CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 61 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; bluegill good on river worms and crickets; crappie good on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/5/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 57 degrees, high, dingy; fishing pressure is very low this year; channel catfish and sunfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 55 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass season closed;
catfish slow, try chicken livers, worms and cut shad; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics.
(Report made on 5/4/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 61 degrees, dingy; crappie good on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass good using dark colored soft plastic worms and buzzbaits; catfish slow, try worms, chicken livers and cut baits; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails.
(Report made on 5/4/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 59 degrees, dingy; crappie good on minnows; black bass good; catfish good using cut bait;
white bass fair.
(Report made on 5/4/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 59 degrees, dingy; crappie good on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass good using dark colored soft plastic worms and buzzbaits; catfish slow, try worms, chicken livers and cut baits; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails.
(Report made on 5/4/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 59 degrees, dingy; crappie good on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass good using dark colored soft plastic worms and buzzbaits; catfish slow, try worms, chicken livers and cut baits; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails.
(Report made on 5/4/2011)
Little Dixie: 57 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass good on plastic worms; all other species slow. Area closed to all activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: normal, muddy; crappie fair on minnows near Otterville; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 5/5/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 55 degrees, normal, muddy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass season closed;
catfish slow, try chicken livers, worms and cut shad; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics.
(Report made on 5/4/2011)
KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 60 degrees, high, clear; crappie and bluegill good; largemouth bass, channel catfish and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Montrose: 54 degrees, muddy; catfish fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 63 degrees, dingy; crappie, catfish and black bass good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 64 degrees, high, dingy; crappie, catfish and black bass good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Truman: 59 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good as the fish are moving back to the banks using jigs; black bass good using spinnerbaits and jigs; catfish good using cut bait or perch; white bass fair using jigs. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 59 degrees, dingy; catfish and crappie fair, all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, muddy; flathead catfish fair in tributaries on live bait; all other species slow in the main river.
(Report made on 5/5/2011)
NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 61 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on buzzbaits; channel catfish good on chicken livers; bluegill good on earthworms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Long Branch: 57 degrees, high, muddy; flathead catfish good on setlines using bluegill; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Mark Twain: 58 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on jigs of assorted colors and minnows; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut bait; white bass fair on Rattle Traps; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Sever: 61 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass good on Rattle Traps; bluegill fair on Rooster Tails; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Thomas Hill: 59 degrees, high, muddy; 72 degrees at warm water fishing dock; small channel catfish good on worms; hybrid stripers fair on lures resembling shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 51 degrees, high, muddy; 2' above flood stage; channel catfish good on live bait and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 58 degrees, high, muddy; smallmouth bass fair on hellgrammites, drum good on worms; channel catfish fair on cut shad near riffles; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 58 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Mozingo: 59 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good in mid depths; black bass good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Paho: 60 degrees, high, clear; crappie activity has begun to increase near the banks with rock structure; channel catfish in the 1-3 lb. range fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Pony Express: 56 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs closer to banks; largemouth bass good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Smithville: 56 degrees, rising, dingy; crappie fair in shallow water near trees and other cover with minnows or jigs; largemouth bass fair in shallow water on a wide variety of lures; channel catfish slow on nightcrawlers and shad sides; white bass fair in creek arms of lake on jigs and minnows; walleye slow on jigs, worms or rattle lures at lake points. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 53 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair; flathead catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 55 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish and carp fair on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Norfork: 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 61 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 58 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Bryant Creek: 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Current: 62 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 61 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 58 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Jacks Fork: 61 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
North Fork: 55 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 62 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow due to high water. (Report made on 5/3/2011)
Council Bluff: 62 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Cypress Lake: high, dingy; area is closed to all public use until further notice due to flooding conditions. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Duck Creek: 58 degrees, high, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; bluegill fair on crickets and jigs; largemouth bass fair on minnows and spinnerbaits; all other species slow due to high water.
Area is open, but roads are rough due to flood waters washing in a few locations. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Lake Girardeau: high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Perry County Lake: 62 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on white jigs; bluegill fair on worms; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 62 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Wappapello: high, muddy; channel catfish good on live bait in the far upper areas of the lake. Wappapello Lake is experiencing historic level flooding. The emergency spillway was topped for the first time since 1945. Many of the roads and almost every access around the lake is closed. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 59 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/3/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/3/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): high, muddy; the Black River below Clearwater spillway is closed to public use for an undetermined amount of time due to record lake levels. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): high, muddy; all species slow due to high water. (Report made on 5/3/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): high, dingy; water levels are extremely high; all species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 60 degrees, high, dingy; dam/Swan Creek area: very high water levels, all species slow; Beaver Creek: all species slow. (Report made on 5/3/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, high, clear; a flow advisory is in effect; all species slow. (Report made on 5/3/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 56 degrees, high, dingy; water level is 13' above normal; black bass fair on spinning baits and plastic baits over submerged cover; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in 5' to 10' of water; catfish fair on shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Stockton: 56 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on crankbaits off banks in 12' of water; crappie good on minnows and tube jigs in 10' to 15' of water near brush piles; white bass good on Rebels and tube baits in upper lake arms; catfish good on nightcrawlers and liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 69 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on white or white/chartreuse spin baits in 10' to 12' of water, also try gray or white grubs on a 1/2 oz. jig; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 69 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on white or white/chartreuse spin baits in 10' to 12' of water, also try gray or white grubs on a 1/2 oz. jig; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 50 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow, catch and release only until May 28, best on soft plastics; goggle-eye slow, best on soft plastics and jigs; trout slow, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
James River (lower): 66 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow due to extremely high water levels. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 58 degrees, high, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; please remove litter. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 60 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; stocking will begin in early May; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 5/5/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 51 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair in backwater and slough on liver, prepared baits and worms; black bass slow on minnows, worms, and crayfish; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 62 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow on natural baits. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 60 degrees, high, muddy; no report due to flood conditions. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 60 degrees, high, muddy; black bass fair on crankbaits; channel catfish good on natural baits; crappie good on jigs and minnows; carp good on doughbait; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 60 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and prepared bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/4/2011)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, the spring level is still 4-5" above normal and very dingy; fishing deep is your best bet. Zone 1 and 2 best lures: beaded head Cracklebacks, gingersnap with 8 oz. gold head colored, pink and white colored and black and yellow colored marabou jigs, orange flake colored and black and yellow colored Rooster Tails, tri-colored and white, and white and red colored glo balls; Zone 3 best lures: fluorescent orange colored and pink Power Baits, fluorescent pink plastic worms and salmon eggs. Our annual kids fishing day is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. Activities will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Lunch is provided for the kids. Fishing hours for May are 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.
(Report made on 5/5/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, falling, dingy; fishing is slow; the water is slowly clearing up; good flow due to the recent rains and large spring flows. The park is open and fishing is open. Fishing hours for the month of May are 6:30 a.m to 8:15 p.m. Kid's Free Fishing Day will be held Saturday, May 14th, 2011. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
Montauk State Park: 56 degrees, falling, the river level is slightly higher than normal, but slowly dropping. The water is stained. Fishing is good on most baits with bright colors, and scented baits are working the best. May fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Kid's Free Fishing Day is Saturday, May 7th.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/
Roaring River State Park: 57 degrees, falling, the stream is dingy and a little above normal; the river is very fishable; water is clearing up more every day; spoons, plastic worms and power eggs are working very well, the use of heavier line is advised; use scented baits in zones allowed. Kid's Fishing Day is May 14th. Upper holes will be reseserved for kids 15 and under; holes will remain reserved all day. (Report made on 5/5/2011)
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