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Sunday went down below Bucksaw and only found 3 Crappie, the first two were in 10 fow, on the bottom, dead-sticking to catch them on a jig. They were NOT on the bank or in the trees. Big Bertha came...

Got there early, a few boats already out. Went to my spot this a.m. and it was ROUGH, no wind at all. Caught 15 dinks before I could catch a few keepers. I would rather have a little wind, there...

Started out early, took most of the day to find them, VERY WINDY and COLD. I see why there was only around 5 boats out ........................Calm when I got there and hiding in a cove, as went...

Neither one. Noodle / jug fishing.

NO big ones, everything UNDER 5 lbs.

Yesterday, Truman, 11/15/2017 , Last report was from Osage Bluff on 10/16/2017, here to tell ya, they are in 20-30 ft of water, that's where the bait is. We put in at Thibaut Point Boat Ramp. (...

Yeah when you figure $4.99 a doz for x-large, started with 4 doz, had none left over and some cats got FREE lunch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No hook-ups .

, Kinda , Northeast of there, fished the stumps and trees Southeast of Mecca, 50 yds from ramp

tried fishing for Crappie, too windy to hold the boat still, catfish came off of noodles, NOT poles.

15-20 ft down, shad were 7.5-15 ft down.

Thursday , put in North of W at the MECCA gravel boat ramp. Caught 9 , nice size channels, water was 49 degrees, little windy, chilly, fish didn't start biting until a little after 2 p.m. Brought X...

Just got home from Bucksaw. 7 trailers in parking lot, maybe, very little tree/ brush trash. water is like chocolate milk, milked down coffee. No sun, very little wind, very little, unable to catch...

Date: May 2, 2017
Lake Elevation: 864.93
Lake Condition: The lake is currently 9 inches above normal pool and steady.
Normal Elevation: 864.20
Spillway Outflow: 8 cfs
Water Surface...

Date: May 2, 2017
Truman Lake Current Elevation: 720.24
Truman Lake Normal Elevation: 706.00
Lake of the Ozarks Lake Current Elevation: 658.95
Generators: 0 cfs

Spillway Gate: 0 cfs...

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Truman Lake Normal Elevation: 706.00
Lake of the Ozarks Lake Current Elevation: 659.86
Generators: 0 cfs

P.S..................Had already filled out my form and WAS getting ready to run to the post office and mail it to Jefferson City. Something told me to go to Walmart and see IF I could order it and...

lifetimepermitappaccessible_fillable.pdf (pdf, 354 KB)​

Thanks for the report. Didn't know IF the cooler weather was going to put a damper on things.

Lifetime Fishing Permit (residents only)
Notes:This permit carries the same privileges as the Resident Fishing Permit and the Trout Permit.
You must be a Missouri resident to purchase this permit. ...

Lake Condition: The lake is currently 23 inches below normal pool and dropping about 1 inch per day. Spillway releases of 250 cfs should continue through January 23rd. The Water Control Manual...

Got there before sun up, Ice at little Platte, Ice all over W boat ramp, had to launch at Camp branch. There WAS a 1/2 - 3/4 inch sheet between Camp Branch buoys' and toward main lake, about 300...

The best fishing there is probably the Spawn ( of the Crappie )and the Walleye fishing up until late Spring. Other than that, just another lake.

Got there early, next to last one off of lake. Caught MORE dink white bass than I ever have at Smithville. Ended up with two average 9.5 and 1- 10 Crappie . From all of the boats that were ON the...

GREAT JOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB, very impressive

It wasn't windy up there today?

Great, was coming in the morning........................................and to check on the yearly permit///////////////

Did NOT take the boat, did not go out on the water, just wanted to get yearly permit. Seen boats under CB Bridge, and one boat parallel to the highway between the marina and the highway. The rest...

The last week or so.... they have let out between 8 and 16k of water through the generators.///////////////

Took the drive up to Smithville to get my yearly permit and the woman said they were NOT in yet / had NOT arrived yet. Drove around little there, NO ICE nowhere, plenty of boats every where, and...