Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/27

t appears the 104 degree temperature kept some of the anglers at home enjoying the comforts of their air conditioned home and a cold six pack.  There were only twenty-five (25) teams who ignored the heat and decided to fish the 3 1/2 hour Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament regardless.  The good news is the temperature dropped to a cool 85 degrees at weigh-in.  

The bite was slower than usual and just like all tournaments in order to be in the hunt you needed a limit with at least one good kicker in the mix and last night that was not easy to do for most.  A majority of the teams had a tough time getting keeper bites or a good pattern.

There were just six, 5 fish limits brought to the scales, five four pounders and two bass weighing five pounds.  Big bass of the tournament weighed 5.86 pounds, which was caught by the team of Bill and Josh Swineberg.  

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/20

Thirty-seven (37) teams took out of PB#2 for the tenth Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament of the year. It was a another perfect night for fishing, other than the fact some rain would be greatly appreciated.

There were some good limits brought to the scales. The anglers reported catching keepers in deep brush and others on shallow steep rocky banks.

There were sixteen, 5 fish limits weighed with one of the limits having a 5.91 pound lunker for big bass of the tournament caught by the father and son team of Scott, Sr. and Scott, Jr. Danek. They also placed first in the tournament with 21.81 pounds.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/13

Thirty-six (36) teams decided to give their bass fishing skills a shot in the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament since the bass have been on a feeding frenzy.  Normally it has been taking a least sixteen pounds to get in the hunt, however last night the bass were tight lipped, especially bass four pounds or better.    

Quite a few of the anglers who have been bringing in heavy limits had a tough evening and believe part of the problem was the lack of generation causing the bite to slow down, at least last night.  The lake conditions couldn't be better, the lake is clear and the water temperature is in the low 80's in the day and high 70's in the evening. 

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 6/6

Another perfect evening of fishing for the forty-three (43) anglers launching out of PB#2 for the eighth Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament of the year. Bass fishing has been outstanding all year and it appears it will continue to be outstanding until the "dog days of summer" hit Missouri then it's strictly night fishing.

Right now, however, to place in the top five of this tournament the angler needs at least two or three 4 or 5 pound kickers. Some anglers report catching bass in deep brush and others say their best bite has been shallow, 5 to 10 feet.

Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament 5/30

Another good turnout for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament and just like last week the weather and fishing conditions for the forty-two (42) teams could not have been better.  Although Ameren UE reduced the generation eliminating some current, it didn't seem to effect the bite other than move the bass to shallower structure. 

There were sixteen, 5 fish limits brought to the scales, seventeen of which  weighed four pounds or better, including two, five pounders and two toads that weighed 6.10 and 6.31 pounds.  Nine of the limits weighed sixteen pounds or better. 

The team of Robbie Robinson and Marty McGuire secured big bass of the tournament with their 6.31 pound lunker.  It's apparent by the bite, quanity and size of the bass being caught that the largemouth are out of their post spawn mode, in fact they're almost as mean and vicious as the Falcon Lake largemouth.