LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – If you are fishing for bass this weekend at Lake of the Ozarks — since Saturday promises partly cloudy skies and a high of 53F – local pro Jim Dill recommends hitting bluff ends and channel banks.

Use jigs and stick baits suspended 6 to 8 feet off steep bluffs in 20 feet of water. Hits are coming a couple cranks off the banks. Jim is dead-sticking more Lucky Craft 78s in aurora and black and using Croc-O-Gator Zapper Jigs in the Ozark Craw color trailed by a Ring Craw in green pumpkin.

The water temperature is between 42-47F. Two weeks ago, the lake surged three feet in one week and has
been near full pool of 660 since. Bass typically spread out when water rises quickly. Bagnell Dam operators have announced their intention to begin the winter draw down in January. As the Lake draws back, the bass will begin schooling closer off steep drops and channel banks.

The next major cyclical shift will be coming in several weeks as the water temperature drops into the high 30s and low 40s. Check back with the Reel Dill to find out what to do then.

Crappie are suspended approximately 15 feet deep in 25 feet of water on bluff pockets. In coves, find brush in 20 foot of water and crappie should be suspending above it, 16-18 feet deep.

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