Report/niangua Arm

[Whopperstopper]

Just back from a week at the Niangua Arm of the lake. Didn't slayum but we caught a fair number of fish. When the wind blew hard the hybrids were active on shallow points and shallow banks. They had a taste for Roadrunners with white curl tails and white Roostertails with gold blade. Both about 1/8 oz. Caught a 4.6 white or striper.??? It had unbroken lines like a white but two rows of teeth like a striper. Several people looked at it to I.D. it with mixed answers. Some said a giant white and some said small striper. All agreed that it wasn't a hybrid. Sure was fun on an ultralite rod.

We found some small crappie in the brush back in the coves. The piles that produced them were in 10-14 ft. We found several 14 inch slabs on main lake bluff pockets holding around 12 ft. They were pretty scattered. A couple here and there. Had to keep on the move. Blk/chart roadrunners with a red 1/8 oz. head seemed to work best. We had enough crappie for a good fry at the lake and about six family size bags of fillets for the freezer. Hope this helps. Get out there and getum before the weather closes in.