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MISSOURI FISHING
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Posted: 07/02/2009
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BLIND PONY
Updated 07/02/09
Lake Map
Report by:
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BLUE SPRINGS
Updated 6/25/09
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 802.0 Temperature:
Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow:
21
cfs. Level: 0.44 feet high
Lake Map
Report by
40 Woods Bait & Tackle
Missouri Wildlife Check In Station
Braggin' Board
Catfish fair using shad and cut bluegill
Bluegill good using crickets
Crappie fair on minnows in 15 to 20 feet deep
Bass No Report
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BULL SHOALS
Updated 06/25/09
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 655.9 Temperature: High 80's
Outflow: 12584 cfs
Level:11.83 feet high
Lake Map
Fishing Report by: .bullshoalslakeboatdock.com
JUNE 25TH THURSDAY. Yo! Its
time for the changes! Fishing is finally changing with the water
temperature going up. We have had HOT weather this past week or so with
the temperature hitting the 90's everyday. The water temperature has
zoomed up to the mid to high 80's on the surface. According to the
divers the thermo cline is around the 25' level around the lake give or
take a few feet. The water clarity is excellent still. I would expect a
change in this soon. They are starting to drop the lake very SLOWLY,
that will affect the water visibility some. The lake level is around
669 and dropping 3 inches a day. Projected back to normal is July 29th
at this time. That can change depending on rain fall. Fishing is
changing. The fish are starting to move down in the daytime around the
thermo cline. That is where most of the fisherman are catching them.
Spear fisherman
continue to do good with the season opening 10 days ago. They are
reporting lots of catfish in the brush. They are seeing tons and tons of
fish. Most of them smaller then keeper size. Good for the future.
FISHING PATTERNS
WHITE BASS- The white
bass have shifted to mostly a night bite under lights. They are using
minnows under lights in 15 to 30 feet of water with the bait and
catching mostly white bass with some crappie and walleye mixed in. They
are also catching some trolling minnow looking baits during the day.
Early and late they are tolling in 5 to 15 feet of water. During the mid
day they are trying to get down to the thermo cline level of 20-30 feet
to catch them.
BASS- The patterns
haven't
changed much. Just the depths. Fish your baits on the surface or shallow
couple hours either side of sunup and a couple hours either side of sun
down. After 8:00 am or so, then you need to drop deeper into the cooler
water zone from 18 to 25 feet for most of the day till a couple of hours
before dark. Then move up shallower again.
- Top water baits are starting
to produce bass. The classics like Zara spook, Devils Horse, Flukes,
shallow running rebels and rogues, and any other top water you prefer.
With the brush around the bank the best way to work this is parallel
your bait just in front of the brush.
- Floating worms rigged weedless
with baby split shot in the brush along the bank. Bubble gum worms,
centipede or french fry worms, lizards and other plastics.
- flipping a jig and frog, jig
and plastic anything in the brush.
- spooning by retrieving- put
your boat in 12 - 20 feet of water then flip your spoon just at the
brush line, work it back to the boat by "jigging" it. This pattern is
very easy and very productive for all species but is producing smaller
fish.
1. Spinner baits are catching
Largemouth and Smallmouth on the chunk rock banks, pockets and brush
piles in shallow water.
2. Stick baits that look like a
minnow and shad. Vary your speed and retrieve until you find what works.
Try to simulate a dying shad.
3. Carolina rig a lizard or a
french fry worm. Work this bait slow on shallower sloping banks for
better effect.
4. Live minnows or night
crawlers- Split shot these along the banks
5. Crank baits- This pattern is
better on a cloudy windy day. Back in the creeks in the dirty water.
6. Plastics such as grubs, hula
grubs, tube jigs - work these slow along the bottom simulating a
crawling craw fish.
7. TOP WATER - is now active as
of the first week of may.
WALLEYE- The night bite
has slowed down on the walleye mostly due to water temp and the brush
against the bank. Its hard to fish in the brush. With the water temp
rising the walleye are starting to move a little deeper. The best
patterns are-
- spoon casting with your boat
in 12 - 20 feet of water towards the bank just short of the brush line.
Work your bait back to the boat while "jigging" it.
- spilt shot a night crawler -
this pattern is working but catching lots of smaller sunfish and
bluegills. If you are catching these fish that is good because that is
what the walleye are feeding on and that's where you need to be fishing
for them.
- trolling - either flat
trolling, bottom bouncing or down rigging. This should start any day.
- casting rouges, rebels and
xraps. This pattern is still working but you need to get deeper so the
deeper diving baits, suspending baits, or weighted baits will work.
Also, try to parallel the bank instead of casting at it and retrieving
it. If you parallel your bait will be in the ZONE for a longer time.
CRAPPIE - Not much
change- They are catching them in brush piles and standing timber in 10
to 25 feet around the lake on small minnows and small jigs.
CATFISH- The catfish are
up with limb liners catching them at night in 2 to 10 feet of water.
White River:
NOTHING EVER CHANGES ON THE
RIVER EXCEPT THE WATER LEVEL!!! THE FISHING IS ALWAYS GREAT!!
The river fishing has been
great!! Check out the 2009 picture page for photos of some big ones
caught over the last couple of weeks. Nothing new on the patterns. ---
Worms, night crawlers, power baits, salmon eggs, Count down Rapala,
spoons, rooster tails, jigs and just about any other type of trout bait
or pattern you have heard of.
Come visit our expanded bait and
Tackle department and good luck and good fishing to you all.
Good luck and good
fishing, and please come and see us at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock for
all your fishing needs…Thank you!
JOHN EASTWOLD’S FAVORITE
SAYING - FISHING IS ALWAYS GOOD - SOMETIMES CATCHING CAN BE SLOW.
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CLEARWATER
Updated 07/02/09
Lake Map
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 500.0 Temperature: 85
Release Rate: 709 Level:
2.71 feet high and clear
Largemouth Bass
slow
White Bass
slow
Crappie
slow on jigs and live
worms
Smallmouth Bass
slow
Spotted Bass
slow
Catfish
slow using live bait
Bluegill
slow
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CONCORDIA CITY LAKE
Updated 07/02/09
Water Temp:
Lake Level: Full
Lake Map
Open around the first of January each year and close around the
end of November.
Anyway check when you get your lake permit. Also our permits have
been lowered.
Crappie No report
Bass No report
Channel Cat No Report
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COUNCIL BLUFF
Updated 07/02/09
Lake Map
Temperature: 76 and
High
Sunfish
fair using live worms
Largemouth Bass fair using
top water lures and dark colored soft plastics
Crappie slow
Bluegill good
using worms and crickets
Catfish good on liver
and night crawlers
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GRAND RIVER
(Below Urich)
Updated 07/02/09
Temp: 69 falling and muddy
Catfish fair
Flatheads: fair
Blue Cats: fair
Largemouth Bass: No
Report
Crappie: No Report
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JACOMO
Updated 6/25/09
Lake Map
Temperature: Clarity:
Level: 0.00 feet low
The park registration office is now open seven
days a week 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Lake Jacomo Park Headquarters.
Report by
40 Woods Bait & Tackle
Missouri Wildlife Check In Station
Braggin' Board
Catfish fair at both lakes using shad and cut bluegill
Bluegill fair on red wigglers
Crappie fair on minnows in 15 to 20 feet of water
Bass fair early on top water
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James A. Reed
Updated 07/01/09
Temp: 87
WATER LEVEL: FULL POOL
WATER CONDITION: CLEAR
Lake Maps
Braggin Board
Report by Bob
Mattucks
Channel catfish
FAIR
Largemouth bass
good
Bluegill
sunfish FAIR
Redear sunfish
FAIR
Crappie
FAIR
TROUT
FAIR
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Lake of the Ozarks
Updated 07/02/09
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 658.96 Temperature:
Inflow: 27884 cfs
Outflow: 30265 cfs. Level: 0.95 feet low
Lake Map
Report By:
Old Oarhouse Inn
Braggin' Board
No Report
Remember: A bad day fishing is better than a great day at work!
Did you know 10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish?
We support catch and release. Throw ‘em back and they’ll grow on you!
Bruce
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Updated:
6/25/09
Report By:
Anthony Ford:
Catfish & Spoonbill Guide
Catfishing on Lake of the Ozarks is really good catching
limits of blues 4-15lbs in 2-3 hrs with a trophy fish now and then .
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LONGBRANCH
Updated 07/02/09
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 791.0 Temperature: 82
Inflow: 25 cfs Outflow:
230 cfs Level: 2.22 feet high and dingy
Lake Map
Channel Catfish fair
using live bait
Flathead fair
on setlines using leeches, night
crawlers and stink baits
Walleye slow
Crappie fair using
jigs and minnows
Largemouth Bass fair
using crank lures
Bluegill slow
White Bass slow
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LONGVIEW
Updated
07/02/09
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 891.0 Temperature:
Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow:
8
cfs Level: 0.08 feet .low
Lake Map
An active bald eagle nest in
the upper end of the Mouse Creek arm of Longview Lake has prompted the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to temporarily close the area as a
protective measure through the end of July.
Mouse Creek at Longview Lake has a new gate and
the area will be closed at 9:00 p.m. and will not reopen until 8:00 a.m.
All fisherman need to have their vehicles out of the area by 9:00 p.m.
or their vehicles could be locked in for the night and/or ticketed.
Catfish good off the docks on stink baits
and down deep back in the coves using worms and cut baits
Bass slow
Crappie good using jigs and minnows off the dock
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MARK TWAIN
Updated 06/25/09
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 606.0 Temperature:
Release Rate: 490 Level:
5.05 feet high
Lake Map
Report by:
South Fork
Resort
WOW, it has been one hot week
here. Mid to upper 90’s every day. Believe it or not it doesn’t seem to
be bothering the fish to much. We have had some good reports on bass.
No idea where, though I caught one while crappie fishing in 10
feet of water. —–
There are still some white
bass being caught. We caught ours mostly while crappie fishing, but
you could sure see them busting bait on the surface, so I am sure they
could be targeted that way as well.—-
The Catfishing seems to
be a bit slow, but we did have some guys in that did ok. No monsters,
but they said they caught some.—–
Crappies are some work to
catch. The best pattern right now seems to be in 10′ of water and about
6′ deep. Caught some on crappie rockets and some on minnows. Trouble is
the best bite is right around noon, and that is a darn hot time to be
sitting on the lake. Well, no one said it was easy.
The water level is at about
613.5. You don’t even want to know the water temp…….my gauge showed 93
to 96. The one thing to remember is to really work at caring for your
catch if you want quality fish to eat. They will darn near boil in your
live well if you don’t keep it running constantly. We just used a 20# bag
of ice in the live well for ours and they were nice and fresh when we go
to shore after 8 hours in the sun. No water, just the ice. Minnows have
a tough time as well. Freeze a water bottle and put it in your bucket.
Keep another in the cooler for later.
Good luck out there and
drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. 3 to 4 bottles per person is not
to much for sure.
That's some fun fishing!!
Get out there and enjoy the season.
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MAPLE LEAF LAKE
Updated 07/02/09
Temperature:
Lake Map
Crappie No Report
Bass No Report
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MISSOURI RIVER
(Homers Landing)
Updated 07/02/09
River Level: high
Conditions:
Braggin Board
Catfish
:good using gold fish
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Waverly Area
Updated 07/02/09
Braggin Board
No Report
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MONTROSE
Updated
07/02/09
Temperature: 87
Level: high and dingy
Lake Map
Channel Catfish: fair
Flathead:
slow
Largemouth Bass: fair
Stripers: slow
Crappie: slow
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MOZINGO
Updated
06/25/09
Temp:
Lake Map
Report By:
Big Birds Bait and Tackle
selling
bait at 136 and 71 bypass
5:30am-6pm Sunday - sat
will close 4pm on the 3rd of July and the 4th then open the 5th
The boat pass price changed to $8.00
day pass and $45 for the year also
Crappie
excellent and catching there limit in the morning using minnows and jigs
Smallmouth Bass good
Walleye
good
Bass good
Catfish good
Bluegill good
God bless
THANKS
BIG BIRD
RIDE HARD RIDE FREE
Bilby Ranch
Lake
Temp:
Report by:
Big Birds Bait and Tackle
Largemouth Bass
No Report
Channel catfish
No Report
Walleye No Report
Crappie
No Report
Bluegill
No Report
Nodaway River
Report by
Big Birds Bait and Tackle
Catfish good
Bass good
on road runners
Bluegills
good on worms
Crappie
good on
jigs
102 River
Report by
Big Birds Bait and Tackle
Catfish good
take a kid fishing
God bless big bird
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POMME de TERRE
Updated
06/26/09
Lake
Elevation at Normal Pool: 839.0
Temperature: 85+
Inflow: 50 cfs Outflow: 250 cfs Level: 0.46 feet high
Lake
Map
Report by
Pomme
Muskie Guide Service
They are now as of 6-26-09
letting out 2500 cubic feet of water per second.
This amounts to approximately
19,000 gallons of water per second.
Fishing has been fairly good
with all species hitting good. The fish to my way of thinking have been
sluggish with the hot water, 85+ degrees.
Crappie are being caught
in 20+ feet of water around trees and brush piles.
Bass are being caught off
the shore lines and in the deeper waters.
Walleye are being caught
on the flats.
White bass are surfacing
and being caught by trolling a white crappie jig.
Have A Muskie Day
Earle Hammond
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PONY
EXPRESS
Updated
07/02/09
Temperature: 82
Clarity: Normal and Dingy
Lake Map
Largemouth fair
Catfish good using
stink bait, liver and cut shad
Smallmouth bass slow
Muskie slow
Crappie
fair on jigs and
minnows
Bluegill good using worms
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SEVER
Updated
07/02/09
Water Temp: 85 Normal and dingy
Lake
Map
Muskie No Report
Crappie
fair on
minnows and jigs
Blue
Catfish good on liver
Walleye slow using minnows and leeches
Channel
Catfish good on night crawlers, liver and stickbaits
Largemouth
Bass good on soft plastic worms and lizards
Bluegill good using
crickets and meal
worms
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SMITHVILLE
Updated 07/01/09
Lake
Elevation at Normal Poo3: 864.2 Temperature: 87
Inflow: 10 cfs Outflow: 300 cfs Level: 1.37 feet high
Lake
Map
Report by Burton's Bait
and Tackle
Crappie: random: The spawn is over except
for a very few confused fish. The fish that have spawned already are on
the move and heading for their summer haunts. Fish the exit routes from
the coves to catch fish now. Some warm weather and a couple of weeks
and the fish should arrive and start biting more consistently.
BASS: Good: Some nice bags of fish are
being caught in the flooded areas of the lake as the fish have been
spawning for the past couple of weeks. We are starting to see balls of
fry now which is a good sign. Some topwater action has been reported.
Jigs, senkos, and brush-hogs are the more common baits being used.
Check Thurs. night tournament results for last weeks catch.
CATFISH: Great: The cats have moved into
the shallow water to feed on crawlers and the crappie spawn. Use a
bobber (strike indicator) to present your favorite bait.
White Bass: Good: Had guide trips last week
for whites and it was stupid how many fish we caught. Each day is
different but good. We also caught some walleye on the humps while
fishing for the whites. The whites are on the main lake and biting.
Pepper spoons on main lake humps and around the dam. People who are
crappie fishing around the dam area are catching lots of white bass.
Walleye: Good: The walleye have
shown back up on the main lake points and are biting. Had a 9.71 lb
monster in the store the other day that John Wise caught. Crankbaits on
the main lake points are producing.
Report by
Paradise General Store & Andy Bissett.
Report for Wednesday morning June 24th 2009
Andy put his boat in at the Camp Branch Marina ramp
which is about a miles South of the Smithville Lake Paradise General
Store on Collins Rd.
Crappie are beginning to head for the main
Lake brush piles in 10’ to 15’ and around the bridges.
You will find the Black Bass on the points
in 2 to 7’ they are hitting good on top waters and football jigs.
Andy caught two 5 pounders along with several other
nice ones this morning.
Andy turns loose all of his Bass catches.
Sand Bass are surfacing and are hitting any
thing that’s thrown there way.
Walleye are being taken on the main points.
Andy Bissett Guide Service is available most
days give him a call at 816 866 4371
or E-Mail fish. is@hotmail.com
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STOCKTON
Updated
07/02/09
Lake
Elevation at Normal Pool: 867.7 Temperature: 77 High and
clear
Inflow: 350 cfs Outflow: 1040 cfs Level: 1.95 feet high
Lake
Map
Report By:
Square Deal Bait Shop
Crappie good on minnows and jigs
Black Bass fair on crankbaits
Walleye fair off points using bottom
bouncers and deep divers
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Fishing Report
by
Thompson Fishing Guide Service
:
www.fishstockton.com
June 24, 2009 Stockton Lake Fishing Report
Lake level: 870.01
Normal pool: 867
Water temperature: 85 degrees
We’ll start out this fishing report with a question
to those of you who begin loading their boats on the ramp with fishing
equipment, coolers, snacks, etc. when countless other people are waiting
to launch their boats: When you go on a trip, do you begin packing your
bags when you are waiting in line at the ticket counter in the airport?
Walleye: now that the summer pattern has
stepped in, main lake points and lake mud flats are the places you need
to be. Slow trolled crank baits late in the evening will produce fish
when the light levels are low in shallower water. For the rest of the
time, these walleye will be in around 25 feet of water, following the
shad as they take advantage of the thermo cline. The thermo cline, you
know, is where the cold water meets the warm water. The molecular
structure in this 12 foot band of water holds microorganisms that the
shad (the #1 bait on Stockton) feed on, and that is why the walleye are
there. The walleye move continuously and you need to cover a lot of
water, so whether you use trolled deep diving crank baits, or slow
drifted crawler harnesses across these points, or jigs and minnows, you
must be conscious of this strike zone.
Crappie: take your sonar, and find brush
piles or rock piles that are at the same depth of the thermo cline. The
walleye don’t move like crappie, but they station themselves in cover
that is at the depth of the thermo cline. To them, this is like pizza
delivery. In real estate, the key word is location, location,
location. And when it comes to the summer pattern, for all fish, be it
walleye, bass, crappie or catfish, thermo cline, thermo cline, thermo
cline.
Minnows and jigs or small crappie jigs work well for crappie when you
find these locations.
Largemouth bass: the last two years crop of
bass (for the most part) will be above the thermo cline in shallower
water chasing random bait fish. You can catch 13 inch bass all day long
on spinner baits and crank baits in the first 10-15 feet of water. Like
crappie, you need to find cover and structure at the thermo cline level
which is around 25 feet. My best weapon is plastic worms. If you are a
jig fisherman, this will work also. With the abundance of bait in the
water, bass will respond to the easiest and slowest meal available.
What about deep diving crank baits? Well, in spite of what they say on
television, I don’t know of a deep diving crank bait that you can cast
that will stay at the 25 foot level for more than a foot or so unless
you can cast about 100 yards. When bass have all the food they want at
their beck and call, they will not move far and fast to catch a crank
bait. Main lake points, secondary points, creek channels, ditches with
brush, at the proper depth is where you should fish and this is when you
should build an intimate relationship with your sonar. Top water bite
has been hit and miss, because bass aren’t willing to leave home for
bait when they don’t have to. For more specialized, in depth
instruction on how to catch hawgs in Stockton you will need my
professional guidance. We are blessed in the State of Missouri to have
some of the best bass fishing lakes in America and Stockton Lake is one
of them. The state record for smallmouth was set and broken on
Stockton. Because of the excellent walleye fishery here that is known
nationwide, a lot of fishermen overlook the bass prospects on Stockton.
Channel cat fishing is excellent on
Stockton, and is hot right now; we have caught numerous 5-8 pound
channel cats while crappie or walleye fishing. If you focus on just
channel cats, you should be able to have a fish fry the same night with
little effort from boat or shore. Night crawlers, cut shad, chicken
livers, you name it, they’ll eat it. The areas north and south of Cedar
Ridge boat ramp are good places to go. The various points around the
boat ramp across from Mutton Creek marina are also good places to fish
from the shore. Shore fishing is accessible now due to the fact that
the lake is below most brush lines and I think it would be well worth
your effort.
Marty Thompson
Fishing Guide Service
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TABLE ROCK
Updated
07/02/09
Lake Elevation at
Normal Pool: 915.0 Temperature:
Release Rate: 1627 cfs. Level: 1.71 feet high
Report By:
Table
Rock Guide Service
No Report
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TANEYCOMO
Updated
07/02/09
Temperature: level: high
Report by
River Run Outfitters
They continue to pretty much follow the generation
projection. Water on at 2:00-3:00 p.m. for several hours then off for
the balance of the night into the next day. Hopefully, they will follow
last weekend’s pattern and have the water off both Saturday and Sunday
until late afternoon when they only turned it on low for a couple
hours.
Lots of patterns have been working these past few
days. Beetles and the Bug Ugly near the bank have been working for
those who want to catch something on top. Had several of our regular
customers using the Big Ugly up near the Hatchery with good success.
Couple other customers came in and they had been doing great on the
olive filoplume under a sink tip at the Rockin Chair area.
Yesterday was a Primrose & Pearl (P&P) day. Stan
had Eric and Becky from Kansas out for a long half day. This is Becky’s
second time with a fly rod and she definitely faired quite well this
time using the P&P. She out fished Eric in quality and he out fished
her with quantity. Bottom line, they both had a great day. Several
other folks fishing the Rockin Chair area and below were also doing well
with the P&P. A couple of them even came in and purchase all the
materials for tying them so they could whip up their own. Buggers and
cracklebacks are still fishing well.
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THOMAS HILL
Updated 07/02/09
Lake
Elevation at Normal Pool: 722.00 Clarity: normal and muddy
Temperature: 84
Lake Map
Channel Catfish good on night crawlers and
prepared baits
Crappie fair along the rip-rap and using
minnows and jigs
Largemouth Bass fair on lures
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TRUMAN
LAKE
Updated 07/01/09
Lake Elevation at
Normal Pool: 706.0 Temperature:
83
Water Clarity:
Clear to Light stain. Osage dirty.
Inflow: 2500 cfs Outflow: 28256 cfs Level: 7.00 feet high
Lake Map
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Report By:
Sterettcreek.com
Fishing Report from Sterett Creek Marina
7/1/09
It's hard to believe but it's the 4th of July
already. So far this year the fishing here on Truman has been
fantastic and with the way it looks now it will continue to stay
that way. The weather has been great this week and the weatherman
says we should have a good weekend.
LAKE LEVEL: 713.59
WATER TEMP: 83 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Clear to Light stain. Osage dirty.
BASS: With the high heat, humidity and
water temp we did something different last night in the Hawg Fights,
we went to a 3 fish limit. This gives more room in the live wells
and more oxygen to help keep the fish in better shape. All the
anglers I talked to after the tournament said they liked the idea.
Also we did not loose a fish.
This weeks weights were lower due to the 3 fish
limit but it sure is exciting with the weights being that close.
First went to Ernie and David Cox ( Ernie brought in a ringer this
week) with 8.30 lbs. and had big bass at 3.83 lbs. Second went to
Jim Lehares and Bob Dodd with 8.20 lbs. Third went to Jeff Smith and
Joe Kosal with 8.01 lbs. The two main patters were main lake tree
rows 8' to 10' pitching 10" worms. The second was main lake points
in 10' to 12' of water using jig and frog. There is also a top water
bite going in the early morning on Pop'Rs and spooks. These fish are
up on the flat points.
CRAPPIE: The best crappie fishing this
week has been off the bluffs. 25' to 30' of water and down 10' to
12'. The was a couple days this week that the bigger fish were
suspended 4' to 6' above the smaller fish. I had a couple of people
tell me they were catch crappie on small crank baits while fishing
the bluff banks. These fish were close to the bluff ends.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: The top water action
has really got going on the whites. they are surfacing all over in
our area. Sassy shad seems to be the best bait on whites and hybrids
along with the 1/2oz. spoon. There are fish on the humps in about
15' of water, here again the spoon is the top choice. We have seen
several nice hybrids come in this week. Right before dark seems to
be the best top water action.
CATFISH: We have been seeing a few blues
this week. Perch on trot lines seem to be the best. 10' to 15' has
been the best depth. Jugs with leeches floated on the flats are
catching channels. Set stages about 5'.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek
Marina
If you are coming to the lakes area this
weekend please drive with care. The fireworks display will be shot
off the dam Sat night July 4th. Please remember what the 4th is all
about and thank a vet.
Till next week
Tommy
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Berry Bend
(Osage Arm)
Updated 07/02/09
Lake
Temp:
Report by:
Trailside General Store
No Report
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Tebo
Arm
Updated
07/02/09
Water Clarity
Lake
Temp:
Report by: TEBO
Creek Bait Stop
No Report
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Grand River Arm
Updated 06/29/09
Lake level 724.22 Water clarity: Good Shape
Lake temp:
Grand River Arm by
Bucksaw
* New Missouri regulations require that jug lines be
attended at all times unless anchored.
Crappie fishing is good the fish are on the
flats. Look for tree rows, road beds and isolated trees in 13 ft of
water or more and fish 10 ft deep. Minnows are the bait of choice. We
are seeing a lot of fish in the 1 to 2 lbs range. Crappie Masters was
here Sat and it took over 11 lbs to win not bad for 7 fish. We had our
Bucksaw turn. Sun and it took almost 10 lbs to win with 7 fish.
Bass fishing is fair the fish are on the
points in 1 to 5 ft of water. Fish a top water early buzz baits and Zara
spooks and when the sun comes up switch to a big worm.
Catfish are on the flats in 10 ft of water.
Fish 5 ft deep using cut bait. we are seeing lots of blue cats come in.
Trot lines are the best
White bass are being caught on the humps and
road beds. Fish 15 ft deep using jigging spoons most fish are being
caught early.
Remember the hotter it gets the better the
crappie fishing gets so come and fish with us.
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Grand River Arm (West end)
Updated
06/26/09
West end Grand River Arm by
Cozy Corner
Catfishing is great lots of 40 and 50 lb. on perch.
White Cats are
hitting on shad.
Crappie on summer pattern 14 -16ft. down on chartreuse.
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WAPPAPELLO
Updated 07/02/09
Lake Elevation at Normal
Pool: 359.0 Temperature: 85
Release Rate: 540 Level:
0.93 feet high
Lake Map
Black bass good early morning and late
evening using
Bluegill good using crickets and worms
Channel catfish good using live bait and night crawlers and on
jug lines and trotlines at night
White bass slow using on small spinner bait
Crappie fair using spinnerbaits and buzz baits
Anglers should note the new 9" minimum length limit regulation for
crappie.
Note: On the waters of Wappapello Lake
& its tributaries, all Walleye & Sager must be returned to the water
unharmed immediately after being caught. Anglers are encouraged to
harvest bass under 11" (daily limit 6) to reduce the numbers of small
bass in Wappapello lake.
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