FISHING by John Neporadny, jnoutdoors.com
The Fishing Report T Your guide to catching fish at LOZ!
he lake level was 653.9, generation of 3,500 cubic feet per second (CFS) throughout the week for a level of 653.9 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 42 degrees. Truman Lake was at the 706.3 level. To Note: The Lower Osage is from the dam to the 22-mile mark; Mid-Lake is from the 22- to 38-mile mark, the Upper Osage is from the 38-mile mark to the Route 65 Bridge. Tournament Results: Jason Weast and Brian Mackesty won the Bass World Sports tournament last Sunday with five bass weighing 16.43 pounds. Bagnell Dam spillway/Osage River
Water clarity: Clear. Hybrid white bass: Good on small swimbaits. Lower Osage
Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on jerkbaits, Alabama rigs and Ned rigs along chunk rock banks and secondary points. Crappie: Good on jigs and jerkbaits 10 to 25 feet deep in coves.
Mid-Lake
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on jigs and jerkbaits along secondary points. Crappie: Good on jigs 10 to 25 feet deep in open water of coves. Grand Glaize
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Slow on Alabama rigs and finesse jigs along channel banks and secondary points. Crappie: Fair on jigs 10 to 15 feet deep along secondary points. Niangua
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Slow on Alabama rigs, jerkbaits and finesse jigs along channel swings. Crappie: Fair on jigs 8 to 10 feet deep in brush. Upper Osage
Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on shaky head soft plastics around brush in coves. Crappie: Fair on minnows 8 to 10 feet deep around brush. Truman Dam spillway
Gravois
Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on Alabama rigs, suspending stickbaits and jigs along secondary points and channel banks in coves. Crappie: Good on jerkbaits or jigs 10 feet deep around docks or in open water in coves.
Water clarity: Stained. Crappie: Fair on jigs. White bass: Fair on jigs. Walleye: Fair on jigs. Catfish: Fair on fresh shad.
Sources Guide Alfred Chapman (573-465-3810), www.lakeozarkfishingguideservice.com; Big Ed’s Guide Service (573-6926710) www.bigedsguideservice.com; Guide Jack Uxa (573-434-2570) www.lakeoftheozarksfishingguide.com; Guide John Blankenbeker (573-280-1455); Guide Terry Blankenship (573-480-2835); Guide Jim Dill (573-204-9005) www.jamesdillguideservice.com; Fitz Fishing (573-693-9299); Bryants Osage Outdoors (573-374-2278); Casey Scanlon (913-449-3176) and Cody’s Bait & Tackle (660-723-5115). Tournament Results—Thanks to www.bassingbob.com.
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March 11 - 24, 2022
