Coming to Lake of the Ozarks in July

[solocamq32]

Hello all, the wifes family are having a reunion for the week after july 4th out of hawks landing @ lake of the Ozarks,I have been instructed to bring my boat to take a few of them fishing each day.

Having fished very few places outside of Texas and never in Missouri,any info on what kind of fish to target and what some basic tackle yall use would be appreciated.

Not looking for GPS cords. or such just general info like depth and cover and general areas to start out in.

One inlaw from Minnesota is also bringing his boat and he is set up for walleye and northern fishing while I am more into crappie fishing and chasing the schooling sand bass from time to time.

If I can ever return the favor for anyone coming down our way(DFW) I would be happy to do so.

Our boats both have good electronics and we have good spinning rods and bait casters and a few zebcos for the folks who cannot throw a baitcaster.

Anyone coming to fish in Texas might also find this site useful. http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php

Also I was not sure which forum to post this in so any help there would also be appreciated. 

 

     

 

[fishinwrench]

The bass should be around brushpiles in 10-20',. Worms, jigs, ect.  One local bait that does quite well is a Senko on a 1/4-3/8oz. Shakey head and 10-12# line.   Brushpiles are easy to find with your electronics, obviously the best ones are going to be on points or near drop-offs and ledges.   If you get bored with that then you can go Spoon-Jacking the condo docks.

For the life of me I can't place where "Hawks landing" is....and I'm too lazy to google it, but I'm guessing it's in the vacinity of the Grand Glaize arm, if so you can go pound on the release fish around Public beach #2.  😁

[MoCarp]

any trip to LOZ should include fishing for big blue cats a good flipping stick and level wind reel 20# test..... fish sliding egg rig 5/0 circle hooks..and fresh shad... bends in the river channel you should find the bigger fish...jugging can be fun, pitching docks for bass...LOZ is a very big lake..don't be afraid to trailer to different areas....big wipers too... pick them up fishing for big blues

[solocamq32]

looks like its at a place called swift hollow not to far west of hwy 5 bridge,seeing lots of docks and boat houses while looking on google earth,I know how to fish those so that can always be a fallback if I cant find schooling or suspended fish,and I do have a few jug lines that I keep for taking my grandson out (he loves catfish),I assume shad can be caught with a cast net around lights in the predawn hours(that's how I do it here).

Thanks for the replys guys I am starting to get spooled up for this trip,and look forward to fishing a new lake,just hoping to put the inlaws on some fish and enjoy the scenery up there. 

[nomolites]

On 6/4/2017 at 10:35 PM, fishinwrench said:

The bass should be around brushpiles in 10-20',. Worms, jigs, ect.  One local bait that does quite well is a Senko on a 1/4-3/8oz. Shakey head and 10-12# line.   Brushpiles are easy to find with your electronics, obviously the best ones are going to be on points or near drop-offs and ledges.   If you get bored with that then you can go Spoon-Jacking the condo docks.

For the life of me I can't place where "Hawks landing" is....and I'm too lazy to google it, but I'm guessing it's in the vacinity of the Grand Glaize arm, if so you can go pound on the release fish around Public beach #2.  😁

The white(sand) bass should be schooling and rising in the late evenings in July on the main lake flats with current. The better spots should be easier to find as there will be other boats loitering or trolling those areas.  I like to jig 1/2 oz spoons but if they are there they can be caught other ways as well.  When the shad get pushed up on the flat all species of game fish will usually be on them, including blue cats, hybrid stripers, walleye, bass, crappie.  It is a great way to spend a July evening and make memories with family on LOZ.

Mike