Water temp

[RobinHood]

Let's be honest, fishing from the bank at Fellows OR Springfield is enough to destroy your confidence, unless you're happy with bluegill and maybe a catfish or two, and the occasional lucky day. It's hard to find good fishing around Springfield without driving an hour, especially if you don't have a boat. 

[bassfisher]

Fish a jerk bait and you will be suprized

[Bass Yakker]

Water temperature on Lake Springfield was 52 around 5pm.  It's warming up a little but still not much happening out there yet.

[Bass Yakker]

Went out in the yak this morning on Lake Springfield. Ended up sprinkling on me.  Not in the forecast. Now I'll know to bring wet weather gear with me even when it's not supposed to rain.  Talked to others out there and the fish were not biting today.  Surface water temp 57 deg. Used nedrig and suspended jerkbait. No fish.  One of the guys out there is the co-owner of Billyneck food station, a food truck in Battlefield, MO. Great food and he loves to fish.  Shameless plug.

[Flysmallie]

Not the first I have heard of Billyneck. I gotta go check that out. 

[misfitfishingco]

http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2015/10/08/cu-stop-burning-coal-james-river-power-station/73586744/

Before this, Springfield Lake was dynamite

[Bass Yakker]

Thank you for the article!  Appreciate it!

[Bass Yakker]

Surface water temp below the dam was 58 by one of the islands on Monday late morning at Lake Springfield.