Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Stockton 12/03/04 :

Main Lake: A phantom green or natural brown wiggle wart on windy chunk rock points and 45 degree banks is still your best bet right now. An Eakins' jig in brown / black with a green pumpkin Eakins' craw for a trailer fished on channel swing banks is the best back up pattern. Key into the areas where the channel makes initial contact with the bank and on any wood cover along the channel swing bank.

Above the bridges: The shock from all of the cold rain and run off is about over and the fishing is beginning to stabilize. A Jewel Rush Keel Tandem spinnerbait in white / chartreuse fished on windy flat banks where there is wood cover and some willows in the water. An Eakins' Flippin' jig in black / blue flash and a Zoom super chunk jr. in flippin' blue fished in the flooded brush will produce if the wind is not blowing.

Crappie fishing has been tough with all the new water, fish wood cover with jigs, small grubs and live minnows in 15' - 25' of water.

Walleye fishing is hit or miss, some are catching fish others are struggling, the best bite continues to be a crankbait on windy secondary points.

White bass fishing is pretty good fish windy pea gravel with rooster tails and grubs.