MDC Fishing Report 5/8/2014

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MO. Fishing Report Officer
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Jul 23, 2010
Location
Lebanon, MO
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Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater)


Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 64º
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 season closed; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics, Rooster Tails and crappie jigs; catfish fair on worms, cut shad and chicken liver.
(Reported on: 5/7/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 64º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Slow
Catfish: Slow
crappie slow on jigs and minnows; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics and spoons; catfish slow on chicken livers, stinkbaits, worms and cut baits; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics, spinnerbaits and crankbaits.
(Reported on: 5/7/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 64º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Fair
Catfish: Slow
crappie good on minnows around brush; black bass fair on crankbaits; white bass fair on minnows; catfish slow on cut bait.
(Reported on: 5/7/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 64º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Crappie: Good
Catfish: Good
White Bass: Fair
catfish good on cut shad; crappie good on light colored jigs with Crappie Nibbles; black bass fair on spinnerbaits; white bass fair on spinnerbaits.
(Reported on: 5/7/14)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage)

Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 64º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Crappie: Fair
Catfish: Good
White Bass: Fair
catfish good on cut shad; crappie fair on dark colored jigs or minnows; black bass fair on crankbaits; white bass fair on dark colored plastics.
(Reported on: 5/7/14)

Pomme de Terre Reservoir

Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 63º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Good
Walleye: Good
Catfish: Good
black bass good on plastic worms and crankbaits; walleye good on yellow and chartreuse jigs and Rogues while casting shallow points; crappie good on minnows and chartreuse jigs around brush piles in 8' - 15' of water; catfish good on jug lines, trotlines and pole and line using cut baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 5/6/14)

Table Rock Lake

Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 60º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Good
Crappie: Fair
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair
black bass good on purple or green worms on a shakey head off main points and sloping gravel banks; crappie fair around shallow cover on white or yellow jigs; goggle-eye fair on purple salamanders; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 5/6/14)

Table Rock Lake (James River arm)

Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 62º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Crappie: Fair
White Bass: Fair
Walleye: 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: 5/7/14)