LAKE OF THE OZARK, Mo. – There’s $10,000 on the line and the bass are in deep water. The spawn has ended. As Jim Dill prepared for this weekend’s Anglers In Action Shootout, he said, “The Lake current is making a big difference right now. When the dam pulls water the fish are positioning for the current to bring them food.”
Dill is keying on bass feeding on shad on main-lake and secondary points. He suggests throwing a 5/16 ounce Crock-O-Gator Reaction Jig or Football Jig with big power baits, like a Zoom Finesse Worm, Gene Larew Salt Flicker, Netbait Paca Craw, Berkley Chigger Craw, or Strike King Rage Tail.
Bagnell Dam operators are currently pulling water at heavy generation.
“The key is knowing where they are headed and getting there first,” Dill said. In his experience, the dominant fish tend to lead all trends, so predicting the pattern and being the first lure there pays off.
When the current slows to still water bass will spread out, still hunting shad.
In a couple weeks, Dill says the big fish will move to deep brush.
The water temperature is between 70-75F and the water is stained, especially past the 38MM, where algae appear prolific.
CRAPPIE
The crappie fishermen are grumpy and complaining. Hit docks with blue and silver jigs 6-8 feet deep in clear water, 1/16-ounce jig head (1/8 if it’s windy). Jig off of docks and into spawning banks. Key on dock braces, cables and around beds.
(Jim Dill is professional bass fisherman, firefighter, and fishing guide at Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Dill has fished Lake of the Ozarks for 20 years. He is sponsored by Sportworld Boat Center, Ranger Boats, Evinrude, Falcon Rods and Crock-O-Gator Bait Company)
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