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July 30, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina - The weather has heated up and so
has the fishing. It is kind of strange that when one species
of fish slows down another takes off. The crappie fishing has
slowed down a little but the bass fishing is about as good as
I have seen it this year. The COE is still dropping the lake
but the water color is still fantastic. We are getting low enough
now that the whites should start moving back on the humps, we
are starting to see some surface activity. I have started seeing
the pods of shad instead of the big rafts which will also help
with the whites and hybrids.
LAKE LEVEL: 710.50
WATER TEMP: 83 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Clear to light stain.
BASS: If you like to bass fish or have a youngster that is getting
started bass fishing now is the time to be on Truman. We are
seeing allot of good quality fish along with a lots of smaller
fish. The bottom bumpers are working as good as I have seen this
year. Last night in the Hawg Fights Tim Blankenship and Tom Mc
Govern brought in a winning stringer of fish weighing 15.09 lbs.
Second went to Desmin Carl and Paul Curry with 12.29 lbs. They
also had big fish weighing 5.72 lbs. Third went to Marty Watson
and Doug Long with 10.90 lbs. This is pretty good for fishing
3 hours. The best bite is fishing points in 5' to 12' of water
that break off into deep water. Big worms, baby brush hogs along
with jig and frog were the top baits last night. Look for tree
rows running off the points. There are a few fish starting to
suspend in the deeper trees.
CRAPPIE: The crappie are still a little slow. We are starting
to see fish come in off of the outside tree rows on the ends
of the flats. These are the same tree rows you would fish if
we were at normal pool. The lake is still about 6' high so you
are fishing in 23' to 25' instead of 17'. Fish minnows down about
12' to 15'. I talked to several people that said they were catching
small fish in 8' to 10' but when they went deeper they caught
better fish. This is kind of backwards from the norm which would
be the better fish is the first fish to bite in the tree. There
is also a bite on the bluffs in 30' to 40' of water with the
fish down about 20'.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: We are starting to see more whites come
in all the time. The best bite is still on spoons off the humps.
G 4 has been one of the better areas. It seems the bite is better
in the evenings. We are seeing some surface activity also. The
fish aren't staying up for long periods yet but if you see them
surface and they go down run a crank bait in the area.
CATFISH: Trot lines are still the best of the best. Cut shad
and black perch are still the best baits. Set lines in 6' to
16' of water off the flat points. Fish as close to deep water
as you can. With the warm temps you need to run lines more frequently.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Till next week
Tommy
July 27, 2008 - Table
Rock Lake - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service
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Water Temp: 85-87 ~ Lake Level: 922.95
In the Kimberling City, Dam and Campbell Points
areas the fish are still being caught early and all day if the
skies are overcast. Fish main lake points in 8' 20'with
4" 5" twin tailed Chompers in watermelon candy,
watermelon red, or watermelon purple on 3/8 or 12 oz. jigheads.
The same fish can be caught on lightweight Carolina rigs with
Chompers, Baby Brush Hogs in the same colors.
There are still several fish on flat gravel main
lake points around submerged willows and we are catching them
on Peanut-Butter & Jelly colors tipped with twin tailed Chompers
or Paca Chunks and also on brown & purple tube jigs. Don't
forget to rig a rod with 3/16 oz. Shakey head finesse worms to
fish out in front of the submerged brush in 10' 15'.
In the river arms the same patterns are working
in the mid sections. The upper rivers are producing quality largemouths
throughout the day on deep diving crankbaits in shad colored
patterns. Also using football jigs and Carolina rigs with brush
hogs or big worms in greem pumpkin and channels. Fish have been
10' 20' deep on the roll offs or on top pf the humps and
flats. Good Luck!!
Pete Wenners
July 23, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina -
With the water continuing to fall the lake area
looks a whole lot different. You can see rip rap, use parking
lots and walk to the marinas. We are not seeing any drift on
the lake at all, and best of all we are seeing allot of fish
come in. We saw more better fish come in last weekend than we
have all season. The cleaning station looked like it does during
the spawn season. The water clarity is the best it has been all
season so I would look for the fishing to remain as is for a
good while.
LAKE LEVEL: 714.5
WATER TEMP: 83 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Clear to a light stain.
BASS: Last night in the Hawg Fights Doug and Ozzie Wallace found
a bunch of fish ( they had a little problem finding their boat)
but they still managed to win with 12.53 lbs. Second went to
Jack Hockett and Clint Rayburn with 11.63 lbs. Third went to
Marty Watson and Doug Long with 9.77 lbs. Fourth by one hundredth
was Larry Wright with 7.27 lbs. Big bass went to John Pollit
and Howard Love with 4.57 lbs. The patterns were pretty well
all the same but the baits changed with the anglers. Willows
on the points in 4' to 8' of water was the best bite. Either
main lake or secondary didn't seem to matter. The baits went
from jigs to big worms to skirted grubs. The top water bite started
about 8 o'clock.
CRAPPIE: I would really hate to guess how many limits of crappie
we saw come in last weekend. I talked to several anglers that
said they didn't keep anything under 11", now that's some
good crappie fishing. We weighed one limit of 15 fish and it
went 15 lbs. Minnows were by far the best bait. It was hard to
pick a pattern because the fish are all over. There are fish
in the willows in 8' to 10' of water about 7' down. There was
also a good bite on the bluffs in 30+' with the fish holding
in the 16' to 18' range. The T 6 area along with the Osage seems
to be the hottest areas.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: Last night the guys said they saw surface
activity. It seems that the shad are finally starting to get
in their little pods over the humps and the whites seem to be
following. With the lake getting down to a lower level and the
COE running water I think this will be the week that they really
get going. I would check all the usual haunts. There were some
fish caught off of G 4 last weekend.
CATFISH: Jugs and trot lines are still producing catfish. With
the water temp still warming you have to check lines more often
so you don't loose fish. Cut shad and hot dogs were the best
baits this week. Dick Caton was fishing with Truman and I think
Truman ate all his little smokies this week. Lines set on the
flats in 10' to 12' of water at about 6' has been taking fish.
You want deeper water close by.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660438-2280
critter@dam.net
Tommy
July 16, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina -
Finally a break in the weather. We have had no rain this week
and it's Wednesday, that is really strange. The COE is still
pulling the lake down and even though they are running in the
high 40's the lake is in fantastic shape. The water clarity is
the best I have seen it in a long time and that is lake wide.
The level is getting down to where the whites and hybrids should
start getting on the humps. The shad are still running on the
banks and I would hope that they will start pulling out over
the deeper water and get the whites and hybrids to start surfacing
with some regularity. All in all the fishing here on Truman is
real good. The bass and crappie are making up for any lake of
a bite on the whites right now.
LAKE LEVEL: 720.10
WATER TEMP: 81 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Clear to light stain.
BASS: After the weekend with some of the 20 lb.+ stringer weights
that were posted I looked for some heavy stringers to be weighed
in last night in the Hawg Fights. There were lots of fish caught
but the best weight turned in was 8.88 lbs. caught by Mike and
Dave Kephart. Second went to Steve Blake and Jim Lehares with
8.69 lbs. Third was Ernie Cox and Russell Beck with 7.72 lbs.
Big bass was 4.44 lb caught by Crist Fanning and Terry Close.
The pattern was the same for everyone, fishing points in 4' to
10' of water. Big worms and brush hogs were the two hot baits.
Steve Blake did tell me they had some fish that were starting
to suspend. Right now you will catch allot of little fish on
the points so if you have a youngster that's just getting into
bass fishing now would be a good time to get them out there.
Heck it's even fun for us old guys. If anyone sees Ozzie tell
him Doug is still waiting at the ramp.
CRAPPIE: Even with the high water the crappie have moved to their
summer pattern. 20' to 25' of water fished down about 16' with
minnows has produced allot of limits this week. The fish are
starting to suspend in both the cedars and the hard woods. Fish
are on the flats just like when the water is at a normal level.
If you are fishing the bluff banks you will be looking at 30'
to 40' but the fish are still holding at about 16'.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: Saturday we saw some real nice whites come
in. These fish came on spoons in the KK Island area. Since the
sun came out they must have gotten confused. I think by the weekend
that the water level on the humps will be low enough that these
fish will really get going.
CATFISH: Trot lines and jugs on the flats in 12' to 16' of water
baited with cut shad or perch is the winning ticket right now.
Set baits about 8' for best results.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Tommy
July 11, 2008 - Table
Rock Lake - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service
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Water Temp: 79-82
Lake Level: 926.68
Water temperatures are much cooler than normal
for this time of the year which is keeping the fish shallower.
Main lake areas such as the Dam, Kimberling, Baxter and Campbell
Point the fish are still relatively shallow due the current temperatures.
We have been catching quality smallmouths 10' -
20' deep on main lake flat gravel points. The best bite has for
us has been early for smallmouths on 3/8 oz. to 1/2 oz. football
jigs tipped with twintailed Chompers or 4" - 5" smoke
singletail grubs on 1/4 oz. heads. Carolina rigs are working
rigged with 5" twintailed Chompers in watermelon red, green
pumpkin colors.
Kentuckys have also been in these same areas after
the sun gets up. When the bite gets slow back out to 20' - 25'
and try dropshotting worms in watermelon candy, plum, and watermelon
red, fishing them just off the bottom. Most of the fish we are
catching have been 20' - 25' deep on bottom or suspending at
the same depth over deeper water around the deeper boat docks
on the main lake.
The river arms are also producing well with the
Upper James producing the best at this time. Flip willow trees
and bushes early with 7" - 9" Texas rigged worms in
plum or red shad colors. Also having success on football jigs
and Carolina rigs as noted in the main lake area. Look for gravel
inside points where the current is running over the top of them.
Some fish are also being caught on deep diving crankbaits such
as Fat Free Shads and Strike King's Sexy Shad Series 6. When
fishing the willows look for isolated trees and bushes on main
river flats where the water depth is 5' - 10'. Jigs and tube
baits flipped in the the bushes will also work well.
July 9, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina - The lake is finally getting down
to where things are useable again. It is our understanding that
the COE is going to start opening some of the regular ramps on
the lake. Even with the receding water and the rain from last
night the lake is in great shape color wise. As most folks know
the fish on Truman like current flow and they have that so we
are looking for some real good fishing. The drift is not to bad
but I would still advise caution when running.
LAKE LEVEL: 724.94
WATER TEMP: 79 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Light stain to stained.
BASS: Main lake and secondary flat points are producing the best
right now. A Texas rigged worm or a Carolina rig fished in 8'
to 10' of water is working. Fish the willow bushes on the ends
of the points. Top water is producing fish on the flats. Try
a Pop R or a Zara Spook off the edge of the flooded grass points.
As long as you are fishing a point at this time you should be
able to catch fish. Don't be afraid to fish the current breaks
right now with a big worm.
CRAPPIE: We talked to Marty Zych yesterday and he said he had
been catching alot of big fish up the Osage. They aren't stacked
up on every tree but he said if you fish enough trees you can
pick up a real good limit. Fish are on the flats in 20' of water
down about 10'. Minnows by far are the best bait. There were
several limits brought in last weekend doing the same thing in
Little Tebo.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: We have been seeing a little surface activity
starting on whites this week. I look for these fish to really
start later in the week as the water recedes. There is just a
little to much water on the humps to get them going there right
now but with the strong current flow that we have they will be
there. We are starting to see more shad balling up on the surface
which should get the hybrids going.
CATFISH: Trot lines have been producing some nice channels and
blues this week. Cut shad and perch have been the best baits.
Lines set in 20' of water on the flats has been the best bet
the last few days.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Till next week
Tommy
July 2, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina - With the state the lake is in right
now it is hard to give a fishing report due to the lack of anglers.
Normally we get to talk to many anglers each week so that we
can keep you updated as to what is going on. This week we can
report there are many angry fisherman because they can't go fishing
due to the high water. Being the fact that they have to drive
so many extra miles to a high water ramp or the fact of having
to push drift out of the way to get out of a ramp. The good thing
is that if you go through all the bull and do get in the water
you can catch fish. The COE is running some water which our fish
here on Truman enjoy.
LAKE LEVEL: 727.36
WATER TEMP: 78 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Light stain.
BASS: There were some tournaments out last weekend posting so
good weights. I heard of a couple of 20 + lb. stringers. The
main lake and secondary flats are holding some good fish. These
fish are in the grass and top water baits are working on them.
Pop'Rs, Spooks and buzz baits are top of the list. Fish the flooded
grass in 3' to 5' of water.
With the running water I would look for the main lake and secondary
flat points in 5' to 8' of water. A big worm or a Carolina rigged
baby brush hog should really get going.
CRAPPIE: The crappie fishermen are having a tough time of finding
their trees right now. Steve Blake was catching fish on the current
breaks fishing a minnow right off the bottom in about 20' of
water. This might be the time to start wind drifting the main
channels with minnows.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: This week there has been a little surface
activity in the evenings with the white bass. They have been
up in the dam area just before dark. Here again with the water
flow these fish should start stacking up in their normal places.
I think it will be the later part of the week do to the fact
that there is to much water on the humps right now.
CATFISH: No Report.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Have a happy and safe 4th of July.
Thank a veteran.
Till next week
Tommy
June 25, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina -
For those of you looking for information.. Truman
Lake is going down almost a 1/2 foot per day.
The fishing continues to be excellent.
The dam is generating power. The COE increased
the flow yesterday to 45000 cfs and is scheduled to increase
again today to 48000 cfs. Forecast calls for 48000 cfs again
Thurs and Fri.. If we continue to drop at this rate we will have
the campground road back early Friday and the boat ramp Sunday
(with no additional rain and no decrease in flow from the dam.
Our current level at 6:15AM is 726.56 (20.56' above
normal pool.)
The walkway to the Marina is still unusable and
we are boating people back and forth.
The boat ramp is closed due to the debris and high
water (top of the ramp is 724.5). The high water ramp at Shawnee
Bend (just across the dam) is open.
The main road to the campground is under water
(about 1 foot) at the turn into the campground.
The main road to the Marina is open.
The Motel is open and operational.
BASS: Look for the bass on flat points in 3' to
5'' of water. Buzz baits and spinner baits are working along
with brush hogs and big worms. Use a light worm weight to get
over the flooded grass. Sinko's are another good choice. The
secondary points back in the coves are a good starting point.
CRAPPIE: The crappie are still holding in the cedars
and hedge trees about 8' to 12' deep. minnows are the best bait.
Look for trees on the flats that are just starting to pop out
of the water. I have heard of several limits of crappie coming
out of Big Tebo in the Clear Creek area.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: We have seen a lot of bid
whites and hybrids come in this week. With the COE running water
the fishing for these fish is next to none. Jigging spoons are
the best along with sassy shad on a 1/2 oz. head. Fish the humps,
look for about 20' of water.
CATFISH: No report.
If we get the boat ramp open this weekend we will
run the Hawg Fights Tuesday night.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Till next week
Tommy
June 19, 2008 - Truman - Submitted
by Sterett
Creek Marina -
For those of you looking for information.. Truman
Lake has flooded. With high levels on both the Missouri and the
Mississippi, they have been unable to dump water thru the dam.
Our current level at 7:15AM is 726.59 (20.59' above
normal pool.)
The walkway to the Marina is unusable and we are
boating people back and forth.
The boat ramp is being used by a few (top of the
ramp is 724.5) but you will get wet launching.
The main road to the campground is under water
and the campground is closed.
The main road to the Marina will start to go under
at 727.5
The Motel is open and operational. The COE has
opened the high water ramp at Shawnee Bend (by the dam).
June 17, 2008 - Table
Rock Lake - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service
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Water Temp: 75-79
Lake Level: 927.80
Not many changes in the fishing conditions since
last weeks report.
The best bite seems to be early in the morning then the bite
picks back up after noon.
Main lake gravel flats and points are working best at 25' - 35'
deep on drop shot 4" worms or night crawlers. Worm colors:
watermelon candy, plum, and green pumpkin. Drop your bait down
to the bottom then reel it up about 2' - 3', if you feel anything,
give it a jerk. 34 oz. football jigs tipped with twin tailed
trailers will also work in peanut butter & jelly, brown purple
flash or green pumpkin. Keep a topwater bait handy some of the
fish are schooling early and later in the day.
The drop shot works well at any speed, but a slow presentation
is best. You can drop it down to fish in deep water, tighten
up your line and shake the worm right in front to the bass. When
you shake the rod tip a little the bait shakes more than on any
other rig and really entices the bass. The fish are really grouped
up so when you get one bite you will usually get a few more in
the same area.
When the bite slows down in the morning back out
into deeper water around 50' 60' but keep your baits at
that 25' 30' depth. The fish will suspend out over deeper
water but will continue to be around the same depth.
The river arms are producing some excellent fishing opportunities
with quality largemouths being caught. Most of the fish this
past week are being caught off the points with the current coming
over them. Due to the recent rains there are some areas with
strong current coming over the points in some areas. Fish the
main river flats and points that have a channel or deeper water
close by. 12 & 34 oz football jigs tipped with twin tailed
grubs and shakey head worms, in plum green pumpkin, and watermelon
red. Good Luck!!
Pete Wenners
June 11, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina -
More rain and high water but there is some really
good fishing going on right now. The bass fishing is as good
as I have seen it and the crappie fishing is not to far behind.
I really don't know how high the lake will go but as always when
Truman is high the fishing is good.
LAKE LEVEL: 718.67
WATER TEMP: 76 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Stained in our area. Upper arms
muddy.
BASS: Last night the fish had not reacted to the rise and seemed
to be holding in the 4' to 5' range. The flooded willow bushes
( not the green ones ) seemed to be holding the fish. The Hawg
Fights were won by Jack Hockett and Clint Rayburn with 12.12
lbs. Second was Nate and Kyle White with 11.83 lbs. 3rd was Ernie
Cox and ( the fish finden Russell Beck ) with 10.36. 4th. was
Kevin and Desmin Carl with 9.46 lbs. Big bass went to Chuck Stroman
and Tom Novinska with 4.96. Brush hogs, beavers and big worms
are the top picks for bait right now. The fish seem to be holding
on the flat points. I look for them to head for the grass in
the next day or so.
CRAPPIE: Summer pattern ! 6' to 8' down in the hedge and cedars.
For some reason the hardwoods haven't started yet. The fish are
on the flats and water depth is not that critical. Minnows by
far are the top bait.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: The COE has the water turned off right
now so the white bass fishing has slowed a little. Hopefully
they will turn it on by the weekend and these fish will really
take off. There has been a few fish caught off the point at G
4. These were spoon fish.
CATFISH: Last weekend we saw lots of good catfish come in. Several
big flat heads were caught using black perch. The fish were taken
off points in 6' to 15' of water. There were also channels and
blues on trot lines with leeches. With the rising water I look
for the channels and blues to go shallow on the flats. Floating
lines should stat picking up allot of fish.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Till next week
Tommy
June 10, 2008 - Table
Rock Lake - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service
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Water Temp: 73-78
Lake Level: 928.38
Table Rock's bass are in a post spawn pattern,
moving from the shallows to deeper areas in the lake. The best
bite for me seems to be off long flat main lake points in the
Dam, Kimberling City and Campbell Points areas in 22' 30'.
Fish can be caught on drop shot rig using 4" worms in watermelon
candy, plum, purple or watermelon red. We are also catching them
on Carolina rigs, rigged with French fries, lizards and baby
brush hogs in watermelon candy, green pumpkin and pumpkin colors
seem to be working best.
We are getting some topwater action early in the day and late
in the afternoon in these same areas, also try some bluff end
points using Zara spooks, Redfins, and Pop R's in shad pattern
colors. If cloudy, try the black shad pattern and high skies
use the blue shad pattern.
Most of the fish we are catching are Kentucky bass with some
smallmouths mixed in, casting your topwater into the flooded
trees and working the bait back out towards the boat or paralleling
the bait close to the outside tree line.
On the main lake we are catching some largemouths flipping bushes
and brush on secondary points in the creeks. If the water levels
decrease the flipping fish should be easier to locate. With so
much submerged brush, trees and bushes that it's hard to pattern
where they will be on a day-to-day basis.
Fish do not have eyelids and will seek shade on
clear sunny days and taking any opportunity to shield themselves
under a tree. The shadow of a tree provides the fish relief from
the midday sun and attracts bass and bluegills in like a magnet.
Good Luck!!
Pete Wenners
Pete's Professional Guide Service
June 4, 2008 - Truman
- Submitted by Sterett
Creek Marina - The fishing here on Truman remains
good even with the wind and rain. The weather has muddied up
the Osage and the upper Grand but Big Tebo and Little Tebo are
doing great. All species of fish are hitting so if you are planning
a fishing trip now is the time to get out and enjoy some of the
best action of the season.
LAKE LEVEL: 713.34
WATER TEMP: 68 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Both Tebo's stained. Upper Grand
and Upper Osage muddy. Both Pommie's heavy stain.
BASS: This is probably the best time of the year to bass fish
on Truman. Most any bait will work and the fish are in 3' of
water or less and hungry. Last nights hawg fights were won by
Ernie Cox and Russell Beck with a 14.24 lb stringer. Second went
to Howard Love and John Pollitt with 13.64 and a big bass weighing
4.27 lbs. Third went to Jack Hockett and Clint Rayburn with 11.74
lbs. There were more fish weighed in last night than any other
Hawg fight this year. Most of the fish were in 4' or less of
water and in the flooded bushes. Brush hogs, beavers and worms
worked well along with buzz baits. The fish seem to be 1/2 way
back in the coves on the flats next to secondary points.
CRAPPIE: The crappie have moved to the summer pattern and are
feeding up after the spawn. Minnows are the top producer when
fished in the 8' to 10' range. Best fishing has been in the tree
rows in 15' to 20' of water. Cedar and hedge trees seem to be
the best and the fish are right in the middle of them. Take plenty
of hooks and sinkers.
WHITES & HYBRIDS: There are good numbers of whites and hybrids
coming in everyday. Jigging spoons are working the best at this
point. The cemetery and the weir are the hot spots this week.
There are also fish coming off KK Island. Fish are running in
the 16' of water range on the humps.
CATFISH: Trot lines and jugs are both producing good numbers
of catfish. There have been several nice flat heads come in this
week caught on black perch. Leeches have been working on the
shallow flats on floating lines with stages set about a foot
deep. Make sets close to ditches or creek channels for bet results.
That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
critter@dam.net
Till next week
Tommy
June 3, 2008 - Table Rock
Lake - Submitted by Pete Wenner's Professional Guide Service
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Water Temp: 72-75
Lake Level: 929.17
Fish are starting to get on summer time patterns.
There has been a good top water early mornings & late afternoons,
and on overcast days. Fish the main lake and secondary points
with Zara Spooks, Jointed Redfins, also chuggers and Pop R's.
Some good quality largemouths are being caught this way. Try
some 4" 5" swimbaits in shad colors in the same
areas.
Fish are also biting Carolina rigged French Frys,
lizards, and brush hogs, and football jigs in 10' 20' off
the outside of the tree line and bushes. This pattern seems good
until about mid morning and then the bite slows.
On the main lake, Dam, Kimberling City area to
Aunts Creek and to Campbell Point just back out to deeper water
and fish a drop shot rig 28' 35' on bottom or just drop
off the bottom.
When the bite slows down in the river arms: Long
Creek, Kings River, & James River flip a Sweet Beaver, tube,
or jig in watermelon red, green pumpkin, or like colors in the
submerged bushes on and near the flats on the main river. Look
for willows, trees, and bushes to try to key on.
Good Luck!
WATER CLARITY: Heavy stain to dirty.
BASS: The bass fishing that stated out pretty good there a week
or so ago turned around and went the other way. One of the local
bass clubs had a tournament out Sunday and showed how slow fishing
can get with a major cold front and rising water. Two fish weighing
a little over 6 lbs. won the tournament. Second place went to
Ron Tadkin with a fish weighing a little over 5 lbs. which was
also big bass. There were fish caught on jerk baits and there
were fish caught on jigs. The main thing is that most of the
fish are hanging on the secondary points, and the farther back
the point the better off you are. If the shad are not around
the points neither are the fish.
CRAPPIE: No report this week. With the high water and all the
rain no one has been out chasing crappie.
WHITES: No report.
CATFISH: The good thing about high rising water is that the catfish
love it. We have seen allot of catfish come in is week. Cut shad
and little smokies are still the top two baits on this end of
the lake. Jugs seem to be working better than anything right
now. The fish are moving up the backends of the creeks. Look
for 8' of water close to the creek channel.
Now you people who read this report every week know that I don't
plug very many tournaments. Well I have to make an exception
for this one. We have a very sick young lady that needs our help
and they are going to put on a benefit crappie tournament called
Mandy's Mission for her. It is going to be April 26 here at Sterett
Creek.There will be a auction and fish fry after the tournament
with music and a DJ. If you would like more info you can contact
Sam or Brenda Burris at 417-309-0181 or you can contact Sterett
Creek Marina
660-438-280
critter@dam.net
Lets get out and try to help this young lady !!!!!!!!
Till next week.
Tommy
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