FISHING
Westside Senior Center
by John Neporadny Jr., jnoutdoors.com
Where the fish are The lake level was 658.9, generation of 1,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) throughout the week for a level of 659.0 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 64 degrees. Truman Lake was at the 705.5 level. Bagnell Dam spillway/ Osage River
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on Ned rigs and crankbaits along rocky banks. Lower Osage
Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on topwater lures, buzz baits and crankbaits around docks along secondary points and flats in coves. Crappie: Good on jigs 10 to 25 feet deep along main lake docks. Gravois Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures and jigs around shad schools on the main lake and in the creeks. Crappie: Good on jigs 8 to 20 feet deep along docks with brush. White bass and hybrids: Good on jerkbaits and swimbaits along windy banks on the main lake in back halves of coves. Mid-Lake
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on jigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits along steep and flat banks. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows 8 to 20 feet deep around docks and bluffs. White bass: Fair on Roostertails and topwater lures along flat points. Grand Glaize
Water clarity: Stained. Black bass: Fair on jerkbaits along windy rock banks. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows
10 to 20 feet deep around shad schools. Niangua Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Fair on jigs and shaky head worms along rocky banks or stickbaits and shallow-diving crankbaits around docks. Crappie: Good on jigs and minnows 2 to 10 feet deep in brush and along docks. White bass: Fair trolling crankbaits and spinners along points. Upper Osage
Water clarity: Clear. Black bass: Slow on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in the coves. Crappie: Good on minnows 6 to 8 feet deep around docks. White bass: Excellent on Rat-L-Traps and agitators with jig trailers halfway back in coves.
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Truman Dam spillway
Water clarity: Stained. Crappie: Slow on jigs in the old river channel. White bass and hybrids: Slow on jigs when the water is running. Walleye: Slow on jigs. 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 (573-204-9005) www. jamesdillguideservice.com; Fitz Fishing (573-693-9299); Bryants Osage Outdoors (573374-2278); Casey Scanlon (913-449-3176) and Cody’s Bait & Tackle (660-723-5115). Tournament Results—Thanks to www.bassingbob.com.
December 3, 2021 - January 19, 2022
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