Closest trout fishing is NE Iowa 3 to 5 hour drive, or Southern Mo. 5 or 6 hours away. However there is all kinds of bass and panfishing all arround in lakes and ponds. There is Lake Hawthorn and Lake Keoma very close. I have caught several catfish latley in ponds using a bead head pink squirrel under a float. A 6 pound cat on a 3wt with 5x tippet is all the fight you will want. Good luck!