Fishing Reports - Missouri 06-15-06

Hello from Mozingo Lake . Fishing is great here right now. So come on out and get your hook wet. It is a great for Camping & Fishing.

Fishing at Pomme was really good this past weekend. Bass tournaments had quite a few full limits. 22+ lbs winning weight with the next few places not too far under that. Muskie fishing is doing great but the water is warming up to past 80 degrees and that is where we usually stop fishing for them.

White bass are picking up and the crappie are doing the same. Really not your slow hot weather bite. Looking for the whites to start busting shad on the surface before much longer.

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PONY EXPRESS

Updated 06/15/06

Temperature: 72

Clarity: Level: low and clear

Lake Map

Catfish fair on shad in the evening

Blue Catfish slow

Bluegill fair using worms

Bass slow

Crappie slow

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SEVER

Updated 06/15/06

Water Temp: 78

Lake Map

Crappie fair using minnows and jigs

Blue Catfish No Report

Channel Catfish good using cut bait and liver

Largemouth Bass fair using spinner baits

Bluegill fair using night crawlers

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SMITHVILLE

Updated 06/15/06

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 864.2 Temperature: 76

Inflow: 3 cfs Outflow: 8 cfs Level: 0.38 feet low

Lake Map

Report by Burton's Bait and Tackle

CRAPPIE: The spawn is over and the fish are moving toward summer areas as the water temperature rises. Start fishing areas at the mouths of the coves and in some of the shallower 12' to 15' brush piles on the main lake.

BASS: Good to Excellent: Tournaments the last couple of weeks have produced outstanding numbers of fish and some very impressive weights. A 43 boat tournament caught 127 fish with 15 five fish limits. Almost 19 lbs was first place. The fish are being caught in a variety of places. Shallow tree lines in the upper arms or main lake grassy points. Everything from rigs to jigs is catching fish.

CATFISH: Good: The cats are feeding up now and will be attacking the crappie and bass spawn. Fish shallow with about any bait. Live or natural baits are best. The spawn is soon to start.

White Bass: I have been catching some whites on pepper spoons on the humps and old road beds coming out of the river. Some on the Trimble dam and not many on the main lake yet. They are due to be there.

WALLEYE: The walleye are becoming more numerous on the main lake points. Use # 5 or #7 shad raps and fish from 2' deep the 10' deep.

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STOCKTON

Updated 06/16/06

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 867.7 Temperature: 76 low and clear

Inflow: 75 cfs Outflow: 40 cfs Level: 4.26 feet low

Lake Map

Report By: Square Deal Bait Shop

Black Bass fair on plastic worms

Walleye fair trolling small Road Runners

Catfish good on trotlines using live baits

Crappie slow, no report on perch.

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TABLE ROCK

Updated 06/07/06

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 915.0 Temperature:

Release Rate: 187 cfs. Level: 1.23 feet high

Report By: Table Rock Guide Service

White River Area

The bass are on early summer patterns. Carolina rigs with green pumpkin fish doctor or centipedes in watermelon candy in 20-30 feet deep on main lake gravel points. Drop Shot rigs with Zoom finesse worms in green pumpkin color and watermelon candy on main lake gravel and bluff ends in 25-35- feet deep for Kentucky bass and 5/8 and 3/4 oz. Jewell football head jigs in peanut butter and jelly or brown and purple on main lake points 25-35 feet deep is working the best for Kentucky and some Smallmouth bass. For early morning top water bite use a Cordell Red Fin or Zara spook on pole timbered points, back in the creeks and on main lake points. White bass are schooling on flats in the morning and on cloudy days and can be caught on top water lures and spoons during the day.

Mid Lake-Kimberling City Area

Lower End-Dam Area

The bass are on early summer patterns. Carolina rigs with green pumpkin fish doctor or centipedes in watermelon candy in 20-30 feet deep on main lake gravel points. Drop Shot rigs with Zoom finesse worms in green pumpkin color and watermelon candy on main lake gravel and bluff ends in 25-35- feet deep for Kentucky bass and 5/8 and 3/4 oz. Jewell football head jigs in peanut butter and jelly or brown and purple on main lake points 25-35 feet deep is working the best for Kentucky and some Smallmouth bass. For early morning top water bite use a Cordell Red Fin or Zara spook on pole timbered points, back in the creeks and on main lake points. Kentucky bass are taking night crawlers good on gravel points 26-32 feet deep on the main lake.

Upper End-James River

Carolina rigged Zoom centipedes in watermelon red and watermelon candy on main river gravel points in 15-25 feet deep. Football head jigs in peanut butter and jelly in 15-25 feet deep is working best for bass. Also use deep running Shad colored crank baits. Top Water use a spook in shad patterns on bluff ends and timbered points in early mornings and for schooling bass.

Crappie Crappies fishing has slowed down but some are still being caught under deeper docks and deep pole timber, but are scattered.

Lake Taneycomo

Trout I'm catching some nice rainbows and a few browns on a small Rapala in the morning and also swimming a white 1/16 ounce jig. The trout in the trophy area will also take pink or green micro jigs under a float and a zebra midge has also been very good. Below the trophy are from Fall Creek down, the trout are biting very good on night crawlers or power baits. In the early morning you can catch them swimming a 1/16 ounce jig or little Cleo spoon, in line spinners are also good in the mornings.

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TANEYCOMO

Updated 06/15/06

Temperature: Level:

Report by River Run Outfitters

GENERAL COMMENTS

Lots of time to wade, however, they have run 1 generator almost every afternoon around 4:00 p.m.

Water Conditions: A little erratic. A few mornings flow has almost stopped or backed up. Table Rock Lake is still a little above pool (915.0).

FLY FISHING TROPHY AREA (dam to Fall Creek)-SHALLOW WATER-WADING-

Boats out yesterday and today, and we fished for an hour or so Sunday afternoon. Fishing stead but slower than usual. Yesterday's 1/2 day boated about 20 fish. Most were 13-14 inches. One nicer one. Primrose and Pearl was the most consistent. Caught a few on a gray sow bug (one of the larger fish), and the rusty midge. Had a couple nice fish take a gray, size 18 WD40 but never got to the boat. We fished mostly from the Rockin Chair down to a little below the boat ramp. Today's trip boated around 30 fish. Some on the Primrose and Pearl , but most on a size 18 scud hook with a pink glass bead, tan micro polar chenille with a little tan tail. (New fly one of our guides is using.) They fished below Rockin Chair, through the KOA area, Point Lookout area and a little below that area down to Fall Creek. If it continues to produce, we'll have it in the shop. Sunday afternoon we fished the Primrose and Pearl Midge and a size 20 pheasant tail soft hackle. We caught about 25 fish between the two of us in a little over an hour. Fished the North Platte outside Casper , Wyoming last week. What a fishery! Numbers are as good as Taneycomo when it is fishing very good. However, the fish are consistently 18 inches and up. We fished two half days and one full day. Stan and I caught at least 200 fish during this time. Great fishery, nice lodge/cabin where we stayed (right on the North Platte . This is a destination to put on your places to go.

STAN'S TIP: Sun lotion, sunglasses (polarized) and lots of water right now. Weather has been in the upper 80s and low 90s. Stay hydrated! We know from the North Platte about staying hydrated. Was not out there (90s) and we drank tons of water. Still washed out by the time we got off the water.

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TRUMAN

Updated 06/15/06

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 706.0 Temperature: 77

Inflow: 775 cfs Outflow: 2404 cfs Level: 1.48 feet high

Lake Map

Report by Sterett Creek Marina Braggin' Board

Fishing Report from Sterett Creek Marina 6/14/06

Lake Level : 707.58

Water Temp: 77deg.

Water Clarity: Clear to light stain.

This has been the start of a perfect week. The weather has been fantastic with cool mornings and evenings and not to much wind. Even the day time temps. have been good. The fishing remains about the same as last week with everything moving to the summer pattern. Even the whites are starting to surface so with the warmer temps forecasted for the weekend things should really pick up.

BASS: Last nights Hawg Fights took 13.87lbs. to win so you could say the bass fishing is good. Points seem to be holding fish in 8' to 10' of water. Main lake timbered seem to be the best with secondary not to far behind. Most fish are holding on the breaks clone to deeper water. Big worms and the sweet beaver in watermelon red or green pumpkin red seem to be the best colors. One tip I found is that they want a slow moving bait. There are a few fish starting to pull up on brush piles in 15' to 20' of water. Beavers are working on them. Winners last night were Ernie Cox and Russell Beck. 2nd. went to Larry Hahn and his grand daughter Christian ( who didn't pay her 1/2 of the entry fee) with 8.67lbs and they also had big bass weighing 3.96lbs. Third was Tom Monsees and Lance Estus with 5.16lbs.

CRAPPIE: The crappie bite is still a little slow. Most of the fish we are seeing are off the ends of the flats in the tree rows setting in 17' to 20' of water. Minnows fished 8' to 10' down has been the best bait.

WHITES & HYBRIDS: We are starting to see the whites surface. The COE. hasn't been running much water lately so the bite on the humps has slowed a little. The area from the dam to KK Island has had the most surface activity the last few days. Small spoons skipped on the surface or Rooster tails in white and Road runners in red and white have been the best baits. If you see the fish surfacing stay back as far as you can because they are spooking easily.

CATFISH: The catfishing is good here on Truman. Trot lines set in 4' of water with 1' stages baited with leeches are the best thing going right now. Set lines close to a creek channel or ditch.

Till next week.

Tommy

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Berry Bend (Osage Arm)

Updated 06/16/06

Lake Temp:

Report by: Trailside General Store

Here at Berry Bend we have a good bite working for Crappie. In the early morning hours nice size crappie are being taken on the flats and shallow lake points. Later in the day, fishing around cedars and hardwoods in 20 feet of water seem to work best.

There have also been nice catches of both White Bass and Hybrids, they seem to prefer live bait jigged vertical.

Lots of catfish are being caught , with the favorite method being jug lines fished over the flats. People seem to be having luck with all types of bait, including hot dogs, leeches, and gold fish.

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Tebo Arm

Updated 06/15/06

Lake Temp:

Coming Soon Report by: TEBO Creek Bait Shop

Crappie No Report

Catfish No Report

Bass No Report

White Bass No Report

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Grand River Arm

Updated 06/16/06

Lake level 706.30 Water color stained

Lake Temp:

Grand River Arm by Bucksaw Marina

Crappie fishing is good the fish are on the flats.We are catching fish on the flats in 10 ft of water or more.The fish are 8 to 10 ft deep using minnows.Fish the flats looking for isolated trees.The fish are biting all day but the best bite is in the morning.

Bass fishing is good early the fish are on main lake and secondary points.Fish a buzz bait early and a worm as the sun comes up.The fish have been in 3 ft of water or more, as the sun comes up fish out deeper.

Catfish are being caught on trotlines and jug lines.We are seeing more blue cats and channel cats come in know.Set your lines in 10 ft of water with you drops set at 4 ft. The bait of choice is cut bait.

White bass are surfacing in the damn are early and late.Any type of shad looking bait will work.If there is current you can catch them on the road beds and humps spooning.

* New Missouri regulations require that jug lines be attended at all times unless anchored.

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Grand River Arm (West end)
Updated 06/16/06

West end Grand River Arm by Cozy Corner

fishing has slowed down a bit. I think it is because there are not nearly as many fisherman because of the heat.

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WAPPAPELLO

Updated 06/15/06

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 359.0 Temperature: 79

Release Rate: 680 Level: 1.17 feet high

Lake Map

Crappie slow on minnows and jigs

Catfish good on night crawlers and live bait at night near rocky areas

Black bass fair on crank baits and plastic lures

Bluegill good on crickets and worms

Anglers should note new 9" minimum limit on crappie.

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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