For Us KC Area Guys - Fishing Reports

[Missouribassman95]

I know this isn't exactly related to what you guys are talking about, but what's the name of the lake right before you hit Blue Springs along I-70 going east? I looked at it on google earth but it didn't have a name. It's past Grain Valley, and it's right before NE Adams Dairy Pkwy.

Thanks,

[Bluebasser86]

I know this isn't exactly related to what you guys are talking about, but what's the name of the lake right before you hit Blue Springs along I-70 going east? I looked at it on google earth but it didn't have a name. It's past Grain Valley, and it's right before NE Adams Dairy Pkwy.

Thanks,

I've driven past the lake you're talking about I believe, right off I-70 to the north with several brushpiles or standing trees visible from the road? I've looked on google earth to try to find a name of it also and have had no luck. It looks public but every time I've been by it I haven't had time to drive around it or anything.

[Hi Salenity]

It keeps telling me, Not available on-line

[Bluebasser86]

probably just have get a spot when you guys get down there. Shouldn't be a problem, the campground is huge and it isn't a holiday.

[Missouribassman95]

I've driven past the lake you're talking about I believe, right off I-70 to the north with several brushpiles or standing trees visible from the road? I've looked on google earth to try to find a name of it also and have had no luck. It looks public but every time I've been by it I haven't had time to drive around it or anything.

Ya, that's the one I was talking about. Except I meant going WEST (not east) into Blue Springs. I've only seen one boat on it even though I've driven past it countless times.

[retro basser]

probably just have get a spot when you guys get down there. Shouldn't be a problem, the campground is huge and it isn't a holiday.

That's so true there's gonna be a trillion spots. I'll bring an extension cord and a power strip. Does anyone have a sweet tailgatin grill? My campin grill isnt big enough to feed too many people.

I guess if i'm there before 3 I'll just grab something on the point of the churchill loop and text Chris and Salenity what number I get. I'll PM you guys my cell #.

If you see a bass boat with carpet so green it makes your eyes water at 300 yards.. that's me Gonna be hard to sit around and not get on that new water, but i'll try..

[Hi Salenity]

I can't sleep I must be ready to go already

I'll bring a small grill and a bag of charcoal. It should do fine if we all want to do Dogs or Brats but it'll get crowded if we try to do steaks...My number is 913-710-8114 anyone that wants to can call or text me. I should make it by 4 if not earlier.

[Hi Salenity]

So I'm at melvern shall we say pre fishing or should I say I got my weekends mixed up? my mistake... anyhow goe a bunch of smallies and a walley? And striper but we didn't land the stripper ! Lol

Long story... ill make anoher report later.....................................good times

[Hi Salenity]

So it rained Sunday morning so we didn't get on the water until around 9. Not a lot to report Sunday, 2 cats, 2 crappie all on a Mepps Several whites but no Greens or Browns that made it in the boat. I did have 2 unknown fish to the boat that were in the 2' range easily. I was brown and may have been a Carp and the other was Black. I didn't see it's head but it's tail could have gone 6'' tall fanned out.

The camp sight was $22.70 with a truck pass!!! We stayed in 38 on church hill loop. We were the only ones in a tent everyone else was in RV's

A tournament was just getting over as we got off the water. It took just over 9# to win it and paid $500 to win and my buddy said he thought they said it paid $300 something for second!

I talked to a guy that fished in it and he said the winner had 1-15'' 1-14'' and the rest were 13'' fish? I can't make that add up we got a smallie that went 16'' and it didn't go 2# maybe I need new scales LOL! Do they let you enter 13'' fish in Tournaments?

Anyhow this was the fish if the weekend. I had one almost as big but the pic sucks.

Anyhow it was a great weekend I hope I can make it out again next weekend.

[Chris S]

So I'm at melvern shall we say pre fishing or should I say I got my weekends mixed up? my mistake... anyhow goe a bunch of smallies and a walley? And striper but we didn't land the stripper ! Lol

Long story... ill make anoher report later.....................................good times

Now thats funny!!! I have a change of plans also....My buddy Sean thought his church picnic was next Saturday 11-2pm, turns out it was this past weekend 11-2pm!! So we can leave Saturday morning to head down! I will reserve spot 37 next to retro on spot 38, can some one else grab 39? My cell is 302 943 8810. I have a Gold Titan and a Black Lowe FM165

[Hi Salenity]

Btw NONE of the smallies we caught had Tattoos. I was pretty bummed at that, I was wanting to see some pretty fish

[Hi Salenity]

Now thats funny!!! I have a change of plans also....My buddy Sean thought his church picnic was next Saturday 11-2pm, turns out it was this past weekend 11-2pm!! So we can leave Saturday morning to head down! I will reserve spot 37 next to retro on spot 38, can some oen else grab 39? Mt cell is 302 943 8810. I have a Gold Titan and a Black Lowe FM165

You'll want 36-38-40. 37&39 are across the road.

[retro basser]

You freaked me out for a minute when i thought it was this weekend Salenity... I thought for sure I was missing it. I didnt feel too bad for ya though when i realized you now have a perfect excuse to hit Melvern two weekends in a row

Were they moving deeper already? I bet after a week of this heat it's gonna convince em...

Might as well try to catch my first smallie on a #6 dropshot...hehe

[Hi Salenity]

You freaked me out for a minute when i thought it was this weekend Salenity... I thought for sure I was missing it. I didn't feel too bad for ya though when i realized you now have a perfect excuse to hit Melvern two weekends in a row

Were they moving deeper already? I bet after a week of this heat it's gonna convince em...

Might as well try to catch my first smallie on a #6 dropshot...hehe

If I knew my Monday morning job was going to fall through I'd still be there!

Saturday I did good on a Black/Yellow squarebill but they were out in no-mans land. If you had the boat ware you could just cast to the bank we would see them jumping behind us. we actually caught them fishing away from the shore. (hope that makes sense)

We did see lots of boats fishing in deep water but I'm not sure if they were fishing for bass or crapie?

[Bluebasser86]

So it rained Sunday morning so we didn't get on the water until around 9. Not a lot to report Sunday, 2 cats, 2 crappie all on a Mepps Several whites but no Greens or Browns that made it in the boat. I did have 2 unknown fish to the boat that were in the 2' range easily. I was brown and may have been a Carp and the other was Black. I didn't see it's head but it's tail could have gone 6'' tall fanned out.

The camp sight was $22.70 with a truck pass!!! We stayed in 38 on church hill loop. We were the only ones in a tent everyone else was in RV's

A tournament was just getting over as we got off the water. It took just over 9# to win it and paid $500 to win and my buddy said he thought they said it paid $300 something for second!

I talked to a guy that fished in it and he said the winner had 1-15'' 1-14'' and the rest were 13'' fish? I can't make that add up we got a smallie that went 16'' and it didn't go 2# maybe I need new scales LOL! Do they let you enter 13'' fish in Tournaments?

Anyhow this was the fish if the weekend. I had one almost as big but the pic sucks.

Anyhow it was a great weekend I hope I can make it out again next weekend.

Sounds like a good day. My best inside source said last report he had was tough but he wasn't sure the guy he got the report from knew much about what he was doing.

Just so everyone knows, since there are two ramps in the state park, We'll be going from the East ramp, the one closest to the dam.

The wife and I spent the weekend at Milford with some of my family and had a blast! We were the first two there Friday night. We threw the tent up and cooked some hotdogs and still had half an hour before dark so we dropped the boat in and fished around the boat ramp cove in a couple spots I knew had some good fish. We were on fish immediately. My wife caught a big crappie, a little wiper and a little largemouth. I caught this chunky 16 inch largemouth on a popper.

Flipped into the same spot with a football jig and got thumped by this 18" largemouth.

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Caught a couple small smallmouth before we called it a night.

Next morning was chilly! We started in the same area and it was way slower. I caught a couple smallmouth and small wipers. Tossed a trap at some wipers and was surprised by this 17" greenie. Most trips I don't catch a single largemouth but not the case this trip!

We went to the dam and I spent most of the next 2 hours unhooking my wife's fish. She was kicking my butt from the back of the boat. This is one of her biggest smallmouths and one of 2 keepers she caught.

They weren't all bass either.

She got worn out from catching fish I guess and decided to lay out in the back of the boat for awhile. I throw netted some shad to drag behind the boat while I was fishing for smallmouth to try to get a big wiper. First fish was a goldeye, looked like a little tarpon except they have teeth!

Little ways further I heard a clunk behind me and turned around to see my rod folded in half and line burning off the spool. A nice fight and I got this 4.89lb wiper in the boat.

I ended up with 59 bass Saturday and my wife outfished me bad, not sure what her final numbers were but I know I unhooked way more of her fish that I did mine.

Sunday I went out by myself in the morning before the forcasted storms that never happened rolled in. I got a couple pretty nice smallmouth at 17 and 16.5 inches. I really liked the colors on the second one.

Spent the rest of the day catfishing with my aunt trying to catch her some dinner. Not much luck but one small blue and one small channel should be enough for 2 people I hope. Had a blast for sure!

[Chris S]

Question: I have a yearly boat ramp sticker for Hillsdale, does that not get me the use of Melvern's State owned boat ramps at no charge??

[Bluebasser86]

Question: I have a yearly boat ramp sticker for Hillsdale, does that not get me the use of Melvern's State owned boat ramps at no charge??

Is it the vehicle pass that you put on your windshield to get into state parks? If so then you're good to go for the vehicle pass and ramp fee in the state park where we're going from, you'll just have to pay for your camping spot.

[Chris S]

Is it the vehicle pass that you put on your windshield to get into state parks?

Yes it is!!

[Chris S]

That's so true there's gonna be a trillion spots. I'll bring an extension cord and a power strip. Does anyone have a sweet tailgatin grill? My campin grill isnt big enough to feed too many people.

I guess if i'm there before 3 I'll just grab something on the point of the churchill loop and text Chris and Salenity what number I get. I'll PM you guys my cell #.

If you see a bass boat with carpet so green it makes your eyes water at 300 yards.. that's me Gonna be hard to sit around and not get on that new water, but i'll try..

I called and 36 & 38 are first come first serve, I will be down around 1030amish Saturday and will get 36 and the lady at the park said toss the extra tent on 38 to keep it for you.

[bassinKS]

man hearing you guys talk about this makes me wish I could go but work is holding me back. If there is another one I will make sure I make it

[Chris S]

man hearing you guys talk about this makes me wish I could go but work is holding me back. If there is another one I will make sure I make it

You should see the food list on the PM's going back and fourth

[joefish]

Hope you guys have a great weekend at Melvern. Wish I could have joined you, but I already had reservation at a fishing camp on Rainy Lake in Ontario, Canada.

All packed up, Boat hooked up, alarm set for 3:00 AM, be on the road by 4:00 AM and in Fort Frances Ontario around 5:00 PM. Hotel in town then 26 mile boat ride to camp early Sunday AM. Smallmouth beware !!!

[retro basser]

Hope you guys have a great weekend at Melvern. Wish I could have joined you, but I already had reservation at a fishing camp on Rainy Lake in Ontario, Canada.

All packed up, Boat hooked up, alarm set for 3:00 AM, be on the road by 4:00 AM and in Fort Frances Ontario around 5:00 PM. Hotel in town then 26 mile boat ride to camp early Sunday AM. Smallmouth beware !!!

Holy ****, that's a trek! Canada is amazing from what I've seen. They take care of their lakes. Good luck!

[retro basser]

Our Melvern get together went down this weekend and was a good time but we had to earn it, thats for sure. Wind wasnt too bad until about 9 AM and then it was just bombing the whole north side of the lake. The moving bait bite was pretty much over after the first thing in the morning for us, then we just had to pick em off with plastics. My partner Chris is good with a shakeyhead and picked up quality fish with it throughout the day. I thought we were going to pick up a couple more coming over the side of the boat driving back across the 3 foot breaks at the end of the day.

Chris Schauer was the only one lucky enough to camp out and fish it twice... since he wasnt as pressed for time he took a break to get a piercing done:

Even with that in his finger he still toughed it out and stayed out in the chop longer than us...

I think the big bass of the day went to the Chris on my boat, a smallie just shy of 3 pounds. Picture doesnt do it justice, the thing was raisin hell coming into the boat and just real healthy.

I've had easier days on the lake by a long shot, but it was good to meet some of the guys, and the beers, brats, n burgers afterwards were all the better cause we earned em..

[Bluebasser86]

It was a lot of fun despite the wind. The fish were making us work since they wouldn't touch a moving bait, fishing slow in a wind like that isn't easy. I'm glad everyone was able to make it out there and catch some fish! Hopefully Chris got that hook out of his finger without an issue once he got to the hospital. We'll have to try to plan the next one a little further out so if more people want to go they'll have the chance to get the day off.