FISHING
by John Neporadny, john@jnoutdoors.com
Where the fish are
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he lake level was 658.2, generation of 6,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) down to 4,500 CFS throughout the week for a level of 658.1 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 78 degrees. Truman Lake was at 705.0 level. Tournament Results: Jim Morrison won the Fall Big Bass Bash with a 7.11pound largemouth bass. Bagnell Dam spillway/Osage River
Water clarity: Clear. White bass: Good on small swimbaits and Whopper Ploppers. Lower Osage
Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on topwater lures, jigs and shaky head worms along main lake wave breaks and docks in coves. Crappie: Fair on minnows or shooting jigs under main lake docks 10 to 20 feet deep. Gravois Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on topwater lures and Texas-rigged soft plastics in the shallows and deep on the
jug lining with shad sides or prepared baits. Upper Osage
main lake and in coves. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows under docks for fish suspended 6 to 12 feet deep. White bass: Good on topwater poppers in the backs of creeks. Catfish: Good drifting skipjack herring in the creeks. Mid-Lake
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on shaky head worms and crankbaits along main and secondary points. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows 18 to 22 feet deep around docks and brush piles. Grand Glaize
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Good on topwater lures and jigs around shad schools halfway back in coves. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows 6 to 8 feet deep around docks and brush piles. Niangua
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Slow on shaky head worms and topwater lures around brush piles and rocky banks. Crappie: Fair on jigs and minnows around docks with brush. Catfish: Fair drifting or
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Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Good on buzz baits around docks. Crappie: Good on minnows 6 to 7 feet deep around docks. White bass: Fair on Rat-L-Traps around shad schools in the backs of coves. Catfish: Excellent on cut shad tight-lining off docks. Truman Dam spillway
Water clarity: Stained. Crappie: Slow on minnows in the dead-water channel. Catfish: Slow on worms, shrimp and fresh shad.
Sources: Guide Alfred Chapman (573465-3810), 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 (573-693-9299); 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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