Fishing report for Nov. 16

BULL SHOALS: Mid-50s, clear, 6 feet low. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: Smallmouth bass very good overnight on jigs and jig-and-pigs off the bluffs and on topwater baits late afternoons and early evenings. Below the dam: Cotter Trout Dock reports: light, steady generation; rainbow trout fair to good (and good sized) on white jigs and PowerBait (white and fluorescent yellow); brown trout are spawning. Berry Bros. Guide Service reports: No wadable water; Rim Shoals continues to be the hot spot; woolly buggers, Y2Ks, prince nymphs, pheasant tails, midges, San Juan worms and sowbugs.

TANEYCOMO: 50s, fairly clear, light generation. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Trout fair to good on pink Power Worms (when there is no flow), nightcrawlers, Gulp salmon eggs, Power Eggs and microjigs; for fly fisherman, small midges, elk hair caddis, ants and beetles.

NORFORK: 62 degrees, clearing, 1 foot low. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: Stripers, black bass, walleyes, crappies and hybrids fair on  3/8 -ounce Bink’s spoons 30 feet down over Corps brush piles.

LONGVIEW: 50 degrees, 32-inch clarity, normal. Outlook: Longview Marina reports: Catfish good on minnows off the docks; crappies good (and good-sized) on jigs and minnows off the docks.

POMME DE TERRE: 57 degrees, varying clarity, normal. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: All species slow.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 60 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: Bass good on soft plastics, topwater baits and jigs 15 to 20 feet down over main-lake brush piles; crappies excellent (and good-sized) 4 to 6 feet down on minnows or jigs over brush piles and off condo docks; all other species slow.

REED AREA: 44 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: Bluegills and redears fair on worms under a bobber; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait; black bass fair on soft plastics near cover; crappies good on tube jigs and minnows near brush piles and weed beds; trout good on PowerBait and microjigs.

STOCKTON: 54 degrees, clear, 3 feet low. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: Crappies good on jigs or minnows in 18 to 24 feet of water over brush piles; all other species slow.

JACOMO: High to mid-40s, slightly stained, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: Channel catfish fair on shad in coves and off points; crappies good early over brush and off marina docks on jigs, minnows and spoons (a 2-pound, 12-ounce fish was caught last week); walleyes poor to fair trolling deep-diving crankbaits off points; white bass fair early on jigs and spoons in coves; all other species slow.

BLUE SPRINGS: High to mid-40s, stained, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: Largemouth bass fair on minnows and swimbaits near drop-offs; hybrids fair on Alabama rigs and jigging spoons in deep water where shad are schooling; channel catfish fair on cut bait or extra-large minnows off points; crappies fair early on small jigs and minnows near the marina and over main-lake brush; all other species slow.

TRUMAN: 54 degrees, clearing, 1 foot high. Outlook: Guide Bob Bates reports: Crappies good (and good-sized) on Swarm jigs off the bluffs in 18 to 22 feet of water, also fair on jigs in 15 to 18 feet of water over brush piles; all other species slow.

SMITHVILLE: 46 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: White bass excellent on crankbaits, inline spinners, Road Runners and Rat-L-Traps off windy points; crappies good on Bobby Garland baby shad (blue ice color) in 14 to 20 feet of water in Little Platte River and 10 to 15 feet down on jigs or minnows in main lake brush piles, also good on jigs off the Camp Branch and Little Platte courtesy docks; all other species slow.

SHAWNEE MISSION PARK: 48 degrees, murky. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: Trout fair to good on Powerbait; catfish fair on cut bait; black bass and wipers fair on jigs.

KILL CREEK PARK: 47 degrees, murky. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: Trout fair to good on Powerbait; catfish fair on cut bait; black bass fair on soft plastics.

COFFEY COUNTY: 69 degrees at hot-water outlet, clear, 2 1/2 feet low. Outlook: Coffey County reports: Largemouth bass fair; all other species slow. High winds have hindered access.

MELVERN: 52 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: Crappies fair (but small) on minnows and dark-colored jigs off the docks; white bass fair in areas near flooded timber at the west end; channel catfish good on minnows or bluegills around the docks, also fair in deeper water on cut bait; blue catfish good on cut bait near the docks and on mud flats at northwest end of lake; smallmouth bass fair on spoons and shallow-running crankbaits along shorelines and riprap; largemouth bass fair on shallow-running crankbaits near rocky shorelines; walleyes poor to fair on crankbaits or spinners near the west end and near riprap/jetty walls.

CLINTON: 48 degrees, stained, 1 1/2 feet high. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: Wipers and white bass fair late on jigging spoons and crankbaits off windy, rocky points or over roadbeds; crappies poor to fair on jigs off the marina docks; all other species slow.

WILSON: 40s, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Guide Dale Hines reports: Stripers good on bucktails in shallow water casting into vegetation; all other species slow.

PERRY: 49 degrees, slightly stained, 2 feet high. Outlook: Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: White bass fair on Bubbas off points and off private docks; crappies excellent on smaller Bobby Garland jigs (electric chicken color) and minnows off Lake Perry Marina docks and lakewide over drop-offs and in channels; blue catfish fair (but small) drifting fresh shad or skipjack in Rock Creek area and near Ozawkie.

MILFORD: 51 degrees, stained, 1 foot high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: Wipers fair on Double-W Shad Flutter spoons and large-blade spinnerbaits 25 to 30 feet down at midlake, also late where fish are surfacing; all other species slow

HILLSDALE: 50 degrees, fairly clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: Crappies good on tube jigs 15 feet down off the docks; walleyes good (and good-sized) on jigs off the docks and on the flats; channel catfish good on a variety of baits off the docks; all other species slow.

LA CYGNE: 48 degrees at the hot-water outlet, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Park reports: Crappies very good on minnows or jigs; wipers good (a 6-pounder was caught over the weekend); all other species slow.

GLEN ELDER: Low 50s, clear, normal. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: White bass fair to good on live bait or slow-trolling slabs, also where fish are surfacing; all other species slow.

TUTTLE CREEK: 51 degrees, stained, 7 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: All species slow.

WYANDOTTE: 50s, clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Boat Rental reports: Crappies good after sunset on jigs and minnows; black bass good (but small) on a variety of baits; all other species slow.

This story was originally published November 15, 2017 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Fishing report for Nov. 16."