Truman Lake Fishing Reports

Truman Lake: 10/18/06

Lake Level: 704.28
Water Temp: 64 deg.
Water Clarity: Clear to light stain.

Finally we got a little rain. Had about a inch last weekend and seemed to pick the fishing up along with the leaf color. It sure is pretty now, looks like we are about full color right now. As far as the fishing it has got the white bass all fired up. The temps are perfect for fishing and the wind hasn't been to bad.

BASS: We saw a couple real nice fish come in today. Spinner baits and Pop R's seem to be the two best baits working now. The fish have moved up shallow on the flat points and in the back ends of the coves. The little critters are holding in 1' to 3' of water and looking for lots of shad to eat. I'm sure a tube fished along the laydowns in the backends of the coves will work also.

CRAPPIE: The crappie fishing is still slow on our end of the lake. The fish we are seeing are coming off the bluff banks out of 25' to 30' of water. Fish seem to be holding at about 20'. Minnows and jigs are both working. The crappie seem to be holding close to the points. Brush piles are producing a few small fish but it looks like they are looking to move to the coves.

WHITES & HYBRIDS: If the wind will blow the white bass fishing is real good. Steve Blake ran some trips this week for whites and did extremely well. We have several other people that are taking limits also. The south Grand and lower Big Tebo seem to be coming on. Flat wind blown points are the best. Fish are in a foot or water. Pop R's and Rooster Tails are the best baits.

The main thing to remember is that you can't fish to shallow. Bob Dodd and company had a nice bunch of whites and small hybrids yesterday. He said they caught them on tandem willow leafs in about 3' of water on the flats.

CATFISH: Haven't had any reports on the cats this week but jugs should still work in 8' to 10' of water on the flats.

That's it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina
660-438-2280
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Till next week
Tommy