Fishing Report

by John Neporadny, jnoutdoors.com

The Fishing Report

Your guide to catching fish at LOZ!

The lake level was 658.0, generation of 37,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) throughout the week for a level of 659.0 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 75 degrees. Truman Lake was at the 717.6 level.

To Note: The Lower Lake is from the dam to the 22mile 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

Brett and Beau Govreau won the Anglers Choice tournament last Sunday with five bass weighing 23.14 pounds.

Bagnell Dam spillway/Osage River

Water clarity: Stained. Crappie: Fair on small swimbaits or minnows. White bass: Fair on Roostertails. Catfish: Good bumping shad along the bottom.

Lower Lake

Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on shaky head worms, jigs, crankbaits and Carolina rig creature baits along bluffs and main lake points. Crappie: Fair on jigs 10 to 15 feet deep along main lake docks.

Gravois

Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on topwater lures, jigs, shaky head worms, and crankbaits in shallow brush or main and secondary points. Crappie: Good on jigs or minnows around brush or main lake docks 8 to 15 feet deep. White bass: Good on small swimbaits, crankbaits and topwater lures along main lake points.

Mid-Lake

Water clarity: Murky. Black bass: Good on shaky head worms and squarebill crankbaits along main lake points. Crappie: Fair on jigs 8 to 12 feet deep along main lake docks.

Grand Glaize

Water clarity: Stained on the upper end and clear on the lower end. Black bass: Good on shaky head worms and Texas-rigged plastic worms along main lake points. Crappie: Fair trolling crankbaits on the main channel or on jigs and minnows along main lake docks.

Niangua

Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on jigs, plastic craws and crankbaits along main and secondary points. Crappie: Fair trolling crankbaits on the main channel.

Upper Osage

Water clarity: Murky. Black bass: Good on topwater lures, shaky head worms and crankbaits on main lake points. Crappie: Fair on minnows or jigs 10 feet deep around docks. Catfish: Excellent tight-lining cut shad or on jug lines baited with goldfish.

Sources Guide Alfred Chapman (573-465-3810), www.lakeozarkfishingguideservice.com; Big Ed’s Guide Service (573692-6710) 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 (573-6939299); Bryants Osage Outdoors (573-374-2278); Casey Scanlon (913-449-3176) and Cody’s Bait & Tackle (660-7235115). Tournament Results—Thanks to www.bassingbob.com.