Fishing report for Feb. 5

FISHING

Missouri

▪ NORFORK: 46 degrees, clear on the main lake, stained in the creeks, 4 feet low. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: stripers excellent on 1-ounce Bink’s spoons, live shiners in 80 to 90 feet of water between Highway 101 and Highway 62 bridges; crappies, bass fair on minnows, 1/4-ounce Bink’s spoons in 25 to 30 feet of water.

▪ TANEYCOMO: Clear, generation early and late, little current during the day. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Below Fall Creek: rainbow trout fair to good on white Super Dupers, Lil’ Jakes, Trout Magnets, marabou jigs under strike indicators in the mouths of creeks.

▪ BULL SHOALS: 46 degrees, clear, 51/2 feet low. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: largemouth bass fair on shallow-running crankbaits along windy banks; crappies fair on jigs in 15 feet of water in the brush.

▪ TABLE ROCK: 44 degrees, clear, 51/2 feet low. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: bass fair on Ned rigs, jerkbaits along 45-degree chunk-rock banks.

▪ STOCKTON: 37 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: crappies fair on jigs in 35 to 50 feet of water under shad schools.

▪ TRUMAN: 38 degrees, clear, 11/2 feet high. Outlook: Tightwad Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair on jigs in 15 to 18 feet of water in brush.

▪ LONGVIEW: Mid-30s, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs off marina docks.

▪ SMITHVILLE: Mid-30s, clear, 1 1/2 feet low. Outlook: Camp Branch Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs off the marina docks.

▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 38 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: very light fishing pressure; crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs in brush around docks).

▪ JACOMO: Mid-30s, clear, normal. Outlook: Jacomo Marina reports: crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs off the marina docks).

▪ POMME DE TERRE: 38 degrees, clear, normal. Skim ice in the coves. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: all species poor.

▪ BLUE SPRINGS: Mid-30s, clear, normal. Outlook: Blue Springs Lake Marina report: all species poor.

▪ REED AREA: Mid-30s, clear, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: all species poor.

Kansas

▪ MELVERN: Low 30s, clear, 2 feet low. Open water. Outlook: Melvern Marina reports: crappies good on jigs in 18 feet of water off marina docks.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: 35 degrees, clearing, normal. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: crappies fair to good on jigs below the dam.

▪ MILFORD: 35 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: catfish fair to good on shad sides where dead shad are blowing into shallows.

▪ COFFEY COUNTY: Upper 50s at hot-water outlet, low 40s on the main lake, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Coffey County reports: white bass fair to good; bass fair.

▪ EL DORADO: 34 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: crappies fair on jigs in 15 to 20 feet of water in brush; blue catfish fair on shad.

▪ WILSON: 33 degrees, clear, 8 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: stripers, white bass fair.

▪ LA CYGNE: Low 50s on the main lake, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parks: all species poor.

▪ HILLSDALE: 38 degrees, clear, 11/2 feet low. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: all species poor.

▪ PERRY: 34 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Bait Hut reports: all species poor.

▪ POMONA: 35 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Lighthouse Harbor Marina reports: all species poor. Skim ice.

▪ GLEN ELDER: 33 degrees, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: all species poor.

▪ CLINTON: 34 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: all species poor.

▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: Low 30s, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: all species poor.

▪ KILL CREEK: Low 30s, 1- to 2-foot clarity, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: all species poor.

▪ HERITAGE: Low-30s, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 40 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Matt Watson reports: blue catfish good on cut shad in 20 to 40 feet of water; white bass fair on Go-Go Minnows in the Twin Bridges area on the Spring River.

▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, variable power generation. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: brown, rainbow trout good on stickbaits from the dam to 3 miles downstream. Trout also good on egg patterns, red San Juan worms, white beadhead wooly buggers. Spin fishermen are catching trout on Thomas Buoyant Spoons, Little Cleos, white Rooster Tails.

This story was originally published February 4, 2015 at 6:15 PM with the headline "Fishing report for Feb. 5."