Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Pomme De Terre 06/27/05:

The water is out of the bushes and the shallow bite left with it, most of the fish are being caught 10' - 20' deep on 5/8 oz. Jewel football jigs in Texas Craw with a Chompers jig trailer or on a Carolina rigged green pumpkin brush hog or salty sinker. Both baits are working well on pea gravel flats and points near deep water, drag the bait from 10' - 20' deep and pay close attention many of the bites are very soft. Up the river a Texas rigged purple or blue fleck power worm is tough to beat, make a pitch to every piece of wood you see whether it is stand timber or a lay down, the fish can be as shallow as 8" deep if the cover and current are right.

Most of the crappie are being caught on live bait fished in the trees for suspended fish.