Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Stockton 11/19/04 :

Main Lake: Still continue to catch fish on a crankbait on windy banks on Stockton. If it is cloudy and windy fish a bandit 100 series or a Norman middle N on chunk rock banks, if it is sunny but still windy switch over to a wiggle wart on these same banks, the best colors are phantom green and fire tiger. When the wind is not blowing the bite is much tougher, your best bet is fish wood cover about midway back in major creek arms on channel swing banks with an Eakins' Jig in brown with a green pumpkin Eakins craw as a trailer.

Above the bridges: When you find the shad you will find the fish up the rivers, best bites are on windy days with a Jewel Lavender shad spinnerbait or a Bandit 100 series crankbait. The shad and fish can be anywhere from main lake points to the backs of creeks and pockets you need to find the shad in order to be successful. If there is little or no wind the fish seem to be moving into heavy cover and can be caught on an Eakins' flippin jig in black / blue flash with Zoom super chunk for a trailer.

Crappie fishing has been good, fish wood cover with tube jigs, small grubs and live minnows in 15' - 25' of water.

Walleye fishing should improve as the water cools, right now it is tough, try trolling night crawlers on spinner rigs on ledge rock points.

White bass fishing is getting better as the weather gets worse, if it is a nasty windy, rainy day throw white rooster tails and chrome rattle traps on wind blown flat points.