Bagnell Tailwater Report

[creek wader]

Got into Jeff. City, early in the morn. 04/02. Seen they were still releasing water at the dam. A fast moving front was coming, so I thought the bite would be on, ahead of the front. I was wrong. They were releasing a high volume of water, but the fish didn't cooperate. I caught a white on the 1st cast, should of known, it would be slow. It's always that way, if I catch a fish right off. Wound up catching 3 small whites and two lg mouth (released the lg mouth). Another guy caught 2 crappie, a 13 in. and a 11 in. So, he gave them to me. I fished for about 4 hrs. in the cove. A lot of people came and went and I didn't see any other fish being caught. There were a lot of gulls and herons feeding on the shad. Saw a bald eagle swoop down and grab a fish, 75 ft. in front of me. That got a "wow" from everybody. I think these fronts are screwing up the fish. If you cannot view the pics. Check the previous post under this Topic Title.

[ozarkgunner]

Got into Jeff. City, early in the morn. 04/02. Seen they were still releasing water at the dam. A fast moving front was coming, so I thought the bite would be on, ahead of the front. I was wrong. They were releasing a high volume of water, but the fish didn't cooperate. I caught a white on the 1st cast, should of known, it would be slow. It's always that way, if I catch a fish right off. Wound up catching 3 small whites and two lg mouth (released the lg mouth). Another guy caught 2 crappie, a 13 in. and a 11 in. So, he gave them to me. I fished for about 4 hrs. in the cove. A lot of people came and went and I didn't see any other fish being caught. There were a lot of gulls and herons feeding on the shad. Saw a bald eagle swoop down and grab a fish, 75 ft. in front of me. That got a "wow" from everybody. I think these fronts are screwing up the fish.

Nice bass! I got a bunch of them that size this weekend. It's too bad about the front....... I hope it picks up because I am heading down on Sat.

Tight lines!

[creek wader]

Good luck, gunner. One thing about the weather and the fishing, right now. "Stick around it'll change."