Image via WikipediaPLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/25/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 79 degrees, dingy; 2' low; all species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try crankbaits or worms; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut shad and chicken livers.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 82 degrees, dingy; black bass slow, try dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails;
crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 82 degrees, dingy; all species slow.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 82 degrees, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; catfish good on live bait, chicken livers and cut shad; black bass slow, try plastic worms; white bass slow, try spinnerbaits.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 82 degrees, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; catfish good on live bait, chicken livers and cut shad; black bass slow, try plastic worms; white bass slow, try spinnerbaits.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
Little Dixie: 89 degrees, the water level is down about 3' so it may be hard to get a boat launched off the boat ramp; catfish fair on liver and minnows; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: high, muddy; channel catfish good on worms in early evening until dark at Roberts Bluff Access; blue catfish and flathead catfish fair on setlines baited with goldfish downstream from DeBourgmont Access; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; all species good on live baits. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try crankbaits or worms; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut shad and chicken livers.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 83 degrees, clear; water level 1' low; largemouth bass and crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Montrose: 87 degrees, low, dingy; catfish fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 88 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 89 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Truman: 85 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good using jigs and minnows in 10' of water; catfish good using cut bait or shad; white bass and hybrid bass good using shad and jigs on flats. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 85 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 80 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on crankbaits; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; bluegill fair on Beetle Spins; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Long Branch: 81 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on setlines using live bait; crappie fair on jigs; flathead catfish fair on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Mark Twain: 83 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and assorted jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Sever: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait; black bass fair on crankbaits around riprap; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Thomas Hill: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair along the Hwy. T rock in the 9"-10" size range using jigs and minnows; channel catfish good using setlines on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 82 degrees, falling, dingy; flathead catfish good on live bluegill; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; blue catfish good on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 76 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; drum good on nightcrawlers; white bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on crankbaits and buzzbaits; channel catfish good on liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Mozingo: 79 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on weedlines with plastics; crappie good on jigs in standing timber; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Paho: 84 degrees, normal, full pool; channel catfish fair on commercial bait; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
Pony Express: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2011)
Smithville: 82 degrees, falling, dingy; crappie fair in 7'-11' of water near brush/trees; black bass slow; catfish fair on shad and prepared baits; white bass fair; walleye slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 74 degrees, rising, clear; channel catfish and blue catfish good; flathead catfish fair; all other species good. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 83 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 86 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Norfork: 85 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 83 degrees, rising, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on crankbaits and soft plastic baits; channel catfish slow on live bait. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Bryant Creek: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Current: 77 degrees, normal, clear; all species good on plastic worms. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Eleven Point: 62 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 84 degrees, rising, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and crankbaits. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 83 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Jacks Fork: 76 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good while trolling with crankbaits; largemouth bass fair on plastic or topwater baits; bluegill fair on worms or crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Council Bluff: 81 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and topwater lures during low light periods; bluegill and redear sunfish fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Cypress Lake: 87 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good in 2'-3' depths using worms and stinkbait; crappie slow using minnows and jigs in 3' depths; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 2'-3' depths using crickets, small jigs, and small pieces of worms; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic worms in 3' depths or greater. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Duck Creek: 79 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; bluegill, redear sunfish and warmouth sunfish good on crickets and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Perry County Lake: 87 degrees, clear; channel catfish fair on liver; black bass fair on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on worms, liver, and stinkbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Wappapello: normal, black bass good on spinnerbaits and plastic worms early and late in the day; bluegill fair on crickets and worms along shoreline; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in the lake in the river channel; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines at night using live bait. Anglers should note the 9" minimum length regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. All areas around the lake are now open since the lake water level has dropped. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on live bait; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; walleye fair on crankbaits below the basin; all other species slow.
There have been some instances of paddlefish being caught and hooked in the mouth while using traditional fishing methods as of late. Paddlefish are closed to taking by any method in the Black River except from March 15 through April 30. If a paddlefish is caught outside of those specified dates it must be released immediately. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, dingy; channel catfish fair on liver, worms and live frogs; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): 79 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; black bass good on large minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 83 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbait; flathead catfish good on goldfish and small green sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 85 degrees, high, clear; Dam/Swan Creek area: walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbaits; black bass fair on nightcrawlers and soft plastic baits; Beaver Creek area: catfish fair on nightcrawlers; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 58 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on crankbaits and Little Cleos while trolling in 15' - 20' of water; Rogues and marabou jigs are working well when the dam is generating. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 83 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs in 15' of water around structure; largemouth bass slow, best on plastic baits in 15' of water around structure and near points; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2011)
Stockton: 85 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows in 15' - 20' of water over brush piles; catfish good while drifting over flats in 15' - 20' of water; black bass good in 15' - 20' of water over brush piles; white bass good on Rooster Tails and small spinners over flats and around points; walleye good on nightcrawlers while trolling or drift fishing in 20' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 83 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish around points; live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' or more of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 83 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish around points; live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' or more of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 75 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair, best on soft plastics and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2011)
James River (lower): 84 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye good on minnows and spinners around rootwads and rocky structure; black bass fair on crankbaits off of points and Texas rigged with live worms and dark colored soft plastic worms in the evening; crappie fair on green jigs and minnows over brush piles; catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers; best at night on trotlines and limb lines. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on plastic worms; channel catfish slow on blood baits; please remove your litter. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on blood baits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 8/25/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms; black bass fair on minnows; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on cut bait, blood bait and worms; bluegill good on worms; black bass fair on plastic worms; all other species fair on natural baits.
(Report made on 8/25/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures and plastic worms; channel catfish fair on minnows and worms; bluegill and sunfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on natural baits; black bass slow on plastic worms; carp fair on doughbaits; bluegill, drum and sunfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 81 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish slow on worms and prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 56 degrees, clear; the spring level is near normal; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: red colored and red with green head colored brassies, John Deere colored mini jigs, ginger colored and brown colored bead head Cracklebacks, gingersnap with 8 oz. gold head colored, red and black colored, pink and white colored and salmon and brown colored marabou jigs, green and black with a gold spinner and black colored with a silver spinner Rooster Tails, shrimp colored, chartreuse colored and red and white colored glo balls, red colored and olive colored brassies; Zone 3 best lures: salmon peach colored and yellow colored Power Baits, red and white colored worms, and salmon eggs. August fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. We will be cutting weeds September 13 and 14. We will start around 8 a.m. and finish by 3 p.m. Thank you for your patience. (Report made on 8/25/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, fishing is excellent; the water is clear with good flow; dough and putty baits are producing good numbers when fished free floating or underneath a float; throughout the spring branch feather jigs in black/yellow, olive, white, and pink are producing good numbers of fish; fish are holding in deep holes and below the falls, target these areas for best success; fishing hours for the month of August are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Ladies Free Fishing Day is Saturday, September 10th. (Report made on 8/24/2011)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, the river level is normal; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; scented dough and putty baits are working well, as are flies, Rooster Tails and jigs, black and yellow, white, and olive colors are working well. Fishing has been slow during the hotter parts of the day. The best fishing is during the morning and evening hours. August fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, the water is clear and normal; fishing has been very good early in the day, late in the evening and in shady spots during the day; dry fly fishing is excellent right now; cheese yellow, white fluorescent, orange and brown colors in plastic eggs and worms working well; black, brown, olive and white spinners working well; small crankbaits are working well; marabou and micro jigs are good; olive, white, black/yellow and tan are good; in Zone 3: nightcrawlers, minnows and corn, white, orange or fluorescent yellow Power Bait paste is working well.
(Report made on 8/24/2011)
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