fishing report for april 3
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Fishing report for April 3
Missouri
o?NORFORK: 49 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Bink's Guide Service reports: crappies good onjigs in 30 feet of water in the brush; stripers good on jerkbaits at night along the banks.
o?TANEYCOMO: clear, variable power generation. Outlook: Lilleys' Landing report: Trophy Area:trout good on black zebra midges, tan scud flies (sizes 14 to 16), white jigs. Below Fall Creek: troutvery good on minnows, white jigs in the creeks when the water is running.
o?BULL SHOALS: 50 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: largemouth, Kentuckybass fair to good on jerkbaits in 5 to 15 feet of water off main-lake points; white bass good onRooster Tails, pink Swimming Minnows at the mouths of creeks.
o?LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 44 degrees, clear, 5 feet low. Outlook: Gier's Bass Pro reports: crappiesexcellent on jigs, jerkbaits, minnows in 2 to 12 feet of water along windy rocky or gravel banks; bassfair on jerkbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits in the back of creeks.
o?TRUMAN: 46 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Guide Steve Blake reports: crappies good on jigs,minnows trolled very slowly in the mouth of creeks and in coves; bass fair on suspending jerkbaitsoff main-lake points and on jig-and-pigs in the back of creeks. Below the dam: Cody's Bait and Tacklereports: all. Groundbreaking Humminbird ® 360 Imaging? delivers a detailed, 360 degree viewaround your boat. Visualize it as a a thin sonar wall extending 150 feet either to side of your ownvessel. This wall rotates to produce a 300-foot circle enabling you to see areas virtually impossible toreach with other sonar. And, since the sonar wall moves, you don't must, so that you can see wherefish are, before they watch you.For greater on-water flexibility, 360 Imaging permits you to pickfrom five beam speed settings. Lower beam speeds cause higher image quality but lower refreshrates. Conversely, higher beam speeds lead to lower image quality but higher refresh rates. Withfive options, you will discover the ideal setting for your personal boat speed, water conditions, andwant for detail.species poor.
o?STOCKTON: 44 degrees on the main lake, 54 degrees in the rivers, clear, 1 1/2 feet high. Outlook:Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: bass very good on jigs in 6 to 10 feet of water in the brush;crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 10 to 20 feet of water; walleyes fair on jerkbaits in 6 to 10 feet ofwater off main-lake points at dusk.
o?POMME DE TERRE: 46 degrees at the dam, clear, normal. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports:
bass fair on jerkbaits, crankbaits in 5 feet of water; crappies good on jigs, minnows in the brush andoff docks.
o?TABLE ROCK: 50 degrees, fairly clear on the main lake, murky in the rivers, normal. Outlook:White River Lodge reports: bass good on Alabama rigs along bluff ends in 20 to 25 feet of water; andfair to good on Wiggle Warts in the Kings and James river arms, crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 6to 10 feet of water in the Kings River arm.
o?JACOMO: 43 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Jacomo Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs off themarina docks.
o? REED AREA: 42 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: troutfair on a variety of baits; crappies fair on jigs under bobbers.
o?LONGVIEW: 47 degrees, clear, 3 feet low. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: crappies fairto good (but mostly small) on jigs off the marina docks.
o?SMITHVILLE: 45 degrees, clear, 1 1/2 feet low. Outlook: Burton's Bait and Tackle reports:crappies fair on jigs off the marina docks; black bass fair on Wiggle Warts, stickbaits along theriprap; walleyes fair on stickbaits at night along the dam.
o?BLUE SPRINGS: 47 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Blue Springs Lake Marina reports: crappiesfair on jigs, jigging spoons (most of the fish being caught are small.)
Kansas
o?WYANDOTTE: 45 degrees, very clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Wyandotte Boats reports: channelcatfish very good at night on chicken liver, night crawlers off points; trout good on PowerBait and avariety of lures in Spillway Cove and the dam area.
o?GLEN ELDER: 45 degrees, clear, 3 feet low. Outlook: Wayne's Sporting Goods reports: walleyesgood on stickbaits along the dam; catfish fair on stink bait, shad in the rivers.
o?LA CYGNE: 55 degrees at the hot-water discharge, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parksreports: crappies, white bass fair at the hot-water discharge.
o?EL DORADO: 49 degrees, clear, one-half foot low. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports:crappies fair to good on jigs in 10 to 12 feet of water out from rocky banks; white bass fair on jigs in20 feet of water in the river channel.
o?HILLSDALE: 47 degrees, murky, 2 feet low. Engine Maintenance
? Do not allow oil or even debris build-up
in the actual bilges.
? Inspect the lagging associated with motor
and heater exhausts regarding
damage as well as deterioration and
nearby objects for heat damage
or charring.
? check exhaust methods involving
inboard engines with regard to leaks.
? Examine regarding loose gasoline joints,
damaged gas tanks or perhaps
deteriorating hoses.Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows off marinadocks; walleyes fair on twister tails, suspending stickbaits along the dam.
o?MILFORD: 47 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook:Rick Dykstra reports: walleyes fair along the dam;catfish good on cut shad along west banks near thetown of Wakefield or in the back of Curtis Creek;crappies fair on jigs 5 to 8 feet down in 15 to 20feet of water above brush piles.
o?TUTTLE CREEK: 47 degrees, clear, 2 feet low.Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: catfish good on
shad on the north end.
o?MELVERN: 45 degrees, clear, 3 feet low. Outlook: Melvern Marina reports: crappies fair (butmostly small) on jigs, minnows off the marina docks.
o?SHAWNEE MISSION: 48 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports:trout fair on worms, PowerBait, Roster Tails along the north shore and on PowerBait near thespillway; crappies fair on spinners in the back cove; catfish fair on stink bait.
o? KILL CREEK: 48 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: trout fairon PowerBait, worms south of the boat ramp; catfish fair on stink bait off the marina dock.
o?HERITAGE: 48 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: trout fairon PowerBait, worms near the marina; catfish fair on worms, stink bait along the island.
o?POMONA: 45 degrees, clear, 2 feet low.Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappiesfair on jigs in 10 to 12 feet of water off the marinadocks.
o?PERRY: 44 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook:Bait Hut reports: white bass good on RoosterTails, white Mister Twisters, Bubbas in theDelaware River; crappies poor to fair on jigs, minnows.
o?CLINTON: 43 degrees, clear, 4 feet low. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs offthe marina docks.
o?COFFEY COUNTY: 45 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: white bass fair.
Other area waters
o? GRAND (OKLA.): 53 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Jeff Williams reports: catfish good onshad with Dead Red spray in 6 to 10 feet of water; crappies good on Go-Go Minnows off docks; whitebass good on Go-Go Minnows, small crankbaits in the Spring River; paddlefish snagging good fromSailboat Bridge to Twin Bridges; black bass fair to good on Alabama rigs in the Elk River.
o? WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, variable power generation. Outlook: Gaston's White River Resort
reports: Fly Fishing Braid Line: trout good to excellent on white jigs, egg patterns drifting whenthere is high water. In low water, sow bugs, scud and wooly buggers have been best. Spin fishing:trout good on red and gold Thomas Buoyant spoons, black or brown jigs, PowerBait, pink Gulp eggsand PowerBait trout worms.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364-34956--,00.htmlo? BEAVER LAKE: 52 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Bailey's Guide Service reports: stripers fair togood trolling live shad or umbrella rigs with white grubs, or casting Husky Jerks, Rogues near thechannel; white bass fair to good on small crankbaits, grubs in the tributaries.
| Brent Frazee, [email protected]
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