shockley32

If you wish to do well in the tourney head way up the Osage arm. Go to at least Tally Bend, better if you go toward Osceola.

Fished in Crappie Slayers Tournament Series tourney today. Seven boats were crazy enough to brave the elements. Here we go: water 18' high sleet cold front 25 mph wind 2-3 whitecaps Winning weight: 0, zip, zelch, nada, nothin' One boat even got filled with water, completely filled to the side rails! Thankfully we got it loaded and let her drain! Brad

Thanks for the update. Keep 'em coming.

Anybody do any good this last weekend? We didn't find anything on Truman. If so approximately what mile marker are they at? Brad

I talked with a conservation agent, he said it would be 10-14 days before the spoonbill move up to the Osceola area. So where are they now? Brad

Anyone get any spoonies today? If so what part of the lake. We put in at Tally Bend, didn't see very many on the graph. Only caught one and it was very small. Water temp 43 degrees. Brad

Interesting. I live in Buffalo and am just a short drive from Charity. How about down the river at Barclay? Is the fishing any good down in that area? Brad

Do you guys catch quality fish on the Niangua? I read the info about the Niangua in MO Game and Fish, I hear people talk of several 3-4 lbs smallies and 5-10 lbs brown trout. Is this true? I live just a few minutes from the river, usually I fish in the lakes however with gas prices my jon boat and I may get some quality time this year. Brad

Geezer, I love to fish Pomme, would like to see more post and info on here about Pomme. What do you fish for? Typically I fish for crappie, very little for everything else. Brad

Been there done that. There are paddlefish in that area, even on past the little Niangua. However I haven't snagged there very much, it is far better up in the Warsaw area below the 65 bridge. The fish are bigger and there are several more of them. Good Luck! Brad

I fish with stickbaits all the time at Taney. They work very, very well. It's the best thing to use to catch a wall hanger (just take a pic, measure length & girth and have reproduction done!). Lure: Rapala 11 & 13 are my choice, I used floaters in gold and black, brown trout, purple decent. The smaller baits will catch more fish however the fish tend to be smaller. Bass Pro Shops XPS Suspending stick baits are excellent. I use Gold and black, tequilla and Georgia Shad. Storm Thunderstick - same color pattern Smithwick Suspending Rogue - same color pattern. I fish those baits in that order. Some times they want it worked real fast, other time slow, yet other times a jerk, jerk, jerk pause. Just try different retrieves until something works. Cloudy days with slight wind are a lot better. Blue bird skies realy hurt the stickbait bite. Rod: 6' to 6' 6" medium action. I love the All Star rods, best rods made by far - I will put my All Star rods up against any Falcon, G Loomis, Fenwick or any $200 - $300 rod. The All Star rods run $89 - $125. However don't break the bank. The outlet store at Bass Pro is loaded with good quality medium action spinning rods. Most are $10 -$15, they have had the tips broke in shipping, they just glue a new one on. Most of those rods usually run $40 - $60 in the main store. Reel: Same story as the rods, I love the Okuma spinning reels about $30 at Fin and Feather in Springfield. You can find decent reconditioned reels at the outlet for $10. Just make sure to get one that holds a lot of line, when a 5# plus hits it will make several long runs Line: I use 6 pound test. Just check the line to make sure it doens't have any nicks in it. You can get started for a reasonable amount of money. An outlet store rod and reel $20, a few baits $12, catching wall hanger trout - priceless!!! Good luck! Brad

Thanks for the info fellows! Brad

Hello Gents! New to the forum, not to fishing. Taney is one of my favorite places to fish, go as often as I can get down there. I don't get there nearly enough as I live 85 miles to the north. Any rate I was told the rainbows make a run/spawn at the end of Feb to first part of March similar to that of the browns in the fall. Is that true? If so are there very many nice bows up by the dam right now? Looking for 4 lbs plus fish. It's hard to get away with Bennet opening up on the first, the Niangua River starts hopping, Spoonbill opening, white bass running up stream and the crappie starting to feel the urge. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brad