the tourist thing. Branson came to mind because of all the touristy things available and Tanycomo and Table Rock Lake are close to do some fishing. I fish for crappie, bass, bluegill and trout (just about anything). What I need is a recommendation for a motel or resort for some time next spring or early summer that is nice enough for her, and close enough to one of the lakes for me. And I would like a recommendation for a Guide that I might hire for a day to teach me about the fishing in the area. I will probably also need to rent a boat for a couple of the days, because I will probably not drag mine all the way there.

Any help you can offer will be appreciated.