FISHING The Fishing Report

Your guide to catching fish at LOZ!

The lake level was 656.5, generation of 3,500 cubic feet per second (CFS) throughout the week for a level of 656.6 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 61 degrees. Truman Lake was at the 705.3 level.

To Note: The Lower Lake is from the dam to the 22mile mark; Mid-Lake is from the 22- to 44-mile mark, the Upper Osage is from the 44-mile mark to the Route 65 Bridge.

Tournament Results

Matt Schellert and Ron Lehrmann won the Just Fishing tournament last Saturday with five bass weighing 17.68 pounds.

Bagnell Dam spillway/Osage River

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Good on Chug Bugs, shaky head worms and crankbaits along rock banks. Crappie: Fair on small swimbaits around current breaks.

Lower Lake

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on wacky-rigged Senkos and spinnerbaits along 45-degree banks. Crappie: Good on jigs 4 to 10 feet deep along gravel banks in the evenings.

Gravois

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on Ned rigs and shaky head worms 4 to 5 feet deep along gravel banks. Crappie: Good on jigs 4 to 8 feet deep along rock transition banks.

Mid-Lake

Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on wackyrigged worms, Carolina rigs and topwater lures along gravel banks, rock transition banks and main and secondary points. Crappie: Fair shooting jigs under docks or casting jigs along windy points.

Grand Glaize

Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on Ned rigs, wacky-rigged worms, shaky head worms and Carolinarigged creature baits around brush and docks along gravel banks. Crappie: Fair on jigs and minnows 3 to 4 feet deep along pea gravel banks.

Niangua

Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on crawfishcolored crankbaits and shaky head worms along secondary points. Crappie: Fair on jigs 3 to 5 feet deep along gravel banks.

Upper Osage

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on shaky head worms and Texas-rigged plastic lizards around laydown logs, brush and boat ramps in coves. Crappie: Fair on jigs and minnows 6 to 8 feet deep along gravel banks. Catfish: Fair on goldfish and worms in the coves.

Truman Dam spillway

Water clarity: Clear. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrids: Good on jigs in the current. 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 (573-4342570) www.lakeoftheozarksfishingguide.com; Guide John Blankenbeker (573-280-1455); Guide Terry Blankenship (573480-2835); 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.