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I noticed there were not many fished weighed at Sterett creek during the Bash. The regatta permits for LofO was 1400 and Truman 300 which explains that desgrepency. However I was amazed that Truman still contributed only a very few lower weighted fish that cashed. Is the bass fishing on Truman on the decline?
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19 minutes ago, waterpossum said:

Is the bass fishing on Truman on the decline?

Sure seems to be.  

The constant and drastic lake-level fluctuations, combined with the heavily stained water, make the Truman ecosystem far more friendly to pelagic species like Crappie, White bass, Blue cat, and Hybrid Stripers.   

Bluegill aren't doing well there either.

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On 10/6/2021 at 5:28 PM, fishinwrench said:

Sure seems to be.  

The constant and drastic lake-level fluctuations, combined with the heavily stained water, make the Truman ecosystem far more friendly to pelagic species like Crappie, White bass, Blue cat, and Hybrid Stripers.   

Bluegill aren't doing well there either.

You just described every lake in the Ozarks managed by the Corp😪

The answer may not lie at the bottom of a glass, but you should always check

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51 minutes ago, curtisce said:

You just described every lake in the Ozarks managed by the Corp😪

Not really 🤔 

Clear water lakes seem to maintain a better bass fishery on lakes that fluctuate wildly.   The fish can successfully spawn deeper in that environment than they can on heavily stained or muddy water lakes. 

Crappie can spawn in the trees, catfish can spawn deeper in total darkness, and temperate bass spawn in the creeks. 

Largemouth need a gradually sloping shoreline and reasonably steady water levels.  Truman and Mark Twain lack that nowadays.....but they didn't used to.  Both Truman and MT were excellent bass lakes before they started allowing the levels to fluctuate so much.    Blame the COE I guess.  🤷

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