Fishing Report 2/16

BLACK BASS – Jerkbaits like Smithwick’s Rogue, the Luck “E” Strike RC and the new Jack-It Jerk Money 120 are on fire now. See them at lake are tackle shops or www.basswishes.com. Lower Osage: Very good with jerkbaits like the Luck “E” Strike RC Stick Jerkbait, Jack-It’s Jerk Money 120, or Smithwick’s Rogue on channel swing banks and rocky shorelines. Also, try Storm’s Wiggle Wart on ledges and jigs on chunk rock and submerged brush. Glaize Arm: Very good, try RC Stick, Jerk Money or Rogue jerkbaits along channel swing shorelines on cloudy warm days. Mid-Lake: Very good, try RC Stick, Jerk Money or Rogue jerkbaits along channel swing shorelines on early then along channel swing bluffs with Storm Wiggle Warts later. Niangua Arm: Very good, try jerkbaits on rocky shorelines or jigs tipped with Berkley’s Chigger Craw fished around dock brush and jerkbaits on main lake points. Gravois Arm: Good, try jerkbaits along rocky shorelines; also try bluffs with Storm Wiggle Warts. Upper Osage: Fair to good on RC Stick Jerkbaits and Rogues; also try buzzbaits on rocky shorelines. Osage 60 MM: Fair, try jigs tipped with green pumpkin colored plastics or jerkbaits on rocky shorelines.

Fishing Report 2/9

45 degrees, clear, 21/2 feet low.  Crappies good to excellent on minnows, jigs in the shallows; bass good on jerkbaits, jigs along channel banks and points.

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Fishing Report 2/2/12

The lake level was 657.9 (660 is normal pool level); with minimum generation scheduled the lake should drop to 657.7 by the weekend. The annual winter drawdown has started. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam is 45 degrees with upstream temperatures of 43 to 49 degrees depending on location and time of day. Truman Lake is at normal pool. Anglers should observe caution; immersion in water temperatures under 50 degrees can quickly cause hypothermia.