Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Stockton 07/02/05:

Main Lake: The lake is still a little over pool and a lot of fish can be caught flipping the flooded bushes and timber, an Eakins' jig in Missouri Craw with a Chompers jig trailer is a great choice or a Chompers salty sinker in green pumpkin fished weightless will also work well. Better fish seem to be holding in deeper water off of main lake and secondary points, fish a Jewel 5/16 oz. spider jig in brown / purple flash with a 4" Chompers jig trailer from 10' - 25' deep, maintain contact with the bottom and pay close attention most of the bites are extremely subtle.

Above the bridges: Flippin a black / blue flash Eakins' flippin jig with a Zoom super chunk jr. in blue in both the flooded brush and log jams along the river channel will produce several bites but most of the fish will be small. Better fish are also on wood cover but they are holding on deeper drops or close to deep water and can be caught on the Eakins' jig or switch to a 10" power worm in blue fleck with a 5/16 oz. weight. You can also catch a few fish shallow on a Lucky Craft R.C. 1.5 by making repeated casts to shallow wood cover in the backs of creeks or on main lake flats.

Most of the walleye have been caught in the evenings either casting or trolling deep diving crankbaits on main lake flats.

Crappie are still being caught on live minnows in and around brush 20' - 30' deep.