Artificial Lure here with your November 2nd fishing report for Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. A crisp start to November has really put the bite on, and local anglers are seeing some classic late-fall action.

Sunrise this morning came at 7:37 AM, with sunset due at 6:06 PM. No tides to report naturally, but weather is the big story. A freeze warning was in effect overnight per KRMS Radio, with lows around 28°F, so bundle up if you’re heading out early. Daytime highs should reach the lower 40s; the skies are mostly clear and a light wind is stirring around the coves. The chilly snap is pushing fish into traditional fall patterns, especially on main lake points and dock pilings.

Fishing activity’s picking up as water temps drop into the low to mid 50s. Bass have been biting well around brush piles and dock corners, often holding tight to cover as they fatten up for winter. Lately, anglers have been boating solid limits of largemouths, with many in the 2 to 4-pound range. Last week’s Toyota Series event crowned some serious champions here, and recent reports suggest plenty of healthy fish swimming in these waters.

Crappie anglers are finding hungry fish suspended 10-15 feet down over deeper brush, with several stringers coming in over a dozen keepers each, best fish measuring 12-13 inches. White bass are hitting around creek channel bends; they chase shad as the sun warms the shallows midday.

Top baits right now? For bass, locals favor a ½ or ¾ ounce pitching jig like the E-Factor, tipped with a McCarty Baits Raptor, or a Swimbait Garage Hyper Shad for covering open water. Crankbaits are also dynamite—try a Berkley Choppo or similar in shad and natural colors, burning them along dock edges or slow-rolling in deeper water. Fall’s also prime time for buzzbaits, frogs, and toads, especially early or late, as Major League Fishing’s bass pros proved this season.

For crappie, hit brush piles and docks with a small chartreuse-and-white tube jig on a light jighead, or tip it with a minnow for extra appeal. Don’t ignore live bait; a small shiner will often out-fish artificials as temps drop.

If you’re after numbers, Osage Beach is a solid bet—Fish Hatchery Cove and Watson Hollow Cove have been turning out steady fish. For bigger bass, head out to the Grandglaize Arm or Miller Hollow Cove, where tournament anglers hammered them last week. Crappie fans should zero in on deeper brush at Pogue Hollow Cove and Woods Hollow Cove near Camdenton.

The best windows for bites today will be mid-morning and mid-afternoon, right after the water starts warming a touch. According to FishingReminder, overall activity dips a bit with the cold snap, but the solunar table shows a bump around midday—watch for that!

No major sunfish or catfish catches reported lately, but that’s typical for the post-turnover lull. If you’re itching to bank some bonus fish, throw a chunk of nightcrawler or cut shad off gravel banks at dusk.

With fall colors peaking and the air brisk, it’s a perfect time to cast from the dock or take the boat out even if the bite slows. As always, check local regs and bundle up against that November chill.

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Artificial Lure here, checking in with your November 1st, 2025 fishing report for Lake of the Ozarks. It's a crisp, classic fall morning with air temps kicking off in the mid-30s and warming to the low 50s by afternoon, skies staying clear, and a light southwest breeze—great for keeping the bite active without blowing you all over the lake. Sunrise hit at 7:39 AM, sunset’s landing around 6:11 PM. No tides here in Missouri, but with a first quarter moon overhead, fish activity should be decent, especially around the dawn and dusk major feeding windows—best bite times lining up around 5:30 to 7:30 this morning and 5:50 to 7:50 this evening, according to FishingReminder.

Word on the water: Bass remain the main ticket. Recent tourney results up and down the Osage and Gravois arms show largemouth and spots have settled into a late fall pattern. It's all about structure—the brush piles, deep docks, and secondary points are holding fish. Folks working the YUM YUMbrella Flash Mob Jr. loaded with 3.25 to 3.8-inch Strike King Rage Swimmer or Keitech Swing Impact FAT swimbaits have been hammering steady bags, some 20-plus pounds showing at weigh-ins. Don’t sleep on the jerkbait bite either; the Megabass Vision 110 series, especially in more subtle shad or pearl hues, put some kicker fish in the livewell for the top teams, especially around transition rock and deeper laydowns as water clarity’s stayed high.

If you’re fishing slower or working into mid-morning, now’s the time to downsize your presentation. As MLF pro David Walker notes, with cover thinning out and cooler, clearer water, a 1/4- to 3/8-ounce finesse jig with a natural craw trailer has been deadly, especially flipped in tight to shallow cover or skipped under those shady docks. Patience is key—sometimes those bigger bass need a few casts to finally commit as the mornings chill up.

A couple local hot spots to try today: First, the Gravois Arm—run out and target brush piles in 10 to 15 feet just outside spawning pockets. Second, the Niangua Arm between Larry Gale and the State Park Marina—work the channel swings and deeper bluff-ends, picking apart any isolated wood or rock you can see on your electronics. Both areas have kicked out steady fish for locals all week.

For you multispecies anglers or kids, crappie are also stacking around deeper docks and brush in 15 to 25 feet. Folks tightlining minnows or 1/32-oz jigs in chartreuse or white are filling limits. White bass and hybrids have been chasing bait in the creeks—watch for surface activity and keep a spoon or small swimbait handy near the backs of the larger coves.

Best baits right now:
- **Umbrella/A-rigs** with small shad-style swimbaits
- **Jerkbaits** (Megabass Vision 110 or similar)
- **Downsized jigs** with natural trailers
- **Small crappie jigs/minnows** for the slabs

Bite slows midday, but warm afternoons can push a few bonus fish shallow, so don’t be afraid to finish the day beating bank in creek pockets. Remember, clear water means light line will get you more bites.

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report for Friday, October 31, 2025.

A chilly Halloween morning finds the back bays steaming under a patchwork sky, temps hovering in the upper 40s at dawn and expected to climb just shy of 60 before another cold front sets in. According to local marina reports, the sunrise came at 7:33 AM and you’ll have until sunset at 6:12 PM to chase those fall fatties. Winds are light, steady from the northwest, and the lake is running clear with only a slight tint in feeder creeks after a couple of drizzly days earlier this week.

And while there’s no real tide to speak of in these Ozark hills, water levels are holding near normal fall pool—so access to brush piles, docks, and secondary points is wide open. Foliage is right at peak, with hickories and maples blazing yellow and orange along the tall bluffs according to the latest from the Missouri Department of Conservation, making for one of the prettiest backdrops of the year.

The bite, folks, is classic late fall: transition fish are sliding out deeper by midday, but there’s still a reliable morning window in the shallow brush and dock edges. In the Gravois arm, anglers like Steve and Austin have been stacking nice limits by keying on brush in 10 to 12 feet—plenty of chunky largemouth, and crappie mixed in if you downsize your offerings. Big spotted bass have been schooling up around main lake points, chasing balls of shad that are moving tight to structure as the chill sets in.

For this weekend, leave the topwaters at home and load up on proven fall staples:
- Football jigs, especially a 1/2-ounce Omega or Strike King Tour Grade. Toss these into deep brush piles and drag slow—most bites are coming on the pause.
- Umbrella rigs and jerkbaits, especially on windy points. Brad Jelinek and others in last week’s derby leaned heavy on A-rigs to get reaction strikes from suspended bass—the Megabass Vision 110 and Alabama rigs rigged with 3-inch swimbaits are seeing some of the best results.
- For crappie, it’s hard to beat a small hair jig or a Bobby Garland Baby Shad, though some are still taking minnows dropped vertically in brush at 10-15 feet.
- Don't forget your drop shot with a 6-inch Roboworm in morning dawn, or try a shaky head with a green pumpkin trick worm—both have been money on the secondary ledges and bluff ends.

Recent catches have included multiple limits of 14-16 inch bass, with a few kicker largemouth breaking the 5-pound mark around mid-lake boat docks and the mouths of major creeks. Crappie have been solid, most slabs running 10-12 inches, and a few reports of bonus white bass busting shad in the afternoons.

Hot spots to check today:
- The Gravois Arm, focusing on 12-foot brush and deeper dock stalls.
- Main Lake points between the 18 and 24 mile markers—umbrella rigs on the wind-blown sides here have been producing numbers and size.
- The Niangua arm, where big spotted bass are chasing bait near the old channel swings, especially mid-morning.

Quick tip: With the water cooling and fish feeding up for winter, don’t be afraid to size up your bait and slow down your presentation. Fish are packing on weight and seem to want a slower-moving, bigger profile right now.

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Good morning, folks—Artificial Lure here, coming at you live from the heart of Lake of the Ozarks. If you’re looking for the real deal on what’s biting, where, and how to get on them, you’re in the right spot.

Let’s talk about the lake—this is Missouri’s playground, known for bass, crappie, catfish, and more, and right now, the bite’s shifting with the season. We’re just past the official “fall bite” window, but according to Dill Guide Service and local chatter, we’re smack in that magical transition between late fall and early winter—one of the best times to bend a rod in these parts.

**Weather & Water**
This morning, we’re starting chilly, with temps climbing into the comfortable 50s by afternoon—perfect for a long day on the water. The lake itself is calm, with little to no wind, and that’ll be a blessing for those looking to work docks and brush. Water temps are in the upper 50s to low 60s, a little warmer than this time last year, according to Dill Guide Service, and that’s keeping the bass and crappie both active. Sunrise today was right around 7:30 AM, and we’ll see sunset just past 6:00 PM—so you’ve got a full day to hit the water and stack some memories.

**Tides**
Now, Lake of the Ozarks isn’t tidal like you’d find on the coast, but what we do have are inflows from the Osage River and creeks, and right now, those are running steady—no major fluctuations, so fish should be predictable in their haunts. If you’re into crappie, the brush and dock transitions are primo, since the water’s not bouncing up and down.

**Fish Activity & What’s Hitting**
Bass—both largemouth and spotted—are still eating, but things have changed since summer. Dill Guide Service notes that while you can still pick off fish flipping shallow docks, the real key right now is downsizing your presentation. They’ve gone from chasing big jigs and shad-imitators to preferring smaller, finesse-style baits—think a 3/8-ounce Croaker Tail Zapper Jig or even a shaky head with a worm. Topwater’s also coming into its own, especially as the sun gets up. There are days now where you can throw topwater all day and not only catch numbers, but also connect with a few big girls.

Crappie—they’re the sleeper hit right now. According to Dill Guide Service, the panfish are stacking up on open brush piles and around dock braces. If you want a limit, target the shady sides of docks and deeper brush. Not only are they biting, but there’s a ton of them in the 3- to 6-inch class, with some slabs mixed in. Live minnows and small jigs tipped with plastic are your best bet.

Catfish—still stacking up in the deeper holes and channel swings, especially on cut bait and crawfish.

**Recent Catches**
Guides and locals alike are talking about solid days on the water. Bass trips are averaging 12–20 fish a morning, with several 3- to 4-pounders in the mix. The crappie bite is even better, with 30–40-fish days common if you’re dialed in on the right brush. The best part—you’ll also pick up walleye and the occasional white bass or kentucky (spotted bass) on some of these same presentations.

**Best Baits & Lures**
For bass, right now, your go-to’s are:
- **Topwater:** A Spook, popper, or buzzbait, especially late morning and early afternoon. Dill Guide Service says they’re moving to these baits as the water cools.
- **Jig/Worm:** A 3/8-ounce finesse jig or a shaky head with a worm. Downsized from summer presentations.
- **Blade Bait/Chatterbait:** If you want to cover water, a Chatterbait with a paddle-tail trailer is still catching fish, but the real meat is in finesse and moving baits right now.
For crappie, it’s hard to beat:
- **Live Minnows:** The easy shiner is a local favorite—they’ll catch everything from bass to walleye to crappie.
- **Small Jigs & Plastics:** 1/16–1/8 ounce jigs in natural colors, tipped with a tube or twister tail.Show more...