Lake Ozarks Fishing Report October 27, 2025: Crappie Crush, Bass Bite Hot, Catfish Chewing

This is Artificial Lure with your Lake of the Ozarks fishing report for Monday, October 27, 2025.

Yesterday’s wild swing in weather left the water cooling off quick and the bite firing up across much of the lake. We started the day with temps in the upper 40s and it’s shaping up sunny and dry, topping out around 59, with a light west wind set to back off by evening. Sunrise was at 7:28 a.m., and sunset will be at 6:18 p.m., giving you a solid window of daylight to get on the action.

With Lake of the Ozarks not being tidal, you don’t have to factor in tides, but today’s lunar calendar is working in your favor—peak fish activity lined up just after sunrise and again in the afternoon between 2 and 4 p.m. That evening window just ahead of sunset should keep the action going strong, especially for bass and crappie.

Water temps have slid back into the low 60s, and the fall bite is on the upswing. According to the Lake of the Ozarks Missouri Daily Fishing Report, the crappie are stacking up around brush piles and dock pillars, hitting hard on small jigs in blue and chartreuse, as well as minnows. The main lake and mouths of coves—especially at about 12–18 feet—are producing good numbers, with anglers getting limits of solid 10–12" slabs in just a couple hours this past weekend. Folks drift-fishing with live minnows under a slip bobber at about 10 feet did best.

Black bass are feeding heavy up shallow first thing, especially along secondary points and chunk rock banks. The go-to pattern has been a mix of squarebill crankbaits in crawdad or shad patterns, plus topwater walking baits in the low-light hours. Craw-pattern jigs, especially E-Factor pitchin’ jigs with green pumpkin trailers, are boating some nice largemouth to 4 pounds, while swimbaits like the Swimbait Garage Hyper Shad counted for several 3–5 pounders at the Osage arm this week, according to Major League Fishing’s recent updates.

As for catfish, they’re still biting strong along the channel breaks and around bridge pillars. Best bet has been fresh cut shad or live bluegill on medium-heavy gear—several fish over 20 pounds have been caught between the Niangua and Gravois Arms.

If you’re looking for hot spots today, don’t miss:

- **Point 2 and the mouth of Anderson Hollow Cove:** Consistent action for crappie and easy access for boats and shore anglers both.
- **Big Niangua Arm near Larry Gale Access:** Bass are holding on shallow brush and rock, and crappie are thick in submerged structure.
- *Bonus:* The Gravois Arm is overlooked but catfish are stacked near the deeper bends and bridge pilings.

For baits and lures, grab these before you head out:
- **Crappie:** 1/16 oz. blue/chartreuse jigs, live minnows.
- **Bass:** Squarebill crankbaits (craw or shad), topwater walkers, green pumpkin football or pitchin’ jigs, mid-size swimbaits.
- **Catfish:** Fresh cut shad, live bluegill or nightcrawlers, fished on slip rigs near the bottom.

Boat traffic is way down, and water clarity is good except for a little stain in the backs of creeks. Safety reminder from the Missouri State Highway Patrol: wear your life jackets, especially with cool temps and lower fishing pressure.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is artificial lore. With your Lake of the Ozarks
Fishing report from Monday, October twenty seventh, twenty twenty five,
yesterday's wild swing and weather left the water cooling off
quick and the bite firing up across much of the lake.
We started the day with temperatures in the upper forties
and it's shaping up sunny and dry, topping out around
fifty nine with a light west wind, set to back

(00:21):
off by evening. Sunrise was at seven twenty eight am
and sunset will be at six eighteen pm, giving you
a solid window of daylight to get on the action.
With Lake of the Ozarks not being tidle, you don't
have to factor in tides, but today's lunar calendar is
working in your favor. Peak fish activity lined up just
after sunrise and again in the afternoon between two and

(00:42):
four pm. That evening window just ahead of sunset should
keep the action going strong, especially for bass and crappy
water temps have slid back into the low sixties and
the fall bite is on the upswing. According to the
Lake of the Ozarks Missouri Daily Fishing Report, the crappie
are stacking up around brush piles and dock pillars hitting
hard on small jigs in blue and chartreuse, as well

(01:05):
as minnows. The main lake and mouths of coves, especially
at about twelve eighteen feet, are producing good numbers, with
anglers getting limits of solid ten twelve slabs in just
a couple hours this past weekend. Folks drift fishing with
live minnows under a slip bobber at about ten feet
did best. Black bass are feeding heavy up shallow first thing,

(01:26):
especially along secondary points and chunk rock banks. The go
to pattern has been a mix of square bill crank
baits and crawbad or shad patterns plus top water walking
baits in the low light hours. Craw pattern jigs, especially
efactor pitchin jigs with green pumptin trailers are boating some
nice large mouth to four pounds, while swim baits like

(01:46):
the swim Bait Garage hypershad counted for several three five
pounders at the Osage Arm this week according to Major
League Fishing's recent updates. As for catfish, they're still biting
strong along the channel breaks and around bridge pillars. Best
bet has been fresh cut shad or live bluegill on
medium heavy gear Several fish over twenty pounds have been

(02:07):
caught between the Niangua and Gravela Arms. If you're looking
for hot spots today, don't miss Point two and the
mouth of Anderson Hollow Cove. Consistent action for crappy and
easy access for boats and shore anglers. Both big Niangla
Arm near Larry Gale access. Bass are holding on shallow
brush and rock and crappy are thick and submerged structure. Bonus.

(02:31):
The Gravelly Arm is overlooked, but calffish are stacked near
the deeper bends and bridge pilings. For baits and lures,
grab these before you head out. Crappy one six ounce
blue chartreuse jigs, live minnows, dash, square bill, crank baits,
craw or shad, top water walkers, green pumpkin, football or
pitchin jigs, mid size swin baits, catfish, fresh cut shad,

(02:56):
live bluegill or night callers fished on slip briggs near
the bottom. Boat traffic is way down and water clarity
is good except for a little stain in the backs
of creeks. Safety reminder from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Wear your life jackets, especially with cool temps and lower
fishing pressure. Thanks for tuning in to today's Lake of

(03:17):
the Ozarks fishing report. Don't forget to hit subscribe for
more daily fishing updates and tips. This has been a
quiet pleased production. For more check out Quiet please dot
ai