MDC Fishing Report 4/24/2014

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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: 53º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass
White Bass: Slow
Catfish: Fair
crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass closed; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish fair on worms and chicken livers.
(Reported on: 4/23/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 53º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Slow
Catfish: Slow
crappie good on minnows and jigs; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and spoons; catfish slow on chicken livers, stinkbaits and cut baits; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics, buzz baits and spinner baits.
(Reported on: 4/23/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 53º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Slow
Catfish: Fair
crappie fair on jigs in deeper water; black bass fair on plastic worms; white bass slow; catfish fair on cut bait.
(Reported on: 4/23/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 53º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Good
Catfish: Good
White Bass: Fair
Catfish good, try using cut shad. Crappie good, use dark colored jigs with crappie nibbles. Black bass slow, use crank baits. White bass fair, try using spinner baits.
(Reported on: 4/23/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 53º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Good
Catfish: Good
White Bass: Fair
Catfish good, try using cut shad. Crappie good, try using dark colored jigs or minnows. Black bass slow, try using soft plastics or crank baits. White bass fair, try using dark colored plastics.
(Reported on: 4/23/14)

Pomme de Terre Reservoir

Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 58º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Good
Walleye: 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: 4/22/14)

Stockton Lake

Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 62º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Walleye: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Good
crappie good on minnows and jigs along the banks; walleye fair on minnows at the edge of bluffs and up into the lake arms; black bass slow, best on chartreuse-colored jerkbaits on flats and off points in 6' to 15' of water; catfish slow, best on liver from banks of coves and points; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/22/14)

Table Rock Lake

Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 55º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Good
Crappie: Fair
black bass good on umbrella rigs (no more than three hooks) and shakey heads around spring transition areas; crappie fair on white jigs around submerged cover; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/22/14)

Table Rock Lake (James River arm)

Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 59º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Crappie: Good
White Bass: Good
Walleye: Fair
white bass good 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 good on small jigs and minnows 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: 4/22/14)