LOZ Fishing Report 11/29/2013

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MO. Fishing Report Officer
Joined
Jul 23, 2010
Location
Lebanon, MO
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Posted Nov. 29, 2013 @ 5:00 am

The lake level was 658.9; with moderate to minimum generation scheduled, the lake should hold there until the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 53 degrees; tributary temperatures are 49 to 56 degrees depending on location and time of day. 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 – It took 23 pounds to win the AiA tourney last weekend. Big Bass was 6.13 pounds. Lower Osage: Fair to good, try spinnerbaits 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 topwaters like Heddon’s Zara Spook. 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 toward the front of coves. Osage 60 MM: Fair to good, try small jigs or shaky heads dressed with watermelon colored plastics.
CATFISH – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Good for flatheads on cut bait. Lower Osage: Good on rod and reel baited with cut bait. Glaize Arm: Good, try coves with nightcrawlers or chicken livers. Mid-Lake: Very good, try cut bait or beef hearts on jug lines. Niangua Arm: Fair to 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 – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: No reported fish. 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 8 feet deep. Niangua Arm: Good, try jigs over brush 6 to 8 feet deep. Little Niangua River: Fair to good in deeper holes. 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.


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