FISHING by John Neporadny, jnoutdoors.com
The Fishing Report T he lake level was 656.2; generation of 35,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) at the beginning of the week down to 28,000 CFS by the end of the week for a level of 656.2 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 57 degrees. Truman Lake was at 712.1 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
Rick Voss won the Big Bass Bash last Sunday with a 7.53pound largemouth bass. Bagnell Dam spillway/Osage River
on jigs and minnows 1 to 5 feet deep along rock transition banks and gravel pockets. Grand Glaize
Water clarity: Murky. Black bass: Good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along gravel banks in coves. Crappie: Good on jigs or jig and bobber rigs 2 to 5 feet deep around logs and brush on gravel banks. Niangua Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs and shaky head worms along main and secondary points. Crappie: Fair on jigs and minnows 1 to 12 feet deep along chunk rock banks. Upper Osage
Water clarity: Murky. Black bass: Fair on crankbaits and shaky head worms along rocky banks. Crappie: Fair on jigs and minnows 10 feet deep in eddies. Lower Osage
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on jigs, red crankbaits, Ned rigs and spinnerbaits along chunk rock banks. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows 1 to 6 feet deep along rock transition banks and gravel pockets. Gravois Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on Texas- and Carolina-rigged soft plastics along rock transition banks and gravel pockets. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows 2 to 8 feet deep along gravel banks. Catfish: Good on cut shad along gravel banks. Mid-Lake
Water clarity: Murky on the main lake and stained in backs of larger coves. Black bass: Good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs along mixed rock banks and gravel pockets. Crappie: Good
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on jigs and spinnerbaits along rock transition banks. Crappie: Excellent on jigs and minnows 10 to 12 feet deep in brush piles or along docks. Catfish: Good on nightcrawlers or cut shad tight-lining off docks. Truman Dam spillway
Water clarity: Stained. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows in the dead water channel. White bass and hybrids: Good on jigs. Walleye: Fair on jigs. Catfish: Good on cut shad.
Sources Guide Alfred Chapman (573-465-3810), www.lakeozarkfishingguideservice.com; Big Ed’s Guide Service (573-692-6710) www. bigedsguideservice.com; Guide Jack Uxa (573-434-2570) www. lakeoftheozarksfishingguide.com; Guide John Blankenbeker (573280-1455); 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 Ferg’s Bait & Tackle (660-438-7413). Tournament Results—Thanks to www.bassingbob.com.
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