Whites/hybrids

[redtickstreed]

heading up in the morning what the best place from the bank? Also crappie info from the bank would be nice. I see people talking about the dead arm is that the place east of the river with the boat ramp and fishing docks/ Thanks

[Wayne SW/MO]

heading up in the morning what the best place from the bank? Also crappie info from the bank would be nice. I see people talking about the dead arm is that the place east of the river with the boat ramp and fishing docks/ Thanks

The dead arm is water on the east side. It's actually the original river channel. There are a couple of fishing docks there, but I don't know how well they produce, but crappie is the main game there. Either side of the spillway channel can be good, but it's hard to pick an exact spot.

[Wahoo61]

With respect to crappie below the dam they were catching them on slip bobbers around the handicap dock late last week and probably this weekend. It is hard to say which side will be good tomorrow. The water will be running current down the west side (turbine side). Less current on the Gate side. sometimes you have to watch on both sides and try to find an area where people of are catching. If you see someone pull up with a white and blue Nitro Center Console Bay boat with a 75 merc on back, that will be me, and I will be glad to try to help you out. We will not get down until about 10:30 or so.

If I get there late, I try to see if I see fish being caught on either side. Obviously, if they are catching them, go there. Otherwise, I always start the closest place I can get to the fence on either side (the farthest up towards the dam you can fish) and work my way back from there, or switch sides. The turbine side (West) gives you more shoreline to fish for hybrids and whites because of the current generally running down that side.

Good luck. Tight Lines!!!

[Wayne SW/MO]

We will not get down until about 10:30 or so.

Oh oh, that seems to be the time the crappie in the old channel take a nap.

[Wahoo61]

Fished yesterday from 1 to 4. Caught 6 hybrids and a few crappie on the gate side (west) right by the fence. Used live shad. Saw only a few big whites and some crappie caught until about 2:30, then I started catching hybrids. I missed 8 to 10 fish because of the slack in the line from wind. If they hit within 10 seconds or so of casting there was not enough time to get the slack out and get a hook set. Caught fish on three straight casts between 3:45 and 4. It was going to probably go solid til dark with the front moving in. I really did not want to leave. For sure the topwater bite would have been on in a few days, but with this crazy weather it will probably set it back until we get three or four days of solid warm weather. I would say next weekend should make for a good one. Tight Lines!!!

[Wayne SW/MO]

6 hybrids is a good day.