Fishing

by John Neporadny, jnoutdoors.com

The Fishing Report

Your guide to catching fish at LOZ!

The lake level was 657.1, generation of 1,200 cubic feet per second (CFS) throughout the week for a level of 657.0 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 74 degrees. Truman Lake was at the 704.6 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

Jim Dill and Dana Zander won the Fishing for Warriors Buddy Bass Tournament last Saturday with five bass weighing 17.39 pounds.

Bagnell Dam spillway/Osage River

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on topwater lures and Ned rigs along rocky banks.

Lower Lake

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on topwater lures around wave breaks and condo docks or around docks halfway back in coves. Crappie: Fair shooting jigs under main lake docks.

Gravois

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on topwater lures around shallow cover. Crappie: Excellent shooting jigs or vertical jigging 15 feet deep around docks. White bass: Good on topwater lures, spinners and spoons for surfacing fish in the backs of creeks and on the main channel. Catfish: Good on cut shad.

Niangua

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on jigs, vibrating jigs, jerkbaits and shaky head worms along wave breaks and condo docks. Crappie: Slow shooting jigs under docks or trolling crankbaits on the main channel. Catfish: Good trolling cut bluegill on the main channel.

Upper Osage

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on shaky head worms and topwater lures along secondary points. Crappie: Good on jigs or minnows 8 feet deep around docks. Catfish: Good tight-lining cut shad or cut bluegill.

Mid-Lake

Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on topwater lures or flipping jigs around shallow docks. Crappie: Fair shooting jigs under main lake docks or on jigs and minnows in brush 15 feet deep.

Grand Glaize

Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on topwater lures around shallow cover and docks. Crappie: Slow on jigs or minnows around docks or brush piles from 4 to 25 feet deep.

Truman Dam spillway

Water clarity: Clear. Fishing is poor for all species. 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 (573-280-1455); Guide Terry Blankenship (573-480-2835); Guide Jim Dill (573204-9005) 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.