Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Stockton 04/01/05:

Main Lake: The jerkbait bite is pretty much over, look for fish to be using secondary points as staging areas as they work there way toward spawning areas. Fish are being caught on wiggle warts, bombers and bandits in a variety of green and crawfish patterns. Parallel banks in 3' - 8' of water on the sides of points. In addition the smallmouth are starting to move up and can be caught on Jewel 5/16 oz. spider jigs in PB&J with a green pumpkin Yamamoto twin tailed grub trailer.

Above the bridges: The best bite up the rivers is on a spinnerbait, slow roll Jewel Tandem Rush or Lavender Shad spinnerbaits in 8' - 15' of water make sure you are making contact with the cover, if you don't bang the bait off a few things on the retrieve. you won't get bit. Eakins' Flippin' Finesse jigs in black / blue flash with a blue Yamamoto twin tail grub for a trailer is producing some good fish in heavy cover as well, look for log jams and laydowns further up the river to be the most productive areas.

Walleye are being caught in the rivers and around the dam, most are still small males but a few big females are being caught daily, spoons and white bucktail jigs are catching most of the fish.

The whites are on again of again, look for bait to be successful, roostertails, small white crankbaits and spoons are catching most of the fish.