8/4/2011 MDC Fishing Report

PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.

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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388

LAKES

Binder: 91 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; largemouth bass fair on plastic frogs and plastic worms; all other species slow.




(Report made on 8/3/2011)

Blind Pony Lake: 90 degrees, dingy; 2.5' 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 8/3/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms, soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish fair using stinkbaits, worms, chicken livers, raw chicken and cut shad.


(Report made on 8/3/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 90 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass fair using dark colored soft plastics and crankbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics; catfish fair on worms, bluegill and hot dogs.
(Report made on 8/3/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 90 degrees, dingy; catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/3/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 90 degrees, dingy; catfish fair on turkey livers, cut shad, hot dogs, cheese, and live bait; crappie slow, try minnows and jigs; white bass slow, try spinners; black bass slow, try plastic worms.

(Report made on 8/3/2011)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 90 degrees, dingy; catfish fair on turkey livers, cut shad, hot dogs, cheese, and live bait; crappie slow, try minnows and jigs; white bass slow, try spinners; black bass slow, try plastic worms.
(Report made on 8/3/2011)

Little Dixie: 89 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut bait; 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 8/4/2011)

RIVERS

Lamine: muddy; 6' high between the I-70 bridge and the Missouri River; little to no fishing activity during the past week; 3'-4' high from the I-70 bridge upstream to the mouth of Clear Creek; little to no fishing activity during the past week; water level is normal in the Otterville area where all species are slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms, soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish fair using stinkbaits, worms, chicken livers, raw chicken and cut shad.
(Report made on 8/3/2011)

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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254

LAKES

James A. Reed Area: 91 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Montrose: 92 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 94 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 98 degrees, low, dingy; crappie fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Truman: 90 degrees, low, dingy; crappie and black bass fair using crankbaits and plastic worms; catfish fair using cut bait or shad; white bass and hybrid bass fair using spoons. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Truman Tailwaters: 90 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

RIVERS

Missouri River: high, the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420

LAKES

Hunnewell: 88 degrees, low, dingy; largemouth bass good on jerkbait; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; bluegill fair on crickets and earthworms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Long Branch: 82 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on leeches; crappie fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Mark Twain: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on assorted jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Sever: 90 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on cut bait and dip baits; bluegill fair on grasshoppers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Thomas Hill: 91 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair along rocks using jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

RIVERS

Mississippi (above St. Louis): 86 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish and flathead catfish good on bluegill; blue catfish good on cut bait; carp fair on doughbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Salt (below Mark Twain): 84 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100

LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair in low light hours. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Mozingo: 85 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair during low light hours near weedlines or over deep brush; crappie fair over deep brush; channel catfish good on cut bluegill; walleye fair on points or shallow weedlines. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Paho: 86 degrees, normal, all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Pony Express: 86 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Smithville: 85 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good in 12' of water near brush piles; white bass good early and late on Pepper Spoons and Road Runner jigs; catfish fair on cut shad. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

RIVERS

Grand: 74 degrees, falling, channel catfish and blue catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Missouri (below Iowa line): 86 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East): 90 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Norfork: 90 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 83 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on jigs and soft plastic baits. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Big Piney (Upper): 81 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Bryant Creek: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Current: 78 degrees, normal, clear; all species good on plastics. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Eleven Point: 64 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn, spinnerbaits and minnows; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastic baits and spinners; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Gasconade (upper): 89 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Jacks Fork: 79 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

North Fork: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 89 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Council Bluff: 89 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Cypress Lake: 89 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good in 2'-3' depths using worms and stinkbait; crappie slow using minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1'-3' depths using crickets, small jigs, and small pieces of worms; largemouth bass slow on spinnerbaits, jigs and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Duck Creek: 87 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures and plastic lizards; all other species slow; vegetation is very abundant. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Perry County Lake: 91 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 88 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on worms, liver, stinkbait, and live sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Wappapello: normal, black bass good on plastic worms and crankbaits early and late in the day; bluegill good on crickets and worms; 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 and nightcrawlers. 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 8/3/2011)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis): 80 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass good on crankbaits and Beetle Spins; sunfish good on jigs and small spinners; all others species fair. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on worms and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on live frogs and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): high, muddy; channel and blue catfish good on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

St. Francis (below Wappapello): 90 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbait, worms and liver; flathead catfish good on live bait, small bluegill, and goldfish; bluegill fair on waxworms; black bass fair on plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881

LAKES

Bull Shoals (West): 81-86 degrees, high, clear; Dam/Swan Creek area: striped bass fair on large swimbait, jerkbait, and shad; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbaits; Beaver Creek area: catfish good on nightcrawlers; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Lake Taneycomo: 60 degrees, normal, dingy; trout good on orange/bubblegum Power Baits, corn and nightcrawlers, Rooster Tails and Rogues are also working well. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Pomme de Terre: 87 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on plastic baits on points and around structure in 15' of water; catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using live bait; bluegill good on nightcrawlers in 10' of water; crappie fair on minnows in 15' of water around structure; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Stockton: 87 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows in 18'-20' of water over brush piles in the main lake; catfish good on shad while fishing over flats in 20' of water; walleye good on nightcrawlers on points and flats in 15'-17' of water; white bass good on small crankbaits and Rooster Tails along the surface of the lake; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Table Rock (James River arm): 86 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish or large 10"-12" purple plastic worms Carolina or Texas rigged when fishing in at least 25' of water; white bass fair on bright colored topwater lures or shallow diving lures in evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

Table Rock (main lake): 86 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish or large 10"-12" purple plastic worms Carolina or Texas rigged when fishing in at least 25' of water; white bass fair on bright colored topwater lures or shallow diving lures in evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

RIVERS

Big Niangua: 73 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics and jigs; trout fair on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

James River (lower): 92 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye good on minnows and spinners, also try minnows and Road Runners in the streams around rootwads and rocky structures; black bass fair on crankbaits off points and Texas rigged with live worms and dark colored soft plastic baits; catfish fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers, use trotline and limb lines at night; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953

LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 87 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on minnows; channel catfish fair on doughbaits and blood baits; please remove your litter. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 88 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on doughbaits and blood baits; limit 4; please remove litter.


(Report made on 8/4/2011)

RIVERS

Big River: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on liver; black bass slow on minnows; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 90 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and doughbait; black bass slow; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; carp slow; all other species fair on natural baits.
(Report made on 8/4/2011)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 85 degrees, falling, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; channel catfish fair on cut bait, doughbait and minnows; goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Meramec (below Eureka): 85 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on natural baits; black bass fair on plastic worms; goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Missouri (below New Haven): 86 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on worms and prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

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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, pink colored and fluorescent orange colored worms, and salmon eggs. August fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Report made on 8/4/2011)

Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, fishing is excellent; the water is clear with good flow; throughout the spring branch feather jigs in black/yellow, olive, white, and pink are producing good numbers of fish; dough and putty baits are producing good numbers when fished free floating or underneath a float; fish are holding in deep holes and below the falls; fishing hours for the month of August are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Women's Free Fishing Day is Saturday, September 10th. (Report made on 8/3/2011)

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 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.


For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 8/4/2011)

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 8/4/2011)

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