Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Stockton 02/13/05:

Main Lake: Still high just as they were making some headway on drawing Stockton down, we get another couple days of rain. The best bite has been in the backs of the major creeks, look for the last channel swing bank and fish an Eakins' Jig in brown/ chart. or Missouri craw with a green pumpkin Yamamoto twin tailed grub as a trailer. Fish slowly and deliberately keying on any wood or rock cover as well as the transition areas just before and after the channel makes contact with the bank.

Above the bridges: The bite up the rivers is improving, there are a couple of ways to catch fish up the rivers depending on water clarity and the amount of wind you have. On windy days closer to the bridges where the water is a little clearer fish a Table Rock Shad Lucky Craft Pointer on deep rocky points, fan cast the point and pause your bait about 20 - 30 seconds between twitches. On calm days switch up to a black/blue flash Eakins' flippin jig with a pork chunk trailer and fish both main lake and major creek arm channel swing banks. You will need to fish the bait slowly and pay close attention to the bait and your line at all times with the light bite.

Crappie are still being caught on both live minnows, 2" grubs and swimmin' minnows on bluffs from 15' - 25' around standing timber.