Lake Of The Ozarks Fishing Report! | All Seasons | Casey Scanlon

Go Fishing July 29, 2025 4 views

Pro angler Casey Scanlon breaks down how to fish Lake of the Ozarks year-round, sharing seasonal strategies, go-to baits, and expert tips for every condition—from cold-water jerkbait fishing to summer offshore cranking and fall topwater bites. Whether you’re a local or planning your first trip to this massive 54,000-acre lake, Casey helps you break it down, find the fish, and choose the right baits all year long.

Lake of the Ozarks Basics:
– 92 miles long from dam to dam
– 1,150+ miles of shoreline
– Clear water on the lower end, stained-to-muddy in creeks
– Dominant cover: boat docks, rocky banks, brush piles

What You’ll Learn by Season:
Winter/Pre-Spawn:
– Key creek channel swings and secondary points
– Jerkbaits, finesse jigs, and spinnerbaits

Spring/Spawn:
– Where bass bed and how to target them
-Top spawn baits: tubes, stick worms, and cover jigs

Summer:
– Where the bass go after the spawn
– Deep brush, ledges, and boat dock strategies
– Big baits for big fish: crankbaits, mag worms, jigs

Fall:
– Shad patterns back in creeks
– Topwater, spinnerbaits, and jigs for aggressive fall bass

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– Buzzer Beater Buzzbait: https://www.basspro.com/p/bass-pro-shops-xps-buzzer-beater-buzzbait
-XPS Jig: https://www.basspro.com/p/bass-pro-shops-xps-cover-jig
– Stik-O Worm: https://www.basspro.com/p/bass-pro-shops-5-38-stik-o-worm
– Magnum Fin-Eke Worm: https://www.basspro.com/p/bass-pro-shops-magnum-fin-eke-worm
– Deep-diving crankbaits: https://www.basspro.com/p/Bass-pro-shops-xps-deep-crankbait-mustadhooks
– Spinnerbaits: https://www.basspro.com/p/bass-pro-shops-xps-bruiser-blade-double-willow-spinnerbait

Whether you’re fishing tournaments or just chasing your next big bass, Lake of the Ozarks offers year-round opportunities if you follow the fish and trust the seasonal patterns.

Timecodes
00:00 Intro
00:18 Lake Of The Ozarks Basics
02:28 Prespawn
03:54 Prespawn Baits
05:15 Spawn
06:02 Spawn Baits
08:04 Summer
09:47 Summer Baits
11:53 Fall
12:32 Fall Baits
14:29 Outro
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