Midweek Whites

[stuartsx5]

My brother and I fished Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. We had 18, 24 and 20. Most were caught on main lake points with wind and chunk rock. We used 1/16 ounce jigs and the color is up to you. When they were on they were on and it didn't matter what the color was. All were caught in the Glaize arm near Anderson's and in the Osage arm in various places. Here is a picture of one.

[fishinwrench]

Good job! I've been hitting the shallow flats for them but success has been inconsistent and they only want to bite later in the evening.

Did you catch many before 5pm ?

[stuartsx5]

All of ours were caught between 10 am and 6 pm. The bite is very inconsistent even on the points. There one minute and gone the next. I do believe this is as good as I have ever seen it this early in October the way I fish for them. My wife and I are spending the next four days in a lake house on the Osage just off the Glaize. Hope the bite stays decent. I will try to post reports while I'm there.

[fishinwrench]

If you work your way further up the creek until the water gets clear, then turn around and idle back to the first couple of shallow flats that still have some color to the water I bet you'll find some bigger ones.

All you need is just enough color that you can't easily see the bottom in 3-4'

They are there all the time I think but they will swim around and ignore you for hours sometimes. The only predictable time is between 5:30 and dark.

[stuartsx5]

Thanks for the pointers fishinwrench. I kept fishing the points and the week went south. Thursday was pretty good but Friday and Saturday was lousy. What caused all the crap in the water? I've heard some say the lake was turning over but not sure that was it.

[fishinwrench]

The lake is getting a transfusion now with Truman unloading and Bagnell alternating between 2500 and 30k cfs , and that is floating some junk out of the cuts and coves and off the bank. The upper ends are free of it.