Fishing report for March 17

Fishing

Missouri

NORFORK: 55 degrees, stained, 6 inches high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: black bass excellent on shallow-running crankbaits along bank; stripers excellent at night on stickbaits along the banks; crappies excellent on jigs along banks; walleyes good on stickbaits in the river.

TABLE ROCK: 52 to 56 degrees, fairly clear, 1.6 feet high. 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.

TRUMAN: 55 degrees, murky, 1 foot high. Outlook: Cody’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows in the Clinton area and Tebo arm; catfish good on cut shad. Below the dam: crappies, walleyes, white bass fair on jigs.

BULL SHOALS: Low 50s, clear, 0.7 feet high. Outlook: Buck Creek Boat Dock reports: bass good on Alabama rigs, jerkbaits, crankbaits in 5 to 15 feet of water in the brush off the points; crappies fair on minnows in 10 to 20 feet of water in the brush; white bass fair on spinners in the creeks; catfish fair on trotlines.

STOCKTON: 48 to 54 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: walleyes good on jerkbaits from sunset to dark and early in the morning in rocky areas; white bass good on white jigs in the rivers; crappies fair on jigs in the creeks; black bass very good on jigs, jerkbaits in 6 to 12 feet of water off main-lake and secondary points.

JACOMO: 52 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good to very good on minnows early and jigs toward dusk in the shallows in the coves (fish are in prespawn stage); black bass fair to good on crankbaits, minnows in the shallows; channel catfish fair on worms off points; white bass fair to good on small jigging spoons where shad are surfacing early.

TANEYCOMO: Stained, variable power generation. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: rainbow trout good on  1/8 -ounce white or gray jigs. Trophy Area: trout excellent on a variety of flies.

SMITHVILLE: 52 degrees, fairly clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: bass fair to good on suspending stickbaits, spinnerbaits in the shallows; crappies fair to good on jigs off the marina docks; channel catfish good on night crawlers, dip baits on the north end; white bass fair on spinners, Road Runners in the Little Platte arm.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 43 degrees, muddy, 7 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: 57 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: bass fair on plastic baits near brush; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms; crappies good on tube jigs, minnows near brush, along old weed lines; trout good on PowerBait, small jigs.

LONGVIEW: 52 degrees, murky, near normal. Outlook: Longview Marina reports: crappies good to excellent on jigs in the Mouse Creek arm and off the marina docks; black bass fair on crankbaits in the shallows; catfish fair on liver, worms in the coves.

BLUE SPRINGS: Low 50s, stained, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies very good on minnows, jigs in the shallows (fish are in prespawn stage); black bass fair to good on suspending stickbaits, crankbaits and minnows while crappie fishing; bluegills good on crickets redworms, waxworms in rocky areas.

POMME DE TERRE: 50 degrees, fairly clear, 6 inches high. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in brush; bass fair on jerkbaits, spinnerbaits; walleyes poor to fair on jerkbaits in rocky areas.

Kansas

COFFEY COUNTY: 77 degrees at the hot-water outlet, 60s on the main lake, murky, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth bass very good on finesse baits, white bass very good on jigging spoons, spinners in the shallows; largemouth bass, crappies good.

WYANDOTTE: 56 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Boats reports: trout good on a variety of baits; channel catfish very good at night on night crawlers, shad off deep points; bass fair to good on plastic baits in the shallows.

LaCYGNE: 60s, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parks reports: white bass fair on jigging spoons at hot-water outlet; crappies fair to good on jigs along the outlet gate and on the north end; black bass fair on crankbaits.

WILSON: Low 50s, clear, 10 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: largemouth, white bass good in Marshall Cove and off Lucas Point; walleyes fair on stickbaits in the evening along the dam.

MILFORD: High 40s, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: wipers good on Double W spoons in 25 to 30 feet of water north of Farnum Creek; walleyes poor to fair (a few are being caught along the dam); blue catfish excellent on shad on the north end.

PERRY: 48 degrees on main lake, dingy, 1 foot low. Outlook: Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: smallmouth bass fair to good on the north end; catfish good on shad in the Delaware River.

SHAWNEE MISSION: 51 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: trout fair early on PowerBait, spinners along north shore and dam; crappies fair on minnows in deep water; bass fair to good on bottom-bouncing baits along midlake dropoffs.

KILL CREEK: 51 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec District reports: trout fair on PowerBait near the marina, along the north side and along the dam; bass fair on spinnerbaits along the banks.

POMONA: Low 50s, fairly clear, 1  1/4 feet low. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappies good on jigs in the brush in the Dragoon arm.

EL DORADO: 50 degrees, clear, 6 inches low. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: crappies fair to good on jigs in 14 to 18 feet of water in brush; walleyes poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs out from spawning areas).

CLINTON: 50 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Clinton Lake Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs in 6 to 10 feet of water off the marina docks; walleyes poor to fair (a few are being caught along the dam at night).

MELVERN: 46 degrees, clear, 1  1/2 feet low. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: walleyes fair on Bobby Garland jigs, grubs off the marina docks; crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 8 to 10 feet of water in the brush off the docks and in the main lake.

HILLSDALE: 52 degrees, murky, 1  1/2 feet low. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: crappies very good on minnows in 10 to 15 feet of water; walleyes poor to fair.

GLEN ELDER: 51 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: white bass fair to good on jigs along causeway on the west end; walleyes poor to fair on twisters out from dam.

TUTTLE CREEK: High 40s, clearing, 2 feet low. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: all species poor.

This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 2:13 PM with the headline "Fishing report for March 17."