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  1. 8h ago

    Lake of the Ozarks Early Summer: Topwater at Dawn, Docks at Midday

    This is Artificial Lure with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. We don’t have true tides here in mid‑Missouri, but the “tide” on the Lake is the **dam flow and water level swings**. When Ameren’s pulling power, expect a little more current on the main lake and tighter, ambush‑style bites around points, docks, and bridge pilings. On slack periods, fish slide deeper and get a bit finicky. Weather-wise, expect a classic early‑summer pattern: **warm, muggy mornings**, light south to southwest breeze, building heat through the afternoon with a chance of pop‑up thunderstorms late day. Humidity’s high, water temps generally in the **upper 70s to low 80s** on the surface. It’s glassy at first light, with a manageable chop once that wind picks up. Sunrise hits around **5:45–6:00 a.m.**, and sunset lands near **8:30–8:40 p.m.** That gives you a prime low‑light window at both ends of the day. The early morning and last hour of daylight are your best bet for a topwater bite before the boat traffic really gets rolling. Fish activity is solid in that early‑summer transition. **Largemouth and spotted bass** are sliding off the banks, hanging on secondary points, dock corners, and brush in 8–18 feet. The better fish are coming from shaded docks and brush piles near channel swings. **Crappie** are mostly post‑spawn, suspending around deeper docks and brush in 12–20 feet. **Blue and channel cats** are picking up on flats and just off main‑lake drops, especially with any current or after an evening storm. Recent catches around the lake have been dominated by **keeper‑size largemouth with a few 4–6 pounders mixed in**, good numbers of 10–13 inch crappie, and steady eater‑size catfish. Many locals are reporting 10–20 bass mornings if they launch before daylight and quit when the wake boats show up. Best lures right now: - For bass: **walking topwaters** (Spooks, Sexy Dogs), **buzzbaits**, and **whopper ploppers** in the first hour of light, then **green pumpkin or black‑blue jigs**, **Texas‑rigged creature baits**, and **wacky‑rigged stickbaits** around docks and brush. Midday, a **5–6 inch swimbait** or **deep crankbait** on main‑lake points will pull better fish. - For crappie: **1/16–1/8 oz marabou or tube jigs** in white, chartreuse, or monkey milk, pitched to shady sides of docks or worked over brush. If they’re shy, tip it with a minnow. - For catfish: **cut shad, skipjack, or fresh bluegill** on bottom rigs along channel edges and wind‑blown banks. Nighttime, a simple slip‑sinker rig with **stink bait** or liver will fill a cooler. Hot spots to focus on: - **Gravois Arm**: Work the secondary points and big dock fields early with topwater, then slow down with jigs and plastics on docks that have 15–25 feet at the ends. Good mix of bass and crappie here. - **Niangua Arm / around the 3–8 mile markers**: Slightly less boat traffic, solid bass and catfish. Target channel swings, bluff ends, and brush piles off main‑lake points, especially if there’s any dam‑generated current pushing bait. Boat traffic ramps up mid‑morning and stays heavy until near dark, especially on weekends, so if you’re in a smaller boat or kayak, stick to coves, the backs of creeks, or go early and late. Night fishing with jigs, worms, and lights for crappie can be excellent right now around big marinas and well‑lit docks. That’s your Lake of the Ozarks update from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  2. 1d ago

    Lake of the Ozarks Summer Bass Bite: Main Lake Points and Early Morning Topwater Action

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. First off, no tides to worry about here in mid‑Missouri—this is a reservoir, so focus on **water level, wind, and generation**. Ameren’s lake level reports this week show levels running near normal summer pool with steady generation, which keeps a little current rolling on main‑lake points and around the big bridges. Weather around the lake today is seasonably warm and muggy: morning lows in the upper 60s to low 70s, afternoons topping out in the mid‑80s to near 90 with a light south to southwest breeze and a slight chance of a pop‑up storm late in the day, typical Ozarks summer pattern according to regional NWS forecasts. Sunrise is right around 5:45 a.m., sunset about 8:35 p.m., giving you a long low‑light window early and late—prime time on this lake. Bass bite has been solid. Local guides and recent marina dock talk from places like Osage Beach and Lake Ozark report **numbers of keeper largemouths** coming off **main‑lake and secondary points**, especially where there’s chunk rock or brush in 8–18 feet. Early, work **topwaters**—Zara Spook‑style walkers, Whopper Ploppers, and buzzbaits—on shady sides of points and along seawalls with wind blowing in. Once the sun gets up, switch to **Green pumpkin or watermelon red plastic worms and creature baits** on shaky heads or Texas rigs, plus **half‑ounce football jigs** in green pumpkin or brown/orange dragged down ledges and along dock corners. Docks with at least 10 feet on the front are producing better fish. Crappie are transitioning to deeper brush. Local bait shops around the Gravois and Niangua arms are reporting **limits of 10–12 inch fish** coming from brush piles in 15–25 feet. Best bet is **double‑rigged 1/16‑oz jigs** with white, chartreuse, or monkey milk plastics, or a small minnow just above the cover. Electronics are key: find the pile, sit on top of it, and fish straight down. Catfish action is picking up with the warm water. Limb lines and jug lines set on flats adjacent to the river channel have been producing **blue cats and channels**. Fresh cut shad, live bluegill (where legal), and chicken liver are the best baits. Look for 10–25 feet in the mid‑lake and upper Osage arms, especially where there’s some current from generation. Stripers and true walleye are limited here, but **white bass and hybrids** have been schooling sporadically near main‑lake points and humps in the evenings. Watch for surface busting and birds. Small chrome spoons, rooster tails, and medium‑diving shad‑pattern crankbaits will get bit when they push shad to the top. Couple of hot spots to circle today: - **Bagnell Dam to the 10‑mile marker of the Osage**: Good early‑morning topwater largemouth bite on windy points and seawalls; look for shad flicking on the surface and keep a walking bait ready. - **Gravois Arm and Niangua Arm brush piles**: Solid crappie numbers in 15–25 feet; hop from pile to pile until you find active fish. Overall fish activity is best **first two hours after sunrise and the last two before dark**, with a slower mid‑day bite unless there’s cloud cover or wind. Downsize and fish slow when the sun’s high; power fish when you’ve got chop and low light. This is Artificial Lure wishing you tight lines on Lake of the Ozarks. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  3. 2d ago

    Lake of the Ozarks Early Summer: Points, Brush, and Morning Topwater

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. We don’t worry about tides here in mid‑Missouri – no salt, no tide swing – but water level and generation are the real drivers. The lake’s sitting near normal pool with the big power company keeping a light, steady pull, so there’s just enough current on the main lake and lower Niangua to stack fish on points and around dock corners. Weather’s classic early‑summer Ozarks: morning temps in the mid‑60s, climbing into the low‑80s by afternoon. Light south breeze, mostly clear skies, and humidity creeping up as the day goes on. Sunrise hit right around 5:45 a.m., sunset will be just after 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got a long window, but the real bite is early and late. Bass first. Largemouth have slid into that post‑spawn/early summer pattern. Most of the better fish this week have come in 8–18 feet, hanging off main‑lake and secondary points, brush piles, and shady docks. Anglers around the Gravois arm and the 10–20 mile marker have been reporting good numbers of 2–3 pounders, with a few 4–5 pound kickers. Best producers have been green pumpkin or watermelon red finesse jigs, shaky heads with small worms, and natural‑shad‑patterned swimbaits slow‑rolled along the bottom. Early topwater has been solid: walking baits and poppers over main‑lake points and around big dock cables will get crushed the first hour of light, especially if there’s a light chop. Crappie are sliding deeper but still very catchable. Most folks are finding them 12–18 feet down over brush in 20–25 feet, plus shaded dock wells. Minnows on light line and 1/16‑ounce tube jigs in white, chartreuse, or monkey milk have been the ticket. Limits have been common for folks who keep moving until they land on a stacked brush pile. The Glaize and upper Osage arms have both been giving up good pans of 10–12 inch fish. White bass and the occasional hybrid are pushing shad on windblown points in the evenings. Watch for surface slashes and gulls flicking around. Small chrome lipless cranks, spoons, and 3‑inch paddletails burned just under the surface are all you need when they come up schooling. It can go from dead to chaos in a heartbeat, so keep a rod rigged and ready. Catfish action has been steady, especially for channels and blues. Set up on flats near the river channel bends or just off main‑lake points. Cut shad, chicken liver, and prepared stink baits on slip rigs are working well. Night bite has been best, with plenty of eaters and a few bigger blues reported by guys anchoring up near the 40–60 mile markers. For bait, you can’t go wrong with live shiners, minnows, and nightcrawlers from any of the local marinas. Lure‑wise, think natural: green pumpkin, black/blue, and baitfish colors for plastics and hard baits. Fluorocarbon in the 10–15 pound range is about right for most of what you’ll do. Couple of hot spots to circle on your mental map: – The Gravois arm: solid mixed bag of bass and crappie, especially on main‑lake points and deeper docks. – Lower Niangua: good brush piles for crappie and some quality bass on long, sloping points where there’s a touch of current. That’s the scoop from Lake of the Ozarks. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  4. 3d ago

    Lake of the Ozarks Fishing Report: Postspawn Bass, Topwater Action, and Dam Generation Tips

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. We don’t worry about tides here in mid‑Missouri—the lake’s controlled by Bagnell Dam, not the moon—so think more about **water level, generation, and shade** than tidal swings. Ameren’s lake level and generation schedule this week show fairly steady flow with periodic releases, so expect a little current on the main lake and just inside the bigger coves when they’re pulling water. Weather around the lake today is classic early‑summer Ozarks: morning temps in the mid‑60s warming into the 80s, light south wind, scattered clouds, and only a slight shot at a pop‑up shower this afternoon. Humidity’s up, so it’ll feel warmer on the docks. Sunrise is right around 5:45 a.m., with sunset near 8:35 p.m., giving a long low‑light window at both ends of the day—prime time for topwater and shallow action. Fish activity has been solid. Largemouth and spotted bass are in a true postspawn, sliding out from the backs of the pockets to secondary points, boat docks, and brush in 8–18 feet. Reports from local dock talk and tackle shops up around the Gravois and mid‑lake areas say numbers are good, with a handful of 3–5 pounders showing up in evening tournaments. Crappie have pushed a little deeper, but folks are still picking nice ones off brush piles in 12–20 feet, especially around clearer water. Blue and channel cats are very active along chunk rock banks and in the backs of coves where there’s any runoff, with some better blues coming from deeper ledges and main‑lake channel swings. Bass baits: - Early and late, work **topwater**—walking baits and poppers—in shade lines along bluff ends and front‑facing dock corners. - Once the sun’s up, a **green pumpkin or Missouri‑craw jig** skipped under docks, or a **Texas‑rigged worm** in plum, red bug, or blue fleck around brush and cables, has been putting fish in the boat. - On points with a little wind, a **chartreuse/white spinnerbait** or **medium‑diving crankbait** in shad or craw colors is a solid way to cover water. Crappie anglers are doing best with **small minnows** or **1/16‑oz marabou and tube jigs** in natural shad, white, or pearl, suspended just above brush tops. Use your electronics to mark piles and stay off them; they’re skittish in this clear early‑summer water. For catfish, go with **cut shad, live bluegill where legal, chicken liver, or prepared stink baits** on slip rigs. Focus on the first break off the bank in 10–25 feet, especially near creek mouths and where rock transitions to mud. A couple of hot spots to circle on your map: - **Gravois Arm (around the 3–7‑mile markers)**: good mix of docks, secondary points, and mid‑depth brush. Bass and crappie both have been steady here, with evening schooling activity when there’s a little chop. - **Niangua Arm (around the 1–5‑mile markers near Ha Ha Tonka)**: more color in the water, great for spinnerbaits, squarebills, and shallow catfish. Rock transitions and small channel swings have been holding active fish all day when there’s dam generation. Focus on shade, brush, and the first break off the bank, keep an eye on generation, and you should stay on a decent bite most of the day. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  5. 4d ago

    Lake of the Ozarks Early Summer: Points, Current, and Topwater Action

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. We don’t worry about tides here in mid‑Missouri – this is a reservoir, so water movement comes from Ameren running current at Bagnell Dam. When they’re pulling water, the main‑lake points and bridge areas fire up; when it’s slack, the bite slows and you work tighter to cover. Weather’s classic early‑summer Ozarks: mornings starting mild and humid, light south to southwest breeze, building heat through the afternoon with highs pushing into the upper 80s. Expect mostly clear to partly cloudy skies, with the chance of a pop‑up storm late in the day. Sunrise is around a quarter after five, with sunset a bit after eight‑thirty local time, so you’ve got a long window of low‑light action at both ends. Bass have been in a solid early‑summer pattern. Fish are sliding off the spawning pockets and setting up on secondary and main‑lake points, especially where there’s chunk rock or brush. Anglers this week have been boating good numbers of keeper largemouth with a few 3–5 pounders mixed in, plus plenty of short fish to keep things busy. Spotted bass are schooling on shad over deeper water, and you’ll run into some of them chasing bait off the sides of docks. Best baits: in the mornings, work a **topwater** – Spook‑style walkers, Whopper Ploppers, and buzzbaits have all been producing over points and around dock corners. As the sun gets up, switch to **bottom contact**: green pumpkin or black/blue **jigs**, **Texas‑rigged creature baits**, and **Carolina rigs** dragged in 8–20 feet. On clearer stretches, a **natural‑colored shaky head worm** is putting fish in the boat. Where there’s a little stain, a **chartreuse/white spinnerbait** or a **medium‑diving crankbait** deflected off rock is still a player. Crappie are mostly postspawn and scattered, but folks are still putting limits together by targeting brush piles and dock stalls in 12–20 feet. Small **jigs** in monkey milk, blue/white, or chartreuse, and **minnows** under a slip float are your best bet. Expect a mix of 9–11 inch keepers with a few slabs. Catfish are active along channel swings and flats at night; **cut shad**, **live bluegill** (where legal), and **stinkbait** on slip rigs are producing blues and channels, with an occasional flathead. A couple of hotspots to keep on your radar: – The **Gravois arm** has had a steady bite on main‑lake and secondary points, both for bass and crappie around the bigger dock complexes. – Downlake around the **Niangua arm**, those long tapering points and bluff‑end transitions are holding quality bass when there’s current, especially if you slow‑roll a spinnerbait or drag a football jig. Focus on low‑light periods, watch for surface schooling, and pay attention to when the dam starts pulling water – that’s when the better fish tend to chew. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  6. 5d ago

    Lake of the Ozarks: Bagnell Dam Generation and Summer Bass Bite

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. We don’t worry about tides here in mid‑Missouri – this is an impoundment on the Osage, so water level and **generation at Bagnell Dam** are what matter. When Ameren’s pushing current, the bite’s better on main‑lake and lower‑lake points and just inside coves. Weather this morning is classic early‑summer Ozarks: mild at daybreak, climbing into warm, humid conditions by afternoon with a light south breeze and a chance of pop‑up storms later. Sunrise came a little after six, with sunset just after eight‑thirty, giving you a long low‑light window. Expect clearer water toward the dam, more stain up the Osage, Niangua, and Gravois arms. **Bass:** Largemouth and spots are in a late post‑spawn, early summer pattern. There’s still a shallow bite on **dock corners, walkways, and shallow brush** first light and last light, then they slide out to **secondary points and brush piles in 12–20 feet** once the sun gets up. Best baits today: - **Topwater**: walking baits and poppers over 5–10 feet around dock cables and shade. - **Soft plastics**: green pumpkin and black/blue jigs, shaky heads, and wacky‑rigged Senkos around dock posts and brush. - **Mid‑depth cranks and swimbaits**: over brush piles and on main‑lake points when there’s generation. Local talk at the marinas has most bass boats catching **10–20 keepers a day**, with a few **4–6 pounders** weighed in on jigs and big worms off deeper brush. **Crappie:** Crappie have pulled off the banks and are setting up on **brush piles and pole timber in 10–18 feet**, especially near creek mouths. Minnows under a slip cork and 1/16‑ounce tube jigs in natural shad or chartreuse are doing work. Reports from the Niangua and mid‑lake show **limits still very doable** if you hop brush piles and keep moving until you mark fish. **Catfish:** Blues and channels are active with the warm water. Drift cut shad or perch along river channel edges, or anchor on the upstream side of points. Night bite is strong on **stink bait and cut bait** in 10–25 feet. Folks running juglines and trotlines up the Osage are bringing in **solid eaters with the occasional 20‑plus‑pound blue**. **White bass & hybrids:** Watch for surface schooling near the dam and mid‑lake in the evenings. Throw **small spoons, tail‑spinners, and 3‑inch paddle‑tails** into breaking fish. Action is fast but brief, so keep a rod rigged and ready. **Hot spots to try:** - **Gravois Arm:** Stained water, plenty of docks, and a strong bass and crappie bite around secondary points and channel swings. - **Niangua Arm:** Great for crappie on brush and catfish along bends and flats; less traffic than the main lake. - Bonus mention: **Glaize Arm and around Party Cove** for deeper brush bass when the sun’s high and the lake gets busy. Bait rundown: - **Best artificial**: topwater walkers and poppers, 3/8‑oz green pumpkin jigs, 6–10 inch Texas‑rigged worms in plum or redbug, 2–3 inch crappie tubes, and small silver spoons. - **Best live bait**: medium shiners and ’gills for bass and flatheads, minnows for crappie, cut shad and prepared stink baits for cats. That’s your Lake of the Ozarks rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  7. 6d ago

    Early Summer Bite: Bass Topwater at Dawn, Crappie Deep, Cats After Dark on Lake Ozarks

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. We don’t worry about tides here in the Ozarks—no salt, no tide swing—so your “tide chart” is all about **weather, wind, and current** from dam generation. When they’re pulling water at Bagnell, you’ll see the bite pick up on points and along channel swings as that current stacks bait. This morning started mild and humid with light south to southwest wind, building to a warm, breezy afternoon with scattered clouds and the usual shot at a pop‑up shower or storm by late day. Expect classic early‑summer pattern: muggy, air temps climbing well into the 80s, water temps mostly in the **mid to upper 70s**, pushing 80 in the backs of sunny coves. Sunrise is right around **a little after 5:40 a.m.**, sunset just before **8:30 p.m.** That gives you solid low‑light windows at dawn and last light, which are your prime feeding times for both **bass and stripers/white bass** when they’re chasing shad. Recent talk around the docks and marinas is that **largemouth and spots** are still the main deal, with a bonus **crappie** bite hanging on deeper, and some **blue and channel cats** firing after dark under dock lights. Folks have been boating steady numbers of **keeper bass in the 2–3 pound range**, with an occasional 4–5 pounder coming off main‑lake points and deep docks. Crappie reports are more mixed, but anglers working brush in **15–25 feet** are still picking up enough for a decent mess, mostly 9–11 inch fish. Cat guys are getting **eating‑size 2–5 pound blues and channels**, plus the odd bigger blue when they sit on humps near the river channel. Best patterns: - **Bass**: Early and late, work **topwater** over main‑lake and secondary points. Walking baits, small buzzbaits, and poppers in shad colors are producing when the lake’s got a little chop. Once the sun gets up, slide out and target **shade and structure**: boat docks with 15–25 feet on the front, brush piles, and bluff ends. A **green pumpkin or watermelon red finesse jig**, **3/8‑oz shaky head with a trick worm**, or a **Texas‑rigged creature bait** will put fish in the boat. On clearer stretches, a **natural‑colored swimbait or keel‑weighted fluke** slow‑rolled around docks and over brush can be deadly. - **Crappie**: Think **brush piles and condo sets** off points and in coves, 12–20 feet down. **1/16‑oz hair jigs** in white, monkey milk, or blue/white, or a small tube on a light head. If they’re finicky, minnows on a slip float just above the brush are still hard to beat. - **Catfish**: After dark, focus on **channel edges, flats near the river channel, and below dock lights** where the bait’s stacking. **Cut shad**, **cut bluegill**, and **nightcrawlers** are the go‑to. A simple Carolina rig or slip sinker works fine; don’t overthink it. Best **lures and baits** right now: - Topwater walkers and buzzbaits in **shad patterns** - **Green pumpkin** and **black/blue jigs** - **Shaky heads and finesse worms** in natural colors - Small **swimbaits and flukes** in white/pearl - Crappie **hair jigs**, tubes, and **live minnows** - Catfish **cut bait** and **crawlers** Couple of local **hot spots** to consider: - **Gravois Arm**: Good mix of clear water, chunk rock, and quality docks. Bass on points early with topwater, then jigs and worms on the dock corners and brush. Crappie guys are doing well on mid‑arm brush piles. - **Niangua Arm**: A little more color and shallow cover. Spinnerbaits and squarebills can still shine here on windy banks, with a solid catfish and crappie bite on channel swings and brush. If you’re near the dam, main‑lake points in the lower end can be fantastic when they’re moving water—watch for shad flickering and surface busts, and keep a topwater or small spoon ready. That’s your Lake of the Ozarks rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  8. Jun 8

    Lake of the Ozarks Early Summer Bass and Crappie Report

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report. We don’t deal with tides here in mid‑Missouri, just water level and current. Ameren’s lake level forecast overnight has the lake sitting around normal pool with a light to moderate generation schedule on the Osage and Niangua arms. That slight pull has the main‑lake points and the first third of the coves fishing better than the very backs. Weather’s classic early‑summer Ozarks: morning temps in the upper 60s climbing into the low to mid‑80s, light south wind, and mostly clear skies with some haze. Expect a muggy afternoon and scattered storms possible late. Sunrise is right around 5:45 a.m., sunset close to 8:35 p.m., so you’ve got a long window, but the best feeding is early and late. Bass first. Local dock talk from Osage Beach to the Grand Glaize says the postspawn funk is fading and the fish are settling into a summer pattern. Anglers have been boating good numbers of 1½–3‑pound largemouth with an occasional 4–5 mixed in. Shad are up, so topwater has been strong at first light: walking baits, Spooks, and Whopper Ploppers over main‑lake and secondary points. Once the sun gets up, go to a green pumpkin jig or Texas‑rigged creature on shaded dock corners in 8–15 feet. A shaky head or drop shot is picking up spotted bass off deeper brush piles in 18–25. Crappie action has slid deeper but is still steady. Folks fishing around mid‑lake report 10–11‑inch keepers coming off brush and condo docks in 12–20 feet. Small plastics on 1/16‑ounce heads and minnows under slip bobbers are both producing. Darker colors in the shade, natural shad or pearl when the sun’s high. White bass and hybrids have been chasing shad on the main lake early. Watch for surface schooling on calm stretches; small chrome or white spoons and Rooster Tails are all you need. A few nice eaters have been taken trolling crankbaits along channel swings. Catfish are biting well with the warming water. Jug liners and set‑liners are doing fine on cut shad and perch on the main‑river channel edges. Rod‑and‑reel guys are catching blues and channels on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers off wind‑blown points in 10–25 feet. Flatheads are showing up around big rock and dock structure on live bluegill after dark. Best lures right now: – For bass: topwater walkers and buzzers at dawn, then 3/8–½ oz jigs, Texas‑rigged creatures, and shaky heads. – For crappie: 2‑inch tubes, baby shad plastics, or live minnows. – For whites: small spoons and inline spinners. Best baits: fresh cut shad, live bluegill, and nightcrawlers for cats; minnows for crappie. A couple of local hot spots to circle: – The Grand Glaize arm from PB2 down to the mouth has been giving up solid keeper bass off dock corners and brush. – The Niangua arm around the 8–12‑mile markers has had consistent crappie and some bonus cats on channel bends and brush piles. That’s the scoop from Lake of the Ozarks. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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