Lake of the Ozarks Spring Fishing

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater)

Reported on: 4/3/13

Fish Reported:

White Bass - Prospect: Slow

Crappie - Prospect: Slow

Catfish - Prospect: Fair

Temperature: 43º

Water Level: -none

-Water Type: -none

Black bass season closed; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on shad and cut shad.

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize)

Reported on: 4/3/13

Fish Reported:

Black Bass - Prospect: Fair

White Bass - Prospect: Slow

Catfish - Prospect: Slow

Crappie - Prospect: Fair

Temperature: 46º

Water Level: normal

Water Type: -none

Black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and spoons; crappie fair using minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try shad, cut shad, worms and stinkbaits.

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois)

Reported on: 4/3/13

Fish Reported:

Temperature: 43º

Water Level: normal

Water Type: dingy

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua)

Reported on: 4/3/13

Fish Reported:

Black Bass - Prospect: Fair

Catfish - Prospect: Good

Crappie - Prospect: Good

White Bass - Prospect: Fair

Temperature: 43º

Water Level: normal

Water Type: dingy

Black bass fair using spinnerbaits and crankbaits;catfish good using cut bait; crappie good using soft plastic jigs and minnows; white bass fair using small spinnerbaits.

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage)

Reported on: 4/3/13

Fish Reported:

Black Bass - Prospect: Fair

Catfish - Prospect: Good

Crappie - Prospect: Good

White Bass - Prospect: Fair

Temperature: 43º

Water Level: normal

Water Type: dingy

Black bass fair using spinnerbaits and crankbaits; catfish good using cut bait; crappie good using soft plastic jigs and minnows; white bass fair using small spinnerbaits.

Osage River (lower, at Tuscumbia)

Reported on: 4/3/13

Fish Reported:

White Bass - Prospect: Slow

Crappie - Prospect: Slow

Catfish - Prospect: Fair

Temperature: 43º

Water Level: normal

Water Type: dingy

Black bass season closed; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on shad and cut shad.