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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on plastic worms; bluegill good on crickets and worms; channel catfish good on stinkbait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/9/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 77 degrees, normal, dingy; sunfish fair on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass good on plastic worms; 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 6/8/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 66 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try worms, dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits;
white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and light colored Rooster Tails; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using cut shad, worms, chicken livers and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/8/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics, crankbaits and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good using cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/8/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 81 degrees, dingy; catfish good on cicadas; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/8/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 65 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try worms, dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits;
white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and light colored Rooster Tails; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using cut shad, worms, chicken livers and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/8/2011)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 82 degrees, clear; full pool; bluegill and redear sunfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Montrose: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish and black bass fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 85 degrees, clear; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 87 degrees, clear; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Truman: 79 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good using jigs and minnows; black bass good using spinnerbaits and jigs; catfish fair using cut bait or shad; white bass and hybrid bass fair using jigs. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 79 degrees, dingy; releasing 31,000 cfs; all species fair. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 85 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on Rooster Tails; channel catfish good on Shad Raps; crappie good on Little Cleos and marabou jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Long Branch: 75 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on rod and reel along rip-rap off Hwy AX using stinkbaits and leeches; channel catfish and blue catfish good on setlines using live baits; flathead catfish fair on setlines using live baits; crappie good using jigs and minnows next to bank; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Mark Twain: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on assorted jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on cut bait and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Sever: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on hotdogs and Sonny's dip bait; black bass fair on Texas and Carolina rigged baits; bluegill fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Thomas Hill: 75 degrees, high, muddy; 92 degrees at warm water boat ramp; channel catfish fair using stinkbaits and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 70 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 72 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish good on live baits; drum good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 75 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on crankbaits or topwater lures; channel catfish good on chicken liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Mozingo: 75 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on weedlines and shallow points and brush; crappie fair over deep brush; bluegill good on live bait; channel catfish good on cut bait; walleye fair on main lake points or near channel breaks. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Paho: 72 degrees, high, dingy; hybrid striped bass good on natural baits; largemouth bass good; channel catfish good on natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Pony Express: 81 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on worms; catfish good on chicken liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Smithville: 73 degrees, normal, muddy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs, the spawn is mostly over so fish are moving back into deeper water/cover; largemouth bass fair in shallow water on a wide variety of lures including spinners, stickbaits, and jigs; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers, shad, and prepared baits; white bass fair in the creek arms of the lake on jigs and Road Runners; walleye fair on jigs, worms, or rattle baits on flat lake points. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 62 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish fair; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 70 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 84 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Norfork: 84 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 72 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on jigs and crankbaits. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 69 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Bryant Creek: 71 degrees, high, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Current: 73 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on grubs; all other species good on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Eleven Point: 61 degrees, high, clear; rainbow trout fair on corn and prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 75 degrees, high, dingy; black bass, sunfish, and goggle-eye fair on live bait and soft plastic baits. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Jacks Fork: 78 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on spinnerbaits; goggle-eye good on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
North Fork: 64 degrees, high, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 79 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Council Bluff: 72 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on dark colored soft plastics and topwater lures during low light periods; bluegill and redear sunfish fair on worms and crickets in 4'-5' depths; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Cypress Lake: 85 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good in 2'-3' depths using crickets, worms, and stinkbait; crappie fair in 3' depths using minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1'-3' depths using crickets, small jigs, and small pieces of worms; largemouth bass fair in 2'-3' depths on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Duck Creek: 85 degrees, high, clear; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 81 degrees, muddy; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics, crankbaits and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good using cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/8/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics, crankbaits and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good using cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/8/2011)
Little Dixie: 63 degrees, high, muddy; crappie fair on minnows; bluegill good on worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut baits; largemouth bass good on plastic worms and topwater lures; 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 6/9/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; the river is hard to fish due to water level, fishing in tributaries is best; blue catfish fair on cut bait and flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/9/2011)
Lake Girardeau: 76 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass and channel catfish good on worms; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Perry County Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; redear sunfish good on crickets; channel catfish good on worms; largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: high, dingy; bluegill fair on crickets; channel catfish fair on livers, stinkbaits and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Wappapello: falling, channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and live bait; crappie good on minnows and jigs in spillway; black bass fair on plastic worms; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species slow. Access areas are still very limited. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on artificial baits or live minnows; bluegill fair on live worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait; black bass fair on minnows and soft plastics in backwater areas; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): high, muddy; channel catfish good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, dingy; black bass good on large minnows and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 70 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits; flathead catfish fair on live bait, small bluegill, and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 68-72 degrees, high, dingy; Dam/Swan Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics, and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on jerkbait; white bass fair on swimming minnows; Beaver Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, high, clear; trout good on black/white marabou jigs, black/chrome and blue/chrome crankbaits, orange glo balls, and bubblegum, chartreuse or orange Power Baits. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 84 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows in 15' to 30' of water over structure; black bass good on plastic baits along main lake points in early morning; walleye good while trolling flats with crankbaits or drifting nightcrawlers; catfish good on live bait using trotlines or jug lines; muskie slow, best while trolling flats with crankbaits; white bass slow. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Stockton: 75 degrees, high, clear; black bass good on jigs and spinnerbaits in coves and flooded brush; catfish good on nightcrawlers and shrimp; walleye good on points with nightcrawlers, jigs and crankbaits in 20' of water; crappie slow, best on crankbaits while trolling in 12' to 15' of water. (Report made on 6/8/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 71 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good, largemouth and spotted bass being caught on Carolina rigged plastic worms in flooded timber, best colors are plum, purple, peanut butter and jelly, and watermelon, flipping green or brown jigs up into flooded timber is working as well as soft plastic crayfish; catfish good on limb line or trotline using 2" to 3" bluegill or goldfish, also try pole and line with yellow fins, creek chubs, nightcrawlers, stinkbaits, and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 71 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good, largemouth and spotted bass being caught on Carolina rigged plastic worms in flooded timber, best colors are plum, purple, peanut butter and jelly, and watermelon, flipping green or brown jigs up into flooded timber is working as well as soft plastic crayfish; catfish good on limb line or trotline using 2" to 3" bluegill or goldfish, also try pole and line with yellow fins, creek chubs, nightcrawlers, stinkbaits, and cut baits; white bass fair on topwater lures or shallow diving lures, try bright colors in the evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 63 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair, 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 6/8/2011)
James River (lower): 76 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye good on black/white skirted spinners and black/white jigs and minnows; black bass good on nightcrawlers and crankbaits at morning and dusk; smallmouth bass good on nightcrawlers and crayfish colored crankbaits at morning and dusk; catfish good on cut baits and nightcrawlers using trotlines and limb lines; crappie fair on jigs and minnows. (Report made on 6/7/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; catfish fair on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; crappie slow on tube & curly tail jigs and minnows; please remove litter. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and chicken liver due to recent stocking; limit 4; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 6/9/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 66 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on liver and shrimp; black bass slow on minnows; carp fair on dough balls; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 71 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms and blood bait; black bass slow on minnows; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow on worms.
(Report made on 6/9/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 72 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; black bass slow on dark plastic baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 72 degrees, falling, muddy; black bass fair; channel catfish fair on natural baits; crappie fair; carp good on doughbait; drum good on worms. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 72 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and prepared bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and chicken liver due to recent stocking; limit 4; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 6/9/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 66 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on liver and shrimp; black bass slow on minnows; carp fair on dough balls; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 71 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms and blood bait; black bass slow on minnows; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow on worms.
(Report made on 6/9/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 72 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; black bass slow on dark plastic baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 72 degrees, falling, muddy; black bass fair; channel catfish fair on natural baits; crappie fair; carp good on doughbait; drum good on worms. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 72 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and prepared bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/9/2011)
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