Catfish-good-shad sides, nightcrawlers

Hybrids-fair-rattletraps

Crappie-fair-jigs tipped with wax worms, small minnows

Crappie- No Report

Catfish -No Report

Bass No Report

Crappie fair-small bright jigs, small minnows

Catfish-fair-shad guts

Walleye-poor to fair off dam-crankbaits

AmerenUE reports the current lake level at 656.53 with heavy generation scheduled for the next three days, which according to AmerenUE should give the lake a level of 656.3 by Friday, March 4th. The water temperature taken at Bagnell Dam is 42 degrees. The main lake and some of the coves off the main lake are is still muddy, but the Big and Little Niangua and Gravois Rivers are clearing with visibility ranging from 2 to 4 feet. The Grand Glaize is muddy from the Osage River down to about the Ft. Leonard Wood recreation area where it is beginning to clear towards PB#1. The water temperature in the Osage River averages 38 to 42 degrees with the larger tributaries having surface temperatures ranging from 44 to 48 degrees. A cold front moved into the lake area today, which will probably drop the water temperature a few degrees, but the forecast for the rest of the week is a warm front moving in with temperatures in the mid 40's and 50's by this coming weekend.

LARGEMOUTH BASS - GOOD Since the warm weather moved in last week bass fishing has improved. The best bite has been the medium diving crankbait, Bandit, Wiggle Wart and DLN (crawdad and chartreuse colors) worked on channel banks with large chunk rock and on flats near the channels swings. The bass have been right on the bank out to about 8 or 10 feet. The best method has been paralleling the bank and working the crankbait with a slow retrieve. The jig, tube bait and twin tail Chomper (brown/black, brown/chartreuse, black/blue and green pumpkin) seem to be the better colors worked in 8 to 15 feet of water around docks and on the same type of structure where the crankbaits are producing. A few bass are being caught on the suspended jerk bait in the clearer water off secondary points and flats near the channel swings, but the crankbait and bottom baits are producing better. Lately the most productive area has been the Big and Little Niangua Rivers, but the Grand Glaize is beginning to turn on and producing some nice keepers.

CRAPPIE - SLOW The crappie being caught have been suspended over brush in 12 to 25 feet of water, but seem to be scattered or just stubborn. Two or three crappie caught out of one brush pile seems to be the limit then the bite stops. It's taking a lot of brush piles to get a mess. The best bite is the Road Runner and tubes (white, white/red head and chartreuse combinations) worked very slow and minnows. Tipping the baits with Crappie Nibbles seems to help.

03/03/05

Catfish Reports by: Anthony Ford: Catfish & Spoonbill Guide

CATFISH - fishing is poor 

Date: 3/6/05
Lake Level : 606.2
Last Weeks Lake Level: 608.2
Normal Lake Level : 606
Water Condition: Dingy to Muddy
Surface Water Temp: 43

The latest scuttlebutt on crappie fishing; it's slow for the most part, the lake still needs to warm up a little more to get the crappie more active. The fishermen that have caught some, found them on the north side of the lake in the flats, in shallow water anywhere from 2 to 5 feet deep. Minnows, or jigs tipped with crappie nibbles. One fisherman reportedly found some 50 degree water and today's 70 degree temperatures can only help. That is the usual pattern for this time of year, the northern banks warm up the fastest from the southern sun.

Article about Crappie Fishing on Mark Twain

Flathead No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

Stripers No Report

Crappie No Report

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool:  Temperature:  

Check out river bottom lures we stock 8 colors in 4 and 6 inch
Check out the new lx bow by Matthew's

The boat pass price changed to $5.00 day pass and $35 for the year also 

Come in and see the new switchback bow from Mathews

You guys do a real good job on the web site

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 839.0 Temperature:

Inflow: 250 cfs Outflow: 500 cfs Level: 0.70 feet high

Black Bass No Report 

White Bass No Report 

Crappie No Report 

Catfish No Report 

Muskie No Report 

Walleye No Report 

Bluegill No Report 

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Temperature: Clarity:  Level: high and dingy

Largemouth Bass No Report 

Channel Cat  No Report 

Blue cat No Report 

Bluegill No Report 

Crappie No Report 

Water Temp: 

Crappie No Report 

Blue Catfish No Report 

Channel Catfish  No Report 

Largemouth Bass  No Report 

Bluegill No Report 

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 864.2  Temperature: 40

Inflow: 20 cfs Outflow: 8 cfs Level: 1.97 feet low

Water Temp:40 degrees and the entire lake and all ramps are open.   

CRAPPIE: Good:   The fish have left the brush piles and are roaming following schools of shad.  The shad are from the mouths of the coves to 1/2 way back.   Most of the fish are being caught 15'deep + or - 3'. Jigs or minnows are catching fish.   Find large schools of shad and find crappie.

BASS: No Report:   Not many people are fishing for the bass right now.

CATFISH:  Since the water has been running so long below the dam the large cats have moved in.   A 32# flathead was caught 2-24.  A jig and 5" grub are your best bet.  The blues have started biting on the lake with shad sides or guts being the best bet.  

WHITE BASS: Fair:   Some are being caught around the docks by the crappie fisherman.      

WALLEYE:  No Report  YET! 

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 867.7 Temperature: 42

Inflow: 1000 cfs Outflow: 3300 cfs Level: 1.98 feet high

Black Bass No Report

White Bass are starting to run

Walleye No Report

Crappie are starting to hit pretty good about dawn and just at dark

Catfish No Report

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 915.0 Temperature: 44 -50

Release Rate: 3468 cfs. Level: 2.76 feet low

Bass are in pre-spawn, staging on main lake and secondary points. 

Crappie are biting like crazy this past Thursday afternoon. We caught 28 Crappie in 2 hours, all keepers.

The Mid-James and Long Creek areas look like they are starting to turn over. Have not been up the Upper White River recently, all my quality bass have been on stickbaits on main lake and secondary points close to spawning areas. Try the new Rapala X-Rap, Smithwick Rogue, or Lucky Craft in Shad patterns, Ghost, or Chartreuse Shad working in the clear water, Black & Gold, Purple/Chartreuse, and Clown in the stained water such as the mid river areas where the water visibility is 1'-3'. These fish will bite the Jerkbait without wind, but in the clearer water I've found I need some wind on the points to help you catch the fish. In the colored water use crankbaits, & Storm Wigglewarts, fish these 2'-8' deep on transition banks, chunk rock to pea gravel in the creeks, same areas as the Jerkbaits. Also try small Team Supreme jigs in Brown & Black in the same areas. I haven't found bass to be suspending off the points yet in the open water, but they should be anytime. You can catch these fish on 3"-5" Team Supreme grubs in Smoke, Pearl, & Watermelon and on 1/4 oz. darter heads, swimming the bait at the depth your are marking fish on your locator. The bottom bite, split shot, & Mo Jo rig is due to start anytime~15'-20' on main lake and secondary gravel points. Crappie up the rivers are on the flats in spawning areas, mostly males, most of the females I'm catching are suspended in the timber 2'-8- deep over 15'-20'

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Temperature:  Level:

Report by River Run Outfitters

GENERAL COMMENTS

Still running water...but, turning it off late at night for 5-6 hours.

Water Conditions: Four during the day, but it appears they are turning it off around 10:00 to ll:00 p.m. and leaving it off until 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. Beaver is now at 1120.3 and Table rock is 914.3. Beaver is still cutting back generation; running 1 or 2 generators for a while and off for periods of time. No rain forecast for a few days. Let's hope it stays dry so we can see a normal Taneycomo again ! !

FLY FISHING TROPHY AREA (dam to Fall Creek)-SHALLOW WATER-WADING-
Boats out Friday and Saturday and they had all pretty good day. Found fish up on the grassy area of the island across from KOA camp ground. Didn't find a thing in the channel behind the island. Still doing best below the Pointe Royale island on the main lake side. Caught most of our fish on the size 16 red tunghead midge but also caught some in all areas fished on the size 18 zebra midges in olive or rusty brown. The layup on the Pointe side downstream and about 1/2 mile up from the stairs going down to the water from Fall Creek seems like it is going to be a consistent spot, at least for a while. A nice cutback is created there when the water is high. Real calm water for the fish to lay in. Fisher are still catching nice fish early in the a.m. with the water off.

STAN'S TIP: For all of us boaters on the water while it is high, and even at normal levels...be considerate of other fishers on the water. The '"special management area" is not very wide. With some boats coming through wide open, a lot of wake is created from both the boat and the bounce off the banks. Also, we're seeing a lot of slot limit fish being kept as well as the use of illegal bait. This great fishery is a gift to all of us. Let's protect it. If you see someone in violation of the regulations, give the game wardens a call. Quinton - 417-294-5543 or Buck - 417-546-2990

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Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 722.00 Clarity:  Level:

Temperature:

  Lake Map

Crappie No Report

Bass No Report

Channel cat No Report

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 706.0 Temperature:  

Inflow: 7700 cfs Outflow: 8250 cfs Level: 1.18 feet high

Lake temp: 

Crappie are starting to bite Denny and I went Sunday and fished for 3hrs and brought in 16 good keepers. we fished creeks in 10 to 20ft of water fishing 6 to 9ft deep using minnows. all fish came from some kind of structure. the best part of the creek was the middle 1/3.we caught several small fish to go along with the nice ones we caught.

Bass in the tournament Sunday there were some fish caught, the best bite was the Pomme and the Osage using jerkbaits and spinnerbaits. all fish were caught in 3ft to 6ft of water. the bite was slow in the morning and picked up as the day went on. the water was in the lower 40s early warming up to the lower 50in the afternoon. the water is warming up every day and the fishing will get better every day.

Thanks Richard

Crappie No Report

Bluegill No Report

Catfish No Report