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July 30, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Oh where, Oh where, have all the fish gone?  That seems to be the question this past week.  We finally got a little rain, and a couple of cool days.  So lets take a look at the fishing for Truman lake.
 
Lake level:             706.26
Water temp:           84 deg.
Water clarity:         main lake light stain, upper arms stained
 
Bass:  Bass fishermen were back on the search, for the bite.  This week the bass went back to their old hiding tricks.  The bite can't get much tougher than it was Tuesday night during the Tuesday night hawg fights.  Nine teams took to the water, only to get disappointed.
First place team of Doug and Ozzie Wallace had the winning weight with one fish and that fish was also big bass that weighed 6.05 lbs.  Emil Talley and Bob Garner took second place with one bass that weighed 3.20 lbs.   Only 14 lbs were caught this week compared to last weeks weight of 32 lbs.  Big worms and jigs were the main bait.  No pattern was found for catching numbers of fish.  Even the short fish were very closed mouthed.
Crappie:  Lots of crappie are being caught all over the lake.  However, most of the fish being caught now are small fish.  Stories of fishermen catching a 100 fish, before catching a limit of keepers is not uncommon right now.  The upper arms of all the rivers has a very strong bite.  You might have to work a little harder to catch a limit of crappie, but you can enjoy catching lots of fish.  Minnows are the best bait, fishing 8-10 ft. deep.  Fish the main lake flats, and points.
Whites/Hybrids:  Fishing for whites and hybrids has been off and on.  The best bite is early morning and late evening.  During these two periods, fishing can be fast and furrious.  Top water baits and small sassy shads for the whites, and large sassy shads for the hybrids.  Popping corks with small crappie jigs as trailers is working well on whites.
Catfish:  The bite seems to get better each week.  Lots of nice catfish being caught on rod and reel.  Set lines and jug lines are producing very well.  Early morning and late in the evening, look for the bite in shallow water on the flats.  Cut up leeches and fresh cut shad are the main baits.
 
This weeks ratings are:
 
Crappie                 #1
Catfish                   #2
Whites                   #3
Hybrids                  #4
Bass                      #5
  Thanks for checking in with us at Sterett Creek Marina.  You can always keep up on the latest fishing report on Truman lake by logging onto www.sterettcreek.com     For all other information{critter@dam.net}  Stop and see us any time your at the lake.  660-438-2280.  Until next week, we'll see you on the water.
                                  The Legend and Tommy

July 23, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Cooler days has made it easier on the fishermen who want to stay out most of the day. Looks like we may have a few more days of cooler weather.

Lake level: 706.29
Water temp: 82 deg.
Water clarity: main lake light stain, upper arms stained

Bass: Last week everyone was searching for bass. This week the bass came out of hiding and began to bite. We still have suspended fish, and can test the skills of any angler. Locating bottom feeding fish in deeper water is the more stable bite. Big 10 inch. worms in various colors are working the best. Jigs are the next best bait. Some bass are being caught on crankbaits around laydowns. Ten boats came to challenge the bass in the Tuesday night hawg fights. Once again the team of Emil Talley and Jim Lahares brought in the winning stringer. They brought in 3 fish, to tip the scales at 11.54 lbs. They also had big bass that weighed 5.34. Second place went to Tom Novinska and Rick Wade with 9.92 lbs. Last week we had a total of 24 lbs. This week it jumped up to 32 lbs. More and bigger fish are showing up due to the cooler weather.
Crappie: The hotter the better the bite. This past Saturday during the big crappie tournament, the bite was on for most of fishermen. 10 fish weighing over 12 lbs. was the winning stringer. Most of the bigger fish that were caught were coming from the upper river arms. Big fish of 1.96 lbs. was brought in by the winning team. Crappie in the one pound range this time of the year, are nice fish. Minnows were the main bait used. Some crappie are being caught on jigs and tubes, but day after day the best bait will be minnows. Look for crappie in the upper arms in 10-17 ft. of water and fish 8-12ft, deep.
Whites/Hybrids: Early morning and evening is still the best chance to catch these fish. However, as the shad continue to stay on the top, and water getting warmer the bite can happen any time of the day. Windy days have put some of these fish in shallow water along the windy banks. Look for pockets the wind is blowing into and began your search. Hybrids will also get up into shallow water chasing shad. Watch for sea gulls diving and keep your eyes searching for surface feeding fish. Signs of shad jumping out of the water can also tell you there are feeding fish in the area.
Catfish: Keep a good grip on that rod as we are getting closer to the spawn. Some nice catfish are feeding under the surfacing white bass. These cats can be caught on jigging spoons this time of year. The flats with 6-12 ft. are producing some real nice catfish. Windy flats and pockets are good places to start looking. Some good baits to use are leeches, night crawlers,fresh cut shad, and liver. Drifting across big open flats is always good for catfish.

This weeks ratings are:

Whites #1
Crappie #2
Hybrids #3
Bass #4
Catfish #5
Thanks for checking in with us, for this weeks fishing report. You can always keep up on the latest fishing on Truman Lake by logging onto www.sterettcreek.com <http://www.sterettcreek.com> For all other information(critter@dam.net} Stop and see us at Sterett Creek marina any time your in the area. 660-438-2280 So until next week, we'll see you on the water. Have a good day from all of us.
The Legend and Tommy

July 24, 2002 -Table Rock - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service -WATER LEVEL - 916.06  Normal Pool 915'  
JAMES RIVER  Upper 85-90 - Main Lake 84-88

Kimberling city, Dam Area, & Baxter-

I have found most of the main lake fishing to be tough.  Finding some fish 30-45' deep on main lake gravel points on bottom or in or around submerged timber.  In the same depth, but may be in over 1oo' of water.  Use drop shot rigs or 3/4 oz. spoons in chrome or white or night crawlers. You can catch some shallow fish if you can find stained water such us upper Long Creek, Trace Hollow, Indian Creek...  Throw shallow running carnkbaits or Team supreme jigs around visible cover on the flats, or s\fish the jigs along the channel banks especially around channel swings.

The James River has been producing best for me these past 3-4 weeks.  Catching fish on a variety of different lures and depths, which is normal for this time of year.  Let's start out with looking for quality largemouths.

Fish main river flats and channel swings, & drops in the morning.  I've been fishing deep diving crankbaits, such as DT-16, DD 22's, Fat Free Shads, in Tennessee Shad, Chrome/Blue, & blue gill colors.  A couple of times this week, when finding the right group of fish my clients or I have had a double, one keeper on the front hook and one on the back treble hook.

The best drops run from 10'-20' deep.  I have also been catching them on the flats 15'-20' deep under schools of large shad.  Carolina rigs in the same areas, with brush hogs, Team Supreme lizards, Lake Fork ring fries, in watermelon and & green pumpkin.  My best areas have been from Cape Fair on up the river.  From Cape Fair to Aunt's Creek fish the main lake points and bluff ends in 18'-25' with drop shot rigs and 4" finesse worms, 1/2 to 3/4 oz chrome or white jigging spoons the further into the clear water you go.  You'll find the fish anywhere from 25'-35' on bottom or over submerged timber.  Most of the fish up the James River have been right on the bottom or within a couple of feet.

July 16, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Hot and windy days this past week have made fishing difficult at times.  Early morning and late evenings are the best.  The lake is thriving with shad,moving around on the surface.
 
Lake level:             706.40
Water temp:           84 deg.
Water clarity:         main lake light stain,upper arms stained
 
Bass:  Where are they this week seems to be the question.  Noone seems to be on any real pattern.  Some suspended fish are being caught and some on a bottom bite.  Smaller fish on top water.  Big 10 inch worms seem to be the best and the jig second.  Pole timber fished 4-8 ft. deep in 8-15 ft. of water.  The Tuesday night hawg fights was a hot and windy evening for awhile.  This week 10 teams gave it their best.  First place went to the team of Chris Fanning and Terry Close with a weight of 8.67 and big bass weighing 3.63.  Second place went to Ron Taddiken and Larry Wright with 5.71.  Total amount of bass weighed came to just over 24 lbs.  Even with a slow bite that was a fair number of fish caught. 
Crappie:  The bite is real good on minnows, but lots of small fish being caught.  These hot windy days seems to make it tough to find those big fish.  Lots of shad on the surface, and I noticed lots of small bait fish around the trees.  Lots of crappie being caught in Little Tebo and the Big Tebo close to Sterett Creek marina.  Even though the heat is almost unbearable during the day, that seems to be the best time for the bigger fish.  They relate to the shade side of the trees.  Fishing close to the river or creek channel is also producing good numbers of crappie.  The bite in the lower arm of the lake is somewhat deeper.  10-12 ft. in 15-25 ft. of water.  The upper arm bite is 8-10 ft. 10-16 ft. of water.
whitebass/Hybrids:  Early morning and late evening is still the best time for the whites or hybrids.  Look around the humps early and late and watch for pods of shad.  Both the whites hybrids and are still coming to the surface to feed.  Some of these feeding periods are very short lived.  The best time is when the CEO is running water and the surface water slick.  Top water baits for surfacing fish and sassy shads when their down.  Crappie fishermen have been catching some nice whites on minnows in the trees.
Catfish:  Nice catfish on rod and reels.  The flats on truman have been producing some good action for the fishermen.  The catfish spawn is getting real close.  Look for lots of action, during the spawn.  Leeches, and fresh cut shad are the main baits.  Jug line fishermen are doing well also.  Look for these bottom feeding catfish in 4-12 ft. of water.  Drifting is a good way to cover a lot of water looking for cat's.
 
This weeks ratings are:
 
Whites            #1
Hybrids           #2
Crappie          #3
Catfish            #4
Bass               #5
  Thanks for checking in with us on the fishing report at truman Lake.  You can keep up on the latest fishing report each week by logging on to www.sterettcreek.com  For all other information {critter.@dam.net   Stop and see us at Sterett Creek marina.660-438-2280  So until next week we'll see you on the water.  Have a good day from all of us.
                      The Legend and Tommy

July 9, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Summer is showing us a lot of hot weather right now.  With the hot weather the surface temp. has stayed up and this brings the shad to the surface.  Huge pods of shad on the surface, means there will be plenty of action morning and evening.
 
Lake level:             706.72
Water temp:           80 deg.
Water clarity:         main lake clear, upper arms stained
 
Bass:  Lots of heat  combined with the wind this past week has kept the bass in a somewhat unwilling to bite mode.  Most of the bass are suspending right now, but to get them to bite isn't easy.  One day they are on the cedars, the next day the hard woods.  One thing is for sure the bite is about 2ft. to 4ft. deep in 6ft. to 25ft. of water.  Both jigs and big worms are the best producers.  The Tuesday night hawg fights welcomed the fishermen with wind and a very hot evening.  However that didn't stop the first place team of Emil Talley and Jim Lahares.  For the second straight week they brought in the winning stringer.  Their winning stringer weighed 6.99 with a nice kicker that weighed 4.85.  Looked like they might also have big bass, until the team of Randy Lutjen and Marty Watson topped the scales with a whopper that weighed 6.31.  That one fish also gave them a second place finish.  12 boats competed and weighed in over 23 lbs. of bass. 10" worms in red shad used with a 3/16 oz. worm weight is one of the top producers along with a buzz bait early and late will be the best chance of catching a lunker.
Crappie:  The summer pattern is holding very steady now, with all the hot weather and stable surface temp.  Lots of good stringers being caught on minnows.  The clear water around the Little Tebo and Big Tebo has been producing well if you fish deep.  Most of these fish are being caught at 12-14 ft, in 20-30 ft. of water.  You won't have to fish so deep if you go up the river arms.  The crappie up the rivers are in 12-16 ft. of water.  Fish 8-10 ft. deep with minnows.  Some fish are being caught on jigs, but the overall best bite is minnows.
Whitebass / Hybrids:  Early mornings and late evenings you will find the whites and hybrids exploding the surface as they chase the shad on the surface.  These feeding sprees can last for long periods of time, or be very brief at times.  Either way, if you ride around the lake your going to come across these on of a kind feeding sprees.  Throw Pop'R's and keep them working across the surface and hold on.  Another good bait at this time is the 3 in. sassy shad on a 1/4 oz. jig head.   Cast to the school fish and crank it back at a fast retrieve keeping the bait close to the surface.  Colors: white with black back, Chartreuse, and Peal.  When fishing for the Hybrids use the larger shad in the 5-7 in with a 3/4 to 1 oz. jig head.  Rat'L'Trap Spit Fires are a great top water lure for the sufacing Hybrids.  These lures have bucktail on the last hook which really attracts the fish.  The bigger hybrids are coming to the surface in 30-50 ft, of water.
Catfish:  Rod and reel fishermen are still having good results fishing in the backs of creeks and on the flats on main lake.  Jugs and limb lines are producing also.  Using fresh cut shad and leeches are the best bait.  Look for these bottom feeding cats in 4-12 ft. of water.  Drifting across large flats will produce some nice fish.  These cats will soon be going to the spawning beds.  So get ready for some fast action.
 
This weeks ratings are:
 
Whites             #1
Hybrids            #2
Crappie           #3
Bass                #4
Catfish             #5
  Thanks for checking in with us on the fishing report at Truman Lake.  You can keep up on the latest fishing report each week by logging on to {critter@dam.net}  For all you fishing needs stop in and see us at Sterett Creek Marina.    660-438-2280
  So until next week, we'll see you on the water.  Have fun on the water, and practice safe boating habits.
                          The Legend and Tommy

July 2, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - The hot days of summer are here to stay, and with those hot days the water temp. has climbed and brought the shad to the surface. Lets take a look at lake levels and the fishing.

Lake level: 707.09
Water temp: 75 deg.
Water clarity: clear main lake, stained upper arms

Bass: Long hot days, and rising water temp. has made the bass somewhat inactive. The main bite in the Tuesday night hawg fights seemed to be the suspended fish. Big worms, and jigs, with a few short fish being caught on top water. Lots of fish busting the surface on shad. Results from the Tuesday night hawg fights are as follows. First place team of Emil Talley and Jim Lahares tipped the scales with 3 fish that weighed 7.64 . Big fish of the evening {3.78} went to Chris Fanning and Bud Ward. 19 boats entered the tournament and weighed in 39lbs. of bass. The bite was slow but the amount of weight was up from last week. The suspended bite is starting, most fish are comming out of 8' to 20' of water about 4' deep. Hardwoods seem to work the best. Pop R's and Spooks are working on the flats and in the backends of the creeks early and late.
Crappie: The summer pattern is getting better every day. The shad on the surface and hot days make for good crappie fishing. Lots of fish being caught in the river channel, fishing deep. Bigger fish are being caught up the river arms. Most of these fish are on the flats in 14-16ft. of water, fishing 8-10ft, deep. Look for shad on the surface, and begin your search for the crappie. Minnows are the best bait now.
Whitebass/hybrids: Lots of surface action in the morning and evenings. Spit Fires by Rat'l'Trap, spooks and pop'rs work the best. Lots of real nice white bass being caught. Work these baits rapidly through the schools of whites. These same baits are working just as well on big Hybrids. Lots of smaller hybrids working the surface along with the whites. The larger hybrids are working the surface in smaller numbers. Most of these fish are on the main lake in 30-60ft. of water.
Catfish: Rod and reel fishermen are enjoying some excellent fishing for those cats right now. Good stringers of channel and blue cats being caught. Fishing the flats and the backs of the creeks are producing very well. A wide variety of baits such as worms, leeches, fresh cut shad, and crawdads. Look for these cats in 4-12ft. of water. Hang on to your rod,Truman is well known
for some big catfish.

This weeks ratings are:

whites #1
Hybrids #2
Crappie #3
Bass #4
Catfish #5
Thanks for checking in with us on the fishing at Truman lake. You can always keep up on the latest fishing each, by logging on to {critter@dam.net} For all your fishing needs stop in and see us at Sterett Creek Marina. 660-438-2280.
So until next week, we'll see you on the water. Wear those life jackets, they save lives.
The Legend and Tommy

June 25, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Hot and sultry days are bringing the shad to the top and the bite is getting better each day. The water temp has been on the rise.

Lake level: 706.87
Water temp: 70 deg.
Water clarity: very clear,light stain, upper arms stained

Bass:The bite has been off for a few days, and Tuesday night hawg fights proved it. 10 boats competed in the tournament and found the bite to be slow. The suspended bite is getting started in 10-16ft. of water fishing about 4 ft. deep. First place team Clint Rayburn and Marty Watson with a weight of 9.08 and big bass at 3.34. 22 lbs of bass were weighed in. Quite a drop from last week of almost 40 lbs. Big worms, jigs, and top water are all, seeing some action.
Crappie: The summer pattern is on in the upper arms. However a lot of crappie are being caught in the lower part of the lake, but fishermen are having to fish a lot deeper to catch fish. The water is clear in the lower arms, and the bite is around 15-20ft. deep. The bite is 8-12ft. deep in the upper arms. Minnows are still the best bait for crappie. Cloudy days have the crappie moving around and not staying on the trees.
Whitebass/Hybrids: Hot days and the COE running water are getting the whites into action. Several large schools of white are coming up in the lower arms every morning and evening. Evening bite being the best. 1/8th. oz. Rat'L'Traps, Rooster tails,top water Spit Fires made by Rat'L'Trap are catching lots of whites on the surface. Hybrids are suspended most of the day, except for early morning and late evenings. Look for humps in 19-25ft. of water. The best baits are 3/4oz. Rat'L'Traps, big sassy shads,and spoons. Some small Hybrids in the 3lb. range are being caught around the whites on the surface.
Catfish: Some nice fish are still being caught on lines and jugs. Most of these cats are coming off the flats. Live bait seems to be the best, and leeches. Fresh shad is a real plus right now for catching these big cats.

This weeks ratings are:

Whites #1
Crappie #2
Hybrids #3
Bass #4
Catfish #5
Thanks for checking in with us on the fishing at Truman Lake. You can always keep up on the latest fishing each week, by logging on to {critter@dam.net } For all your fishing needs stop in and see us at Sterett Creek Marina. 660-438-2280
So until next week, hope to see you on the water, and remember to stop in an say hi, and any day on the water, is good for the mind.
The Legend and Tommy

June 18, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Well the rain went away and the heat took over.  Hot sultry days are bringing the shad to the surface.  Hot weather is bring the surface temp up several degree's during the day.
 
Lake Level:          707.95
Water temp:         70 deg.
Water clarity:       some areas very clear, light stain, upper arms stained
 
Bass:  The Tuesday night hawg fights, became warm and sticky with very warm temp.  The water during the day warmed up almost 10 degrees from last Tuesday.  Even with the heat some of the fishermen were still able to put together a winning pattern.  First place team of Chuck Strohman, and Jeff Rehmer came to the scales with 10.87lbs.  Second place team of Rick Wade and David Braden weighed in 9.04 and big bass weighing 3.79.  15 teams competed and weighed in over 44lbs. of bass. Worms are still working on main lake points. Red shad is the best color. Top water fishing is starting to pick up on the flats. Pop R's and Zarra spooks are the best producers. There are fish holding in the 6' to 10' range.
Crappie:The crappie have picked up on the bite since last week.  More stable weather conditions combined with warm days have really put the crappie on the summer pattern.  Most people are fishing in 12-16 ft. of water, catching crappie at of a depth of  8-10ft.  Some real nice crappie over a pound were weighed in at the Berry Bend crappie tourn. Saturday.
Whitebass/Hybrids  Day time temp. is bringing more shad to the surface each day.  Schooling shad on the surface, followed by whitebass and hybrids.  Keep a sharp eye out for surface action.  Move is slowly towards the surface action, then start casting roadrunners with pink heads with white bodies, and 1/4 jigs with pearl sassy shads.  Remember not to position your boat where the whites are on the surface. Get close and cast.
Catfish:  Nice fish are still being caught on jugs, and set lines.  Live bait such as leeches, shad, and sunfish.
 
This weeks ratings are:
 
Bass                #1
Crappie           #2
Whitebass       #3
Catfish             #4
 Thanks for checking in with us on the fishing at Truman Lake.  Next time your on Truman stop in and see us at Sterett Creek Marina.
       660-438-2280
     critter@dam.net
 
So until next week, good fishing, and remember catch and release is catching on.
                      The Legend and Tommy

June 18, 2003 -Table Rock - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service -
WATER LEVEL - 916.82 Normal Pool 915'
JAMES RIVER Upper 75-79 - Main Lake 73-75

Sorry we haven't been posting fishing reports, my computer crashed in the storms, and just now getting it all worked out.

Bass are finally moving out to their summer patterns. I've found the fishing best up the James River this past week. You can catch them on the flats that are close to channel swings at 12'-18', on Carolina rigs with lizards, brush hogs, or deep diving crankbaits-DT-16, Fat Free Shad, or DD 22's, in shad colors. Try top water baits early- Ambush's Pop A Long, Zara Spook, Red Fin, or Pop R's. With the water up as it is, try buzzbaits early around the bushes and on grass banks near the flats. You can catch fish in Flat Creek and the upper James around Point #15 on shallow crankbaits B-B, Bandits etc., around tree stumps and laydowns. I'm also using 5/16 oz. Team Supreme jigs and tubes flipping around the same cover or on channel banks. In the Long Creek, King's River, & White river the same patterns should work also. These patterns should do nothing but get better over the next month or so.

In the Kimberling City, Dam, Baxter and Aunts Creek areas fish can be caught early on top water, some on Red Fins, Zara Spooks, etc. Fish them around bluff end points, main and secondary points with submerged timber. or if cloudy this pattern can last thoughout the day. The water in these areas is extremely clear. fish have moved out over deep water with submerged timber and on gravel points 40'-100'. Most of the fish are being caught at 25'-35' deep. Fish 4" finnese worms on drop shot rig, split shot or Carolina rig, also on single tail grubs in smoke or salt and pepper colors, using a 1/4 oz. heads and fished 15'-25' deep over and through submerged trees.

June 11, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - Rain,rain go away, come back another day. We are still getting plenty of rain, however the lake hasn't risen that much. We are still on the up and down with water temp.

Lake Level: 708.20
Water temp: 70 deg.
Water clarity: Light stain to stained

Bass: Bass fishing remains very good. Cloud cover and rain, along with warmer water temp. and ample bait fish, the bass have remained shallow and on the bite. Primary baits consist of, worms, jigs, and some top water bites. The Tuesday night hawg fights, became a very wet evening with heavy rains. 10 boats of fishermen braved the weather. First place went to the team of Tom Novinska and Larry Wright with a 5 fish stringer topping the scales at 17.52. Tom and Larry also had big bass weighing 5.71 Second place team of Chuck Strohman and Jeff Rayburn with 12.57 they also had a big fish weighing 5.51. 47lbs. of bass were weighed in during our 3 hour tournament. Point fishing is the best its been in a while with fish hitting in the 6' to 8' range. Main lake points seem to be producing the best.
Crappie: The bite has slowed down somewhat with all the rain and cloud cover. Crappie are on the summer pattern and minnows are the main bait. Most of the fish are in 12-14 ft. of water and the bite is 6-8ft. The upper arms of the Grand and the Osage are still the best producers. Most of the big fish are coming out of these areas. Larger numbers of fish are coming from within a 3 mile radius of Sterett Creek Marina.
Whitebass/ Hybrids: Lot of fry on the surface have brought the whites to the top. Little Tebo and Big Tebo have a lot of surface action. Small sassy shads or rooster tails will land you some nice fish. Cast towards the surfacing fish, and crank you bait back and get ready for the action. Hybrids are following in the same pattern as the whites. Large sassy shads, and spoons, are the best. This is the time of the year for fast action, when these huge schools of fish bust the surface.
Catfish: Lots of real nice catfish coming off the flats with leeches and cut shad, and live baits. Trout lines, and jugs are doing best.

This weeks rankings are:
Bass #1
Whites #2
Crappie #3
Catfish #4
Thanks for checking in with us on the fishing at Truman Lake and from the folks at Sterett Creek Marina.
660-438-2280

So until next week,come and see us, and take a kid fishing.
The Legend and Tommy

June 4, 2003 - Truman - Submitted by Sterett Creek - The May showers have come and gone. But June, is producing the same showers, and some very good fishing. The water temp. has been up and down with the cloudy days.

Lake Level: 707.47
Water temp: 68 deg.
Water clarity: Clear to light stain

BASS: The bass fishing on Truman is getting better every week. The summer pattern is showing off with style, as some really nice bass were brought to the scales in the Tuesday night hawg fights. What should I throw is not the question? There are several lures working well. Worms,jigs,pop'rs,spooks, and buzz baits. Bass are holding in 6-8ft. and some smaller fish are in 2-3ft. So lets get to the Tuesday night hawg fight results. First place team of Emil Talley and Mike Macdugall with a 6 fish limit topping the scales at 17.18 Second place team of Doug and Ozzie Wallace with a 6 fish limit weighing 14.47. Big fish of the evening went to the team of Tom Novinska and Jim Lehares with a whopper weighing 6.93lbs. Two other big fish were weighed. A 5.90 and 4.47.
Crappie: The summer pattern for crappie is under way. Lots of nice fish being caught. Minnows are the best bite, in tree rows on the flats. The bite has been slow at times because of the cloud cover, and rain. The fish are scattered on cloudy days, however they move back to the trees during sunshine. Most of the crappie are being caught at 6-8ft. in 10-14ft, of water. The upper arms of the Grand and the Osage are best.
Whitebass & Hybrids: The whites have slowed up somewhat the past few days. Lots of cloud cover may be the problem. The whites are doing a lot of roaming looking for shad. Last night the whites came to the surface in several places in the Tebo. That top water explosion, only whites can make, is getting real close.
Catfish: Catfishing on Truman still remains very good. Trout lines, and jugs lines are producing some real nice catfish. Leeches, cut shad, and perch are all producing.

This weeks rankings are:
Bass # 1
Crappie # 2
Whites # 3
Catfish # 4

Well that's all the Legend has for you this week, from Sterett Creek Marina.
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net

So until next week, come and see us, do some fishing, and just enjoy yourself.
The Legend friend of Tommy