Post Spawn Crappie and Bass Bite - Lake of the Ozarks Missouri

The Crappie Spawn is winding down on Lake of the Ozarks.  Most Crappie and Bass spawned deeper this year due to water clarity and that disappointed a lot of anglers who didn't capitalize on the deeper bite.  Now that the Crappie spawn is slowing down a lot of Crappie and Bass are scattered chasing shad to gorge and regain strength and body weight.  During this time we catch a lot of Crappie and Bass trolling Crank Baits.  Find a cove with a significant volume of shad and begin trolling. (Side Scan Imaging)  Right now a lot of the bait fish are located in the middle to back part of coves (15-40 feet of water) and are 10-20 feet deep.  We use Bandit 300's when we long line troll and more often than not we utilize #5 Flicker Shads (Berkley) when we troll with weights.  It's a great time to go fishing and we hope to see you on the water soon!