Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Stockton 11/04/05:

Main Lake: The top water bite has slowed down through out the lake but there are still a few fish rising each morning to spooks and Sammys. The best bite has been on deep main lake points and bluff ends that break down to chunk rock. Early in the day a Jewel lavender shad spinnerbait fish tight to the bank will produce both shorts and keepers, then after the sun is up switch over to an Eakins’ jig in Missouri craw with a green pumpkin Eakins craw or a Chompers ultra tube in green pumpkin / orange and fish on the bottom down to 20’ deep.

Above the bridges: Most of the fish up the rivers are on flats in the morning chasing shad and on channel swings in the afternoon. With this in mind try rattle traps, Lucky Craft RC 1.5 or Jewel tandem rush spinner baits in and around schools of shad on the flats early. Then as the sun gets higher in the sky switch over to an Eakins’ flippin’ finesse jig in brown or black / brown with a green pumpkin super chunk jr. and fish the transition areas on the channel swing banks.

Walleye fishing is still pretty good, most of the fish are on main lake points and can be caught on small crankbaits or crawler harnesses trolled slowly.

Crappie fishing is still best over brush piles with a live minnow below float.