Truman Lake Fishing Reports

Truman Lake: 06/21/06

Fishing Report from Sterett Creek Marina 6/21/06

Lake Level: 707.13
Water Temp: 77 deg.
Water Clarity: Clear to light stain.

Fishing here on Truman seems to be picking up a little. The water clarity is great and the temp is still rising slowly. The whites have started surfacing with some regularity and the bass fishing remains good. The weather for the rest of the week looks super with a little cool front coming our way with highs in the mid 80's and the winds settling down so I look for some good fishing this week.

BASS: Last night in the hawg fights Randy and Jim Lutjan came in with a winning stringer of 16.28 lbs and had big bass of 5.07 lbs. Second went to Ernie Cox and Russell Beck with a 10.05 string. Third was Doug Zink and John Wilbanks with 5.96. There was a lot of talk at weigh ins of all the fish that were lost at the side of the boat and broke off in the trees so you can see there is a heck of a good bite going on. Points seem to be holding a lot of fish in the 6' to 10' range. 9" worms in watermelon red and blue fleck are the top baits. The suspended bite is starting to take off in the tree rows on jigs and sweet beavers. Fish seem to be holding about 4' to 6'. The bite is real soft so watch your line.

CRAPPIE: The crappie are running just a little better than last week. Still catching a lot of little fish but the keeper ratio is getting better. Outside tree rows in 15' to 20' of water fished with minnows about 10' seems to be working the best. Don't be afraid to fish some of the shallower tree rows in 10' to 15' as some of the fish are getting pushed off the deeper rows.

WHITES & HYBRIDS: The white bass are starting to surface pretty good in the evening hours. The best bite seems to be from about 7 o'clock on. Small spoons and road runners are the top picks right now. A small Pop R will also work on these fish. The cemetery, Point O 3 and the swim beach buy the dam are some of the better areas.

CATFISH: Still doing good on catfish on trot lines. Shallow sets baited with leeches in 4' to 6' of water are doing the best. Lines set farther back in the creeks baited with perch have started producing a few flat heads.

That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
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