MDC Fishing Report 5/1/2014

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MO. Fishing Report Officer
Joined
Jul 23, 2010
Location
Lebanon, MO
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Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater)
Information:
573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp:
57º
Water Level (Range):
low
Water Type:
dingy
Fish Reported:

Black Bass

White Bass
Prospect:
Fair
Catfish
Prospect:
Fair
crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass season closed; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics, Rooster Tails and crappie jigs; catfish fair on worms, cut shad, and chicken livers.
(Reported on: 4/29/14)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize)
Information:
573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp:
60º
Water Level (Range):
rising
Water Type:
dingy
Fish Reported:

Crappie
Prospect:
Good

Black Bass
Prospect:
Fair
crappie good on minnows and jigs; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics, crankbaits, and spoons; catfish slow on chicken livers, stinkbaits and cut baits; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits.
(Reported on: 4/29/14)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois)
Information:
573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp:
59º
Water Level (Range):
rising
Water Type:
clear
Fish Reported:

Crappie
Prospect:
Good
Catfish
Prospect:
Good
crappie good on jigs in deeper water; black bass slow; white bass slow; catfish good on cut bait.
(Reported on: 4/29/14)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua)
Information:
573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp:
53º
Water Level (Range):
rising
Water Type:
clear
Fish Reported:

Crappie
Prospect:
Fair
White Bass
Prospect:
Fair
Catfish slow, try using cut shad. Crappie fair, use minnows. Black bass slow, use dark plastics. White bass fair, try using spinner baits.
(Reported on: 4/30/14)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage)
Information:
573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp:
58º
Water Level (Range):
rising
Water Type:
clear
Fish Reported:
Crappie
Prospect:
Fair
White Bass
Prospect:
Fair
Catfish slow, try using cut shad. Crappie fair, try using dark colored jigs or minnows. Black bass slow, try crank baits. White bass fair, try using dark colored plastics.
(Reported on: 4/30/14)
Pomme de Terre Reservoir
Information:
417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp:
62º
Water Level (Range):
normal
Water Type:
clear
Fish Reported:
Crappie
Prospect:
Good
Black Bass
Prospect:
Good

Walleye
Prospect:
Good
black bass good on plastic worms and crankbaits while casting shorelines and points; walleye good on yellow and chartreuse jigs and Rogues while casting shallow points; crappie good on chartreuse jigs around brush piles in 4' to 15' of water and the back of coves; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/29/14)
Stockton Lake
Information:
417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp:
62º
Water Level (Range):
high
Water Type:
dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish
Prospect:
Fair
catfish fair on liver while fishing from the banks of coves and points; black bass slow, best on jerkbaits of various colors, mainly chartreuse on flats and off points in 6' to 15' of water; walleye slow, best on plastic worms and minnows at the edge of bluffs and up into the lake arms; crappie slow, best on minnows in 18' of water.
(Reported on: 4/29/14)
Table Rock Lake
Information:
417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp:
54º
Water Level (Range):
normal
Water Type:
clear
Fish Reported:

Black Bass
Prospect:
Good

Crappie
Prospect:
Fair
black bass good on smoke colored grubs, purple salamander baits, and shakey heads off banks in the morning and late afternoon; crappie fair on white jigs in 5' of water around cover; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/29/14)
Table Rock Lake (James River arm)
Information:
417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp:
60º
Water Level (Range):
normal
Water Type:
dingy
Fish Reported:

Black Bass
Prospect:
Fair

Crappie
Prospect:
Fair

White Bass
Prospect:
Fair

Walleye
Prospect:
Fair
white bass fair on white sliders, pearl white swimming minnows, and X-raps that dive to at least 6', live minnows and Alabama Rigs with three hooks are also working well; crappie fair on small jigs and minnows near the bank in early morning and late evening; black bass fair on swimbaits and spinnerbaits, Alabama Rigs with three hooks also working well, try smoke or shad colored baits that mimic a small school of fish and cast along rocky bluffs that have some submerged tree tops, green colored jigs thrown on gravel points are producing good results; walleye fair on spinnerbaits, shad crankbaits and live minnows; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/29/14)