Excellent Fishing at the Lake of the Ozarks as Bass, Crappie, and Catfish Bite Strong

Artificial Lure here, bringing your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report for Thursday, October 23rd, 2025. Let’s get right to it: Conditions are prime for anglers all around the Big Lake, with today lining up as an “excellent day for fishing,” thanks to strong solunar activity, good weather, and fall fish movement, according to FishingReminder.

**Weather Update:** Morning temps are in the low 50s, warming up to high 60s by afternoon. Skies will be mostly clear, with a slight southerly breeze picking up mid-day. Sunrise came at 7:27, and sunset hits at 6:27 this evening. Expect that classic crisp fall air, making for comfortable casting and active fish.

Lake of the Ozarks is a reservoir—not tidal—but fish are on the move with seasonal changes. After last night’s chilly dip and today’s steady warming, expect bass to push shallow early, then drop into 10-15 feet by mid-morning. The water clarity is decent in most coves and dam areas, stained just enough for reaction baits to shine.

**Recent Catch Reports:** The Lake Of The Ozarks BFL Bass Tournament earlier this month wrapped up with folks reporting solid numbers of largemouths up to 5 pounds. Crappie are thick just outside brush piles and docks, and white bass are running mid-lake points during the afternoon, feeding strong before sunset. Catfish bite remains robust around deep holes and under large docks—night owls have been hauling in blues with cut shad.

**Fish Activity:** Bass are keyed into baitfish migration, so look for active schooling on flats. Crappie are suspended a couple feet off bottom in shallower water, especially near brush. The best strike window looks to be right at sunrise, then again around 2-4 PM when the solunar peaks and light shifts.

**Best Baits & Lures:** Top recommendations this week:

- **Bass:** Go with shad-patterned crankbaits, white or chartreuse spinnerbaits along windy points, and Texas-rig soft plastics for dock skipping. Swimbaits and topwater poppers get reaction strikes in the first light.
- **Crappie:** Chartreuse or pink curly tail jigs, tipped with minnows.
- **White Bass:** Small spoons and inline spinners—silver for clear water, gold if stained.
- **Catfish:** Cut shad and fresh chicken liver are still drawing the big blues and channels.

According to local tournament reports and the best dock talk, folks are scoring with Strike King Red Eye Shad, Z-Man ChatterBaits, and Bobby Garland Baby Shad jigs for crappie. Minnows remain a staple all across Osage Beach and Gravois Arm docks.

**Local Hot Spots to Try:**

- **Gravois Arm:** Crappie action hot right now around docks and submerged brush piles.
- **Niangua Arm near Camdenton:** Bass feeding fiercely on main lake points and creek channel bends.
- **Bagnell Dam Area:** Good mix of white bass and catfish after sunset, especially off sandy flats.
- **Horseshoe Bend:** Consistent largemouth bite at sunrise on topwaters and spinnerbaits.

For y’all trolling or running night lines for catfish, the area below the 6-mile marker—deep holes and channel swings—has been especially productive the past week.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lure here. Bringing your Lake of the Ozarks fishing
report for Thursday, October twenty third, twenty twenty five. Let's
get right to it. Conditions are prime for anglers all
around the big Lake, with today lining up as an
excellent day for fishing thanks to strong salunar activity, good weather,
and fall fish movement. According to Fishing Reminder Excellent Weather Update,

(00:22):
morning tempts are in the low fifties, warning up to
high sixties by afternoon. Skies will be mostly clear with
a slight southerly braze picking up midday. Sun Size came
at seven twenty seven and sunset hits at six twenty
seven this evening. Expect that classic crisp fall air making
for comfortable casting and active fish. Lake of the Ozarks

(00:42):
is a reservoir, not tidal, but fish are on the
move with seasonal changes. After last night's chili dip and
today's steady warming. Expect bass to push shallow early then
drop into ten to fifteen feet by mid morning. The
water clarity is decent in most coves and dam areas
stain just enough for reaction action baits to shine. Recent
catch reports the Lake of the Azarks BFL bass tournament

(01:05):
earlier this month wrapped up with folks reporting solid numbers
of large mounts up to five pounds. Crappier thick just
outside brush piles and docks, and white bass are running
midlake points during the afternoon, feeding strong before sunset. Catfish
bite remains robust around deep holes and under large docks.
Night owls have been hauling in blues with cut shad

(01:27):
fish activity. Bass are keyed into baitfish migration, so look
for active schooling on flats, crappier suspended a couple feet
off bottom and shallow of water, especially near brush. The
best strike window looks to be right at sunrise, then
again around two to four pm when the soul inner
peaks and light shifts. Best baits and lures top recommendations

(01:49):
this week. Base base go with shad patterned crank baits,
whiter churtruz spinner baits along windy points and texas rigs,
soft plastics for dock skipping, swim baits and top water
poppers get reaction strikes in the first light. Crappy shartreuse
or pink curly tailed jigs tipped with minnows, white bass,

(02:10):
small spoons and inline spinners, silver for clear water, gold
of stained catfish, cut shad and fresh chicken liver are
still drawing the big blues and channels according to local
tournament reports and the best doc talk. Folks are scoring
with strike king, red eye shad, z Man chatter baits
and Bobby Garland baby shad jigs for crappy minnows remain

(02:33):
a staple all across o Sage Beach and Graboy armed docks.
Good local hotspots to try gravoy arm crappy action hot
right now around docks and submerged brush piles Niangua arm
near Camdenton. Bass feeding fiercely on main like points and
creek channel bends. Ravoir Dam area good mix of white

(02:54):
bass and catfish after sunset, especially off sandy flats consist
stant largeman Ravoir Dam consistent largemouth bite at sunrise on
top waters and spinner baits for y'all trolling or running
night lines for catfish. The area below the six mile marker,
deep holes and channel swings has been especially productive the

(03:17):
past week. That wraps up your Lake of the Ozarks
fishing report. Thanks for tuning in. Don't forget to subscribe
for all your weekly fishing know how and local tips.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check
out quiet Pleas dot ai.