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September 28, 2002 - Stockton - Seven year old Joe Balazs caught this nice one on Stockton Lake Mo, on 09/22/02, great day!!! Click on photo for larger view.

September 25, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Fred Baraks Guide Service
Water Temp: 70-74 little cooler upper arms
Water Color: Good all arms Clear lower end to stained and a little murky
upper arms
Lake Ele.: 705.2

Bass: Fair to Good
Flats and upper parts of the lake. Lower lake fish still on the points
,but seems hard to find the keepers. Seem to have to have some shad in
the areas where the fish are.
Flats lower lake Larew's Mega Ring Tube or HooDaddy in pumpkin or
watermelon, upper lake Spinnerbait, shallow crankbait[ Matuzo Shallow
Seeker in Shad or Firetiger] morning and evening try Original Hi-Roller
or Rip Roller or Buzzbait. Points worms seem to be best, Smaller worms
working a little better, darker color a little better. Some of these
point fish should be getting on a Crankbait as the water cools. Crappie:
Main Lake- Points and trees in the front centers of the coves 10-20 foot
minnows still best. Upper lake ditchs and tree rows on the flats 6-12
foot deep, minnows or jig tipped with minnow or some crappie niblets,
color, your favorite.
Whites and Hybrids: Evenings best bet. Surfacing fish, small topwaters
for the whites, original HiRoller for the hybrids, Been catching some on
Matuzo RadShad in bluegill pattern don't know why but they seem to like
it over the chrome or shad colors a lot of the time, thru the day the
spoon is best bet in 12-20 foot of water on the humps around KK island
O-3, G4, and etc. as the water cools they will keep getting better. Also
if it's windy try some of the main lake flat points that the wind is
blowing on, they will get up as shallow as 6 in to a foot at times.
Floating rattle traps work well for this.
Walleye:??????????
Please pick up litter and leave the lake litter free
"The Old man on Truman Lake"
Still Fishin Fred
Fred Baraks Guide Service
fredbaraks@webtv.net
Ph: 660-438-2011

http://www.bassnedge.com/baraks
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September 25, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek -

The water temp. is starting to come down and with the fog we are having in the mornings it is starting to feel like fall. I haven't seen any of the leaves turning yet but I don't think it is to far away. The lake is still about 8" low but the water clarity is great.
LAKE LEVEL: 705.21
WATER TEMP: 73 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Lightly stained to clear in the back of the creeks.

BASS: The bass fishing remains the same as last week. Lots of point fish on worms. Main lake and the secondary points are producing. 9" worms in blue fleck and pumpkin pepper are to of the best colors. Black and blue jigs are also working in the same areas. There is a top water bite early and late. Zara puppies and Pop R's are the best choice. Buzz baits are also working but you have to work them slow. White seems to be the best. I have fished a couple of mornings this week and did well on the secondary points. Did find that when I got over 1/2 way back in the creeks I lost the bite.
CRAPPIE: The crappie fishing has slowed a little this week. I think these fish are starting to move a little. Work the points going into the creeks with minnows about 10' down. If you are fishing the bluffs you will have to go down to 15". There are sill some fish on the outside tree rows but they have gotten smaller this week. Brush piles are the best if you know where any are. Guide Steve Blake has done real good on them this week. He is still using minnows.
HYBRIDS and WHITES: Haven't seen allot of hybrids this week but did see some real nice whites. Seems these fish are starting to stack up on the humps and road beds. 15' to 20' seems to be the magic depth. 1/2 oz. spoons are working on these fish. Last weekend Mike Stacy had a few hybrids trolling a DB 22. He didn't say where but I would look in the KK Island area.
CATFISH: Jugs are still working on the flats in about 8' of water. Chicken liver is the best bait. Most of the fish came on anchored jugs. Haven't heard anything on trot lines.

This weeks rankings from Sterett Creek Marina are:
BASS: # 1
CRAPPIE: # 2
WHITES: # 3
CATFISH: # 4

Don't forget this Sat. is the Sterett Cteek Buddy Bass Tourn. It's open to everyone. Looks like the weather is going to be great. For info you can call the marina or send us an e-mail. That's it for this week from:
Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net

So till next week we bid you good fishin
Tommy

September 17, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek -

With the recent rains we have a little more color in the lake and also a little cooler water temp. The fishing here on Truman remains good with nice crappie, hybrids and a few good stringers of bass.

WATER LEVEL: 705.6
WATER TEMP: 74 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Light stain. The Osage still has a
big alga bloom.

BASS: This weekend we saw several good stringers of bass caught in the tourn. on the lake. The top water bite is still good on Pop R's and Zara puppys early and late. Fish the timbered flats in 2' to 6' of water. There are still fish holding on the points that can be caught on blue fleck worms and black and blue jigs. Tree rows in 6' to 12' of water are also producing fish. Here again worms are the best choice.
CRAPPIE: The crappie fishing remains real good with good stringers coming off tree rows in 8' to 20' of water. Minnows are the best bait. Start with your minnow on the bottom and start bringing it up to find depth of fish. 8' tree rows the fish seem to be holding rite off the bottom and in deeper water they have been 12' to 14' down. Steve Blake said he has been catching some good fish off the brush piles so this might be another area to look at.
HYBRIDS and WHITES: We have seen a few nice hybrids come in this week. Most of these fish are coming off the 4 1/2" chartreuse sassy shad. There has also been a few caught trolling magnum wiggle warts. Best areas are the dam, O 3, the airport and KK Island. Have heard of some whites coming off G 4 on spoons.
CATFISH: Jugs set at 8' and baited with livers and night crawlers on the flats have produced some nice cats this week. The Little Tebo flats seem to have some nice blues on them.
This weeks rankings from Sterett Creek are:
Crappie: # 1
Bass: # 2
Hybrids: # 3
Catfish: # 4

Don't forget the Sterett Creek Buddy Bass Tourn on the 28th. of Sept. Entries are $50. plus $10. for big bass. You can call the marina for more info at 660-438-2280 or e-mail
at critter@dam.net .

Thats it for this week so from Sterett Creek Marina we bid you good fishing.
Tommy

September 17, 2002 -Table Rock - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service -
WATER LEVEL - 914.08   Normal Pool 915'  
WATER TEMP.  81-84

Fishing has been tough, but it's picking up quite a bit this past week.  The smallmouths have started to move up from Hwy 86 bridge in Long Creek up to Campbell Point, to the mouth of the James River.  Smallmouths are being caught mainly on the bottom at 12'-18' on main lake gravel & rocky points, also on flats.  Almost anywhere you have caught the smallmouths in the Spring, you can find them there now.  They don't seem to be stacked up any certain place, you have to move around a lot.  Team Supreme jigs, in brown and purple working best for me.  Try 1/2 oz.- 3/4 oz. football jigs, same color, or put Chompers, Yamamoto or Team Supreme Venom, 4"-5" twin tailed grubs (greens, browns, watermelon colors) on the jig using a hopping action or dragging the jig works best.  Carolina rig will also work using the grubs mentioned above or French fry. 
I am also catching some Kentucky's on the same points, but a little deeper, around 20'-25', using the same baits.  The Kentucky's should start to move in, in better numbers shortly.  They are starting to bite some in the James River from Point #9- to Point #12, on the long flat points.
There have been some drop shot fish and spoon fish being caught in 18'-25', over deeper water-30'-80' in timber.  The best bite has been early, up until 10:00 am, then slows down.  The upper rivers have been off, but should pick up this week as the water cools down.

 PS... THE BOSTON CENTER BENEFIT  TOURNAMENT REGULARLY SCHEDULED FOR  SEPT. 15th, 2002 HAS BEEN MOVED TO OCTOBER 13th,  DUE TO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER LARGE TOURNAMENT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME 417-538-2159

September 11, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek -
Everything is about the same as it was last week with the exception that the weather is a little cooler and the lake is a little lower. All and all the fishing is pretty good. We are starting to see more hybrids come in every evening. This would be a good time to take a youngster out to chase black bass because the little guys are really biting. Yesterday our fish cleaning station was busy all day with people cleaning crappie. So it looks like it would be a good time to hit the lake.

WATER LEVEL: 705.0
WATER TEMP: 85 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Clear to lightly stained. Super for fishing.

BASS: Last night we had our final hog fight for the year and it was a good night. Doug and Ozzie Wallace won it with over 10 lbs. Not to bad for 2 1/2 hours of fishing. 2nd. went to Rick Wade and Emil Tally and 3rd.went to Tommy and Jim. I talked to all the guys when it was over and they all said they caught bunches of shorts.You can hit about any timbered point close to deep water with a worm and catch fish. Blue fleck seems to be working the best along with a black and blue jig. The best depth for us was about 9' it seems if we got any shallower than that we caught short fish. There is still a Pop R bite going on early and late on the wind blown flats in 1' to 3' of water. The way the fish are starting to act they are bunching up as they do in the fall but they have not pulled back in the creeks yet.
CRAPPIE: I just talked to Mary Zych and he said he had fish in Clear Creek yesterday. He is fishing the tree rows in 8' to 12' of water about 8' down with minnows. The Weises finished 2nd in the Yellow Freight tourn. yesterday and said they were fishing the lower end of Tebo with minnows. There are some algae blooms on the Osage in the power line area. If you stay on the outside tree rows you should do good on the crappie. Steve Blake said he had crappie off some brush piles in 12' of water so if you know where any of these are you might want to check them out.
WHITES and HYBRIDS: Like I said earlier we are starting to see more good hybrids come in every night. The 4 1/2" sassy shad in chartreuse seems to be the hot bait again. Fish have been coming from in front of the dam, Point O3, the airport and KK Island. Some of these fish are over deep water and you have to do about a 12 count down with the sassy shad to get them to hit. They are also up on some of the shallow humps in about 8' of water. Watch for the gulls.
CATFISH: Jugs on the flats set about 8' seems to be working the best for cats. Liver has been the hot bait this week. Haven't talked to anyone running lines this week.

This weeks rankings from Sterett Creek Marina are:
Crappie # 1
Hybrids # 2
Bass # 3

We will be holding our annual Sterett Creek Buddy Bass Tournament on Sept. 28. Anyone interested can either call the marina at 660-438-2280 or e-mail me at critter@dam.net. Everyone is welcome.

So until next week we bid you good fishing from Sterett Creek Marina.
Tommy

September 11, 2002 -Table Rock - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service -WATER LEVEL - 914.87   Normal Pool 915'  
WATER TEMP.  85-88

Deep fish seem to be biting early. Fishing has been tougher this past week or so, water needs to cool more.  This is typical for Table Rock in the fall.   Most of the fish are coming from 25'-30', suspended over tree tops in 50'-60'.  I have been drop shotting finesse worms or jigging chrome or white spoons.  I haven't found one area to be any better on the deep bite.  The water color is about the same all over the lake.  I've had more reports from the Dam and Indian Point area that they are catching mostly smallmouths and Kentucky's on 3/4 oz football jigs tipped with twin tailed grubs in 25'-35' on the bottom, on main lake gravel points.  You can catch a few fish on spinnerbaits early on chunk rock banks in the creeks, bite seems to end when the sun gets ups.  If it ever cools down, like the weather men are saying it will....this should help the spinnerbait bite in cedars work better throughout the lake.
The James River, Flat Creek, & Long Creek have been the most consistent, fishing 1/4 oz. Team Supreme jigs in Brown & Black, also tubes, or Texas rigged worms.  Fish the channel swings & bluffs in the upper ends of the rivers, also try spinnerbaits and small crankbaits in the same areas.

 PS... THE BOSTON CENTER BENEFIT  TOURNAMENT REGULARLY SCHEDULED FOR  SEPT. 15th, 2002 HAS BEEN MOVED TO OCTOBER 13th,  DUE TO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER LARGE TOURNAMENT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME 417-538-2159

August 28, 2002 -Table Rock - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service -

WATER LEVEL - 915.62   Normal Pool 915'  
WATER TEMP.  84-90

The past few nights have been cooling down, dropping the water temperature.  It's time to start throwing a spinnerbait.  Fish chunk rock points on the main lake w/tandem willow leaf blades in 3/8 or 1/2 oz. Fish the bluff ends, cuts, and rockslide area in the bluffs with spinnerbaits. Also try some crankbaits  that run 5'-12' deep. like Deep Little'ns, magnum wigglewarts, in crawdad colors or shad patterns.  Some fish are being caught on spinnerbaits out of cedar tops, 1'-3' deep over 15'-20', on main lake points and points in the major creeks.  If the nights stay cool these patterns should only get better.

Deep fish are being caught though out the lake at 35'-45' on the bottom off main lake points and flats.  Fish 3/4 oz football jigs, brown or brown & purple, tipped with Team Supreme Venom 4" twin tailed grubs.  Also, Carolina rig with Team Supreme tournament fries, lizards, & the twin tailed grubs.

For some shallow water action, go up one of the rivers about as far as you can go.. The Upper James, Flat Creek, Long Creek, Big & Little Indian, w/ the James producing the best.  Fish deep Little'ns or Bombers 7A on channel swings, until water gets over 15' deep, then switch to a Fat free Shad, also try spinnerbaits early, fish any visible laydowns on channel side with  tubes, & jigs.  I use the Team Supreme Tournament tubes, and for the jigs I use the tournament series 1/4 oz. rage jig, tipped with critter craws.

PS... THE BOSTON CENTER BENEFIT  TOURNAMENT REGULARLY SCHEDULED FOR
 SEPT. 15th, 2002 HAS BEEN MOVED TO OCTOBER 13th,
DUE TO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER LARGE TOURNAMENT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME 417-538-2159

August 28, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - If you coming to the lake this weekend or for that matter going anywhere please drive careful. There is always a big onset of traffic on holiday weekends plus the deer are starting to move in the evenings. Keep an eye out and if you see a big one let me know, bow season is only a month away.

WATER LEVEL: 705.80
WATER TEMP: 82deg.
WATER CLARITY: Clear to a light stained. All arms are very fishable.

BASS: The bass fishing remains the same as last week. There is a top water bite early and late on the flats. Pop R's seem to be the best top water rite now. 3' to 5' of water on the back sides of points has been producing some fish. The suspended bite is still working with blue worms and black and blue jigs in 8' to 20' of water on the isolated tree rows. There are also some fish being caught on main lake points with worms and jig and frog. Deep water close by is a big plus on the point fishing. We did hear of a few fish being caught in the waybacks of the creeks on Rat L Traps but there was a lot of small fish.
CRAPPIE: Its the hottest bite going on Truman rite now. We have seen lots of limits and lots of good sized fish this week. The outside tree rows on the edge of the flats in 12' to 20' of water seems to be doing the best. Minnows by far is the best bait. People are starting to catch 4 or 5 good fish off of one tree. Seems a little early but maybe the crappie are starting to bunch up on a fall pattern. Heard of good fish from Finny Creek to the Long Shoal bridge, In Clear Creek and in the Ed's Camp area on the Osage. Don't be afraid to fish tree rows in 6' to 12' of water sometimes these will hold good fish.
WHITES and HYBRIDS: We are starting to see more and more better hybrids again. They have been surfacing during the day from the KK Island area to the Shawnee Bend boat ramp. Hawg Sticks and Pop R's are the best bait for surfacing fish. There has also been some nice fish caught in around KK on spoons. Steve Blake and Larry Wright did a video this week and caught some real nice fish in this area.
CATFISH: Jug lines have been doing real good in the KK area. Steve said to set stages at about 8' and drift them on the Osage Bluff side of the island. Cut shad is the best bait.

This weeks ratings from Sterett Creek are:
Crappie: # 1
Whites and Hybrids: # 2
BASS: # 3
Catfish: # 4
That's about it from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Have a nice Holiday and we bid you good fishing.
Tommy

August 25, 2002 - Truman - Spent a great day with Steve Blake -Guide out of Sterett Creek Marina Sat. We Boated over 100 fish. Only kept a limit of Crappie and about 40 Whites. Boated 1 Striper 8.6 lb. Steve hooked it but gave the rod to my daughter to land the fish. It was a very nice thing to do and made her day real special. Fish we boated were on the flats and humps out in the open water never fished the banks. Steve knows his business and kept us on fish all day. Crappie hit minnows right on the bottom or right above brush on humps or drop offs Whits were on sidesof drop offs or channels right on the bottom. If you want to have a great day on the lake and catch some fish call Steve Blake at Sterett Creek and go have a great day like we did.Looking for you on the water best of luck. Skeeter Driver

August 23, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Fred Baraks Guide Service
Water Temp: low to mid 80's
Water Color: Good all over lower end clear upper arms stained to murky
Lake ele: 706 Generating some in the afternoons and evenings
Bass: Fair to Good
Still lot of different patterns working, but getting them to work two
days in a row isthe problem. Still top water bite early and late on the
flat banks with cover,Chug Rollers,Orig. Hi- Roller seem to be better
than buzzbaits except in the stained to murky water. Still a suspended
bite ,but catch them one day and not the next,calm days or protected
areas from the wind, best time and places, I still favor the camoflage
Larew 11 inch worm. Flats in the stained to murky water above Bucksaw,
Talley Bend, above Windsor crossing and etc. seem to be producing the
most consistant, variety o baits have been working depends on who you
talk to, minus one's, Bagley B,s,spinnerbaits,tubes Jigs, put the
trolling motor down and start fishing 2-6 foot. Had some really good
fish on deep crankbaits in the lower lake last Saturday on humps and
ledges, but they weren't there Sunday,haven't tried them since,but it's
something to look at cause when they are biting, the are generally good
fish.Had fish on big Tandem spinnerbait up one of the major arms
Wednesday, went back and tried them yesterday and nothing conditions
appeared the same, probrably bit deep cranking yesterday, Ha Ha. Long
reportfishing very unpredictable,I'd say best thing is stay on the flats
and cover a lot of water,will usually put some keepers in the boat.
Crappie: Still about the same, flats in the stained water, bluffs still
on the lower lake,still pretty much on their summer patterns. There are
some starting to move back in the creeks, good rule of thumb watch for
some shad activity.
Whites and hybrids: We're on a full moon , so it's a good time for the
big hybrids, evening are best time, as they are generating and helps
bunch them on there usual haunts. Humps and ridge's from in front of
Osage Bluff to KK Island would be my first choice,and probrably second
would be G 10 in the Grand, spoons and trolling and have your Hi-Roller
ready if they come to the surface. Depth for the spoons are 14-20 foot.
Catfish: Jug gers are still catching in the KK Island area,about 10-15
foot down, shad still seems to be bait of choice. Trotliners should be
setting up in the mouths of the creeks and the coves. With the recent
rains, they.ve been spotty, but if anarea gets enough to make the creeks
run some water, get your rod and reels and a can of worms and get in the
back and fish right in the channels,keep moving until you find them, if
there's much runoff they'll be in there.
Walleye: I think we need some from our new hatchery ,heard several
lake's that were getting them, but didn't hereTRUMAN mentioned,wonder
why?
Please Pick up the litter and leave the lake litter free
"The Old Man on Truman Lake"
Still Fishin Fred
Fred Baraks Guide Service
Ph:660-438-2011
e-mail: fredbaraks@webtv.net

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August 21, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Everything here on Truman is about the same as it was last week with the exception that the water has cooled off a little.
We have seen a few nice crappie and some nice bass his week. The early morning and late evening bite seems to be the time to be on the water so come and enjoy.

LAKE LEVEL: 706.02
WATER TEMP: 81 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Clear to a light stain. All arms are
very fishable.

BASS: There are three patterns of interest this week. Top water early and late on the flats. Fish are in 3' to 6' of water.Having deep water is the key. Pop R and Zara Spook are the two best baits. There is still a good suspended bite going on the outside tree rows at the end of the flats. Fish seem to be holding about 6' down. Blue 9" worms worked good last nite along with a black and blue jig. There are also some fish holding on points. Here again the jig and worm seem to be the best baits. Points with a channel butting up on one side are best. These fish are holding in 6' to 12' of water.
CRAPPIE: Here again the crappie fishing is the same as last week. There are still suspended fish on the outside tree rows in 15' to 20' of water. Fish a minnow down about 7'. If you see a good looking tree row in 8' to 10' stop and try it. Marty Zych said he had some real good fish up shallower. He also said he was catching some drum in these areas. Haven't heard much on the bluff fish this week but I'm sure they are still there.
WHITES and HYBRIDS: Jerry Coose has been catching one nice hybrid about every nite. Most are coming on a 4 1/2" chartreuse sassy shad with a 1/2 oz. head. Little Pommie flats seem to be the best place to look. There were some whites caught in the KK island area this week. It was a combination of spoons and sassy shad. Most of the activity was on the south side of the island..
CATFISH: Trot lines are doing good on 2lb. to 3lb. cats. Cut shad seems to be the best bait. Lines set in about 8' of water are producing the best in this area. Haven't heard anything on jugs this week.

This weeks rankings from Sterett Creek are:
Crappie: # 1
Bass: # 2
Whites: # 3

Thetas it from Sterett Creek Marina for this week. Please remember that our schools have started and to watch out for the bus traffic.during the week.
So from Srerett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
We bid you good fishing.
Tommy


August 14, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - The fishing here on Truman remains the same as last week with the exception of catfish, trotlines have really started picking up. Have seen several nice bunches of cats this week. The rain did not affect the lake that much and the cooler weather makes it very enjoyable to spend a day on the water.

LAKE LEVEL: 706.02
WATER TEMP: 86 deg.
WATER CLARITY: All arms clear to lightly stained. Very fishable.

BASS: Last Sunday in the Team Supreme tourn. it took over 20 lbs.to win so I would say that the bass fishing is not to bad. There were several limits of fish weighed in. Buzz baits and Zara Spooks are working early and late. Black seems to be the best color. Fish are coming shallow on the flats, 1' to 5' of water. The suspended bite is also still working. 12' to 20' of water with the fish hanging in 4' to 8'.10" worms seem to be the best but a black and blue jig will also work. Best color on worms are plum and watermelon. There is also a point bite starting on the Pommi arm. Points with deep water close by are working the best. Here again worms and jigs are the top producers.
CRAPPIE: Same as last week. Outside tree rows in 17' to 20' of water with the fish hanging in 8' to 12'. Minnows are the best bait. The Grand arm is producing some nice stringers from the eagles nest to the power line above Bucksaw. The Berry Bend area is also producing some nice fish.
WHITES and HYBRIDS: Have seen a few nice hybrids this week. Most of these were taken on 4 1/2" chartreuse sassy shad. The KK Island area is the best area rite now. There are also whites working the same area on spoons. There is still surface activity but the fish aren't staying up long. The guys are hitting the area with sassy shad and spoons after the fish go down.
CATFISH: Trot lines are starting to go good this week. Sets are in 6' to 10' of water on the edge of the flats. Chicken liver and hearts along with cut shad are working the best. Little Tebo in the bridge area has been producing some nice fish.

That's about it from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Till next week we bid you good fishing
Tommy
That's about it from Sterett Creek Marina

August 9, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Fred Baraks Guide Service
Water Temp. Low to mid 80's
Water Color: Clear to colored upper arms, lot of algae in the water,
wind will put some color in areas that may be clear
Lake ele.: 705.8
Bass: fair to good
Catch them on one pattern one day and probrably different the next.
Still fish on some points on Carolina rig or worms 5-12 foot deep, fish
using points seem to want some deeper water close by or a defined break.
New tube worm by Gene Larew in 6 in size watermelon red, junebug color
been catching some fish on a rig , this worm will float most 2/0 hooks
which makes great on a rig keeps it up off the bottom. Worm color has
been red shad or something with some blue or purple, been catching
better fish on new 8 inch Gene Larew, more bites on the smaller worms
but quality is better with the bigger worm. Also try main lake flats
with lot of cover and start flipping or pitching a jig and chunk or 11
inch worm 4-8 foot deep or shallower early or when your in the dirtier
water, mid Grand mid Osage have probrably been most productive. There is
also a suspended bite in the lower lake, 11 in worm most productive, not
a lot of bites but will usually be a good fish, camoflage has been my
favorite color for the suspended bite. Some days good bite others very
slow. Cedars, locust, thicker trees seem to be best. Most bites will be
10 foot or less in15 or more foot of water. Flats or trees along the
channels in the bigger creeks. Topwater bite is like the rest one day
good next day bad. Look for flats with stumps or lot of cover. Long
report means you got to be doing the right thing at the right place at
the right time with the right bait. One thing that seems to be a key is
having shad in the area you are fishing. Fishing shallow look for bait
on the top, fishing points, watch your electronics.
Crappie: Haven't been, but have been hearing some good reports. Mid to
upper Grand and Osage on the flats fishing tree rows. Try 6-10 foot deep
in 10-25 foot of water, keep moving, long rods workng best, minnows
still best bet. Lower lake, bluffs have been producing well about 15
foot deep, cedars are doing the best.
Whites and Hybrids: Evenings and from about 8 till 11 in the morning
seem to be best times. Keep a Hi-roller, something in shad color, tied
on for the hybrids as they can come up any time. Spoons are working
better as more fish are starting to use the humps,14 -18 foot is where
I've been catching most of them. If the hybrids come up and go down have
a sassy shad ready on a 1/2 or 3/4 oz head,cast it out and count it down
about 10-15 and start an erractic retrieve, they will usually stay in
the area where they came up for a while , if they come up in 18 foot of
water or less the spoon will also catch them, the 1/2 oz hawg jaw is
still the best all around size, Saturday and Sunday also caught a lot of
catfish on the spoons mixed in with the whites up to 15 #. Front of
Osage Bluff cove to KK Island is the hot spot the past wek or two, also
in front of the swimming beach towards the lake at Shawnee bend
especially in the evenings, lot of the other hotspots should be starting
to work also.
Walleye: Haven't heard much about them I haven't seen any.
Catfish: Same areas as the whites, jugs or drifting with fresh shad,
about 15 foot deep. Trotlines same areas and run you lines about 10 foot
down. Look for the shad on your electronics.
Please pick up litter and leave the lake litter free.
"The Old Man on Truman Lake"
Still Fishin Fred
Fred Baraks Guide Service
Ph: 660-438-2011
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August 7, 2002 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek -
With this little break in the weather and the start of State Fair it's time to beat the crowd and come to Truman for some fine summer fishing. We have seen some real nice crappie this week and the whites are starting to get going in the evenings.

LAKE LEVEL: 705.90
WATER TEMP: 88 deg.
WATER CLARITY: All arms clear to lightly stained.

BASS: The bass fishing here on Truman is like the weather, hot and cool. The susspended bite is still working. Fish 8' to 20' of water on the outside tree rows or isolated patches of timber on the edge of the flats. 10" worms or 3/8 oz. jigs are the best choice. In 8' to 12' fish the root wads at the bottom of the trees deeper than that swim the bait through the tree tops at about 4'. There is also a top water bite in the evenings. Buzz baits have started to produce fish in the 2' to 5' range. The steeper banks seem to work good for the buzzers.
CRAPPIE: The crappie are on the summer pattern big time. We have seen several good fish brought in this week. Minnows fished in the tree rows on the edge of the flats in 15' to 20' of water is you best bet. If you see a good looking tree row comming out off the bank in shallower water don't be afraid to fish it. Also there has been some good fish taken off the bluff banks. The big thing to remember when fishing the summer pattern is to keep moving.
WHITES: Sounds like the best place to fish whites is around the KK Island area. Good sized whites and a couple of real nice hybrids were brought in by Jerry Coose and Wade Orick this week. The hybrid weighed 10 1/2 lbs. Most of these fish were caught on chartruse shassy shad with 1/2 oz. heads. There are also some jigging spoon wish in that area ans also out in front of the Shannee Bend boat ramp. The small spoons seem to be working the best. The hybrids are still surfacing but they are here ,there and yonder. You might want to pay attention to the Point 0 3 area, there has been some big fish blowing up on the west side of the lake in the afternoon.
CATFISH: Trot lines are still producing some fish. The upper end of Little Tebo seems to be the hot spot rite now. These are shallow set lines and chicken liver seems to be the best bait. Fish the flats in about 6' of water with floating sets. Stages set 16" seem to be working the best. Seems like the plate size fish are feeding pretty good in this area.

This weeks ratings from Sterett Creek are:
Crappie # 1
Whites # 2
Bass # 3
Catfish # 4

That about wraps it up for this week. Remember when traveling this week that State Fair is starting and there is going to be allot of extra trallic in the Sedalia area, so please drive carefully. So untill next week we bid you good fishing from, Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net

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