Missouri Lakes Fishing Report by Steve Wilson

Lake - Lake of The Ozarks 03/07/07:

What a difference a week can make. Warm temps and some warm rain have raised the water temps to a more tolerable range. It still is cold in areas and some coves froze up Sunday mourning. But I haven’t seen any ice since Sunday. So that’s a step in the right direction.

Lake level: 654.27 Light generation is scheduled for the next few days. This should hold the lake steady at 654.25 for the next few days. Truman lake level: 707.5

Bagnell Dam and Gravois area: Clear with stained water in the upper Gravois. The water temps range from 40-mid 40's in the afternoon. This is a great place to search out warmer water. The whole Gravois and Northshore (Dam area) is fishable. Jerkbaits and channel bluffs and points are taking good fish. Now there isn’t a fish on every bluff or point. But if you fish these spots slowly you will find the ones that hold fish. Also this is your best bet of catching a fish of a lifetime. I have seen it happen a couple times all ready since last week. The best jerkbaits are Rogues, pointers 100 and 78 and MegaBass vision 110. The best colors seem to be shad colored. Jigs are also taking there share of fish in the same areas. Finesse and football jigs fished on the bottom in the same areas as the jerkbait. The jigs are catching the fish that aren’t suspended.

Glaize area: Clear with stained water in the upper Glaize. The water temps are 37-40 degrees from PB 2 to 54 bridge. The water is still really cold here. The fish are suspended off the points and bluffs in the 8'-12' range. These fish are being caught on shad colored jerkbaits. The shad are starting to die off because of the cold water temps. The bass are taking advantage of this. Pointer 100's, Rogues and MegaBass jerkbaits all are working good. There are also fish to be caught on the jig much the same way as in the lower end. Bluffs with rock slides, points and swings are best. The football jig works the best out there. Where the finesse jig works best inside the creeks.

Osage from the Toll Bridge to Hurricane Deck Bridge: Clear with slightly stained water in the Hurricane Deck Bridge area. The water is still really cold up here. It is going to be a little while more before the river starts turning on. The fishing is better toward the toll bridge where you can find some warmer water. After this week the river will be more fishable. It is a little warmer up there due to runoff. But a long week of warm afternoons and some warm rain over the weekend will help the situation up here. This has been a different year as far as the winter is concerned. So you can’t go by what happened last year or the year before. Everything is going to be a couple weeks behind schedule.

Thanks and Good luck!

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