Truman Report from Sterett Creek Marina 4/28/04
Posted: April 28th, 2004, 11:28 pm
Water Temp: 63deg.
Water Clarity: Stained
Lake Level: 709.97
Fishing Report from Sterett Creek Marina 4/28/04 This weeks fishing report is going to be pretty confusing but if you add in all the factors the fishing here on Truman is good. The fishing is good but the weather is hard to contend with. Today the wind is supposed to blow 30 mph. so you can bet the fishing is going to be tough. But lets go back to the weekend to explain why we are doing what we are doing. We had 2"+ of rain last Sat. with up to 6" to 8" around us so this brought the lake up about 4' in just a few days. The crappie were starting to bed fairly well. I don't think they moved they just ended up with 4 extra feet of water on them. So needless to say that slowed them up a little. Yesterday the COE caught up with the water and this morning it is starting to drop. We did have lots of people cleaning crappie yesterday. So for the rest of the week I think the fishing will do nothing but get better. I was going to save this for last but its kind of neat so here it is. The whites are in.
BASS: What a difference a few hours can make. Sat. we had the Concord Village Lions Fish for Sight Tourn. out. They had 281 boats and it took just over 16lbs. to win. Two fish weighed over 8lbs. One 8.25 and the other 8.19. Sunday Media Bass went out and brought in over 20lbs. Now you have to remember that both these days the lake was on a rise. Last night in the Hawg Fights it took one fish weighing 4.24lbs. to win and also take big bass. Terry Close and Chris Fanning took 1st. Second went to me and Jim Lahares with 3.84. 3rd. went to Eddie Stephens and Nick Fortner with 3.47. The lake started falling about the time we started fishing and it got really tough. Most of the fish are coming on black and blue jigs about 1/2 way back in the coves out of the nitches. 5' of water seems to be the best depth. The lizard and baby brush hog in peanut butter and jelly in the same areas is also working. There is also a buzz bait bite starting on the flats next to deep water. Black is the best color. Allot of the bucks are starting to come up and look for nesting areas. The better females are laying out in a little deeper water. The bass fishing will do nothing but get better the rest of the week.
CRAPPIE: We still have allot of crappie in our area that have not spawned yet. This weekend with the full moon and warm temps. should get these fish really going. Jigs fished with a bobber set about 18" or roadrunners fished in the main lake nitches will produce spawn fish.Most of the fish are coming from about 5' of water. In the upper arms of the lake I have had reports of fish being on the summer pattern already. Fish the outside tree rows on the edge of the flats with minnows about 7' deep.
WHITES and HYBRIDS: Jigging spoons in 16' of water. Cemetery is hot. Mike Stacy from St. Louis had hybrids blowing up on him Sat night. I'm sure that if the fish are on the cemetery they will be on the weir and KK Island. These have been really good sized whites. This would be a good time to get the kids into some fast action.
CATFISH: Jugs are still working . !0' on the flats. Cut shad and leeches are doing the job. Yes the leeches are in.
This weeks ratings from Sterett Creek are: Crappie: # 1 Whites: # 2 Bass: # 3
That will do it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina 660-438-2280 critter@dam.net So until next week we bid you good fishing.
Tommy
Water Clarity: Stained
Lake Level: 709.97
Fishing Report from Sterett Creek Marina 4/28/04 This weeks fishing report is going to be pretty confusing but if you add in all the factors the fishing here on Truman is good. The fishing is good but the weather is hard to contend with. Today the wind is supposed to blow 30 mph. so you can bet the fishing is going to be tough. But lets go back to the weekend to explain why we are doing what we are doing. We had 2"+ of rain last Sat. with up to 6" to 8" around us so this brought the lake up about 4' in just a few days. The crappie were starting to bed fairly well. I don't think they moved they just ended up with 4 extra feet of water on them. So needless to say that slowed them up a little. Yesterday the COE caught up with the water and this morning it is starting to drop. We did have lots of people cleaning crappie yesterday. So for the rest of the week I think the fishing will do nothing but get better. I was going to save this for last but its kind of neat so here it is. The whites are in.
BASS: What a difference a few hours can make. Sat. we had the Concord Village Lions Fish for Sight Tourn. out. They had 281 boats and it took just over 16lbs. to win. Two fish weighed over 8lbs. One 8.25 and the other 8.19. Sunday Media Bass went out and brought in over 20lbs. Now you have to remember that both these days the lake was on a rise. Last night in the Hawg Fights it took one fish weighing 4.24lbs. to win and also take big bass. Terry Close and Chris Fanning took 1st. Second went to me and Jim Lahares with 3.84. 3rd. went to Eddie Stephens and Nick Fortner with 3.47. The lake started falling about the time we started fishing and it got really tough. Most of the fish are coming on black and blue jigs about 1/2 way back in the coves out of the nitches. 5' of water seems to be the best depth. The lizard and baby brush hog in peanut butter and jelly in the same areas is also working. There is also a buzz bait bite starting on the flats next to deep water. Black is the best color. Allot of the bucks are starting to come up and look for nesting areas. The better females are laying out in a little deeper water. The bass fishing will do nothing but get better the rest of the week.
CRAPPIE: We still have allot of crappie in our area that have not spawned yet. This weekend with the full moon and warm temps. should get these fish really going. Jigs fished with a bobber set about 18" or roadrunners fished in the main lake nitches will produce spawn fish.Most of the fish are coming from about 5' of water. In the upper arms of the lake I have had reports of fish being on the summer pattern already. Fish the outside tree rows on the edge of the flats with minnows about 7' deep.
WHITES and HYBRIDS: Jigging spoons in 16' of water. Cemetery is hot. Mike Stacy from St. Louis had hybrids blowing up on him Sat night. I'm sure that if the fish are on the cemetery they will be on the weir and KK Island. These have been really good sized whites. This would be a good time to get the kids into some fast action.
CATFISH: Jugs are still working . !0' on the flats. Cut shad and leeches are doing the job. Yes the leeches are in.
This weeks ratings from Sterett Creek are: Crappie: # 1 Whites: # 2 Bass: # 3
That will do it for this week from Sterett Creek Marina 660-438-2280 critter@dam.net So until next week we bid you good fishing.
Tommy