Truman Lake Fishing Reports

Truman Lake: 09/13/06
Fishing Report from Sterett Creek Marina 9/13/06

LAKE LEVEL: 704.8
WATER TEMP: 76 deg.
WATER CLARITY: Light Stain.

This week reminds you that fall is right around the corner. With the cool temps in the mornings and evenings and a little fog mixed in it looks like October instead of Sept. Even the fish are acting like October fish. Everything is about the same as last week with a little more top water thrown in. Don't forget this weekend is the Sterett Creek Open Buddy Bass Tourn. on Sat. the 16th. You can call the marina for details or e-mail me for info.

BASS: The bass fishing remains pretty good. Last night was our last Tues. night hawg fight and Doug and Ozzie Wallace closed it out in style with a pair of 4.5 lb fish and another one on the side to weigh in at 10.72 lbs. The fish are still holding on the edge of the flats in 6' to 10' of water. They are on the bottom and picking up a jig. Look for the first break line coming off a timbered flat. There is also a top water bite up on the flats in 2' to 4' of water. Buzz baits and Pop R's are working the best. Look for flats with shad.

CRAPPIE: The crappie fishing is like it was last week. The best bite is on the brush piles in 14' to 20' of water. Minnows are still the best bait. There are some fish starting to pull up on the main lake points. These fish are in about 20' of water. With the water temp. starting to drop they are acting like they want to start moving to the creeks. Look for shad and brush off the points and the fish will be in that area.

WHITES: I talked to Fred Bareks last night and he said they are starting to pick up some whites on the flats in the evenings down around the KK Island area. They seem to be hitting about a half hour before dark.

CATFISH: The catfishing remains good. Cut shad seems to be the best bait. The catfish are still holding in 8' to 10' of water. Jugs seem to be working the best. There have been some fish come in on rod and reel using night crawlers.

That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
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Till next week
Tommy