Missouri Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Stockton 12/23/05:

Main Lake: Not allot has changed over the past week, the best bite continues to be on deep chunk rock or bluff points. Primarily catching fish on an Eakins’ jig in Missouri craw with a green pumpkin craw trailer, fish the bait slowly from the bank all the way out to 25’ deep to be effective. There have also been a few reports of guys catching a mixed bag of fish on a jerkbait; look at 45 degree banks and points with a mix of chunk rock and bigger rock to be the best areas.

Above the bridges: The best bite up the river has got to be a jig or tube; black / blue flash Eakins jigs with a flippin blue super chunk jr. has been the most effective bait, look for wood cover on channel swing banks in creek arms and on the main lake to be the most productive areas. Make multiple pitches to each piece of cover, the fish are not very aggressive and want the bait in their face before they will strike it.

Trolling is still the most reliable method for walleye, crawler harnesses and wiggle warts are both working on main lake flats and the face of the dam.

Crappie are on brush piles from 10’ – 35’ deep and will take live minnows and 2” tubes on 1/16 oz. heads.

White bass fishing continues to slow, look for them to be on windy flats and points.