Lower Osage Walleye/sauger

[raildog]

Seth,

Chartreuse lead head jig and minnow is the common was to catch sauger this time of year. I have caught them on Lindy Rigs this time of year too. I have set minnow traps in holes in creeks and caught big minnows for bait as large minnows are sometimes hard to get this time of year.

KennyB

[Seth]

Thanks for the tip raildog!

[Hog Wally]

We tried the jig head minnow method and our minnows ranged from 3" to 5" stone rollers. I have yet to figure it out. Water was 39 degrees! Running no water though. I guess it's a good spot if your a local. The best time I ever had there was when a really cool man came up beside my boat and tossed a couple lures in my boat and said ( try this ). I caught my first big hybrid that day

[Seth]

The most fun I ever had fishing below the dam was in late May when they were running about 30,000 cfs. Shad were easy to get and we just hammered the nice blue cats. We caught a pile of them and had three over 10 pounds (10,12, and 25 pounder). Caught them free drifting cut shad along the bottom. I've never had another day even close to that since.

[raildog]

Seth

If you can get to the mouth of the Osage, try right where the muddy Missouri river water and the clearer osage come together, try to keep your line as close to vertical as possible. I have at times had to use a 1 ounce jig to do this, lift your jig/minnow about 4-6 inches, hold it just off the bottom for 10-15 seconds drop it to the bottom and repeat. Sometime the hammer it and sometime its just a tap. I'd say this method would work at the mouth of any of the larger rivers that feed into the Missouri.

Where do you live Seth?

KennyB

[raildog]

Seth,

Never mind I see you are at Owensville.

[rangerman]

On my way to bagnell now, will post results later....

[Hog Wally]

Please do. It's a 2 hour drive for me

[rangerman]

Water temp-37.6

No generation except house turbine

2 short and one 20 inch eye along with a drum.

Used 3/8 ounce glow fireball jig tipped with shiner, with water temps that cold all they would really do was mouth it. No jig action whatsoever. Just had to keep it right on the bottom. They were on the gravel at the edge of the current seam in 15 foot of water.

Then the WIND came....

[Seth]

Seth

If you can get to the mouth of the Osage, try right where the muddy Missouri river water and the clearer osage come together, try to keep your line as close to vertical as possible. I have at times had to use a 1 ounce jig to do this, lift your jig/minnow about 4-6 inches, hold it just off the bottom for 10-15 seconds drop it to the bottom and repeat. Sometime the hammer it and sometime its just a tap. I'd say this method would work at the mouth of any of the larger rivers that feed into the Missouri.

Where do you live Seth?

KennyB

You ever try the deep hole up from Pike's Camp access (Wardsville)? I've heard people say they used to get in to them in that area as well.