Lake of the Ozark fishing report

The lake level was 658.9 (660 is normal pool level), with very heavy generation, the lake should hold at 658.9 through the weekend. Truman Lake is 9-feet over pool with moderate generation scheduled. The surface temperature at Bagnell Dam is 85 degrees and 83 to 86-degrees upstream depending on the location, time of day and air temperature.
Little has changed in the fishing report except a thermocline has developed at 14-feet throughout most of the lake.
LARGEMOUTH AND SPOTTED BASS – Two night and one evening tournament reported last week taking 12.2, 22.8 and 21.9-pounds to win respectively.  Lower Osage: Fair, try Bulls Eye jigs or 10-inch Berkley Power Worms just on main lake points.  Glaize Arm: Fair, try Bass Pro Shops Humpin’ Frog or buzzbaits early. Later, try jigs or 10-inch red shad colored Power Worms on rocky points.  Mid-Lake: Fair to good, try Norman’s Deep Little ‘N’ or DD22 in SX Shad color or 10-inch blue fleck Power Worms on main lake points.  Niangua Arm: Fair, try Berkley’s 10-inch tequila sunrise Power Worm or crankbaits like Norman’s Deep Little ‘N’, DD22 or Rapala’s DT10 10 to 14-feet deep. Also, try Lee Sisson chartreuse colored shallow crankbaits alongside docks and breakwalls. Gravois Arm: Fair, try jigs tipped with NetBait’s Paca Chunks or tubes on main lake points.  Upper Osage: Fair, try football jigs tipped with NetBait’s Paca Chunk in green pumpkin color on main lake points with current.  Osage 60 MM: Fair to good early and late on topwater baits. Later, try seven or 10-inch Power Worms around brush or Norman’s DD22 on main lake points.
CRAPPIE – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: No reported fish.  Lower Osage: Poor to fair on minnows.  Glaize Arm: Poor to fair. Try minnows 8 to 20-feet deep around brush.  Mid-Lake: Poor to fair. Try red-and-chartreuse jigs or minnows 15 to 18-feet deep for fish suspended around points.  Niangua Arm: Poor, try Blakemore Road Runners or minnows under slip bobbers alongside docks with brush.  Gravois Arm: Poor to fair. Try minnows or jigs 8 to 20-feet deep around brush.  Upper Osage: Fair. Fish are scattered, try chartreuse and black plastic on Road Runner heads.  Osage 60 MM: Very good early using white-and-turquoise jigs with orange heads in 15-feet of water.  Osage 89 MM: Fair on jigs.  Truman Dam Tailwater: Poor for both size and quantity.     
WHITE AND HYBRID BASS – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Poor, try small crankbaits.  Lower Osage: No reported fish.  Glaize Arm: No reported fish.  Mid-Lake: No reported fish.  Niangua Arm: No reported fish.  Gravois Arm: No reported fish, try Roadrunners or Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps.  Upper Osage: No reported fish.  Osage 60 MM: Good on windblown flat points on deep running crank baits.  Truman Dam Tailwater: Fair for whites using minnows. 
WALLEYE – Niangua Arm: No reported fish. Try trolling Norman’s Little ‘N’ or Sebile’s Koolie Minnow M90 on humps.  Osage 60 MM: No reported fish.
CATFISH – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Good on cut shad or Geno’s prepared bait.  Lower Osage: No reported fish.  Glaize Arm: Fair on shad sides.  Mid-Lake: Very good on juglines or rod and reel baited with live perch.  Niangua Arm: Excellent on Berkley’s Gulp! Catfish Dough or nightcrawlers, 8 to 10-feet deep in coves.  Gravois Arm: No reported fish.  Upper Osage: No reported fish. Osage 60 MM: Excellent on nightcrawlers fished on a tightline. Osage 89 MM: Very good on shad.  Truman Dam Tailwater: Good on fresh bait and cut shad.
BLUEGILL – Excellent on nightcrawler pieces, Berkley’s Gulp Earthworm or small pieces of Gulp! Alive! Minnows around docks.   
NOTE: The Lower Osage is from the dam to the 22-mile mark; Mid-Lake is between the 22 and 38-mile marks; the Upper Osage is between the 38 and 55-mile marks; the Osage 60 MM is between the 55-mile mark and the 89-mile mark; and the 89 MM is between the 89 MM and the Rt. 65 Bridge.
UPDATES – Riverview RV Park, (573-365-1122) – Bagnell Dam Tailwater; Osage Beach Bait & Tackle, Mike Foree, (573-348-9333) – Glaize Arm; Osage Guide Keith Enloe (573) 480-5001 - Mid-Lake; Darrell Taylor – Niangua Arm; Dahl’s Mini Mart (573) 372-6298 - Gravois Arm; Upper Osage - Guide Wayne Clemons (573) 345-0123; Osage 60 MM - Osage Tackle Co., (573) 374-2278; White Branch Marina (660-438-6344) - 89MM; the Station Bait & Tackle (660) 438-7664 - Truman Dam Tailwater; tourney results, mwbt.com/fishing/ - 7/24 Outdoors. Lake level; (573) 365-9205.