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Missouri and Kansas fishing report for Oct. 9

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•SMITHVILLE: 67 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: bass fair on spinnerbaits, jigs in the coves; crappies excellent on jigs, minnows in the main-lake brush; white bass good on Pepper Spoons along the Trimble Dam.

•TRUMAN: 70 degrees, fairly clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Rocky Top Archery and Bait reports: crappies good on jigs, minnows in 20 to 25 feet of water along the bluffs near the observation tower. Below the dam: catfish good on cut bait, shad at the confluence; walleyes good on plastic baits, jigging spoons in 18 to 25 feet of water near the confluence.

•JAMES A. REED: 68 degrees, clear, full pool. Outlook: Missouri Department of Conservation reports: channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait; bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits in the brush and along the weedlines.

•BULL SHOALS: 71 degrees, clear, 28 feet high. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: largemouth, smallmouth bass good on night crawlers in 20 to 30 feet of water in the main-lake brush; catfish good on limblines, trotlines with perch.

•LONGVIEW: 64 degrees, 21-inch clarity, slightly high. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good on jigs, minnows off the marina docks; catfish good on hot dogs off the marina docks.

•TANEYCOMO: 50 degrees, slightly murky; heavy power generation. Outlook: Lilley’s Landing reports: trout very good on peach or pink egg flies, San Juan worms, scud flies in the Trophy Area and on PowerBait below Fall Creek.

•STOCKTON: 72 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Mutton Creek Marina reports: crappies good (but small) on minnows in 20 feet of water in the brush; walleyes good (but small) on jigs with night crawlers on the flats and off points.

•POMME DE TERRE: 75 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Nemo Landing reports: white bass good on white spinners on the flats in the evening; crappies fair on chartreuse jigs in 15 feet of water in the timber; bluegills fair on worms in the brush.

•BLUE SPRINGS: 67 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: hybrids, catfish fair on chicken liver near the Blow Hole; crappies good on minnows in the timber.

•JACOMO: 69 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good on minnows in 10 feet of water; channel catfish fair at dawn and dusk on shad sides; bluegills fair to good on crickets.

•NORFORK: 72 degrees, murky, 14 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in the brush; stripers fair on swimbaits trolled along the old brush line; walleyes fair on slab spoons in 35 feet of water.

•TABLE ROCK: 72 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Indian Point Marina reports: bass fair on spinnerbaits off points.

•LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 68 degrees, stained, normal. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: all species poor.

Kansas

•EL DORADO: 66 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Maynard’s Bait Shop reports: channel catfish good on live bait, liver; walleyes good on leeches, night crawlers off points; crappies good on minnows in the timber and brush.

•LA CYGNE: 78 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parks reports: white bass good on twisters, jigging spoons on the main lake; channel catfish good on a variety of baits lakewide; largemouth bass fair to good on jigs, spinnerbaits in rocky areas.

•TUTTLE CREEK: 65 degrees, murky, 5 feet high. Outlook: Derrick’s Bait and Tackle reports: catfish good on cut bait, live bait at Rocky Ford and the outlet (a 20-pound channel catfish was caught at Rocky Ford and a 15-pound blue catfish was caught at the outlet); white bass good on jigs, minnows at Rocky Ford.

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