Lake level is 705.06 with water temp in the upper 40's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is pretty clear. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL Windy is the best way to describe the middle lake area fishing.  When you can get on the bare bank bluffs, crappie fishing is great.  This year they seem to be at all depths.  From 4 feet to 30 feet.  Jigs and minnows fished 12 feet deep seem to pull the crappie in.  I have fished on the bottom in 25 feet of water one turn on the reel with almost any color jig on a 1/4ounce pink jig head.  I have slowly move down the bank fishing 12 feet deep and the bite has been solid.  Winter is just great crappie fishing if you're brave enough to fight the cold.  I bought a Stryker Flotation suit at Cody's Bait Shop last year and a pair of Stryker rubber boots...So far I've been toasty warm.  I am seeing more large crappie this year than last year

Lake level is 705.21 with water temp in the lower 50's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is pretty clear.   Mike Edwards I took most of November off to do boat maintenance.  Getting parts like thermostats is a chore but Truman Lake Marine got everything ready and we pulled the boat and put new sparkplugs, lower unit maintenance, water pump, oil change, etc etc.  Replaced fishing seats and replaced two batteries.  Now we are ready for winter fishing. This past week Mike Edwards was here for the week, and I think he got his limit all but Thanksgiving day.  Thursday was a cold very windy day in the mid-lake area, but still had an enjoyable day catching 8 63/64th inch crappie,  There are still some nice white bass mixed in with the crappie in the 20-22 foot deep water.  We fish with jigs all week right on the bottom for the larger fish.  The bite was hard most of the time as these fish are feeding in

Lake level is 705.21 with water temp in the upper 60's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is pretty clear. White bass action this past week was out of sight.  Whites and small hybrids were on the shallow humps with some nice hybrids  in just a little deeper water near the humps. This past week with wind blowing on the rocky points and banks, the whites and hybrids moved to feed on the small shad.  Rooster Tails, Flicker Shad, Shad raps, and Blue Foxes all were extremely effective.  I continued to hammer out limits on spoons on the humps. I slipped out for about an hour last week to see what the crappie were doing, and in about an hour of jig fishing I decided to stay with whites for a while longer.  In that hour I had 31 crappie and not a keeper in the bunch.  All little fish and they were fat.  I guess the bare bank bluffs will be the next target area for crappie when I

Lake level is 705.43 with water temp in the lower 70's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is pretty clear. White bass action this past week was out of sight.  Whites and small hybrids were schooled on the shallow humps with some nice hybrids  in just a little deeper water near the humps. All caught on my 3/4 oz jigging spoons.  Green and white combo was the best producer followed by Green Chartreuse..Casting with a bouncing retrieve seemed to be the best pattern. Can't say much for crappie fishin this week as I didn't do any.  I saw a few at the cleaning station and the remarks were, hard to find and weed through the little ones.....  This will all change about mid October when the water cools some more. The weather is cooling off and I have a good schedule for October.  Get in on this white bass action. That's about it for  September 30, 2021. Help the other guy when you can and remember your life jacket works

Lake level is 706.18 with water temp in the upper 70's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is pretty clear. White bass action this past week was out of sight.  Whites and small hybrids were schooled on the shallow humps with some nice hybrids  in just a little deeper water near the humps. Archer is just 5 years old and he, his Dad Tyler, and Matt caught limits on 3/4oz green and white jigging spoons in 15-17 feet of water.  Archer is pictured here with one of his many catches.  The total catch is pictured above with Archer in the right hand corner checking his layout of all the fish.  Needless to say it was an exciting day for Archer.  In the third picture, Scott is showing off his best of the day while Jim was counting the fish.  These whites are in good size schools but really spooky on these bright sunny days, but they don't go far before they settle back down on the bottom. I can't say

Lake level is 705.73  with water temp in the upper 80's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is pretty clear.  The hybrid fishing was pretty tough as the live shad prevailed over a sassy shad imitation, but we did manage a few.  The white bass are breaking up into "wolf packs" and we have been able to take three to four before they spook.  Currently these fish are in the pound and a half to two and a half pounds. They are going after green 3/4 oz. spoons and also 1 oz green and white spoons.  Most of the fish have been caught in 12 to 17 feet of water. My crappie fishing has been next to nill, as most of the little fish are taking over the bite.  You have to catch 10-12 little fish before you get a keeper.  So I have used my time to go after the whites and hybrids.  Late September and October will see a change in the Crappie fishing as they begin the

Lake level is 705.89  with water temp in the upper 80's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is pretty clear.  The hybrid fishing was pretty tough as the live shad prevailed over a sassy shad imitation, but we did manage a few.  The white bass are breaking up into "wolf packs" and we have been able to take three to four before they spook.  Currently these fish are in the pound and a half to two and a half pounds. Crappie fishing has been fair in the flats and better in the deeper brush piles with minnows.  Now that the lake is fairly stable the crappie should move back to the flats to feed on the shad.   That's about it for  August 19, 2021. Help the other guy when you can and remember your life jacket works best when it's worn. Bob

Lake level is 711.22 and falling with water temp in the upper 80's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is  lightly stained and some areas are pretty muddy.  Crappie fishing has been pretty good this past week as all my clients got their limits.  The hybrid fishing was pretty tough as the live shad prevailed over a sassy shad imitation, but we did manage a few.  The key word for the past week was HOT. The Dan McCarthy Family from Chicago, IL., spent two days just catching fish and releasing them....well all except the Walleye.  They were my bonus. Crappie on minnows, whites on 3/4 ounce jigging spoons and hybrids on white sassy shad.  It was the first time any of them had caught hybrids.  I can say a good time was had by all. With the lake falling the white bass and hybrids will start returning to shallow humps and the crappie to the brush piles and shallow flats.  I hope the weather cools a tad as it has

Lake level is 715.12 and falling with water temp in the upper 80's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is  lightly stained and some areas are pretty muddy.  Crappie fishing has been pretty good this past week as all my clients got their limits.  The hybrid fishing was pretty tough as the live shad prevailed over a sassy shad imitation, but we did manage a few. J & K Fishing Machines, put on quite a show this week as they caught more fish than their Grandpa and the Guide put together.  It was a happy humbling experience.  By they way, they are twins.  This is really what it is all about, getting young people interested in sports over Video games. Tracy and Jeff made short work of their limits with big fish.  Even though they were plagued by Drum, that didn't stop them from their goal, which was to get their limits before it got hot....Hot it got, but just after they got their limits and back to Sterett Creek

Lake level is 716.10 and falling with water temp in the mid to upper 80's in the lower part of the lake.  The mid lake area is  lightly stained and some areas are pretty muddy.  The good news is the Hybrids and White Bass are biting all over the lake.  All hybrids were caught on White sassy shad lures and Green jigging spoons. Crappie fishing has improved as they have moved to the flats to feed on the shad.  Had nice limits last week in 14-25 feet of water fishing 10-11 feet down with minnows.  A few Whites and Drum seem to find their way into that area also along with some nice catfish.  I did fish some timber areas with mild success also using minnows at the same depth.  Accidently picked up a couple of nice Walleyes also. With the lake falling the Whites and Hybrids should be at or near the normal shallow humps and early and late surface action has been common.  Top water Super Spooks, Pop-Rs  and spoons have been the