Truman on Thursday .. any advice?

I've never fished Truman and my buddy I'm going with tomorrow has only fished it a couple of times. He said he usually puts in just north of Tightwad on the Tebo arm. I just found out we're going and haven't a whole lot of time to go back through the posts too much .. so, for you Truman guys .. It sounds like it's better to put in at Bucksaw or would the Tebo arm be OK? I've heard black/chartreuse is usually a good color to start with on Truman? Any other suggestions for a Truman newbie? Anybody going to be fishing tomorrow?

Thanks in advance.

bucksaw straght across on the bluffs is been good to use last weekend

I think we'll definitely try those bluffs .. thank you!

I printed out a map and read back through a bunch of Truman threads and got some good information. I've heard Truman can be a little tricky to navigate .. if you're not familiar with the lake, how dangerous is navigating from Bucksaw down towards Hay Creek?

Thanks so much for any information you can provide.

The run from Bucksaw to Hay creek can be pretty tough if yo dont know the lake, suggest taking it easy or find someone to show you the way.

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Upper grand sucked today, only ended up with 7 crappie and a big old carp........ to get your lake directions right, from bucksaw to hay creek is up not down......... I wouldn't recommend it if you haven't been there before, it isn't bad but one mistake could sure ruin your day........... good luck......

Not to sway your decision, but wasn't there a post recently on here about someone having luck out of Windsor Crossing? Maybe Clear Creek or the bluffs/creek channels through there.

Forgot to mention Brush creek on Tebo at Windsor Crossing. Not sure where they said they were at on the Tebo arm but my guess since it was Posey is that it was the mouth of Brush creek. My advise besides what I sent you in a PM would be to stay above the dam. They were whacking them below the dam on LOZ the last 7-8 days. We go down and they pulled LOZ down over a ft since yesterday. Sloooooow and little fish rigging down there this morning.

It's a tough time to be going for your first trip to Truman. Good luck. Posey is a good one to let you know what is going on with Windsor Crossing/Tebo.

Fished Windsor Crossing (Brush Creek) last Friday...and caught some really good fish on the flat to the right just as you enter, the bite was only good about 1/3 of the way back, then it died. Also Little Tebo Thiebald (SP) point is dong pretty well.

He could probabaly get into the fish bowl if anyone has been catching there. I haven't been in over a month, so don't know where to start.

Thanks for all the replies guys .. I really appreciate it. Based on our your comments and our lack of knowledge, I think we're ruling out Bucksaw and will wait to learn that area from someone. We're looking at either Windsor Crossing or Sparrowfoot and probably won't decide which until the morning. I'll definitely check this thread again before we leave though, so if anyone has any other suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks again for the replies .. you guys are the best. Oh, and OSS, I promise once I start to learn Truman I won't say "down" when it should be "up" :o .. see, I already learned something! Thumbs Up

Don't listen to that OSS he is full of HOTT air and trouble! Hehe
Good luck on whatever decision you make! Looks like its gonna be a beautiful day!

I know I am old, I am slow, but I don't get lost, matter of fact Garmin hired me to make all the gps's you guys use............:hatchet:

I know your not talkin about me! :-) I don't have no stinkin gps! My gps is in my head! I guess that's what happens when I learn chit from u!

Fished Truman today man I dont recommend goin. Maybe I'm wrong for sayin that maybe people caught em today over at Bucksaw but they werent any that I saw catchin any fish. Left there went to LOZ and the bite is just as slow.

the mouth of brush creek was good sunday morning for us. we are having a lot better luck fishing not right on the trees but about 4 to 5ft off of them. we didn't catch anything past half way to the first bend in brush creek. blu\wht was the hot color 10 to 12ft down holding as still as you can. we didn't find any schooled up we did a lot of moving around. hope this helps and good luck.

Thanks for the report again Posey. Sounds like a guy could spider rig the mouth of Brush Creek and do well. Already commutes to the Grand today or would have gave it a try.

Probably a little late..T-2 on tebo arm is usually decent. It hasn't been as good this year though. It is also a popular fishing spot so sometimes you have to wait for someone to move to get into your "secret" spot you have found there. Haven't been into little tebo any. I was told T-6 was holding some fish but haven't been that far either...too cold of a boat ride. Looks like an amazing day to be on the water!!!!! My daughter is wanting to hit the pond here in a bit. Good luck!

A little late on the read for me, you probably already been and got back. Cross fom Bucksaw is probably your best bet till ya get to know the lake a little. Little tough to navigate above Bucksaw, lots of shallow points and stumps. Long Shoal area is much easier to navigate. T6 is a good spot as well as the points across from Tebo Island. Sparrowfoot area is very treacherous. Looks like wide open water and it is, but it's shallow-filled with stumps-RR tracks-and rock piles. One slip and you are finished. If I didn't know the lake, that's the last area I would try. Some people don't make it past the island in front of the ramp.

Ran into him in the fish bowl this morning before we hit a nearby creek in the Grand to start rigging. Was good to meet you and your buddy this morning. Wish the fishing was better for your first trip. Should be great in another month if it takes that long. The rigging bite is getting started.

Thank you so much to all of guys for reaching out and helping. Within 22 hours or so of posting this, I hit a lake I had never fished before and had 3 CDC member phone numbers in my pocket and all kinds of reports and advice. We ended up putting in at Sparrowfoot and did OK. I got to see the fish bowl for the first time (I see where it get's the name) and caught a few in there. We tried a few other bluffs/semi-bluffs close to there and a cove or two, but didn't have much luck. We ended up with 8 keepers between us, but had a blast. I met Jared/Jigging15 and jsiles? (please forgive me I get that wrong) and both were a pleasure to meet and very helpful.
Crappie_Express .. you're not kidding! If anyone is ever in that area and doesn't know it, please be careful and take it easy. I can easily see where that could be very dangerous, very quick.
Anyway, thanks again to all of you guys .. I know the Smithville guys are great, but the last two days has shown me you Truman guys are every bit as helpful.
Hope to meet some of you at camp! Thumbs Up

Glad you had a good time. Sure liked your buddies boat and was good to meet both of you. It sure did not prove its self yesterday. But it is a great lake and even has some fish in it. It was tough in us also. We ended up with 10-12 fish rigging in there and in the creek close to the ramp. We will have to get you back down here before camp for some great fishing in March and April.