FISHING REPORTS
Posted: 12/21/2000
Most lakes are in the process of
icing up.
Therefore not much fishing going on/reports, until ice is thick enough for ice-fishing
Due to the weather conditions the fishing reports will be coming in slowly.
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| Council Bluff | S. Grand River | Jacomo | Lake of the Ozarks | Longbranch |
| Longview | Maple Leaf Lake | Mark Twain | Montrose | Norfork |
| Pony Express | Pomme de Terre | Sever | Smithville | Stockton |
| Table Rock | Taneycomo | Thomas Hill | Truman | Wappapello |
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Temperature: Clarity: Lake level:
Crappie no report
Largemouth Bass no report
Bluegill no report
Channel Catfish no report
Sunfish no report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 802.0 Temperature: Clarity: fair
Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 6 cfs. Level: 0.17 feet high
Report by Forty Woods Bait & Tackle Missouri Check In Station
The ramps are closed and what isn't closed is froze over
Crappie Poor
Channel Catfish Poor
Largemouth Bass Poor
Hybrids No Report
Stripers No Report
Bluegill No Report
Walleye No report
Panfish poor around the edges
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 654.00 Temperature: Outflow: 7488 cfs Level: 7.88 feet low
Report by Bob's Bait & Tackle
Walleye No Report
Largemouth Bass No Report
Kentucky No Report
Crappie No Report
Channel Catfish No Report
Flathead No Report
White Bass No report
Bluegill No Report
Smallmouth Bass No Report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 500.0 Temperature: 35-39
Release Rate: 394 Level: 5.66 feet low
Largemouth Bass Slow,prior to the storm they were hitting on crawdad-colored jigs over 15 feet deep around the creek channels
White Bass No report
Crappie Poor
Smallmouth Bass No report
Spotted Bass No report
Catfish Poor
Bluegill No Report
Carp No Report
Drum No Report
Temperature: Level: normal
Bluegill/Redear No Report
Largemouth Bass No Report
Crappie No Report
Catfish No Report
(Below Urich)
Report by R & R Sporting Center Missouri Check In Station
Flatheads No Report
Channel and Blue Cats No Report
Crappie No Report
Temperature: Clarity: Level: 0.00 feet low
Report by Forty Woods Bait & Tackle Missouri Check In Station
The ramps are closed and what isn't closed is froze over
Crappie poor
Catfish poor
Largemouth Bass poor
White Bass poor
Hybrids No Report
Bluegill No Report
Walleye No Report
Panfish No Report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 660.0 Temperature:
Inflow: 1000 cfs Outflow: 6500 cfs. Level: 4.27 feet low
Report by Missouri Angler Bait & Tackle
LARGEMOUTH BASS - No Report
SPOTTED BASS (KENTUCKY'S) - No Report
WHITE BASS - No Report
CRAPPIE - No Report
CATFISH - NO REPORT
BLUEGILL - NO REPORT
WALLEYE - NO REPORT
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 791.0 Temperature:
Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 7 cfs Level: 6.89 feet low
Channel Catfish no report
Flathead no report
Walleye no report
Crappie no report
Largemouth Bass no report
Bluegill no report
White Bass no report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 891.0 Temperature:
Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 10 cfs Level: 0.08 feet high
Walleye no report
Channel Catfish no report
Crappie no report
Largemouth Bass no report
White Bass no report
Bluegill/perch no report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 606.0 Temperature: 35-39
Release Rate: 50 cfs. Level: 6.60 feet low
Report by Kaseyville Bait and Tackle
White Bass poor
Channel Catfish poor
Flathead Catfish poor
Largemouth Bass slow using shad colored, shallow running crankbaits
Crappie slow a few are being taken in the river below the dam or in the main lake on minnows in 18 to 20 feet deep
Bluegill poor
Temperature:
Report by Maple Leaf Bait Shop Updated 12-01-00
We are now open all winter. (8am - 12pm)
Fishing is slow, but duck hunting is good.
Catfish Slow
Bass Good using spinners and going deep
Crappie Good at 15 feet deep
Bluegill Slow
Temperature: Clarity: Level: Closed
Report by R & R Sporting Center Missouri Check In Station
Channel Catfish No Report
Flathead No Report
Largemouth Bass No Report
Stripers No Report
Crappie No Report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 839.0 Temperature: Clarity: clear
Inflow: 60 cfs Outflow: 100 cfs Level: 0.20 feet high
Report by J&N Sporting Goods Closed for the Winter
Largemouth Bass Poor
Crappie Poor
White bass Slow, Prior to the storm they were hitting on wiggle warts 10 feet deep over deeper water
Catfish no report
Bluegill no report
Temperature: Clarity: clear Level: low
Largemouth Bass No Report
Channel Cat No Report
Bluecat No Report
Bluegill No Report
Crappie No Report
Water Temp: Level:
Sunfish No Report
Crappie No Report
Channel Catfish No Report
Largemouth Bass No Report
Bluegill No Report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 864.2 Water Temperature:
Clarity: clear
Inflow 15 cfs Outflow: 8 cfs Level: 1.31 feet high
Report by Burton's Bait and Tackle
Burton's Bait & Tackle Tournaments and Results WEEKEND THURSDAY
Crappie: Slow prior to the storm, under bridges and docks in 20 feet of water using minnows and chartreuse tube jigs
Catfish: Poor
Largemouth Bass: Slow prior to the storm, using stickbait in about 25 feet of water in the main lake channels
White Bass: No report
Walleye: No Report
Bluegill: No report
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 867.7 Temperature: Clarity: Clear
Inflow: 75 cfs Outflow: 40 cfs Level: 6.05 feet low
Currently the ramps are snow covered and the docks are to dangerous for anyone to on.
Report by Sonsac Marine and Southwinds Motel
Largemouth Bass : Slow, Prior to the storm they were around the brush using clown colored stickbait
Smallmouth Bass: Poor
White Bass: Poor
Crappie: Slow, Prior to the storm were using minnows or jig red/white or chartreuse in 20 feet of water around the brush
Walleye: Poor
Channel Catfish: Poor
Bluegill: Poor
Updated 12/12/00
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 917.0 Temperature: 49-52 Clarity: clear
Release Rate: 2914 cfs. Level: 10.30 feet low
Report by: Pete's Professional Guide Service
DAM AREA, KIMBERLING, BAXTER, CAMPBELL POINT
WATER TEMP.49-52
The deep bite was on....I don't know what happened to it. Normally the colder it gets the better the deep bite gets. There have been a few fish being caught deep on 3"-4" grubs, on 1/4 oz & 3.8 oz. jig head, also tube baits, and the best colors I have found are smoke, salt & pepper, blue gill or watermelon. Drop shot rigs with the same bait or try 4" worms. I was using Zoom finesse worms in watermelon red, and their meathead worm in salt & pepper, chrome & white jigging spoons, on long sloping gravel points, main lake and secondary points, 40' - 70' deep. In the past week I think a lot of the fish have sucked down and holding tight on the bottom. They have not been showing up on the electronics as they were. I believe the deep bite will be back but it was nearly non-existent this weekend. I ended up moving up into the river the past 3 days....
UPPER JAMES RIVER , KING'S RIVER, & LONG CREEK
WATER TEMP. 46-50
We went from the main lake into the rivers, still not much success. Friends of our fishing tournament this week end and they said they caught their fish up in the rivers on wood, with jigs, and they had good limits. We were catching some stickbait fish in the Aunt's Creek area, on main lake and secondary points with submerged timber in 10' - 15'. Try some crankbaits between these same trees and the bank. 2' - 10' - wigglewarts, bombers, bandits, crawdad patterns. Work these baits real slow.
Temperature: Level:
Report by River Run Outfitters
Due to the cold weather this past couple of weeks, there has been considerable water generation.
Fly fishing in the Trophy area below the dam continues to be good. When there is no water generation, mosquitoes, Adams and Crackle Backs are still good. Tan or gray scuds, peach egg patterns, tan Hare's Ear, Chamois leech and the olive or black wooly buggers continue to be consistent patterns.
Deep water from a boat, you can catch fish on Bassnapper jigs, 80th or 100th ounce on fly rods or ultra light rods. Depending on the day, always have a range of colors from olive, tan, white, black/yellow and gray. Usually the olive will be the best, but if they are not hitting that color, keep trying as one of these colors will work. You can also use the 128th oz. white grub or peach or chartreuse egg pattern.
Bait fishing has been real good on "White" power eggs. They are also catching them on air injected night crawlers, orange and chartreuse power eggs (both colors on the hook). When the water is running any of the above fished on a standard "drifting rig" from a boat will work.
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 722.00 Clarity: murky Level: 6.00 feet low
Temperature:
Report by Kaseyville Bait and Tackle
Crappie fair on minnows in 8 feet of water off of T Highway
Channel Catfish poor
Striper poor on the move in the warm water arm on anything you want to throw at them
Largemouth bass poor
Flathead poor
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 706.0 Temperature: 35-39 Clarity : Clear
Inflow: 300 cfs Outflow: 0 cfs Level: 1.42 feet low
Crappie Slow, Prior to the storm, using minnows under the shad in 20 to 30 feet of water around the trees or on the channel beds.
Largemouth Bass Poor
Catfish Slow
White Bass Poor
Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 359.0 Temperature: Clarity: clear
Outflow: 870 cfs Level: 0.60 feet low
Report by Wappapello Sports Two
Crappie Slow, Prior to the storm using minnows or white, chartreuse or pink/red tube jigs along the channel and drop offs near the brush in 2 to 15 feet of water.
Largemouth Bass Poor
Catfish Poor
Bluegill no report
White bass no report
Note: On the waters of Wappapello Lake & its tributaries, all Walleye & Sauger must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught. Anglers are encouraged to harvest bass under 11" (daily limit 6) to reduce the numbers of small bass in Wappapello lake.
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