LOZ Fishing Report 12/06/2103

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MO. Fishing Report Officer
Joined
Jul 23, 2010
Location
Lebanon, MO
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Posted Dec. 6, 2013 @ 5:00 am

The lake level was 658.7; with minimum generation scheduled, the lake should hold there until the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 54 degrees; tributary temperatures were 49 to 56 degrees depending on location and time of day. Cold weather and precipitation during the week should lower the surface temperature this weekend. Ameren’s plan it to begin the annual drawdown to 654.0 after January 1. Truman Lake is still one foot over pool.
Very little has changed in the fishing report.
BLACK BASS – No tournaments reported last week. Lower Osage: Fair to good, try spinnerbaits and buzzbaits around docks later. Also, try Bullseye jigs tipped with Berkley’s Havoc Craw Fatty or Yum’s Pit Boss on shallow points. Glaize Arm: Fair to good, try shaky head jigs tipped with soft plastics around dock brush. Mid-Lake: Fair to good, try brown Crock-O-Gator jigs on points and around dock brush. Niangua Arm: Fair to good, try Money Craws, shaky heads, or jigs around docks. Early and late try buzzbaits. Little Niangua River: No reported fish. Gravois Arm: Fair to good, try jigs tipped with Berkley’s 4-inch Chigger Craw. Upper Osage: Fair to good, try spinnerbaits and buzzbaits toward the front of coves. Osage 60 MM: Fair to good, try small jigs or shaky heads dressed with watermelon colored plastics.
CATFISH – Lower Osage: Good on rod and reel baited with cut bait. Glaize Arm: Good, try coves with nightcrawlers or chicken livers. Mid-Lake: Good, try cut bait or beef hearts on jug lines. Niangua Arm: Good on cut shad, try drifting coves. Little Niangua River: Very slow. Gravois Arm: Good on rod and reel baited with dead minnows or cut shad. Upper Osage: Good, try shad sides or ‘perch’. Osage 60 MM: Very good, try nightcrawlers or chicken livers. Truman Tailwater: Good on cut bait.
CRAPPIE – Lower Osage: Good, try minnows or jigs around big boat docks. Glaize Arm: Very good, try minnows fished around boat docks. Mid-Lake: Very good under condominium docks, try minnows 12 to 14 feet deep. Niangua Arm: Good, try jigs over brush 10 to 12 feet deep. Little Niangua River: No reported fish. Gravois Arm: Very good, try minnows or blue-and-white jigs around docks. Upper Osage: Very good on medium minnows 6 to 14 feet deep. Osage 60 MM: Very good on main channel docks, fish are 6 to 14 feet deep.
WHITE AND HYBRID BASS – Lower Osage: No reported fish. Glaize Arm: Try white jigs in coves; also try Dixie Jet Spoons on flats and points. Mid-Lake: No reported fish. Niangua Arm: Fair in spots early in the morning, look for fish feeding on shad and try spoons like the Dixie Jet, Bass Pro Shops XPS Tungsten Jigging Spoon, or Cotton Cordell’s Gay Blade. Little Niangua River: Poor. Gravois Arm: No reported fish. Upper Osage: Good, try windblown points with small crankbaits. Osage 60 MM: Good, try windblown points with small crankbaits.


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