Bass still biting at Truman Lake

Like I said last week I think our seasons are a little confused right now. This weather feels more like the end of September than the first part. Our water temperature is about 10 degrees below what it was a year ago this time, so I know the fish have to be confused. The lake is in fantastic shape and is only about 1.5 feet high. The Corps of Engineers is still generating a little power every day, so we have a little current flow in the afternoon and early evenings. With the holiday coming in this weekend we are hoping that the fishing will really get going.
 
LAKE LEVEL: 707.39 feet MSL
WATER TEMP: 79 degrees
WATER CLARITY: Clear to light stain.
 
BASS: The bass fishing on Truman remains good. There were some 18-pound stringers weighed in this weekend and Tuesday night. Marty Watson and Doug Long took the honors with 12.72 pounds.  They also had the big bass,  4.18 pounds. Second went to Clint Rayburn and Jack Hockett with 11.79 pounds. Third was Steve Blake and Jim Lehares with 7.67 pounds. It seems that the bass have started to move out on the humps. Look for humps with 8 to 16 feet of water on them. Big worms still seem to be the best-producing baits.

CRAPPIE: The crappie bite is still on-again, off-again. Last weekend we saw several limits of good fish come in. Then for some reason they slowed down on Monday. I did hear there is a pretty good bite on the Grand River arm. Look for fish in from 4 to 17 feet of water. That isn’t a misprint, 4 feet.

For some reason these fish have gone shallow. Fish the tree rows on the flats with minnows. There are also fish holding on the brush piles in 12  to 15 feet. Minnows are working here also.
 
WHITES & HYBRIDS: Had a few reports of surfacing fish in the KK Island area. Whites and big hybrids. Sassy shad and Pop R's were working the best. The shad are finally in the right sized pods to get these fish going.
 
CATFISH: Jugs are the best of the best. Perch and little smokies are working. Best bite has been in 17 to 25 feet of water. The edge of the flats close to a channel has been the most productive.
 
Tommy Novinska
Sterett Creek Marina
(660) 438-2280
critter@dam.net