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					Originally Posted by DallasRain  ......I even got to go fishing a few times/went to the low-water swimming/and even went canoeing!It is more laid back & quiet here.
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If you like fishing, and canoeing; you are in heaven.  Check out the fish stocking programs (trout is nice) by the Missouri Dept. of Conservation.  Stocked streams include several near Springfield: Bennet Springs (Lebanon, MO) Roaring River, and Branson, MO (old town)  
Canoeing is all over.  Easy one is by Bennet Springs.  White river is also great.  But there are a lot of choices.
Check out ProBass in Springfield (also KCMO) for your fishing gear.
Welcome to Missouri.
JR