Fishing report for Feb. 26
FISHING
Missouri
▪ TANEYCOMO: Clear, sporadic power generation. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: trout good on minnows drifted under a strike indicator 6 to 7 feet down and on microjigs under strike indicators. Trophy Area: Fishermen report: trout good on Awesome Possum scuds near chutes coming into the lake.
▪ TRUMAN: 35 degrees, clear, one-half foot high. Ice-covered in spots. Outlook: Tightwad Bait and Tackle reports: all species poor.
▪ NORFORK: 42 degrees, clear, 5 feet low. Many ramps are iced-in. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: all species poor due to conditions.
▪ BULL SHOALS: 42 degrees, clear, 6 1/2 feet low. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: very little fishing pressure due to cold. No reports.
▪ TABLE ROCK: 42 degrees, clear, 5 1/2 feet low. Ramps have ice. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: Very little fishing pressure. No reports.
▪ SMITHVILLE: 37 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Camp Branch Marina reports: all species poor.
▪ POMME DE TERRE: 34 degrees, clear, 3 feet low. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: very little fishing pressure due to cold and snow. No reports.
▪ STOCKTON: 33 degrees, clear, 3 feet low. Backs of coves have ice. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: Very little fishing pressure. No reports.
▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 35 degrees, clear, 5 feet low. Coves have ice. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: black bass poor to fair (a few are being caught on jerkbaits).
▪ JACOMO: Low 30s, clear, normal. Outlook: Jacomo Marina reports: all species poor.
▪ BLUE SPRINGS: Mid 30s, clear, normal. Outlook: Blue Springs Lake Marina report: all species poor.
▪ REED AREA: Low 30s, clear, normal. Lakes are 99 percent ice-covered. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: all species poor.
▪ LONGVIEW: 34 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: all species poor.
Kansas
▪ COFFEY COUNTY: 60s at hot-water outlet, low 40s on the main lake, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Coffey County reports: bass fair on Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, plastic baits; white bass fair to good on jigging spoons; wipers poor to fair.
▪ TUTTLE CREEK: Low 30s, clear, 1 foot high. Some ice. Difficult access. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: crappies fair on jigs in 22 feet of water in brush.
▪ CLINTON: 34 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Partially ice-covered. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs off the marina docks).
▪ PERRY: Low 30s, clear, 1 foot high. Lake is 50 percent ice-covered. Outlook: Perry Tightlines Bait and Tackle reports: crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught off the marina docks).
▪ GLEN ELDER: Low 30s, clear, 2 feet low. Ice is forming. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: all species poor. Very little fishing pressure.
▪ MELVERN: 37 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Ice in coves. Ramps are still accessible. Outlook: Melvern Marina reports: all species poor. Very light fishing pressure.
▪ MILFORD: Low 30s, clear, 1 foot low. Partially ice-covered. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: all species poor.
▪ HILLSDALE: 35 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Partially ice-covered. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: all species poor.
▪ EL DORADO: 33 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Partially ice-covered. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: all species poor.
▪ POMONA: 34 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Mostly ice-covered. Ramps are iced in. Outlook: Lighthouse Harbor Marina reports: all species poor.
▪ LA CYGNE: 50s at hot-water outlet, 40s on the main lake, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parks: all species poor.
▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: Mid 30s, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: Trout were stocked Wednesday and fishing is closed until 8 a.m. Saturday, when season opens.
▪ KILL CREEK: Mid 30s, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: Trout were stocked Wednesday and fishing is closed until 8 a.m. Saturday, when season opens.
Other area waters
▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 38 to 41 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Jeff Williams reports: crappies good on Crappie Kickers, minnows in 15 feet of water in brush and along docks; white bass fair trolling Go-Go Minnows, Rooster Tails in the Spring River north of the Twin Bridges; catfish very good on fresh or frozen shad soaked in Dead Red attractant along deep ledges, dropoffs. Sheldon Collings reports: bass good on finesse worms, Flutter Spoons off main-lake points and rock banks adjacent to deep water.
▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, heavy generation early, tapering off by early afternoon. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: Fly fishing: trout good in early afternoon when current has declined on white, olive or black jigs, nymphs, midges, sculpins, egg patterns, wooly buggers. Spin fishing: rainbow trout good to excellent on one-eigbth 1/8th-ounce white or white-gray jigs. Brown trout good on stickbaits, Rapalas.
To reach outdoors editor Brent Frazee, call 816-234-4319 or send email to bfrazee@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @fishboybrent.
Brent’s best bet
The winter fishing is heating up at Grand Lake in Oklahoma. Largemouth bass are starting to hit, with good-sized fish being caught along channel-swing banks and points. Blue catfish also are biting along deep ledges and dropoffs. And crappies are hitting in 15 feet of water in the brush and along docks.
This story was originally published February 25, 2015 at 11:33 PM with the headline "Fishing report for Feb. 26."