Fishing report for March 10

Fishing

Missouri

TABLE ROCK: 52 to 56 degrees, clear in the river arms, dingy on the main lake, normal. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: black bass excellent on Alabama rigs, jerkbaits, crankbaits along windy, ledge-rock banks; crappies fair to good on jigs in Long Creek arm; white bass good to very good on Shad Raps, Alabama rigs, crankbaits in the rivers.

NORFORK: 51 degrees, clear, near normal. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: stripers, hybrids good on jerkbaits in 5 feet of water.

TRUMAN: 55 degrees, clear, 6 inches high. Outlook: Steve Blake Guide Service reports: bass good on chartreuse spinnerbaits, jigs in back of creeks and on jerkbaits off main-lake points; crappies good on jigs, minnows in 2 to 4 feet of water in back of creeks; white bass, hybrids fair on Rat-L-Traps in the creeks.

BULL SHOALS: Low 50s, clear, normal. Outlook: Buck Creek Boat Dock reports: bass good on Alabama rigs, jerkbaits, crankbaits in 5 to 15 feet of water in creeks; white bass poor to fair on spinners in major creeks.

STOCKTON: Low 50s, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: white bass very good on white jigs in the rivers; walleyes good on jerkbaits off main-lake points in the evening and at night; crappies fair on jigs in 20 feet of water in brush off main-lake points; bass fair on spinnerbaits, jigs in 6 to 9 feet of water off main-lake points.

TANEYCOMO: Stained, no power generation. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: rainbow trout good on 3-32nd-ounce white jigs, and orange and pink micro jigs. Trophy Area: trout excellent on a variety of flies.

SMITHVILLE: 48 degrees, fairly clear, 1  1/2 feet low. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: bass fair on suspending stickbaits, spinnerbaits off rocky points; crappies fair on jigs in main-lake brush and off marina docks; channel catfish very good on shad, lover, night crawlers on the north end and in the Little Platte River.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 43 degrees, dingy, 5 feet low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: crappies fair on jigs suspended in the brush in the Gravois and Indian Creek arms; blue catfish fair on cut bait in back of coves.

REED AREA: 50 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: bass fair on plastic baits near brush; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms; crappies fair to good on tube jigs, minnows near brush, along old weed lines; trout fair on PowerBait, small jigs.

JACOMO: 50 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair to good on minnows, jigs off the marina docks; walleyes poor to fair (a few are being caught at night on stickbaits, night crawlers along the dam); bass fair to good on spinnerbaits, stickbaits along windy banks.

LONGVIEW: 49 degrees, 24-inch clarity, near normal. Outlook: Longview Marina reports: crappies good on jigs off the marina docks.

BLUE SPRINGS: High 40s, stained, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows off the marina docks; catfish poor to fair (a few are being caught on worms off the deep points); bluegills fair on wax worms, redworms in rocky shallows.

POMME DE TERRE: 48 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: crappies fair on minnows in brush; walleyes poor to fair on jerkbaits in rocky areas.

Kansas

WYANDOTTE: 52 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Boats reports: trout excellent on PowerBait, Little Cleos in the back of coves; channel catfish good on night crawlers, shad sides in the creeks and along the Grassy Slope.

LaCYGNE: 55 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parks reports: white bass good on jigging spoons at hot-water outlet; crappies good to very good on jigs; bass fair on small crankbaits; blue catfish very good on rod and reel with cut shad.

WILSON: High 40s, clear, 10 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: stripers, white bass good on jigging spoons on the west end and in the Hell Creek area; crappies fair on jigs in 20 feet of water in brush; catfish good on shad on the west end.

MILFORD: High 40s, fairly clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: crappies poor to fair on jigs in 10 to 18 feet of water in the brush; wipers fair on jigging spoons in 25 to 30 feet of water in Farnum Creek area and on north end; blue catfish very good on cut bait, shad on the north end.

TUTTLE CREEK: High 40s, murky, 2 feet low. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: crappies fair on jigs on the north end; catfish good on cut shad on the north end.

PERRY: 48 degrees, dingy, 1 foot low. Outlook: Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair; blue catfish good on cut shad north of the Highway 92 bridge.

COFFEY COUNTY: 77 degrees at the hot-water outlet, 59 degrees on the main lake, murky, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: largemouth bass fair; smallmouth bass fair to good; white bass fair to good.

SHAWNEE MISSION: 48 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: trout fair on PowerBait, spinners, night crawlers in the morning along the north shore; crappies fair on minnows in deep water. Lake will be restocked with trout Friday afternoon. Lake will then be closed to fishing but will reopen at 5 a.m. Saturday.

KILL CREEK: 50 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec District reports: trout fair on PowerBait along the north side of the lake; bass fair on spinnerbaits along south shore. Lake will be restocked with trout Friday afternoon, then it will be closed to fishing until 5 a.m. Saturday.

POMONA: Low 40s, fairly clear, 1  1/4 feet low. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappies good on jigs in the brush in the Dragoon arm, poor to fair on jigs off the docks.

EL DORADO: 48 degrees, clear, 6 inches low. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: crappies fair to good on jigs from sunrise to 10 a.m. in 14 to 18 feet of water in brush.

CLINTON: Mid-40s, clear, normal. Outlook: Clinton Lake Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs off marina docks; Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: walleyes fair on jigs, jerkbaits along the dam at night.

MELVERN: 42 degrees, clear, 1  1/2 feet low. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: crappies fair on ice jigs off the marina docks.

HILLSDALE: 46 degrees, murky, 1  1/2 feet low. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: channel catfish fair on shad, cut bait in the shallows.

GLEN ELDER: High 40s, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: all species poor.

This story was originally published March 9, 2016 at 1:32 PM with the headline "Fishing report for March 10."