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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/20/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 77 degrees, dingy; 2' low; channel catfish and blue catfish fair on worms; bluegill fair on worms; largemouth bass fair on tube jigs and plastic worms; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 9/20/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try dark colored soft plastics and worms; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try shad, worms, and chicken livers.
(Report made on 9/21/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 75 degrees, dingy; crappie slow, try minnows or crappie jigs; black bass slow, try crankbaits, buzzbaits, and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and spoons; catfish slow, try stinkbaits, worms, and bluegill.
(Report made on 9/21/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 75 degrees, dingy; crappie slow; black bass fair; catfish good on cut bait; white bass slow.
(Report made on 9/21/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 75 degrees, dingy; crappie good on jigs & minnows; white bass fair on spinnerbaits;
catfish fair on turkey livers; black bass fair on plastic worms.
(Report made on 9/21/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 75 degrees, dingy; crappie good on jigs & minnows; white bass fair on spinnerbaits;
catfish fair on turkey livers; black bass fair on plastic worms.
(Report made on 9/21/2011)
Little Dixie: 78 degrees, clear; the water level is down about 3' so it may be hard to get a boat launched off the boat ramp; catfish good on liver and minnows; largemouth bass fair on plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Missouri (Middle): falling, muddy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try dark colored soft plastics and worms; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try shad, worms, and chicken livers.
(Report made on 9/21/2011)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 62 degrees, clear; water level 16" low; channel catfish, crappie and largemouth bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Montrose: 73 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 70 degrees, low, clear; catfish good; crappie fair; all other species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 70 degrees, low, clear; catfish good; crappie fair; all other species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Truman: 72 degrees, low, clear; crappie good using jigs and minnows; catfish fair using cut bait; white bass and hybrid bass fair in evenings using topwater jigs and spoons; black bass fair on crankbaits. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 70 degrees, low, dingy; crappie fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 67 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver and earthworms; largemouth bass fair on buzzbaits; bluegill fair on Beetle Spins; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Long Branch: 68 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on crayfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Mark Twain: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Sever: 69 degrees, low, dingy; black bass good on crankbaits near points and rip rap; crappie good while trolling with jigs; carp fair on prepared baits; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Thomas Hill: 70 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on crayfish and prepared baits; crappie fair along Hwy. T rip rap on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 69 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on earthworms and stinkbaits; carp fair on corn and worms; drum fair on earthworms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 75 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver; black bass good on crankbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Mozingo: 70 degrees, low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 9/20/2011)
Paho: 67 degrees, normal, clear; crappie improving on jigs; largemouth bass and channel catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Pony Express: 69 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Smithville: 70 degrees, falling, dingy; crappie fair in 8'-12' of water near brush/trees; black bass slow; catfish fair on shad and prepared baits; white bass fair; walleye slow. (Report made on 9/19/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 73 degrees, falling, clear; channel catfish and blue catfish good; flathead catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 76 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/20/2011)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 80 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Norfork: 79 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 71 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and spinnerbaits; channel catfish good on live bait. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 72 degrees, normal, clear; all species good on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Bryant Creek: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Current: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; all species good on artificial baits. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Eleven Point: 59 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 71 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and spinnerbaits; channel catfish good on live bait. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Jacks Fork: 75 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow.
(Report made on 9/21/2011)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 75 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair while trolling; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Council Bluff: 74 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Duck Creek: 73 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and topwater lures; bluegill fair on crickets and jigs; channel catfish good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Lake Girardeau: normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/19/2011)
Perry County Lake: 72 degrees, muddy; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 76 degrees, normal, all species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Wappapello: normal, black bass good on crankbaits and plastic worms; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets and worms along shoreline; channel catfish fair on live bait using jug lines and trotlines at night; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 72 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, dingy; black bass good on topwater lures and crankbaits; channel catfish good on live and cut baits; white bass fair on tube jigs; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; 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 9/22/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): rising, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair on worms and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/19/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 70 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on stinkbait, chicken liver, and worms; flathead catfish fair on live bait, cut bait, and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 74 degrees, high, clear; Dam/Swan Creek area: black bass fair on nightcrawlers and soft plastic baits; Beaver Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/20/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 56 degrees, normal, clear; trout good in upper part of lake on olive, white, black and gray marabou jigs and fluorescent orange glo balls and Rogues, wooly buggers are working well while being stripped on a fly rod at night; trout fair in lower part of lake on corn and bubblegum or chartreuse Power Bait. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 71 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on plastic baits over points and structure in 10'-15' of water; crappie good on minnows around structure in 15' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Stockton: 69 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs in 18'-20' of water over brush piles; white bass good on Rooster Tails, Rattle Traps and small crankbaits in the evening on flats and around points; walleye good on spinners around points; black bass good on topwater lures in shallow water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 79 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish on points, live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' of water; crappie fair on blue/gray or cricket colors using 16 oz. jigs over brush piles, also try live minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 79 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish on points, live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' of water; crappie fair on blue/gray or cricket colors using 16 oz. jigs over brush piles, also try live minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 68 degrees, normal, clear; trout slow, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass slow, best on soft plastics; goggle-eye slow, best on soft plastics and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2011)
James River (lower): 69 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on crankbaits and live worms off of points; white bass fair while trolling with crankbaits and Road Runners; catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers using trotlines and jug lines; crappie slow, best on minnows over brush. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill slow on worms; black bass slow on plastic worms; channel catfish slow on blood baits; please remove your litter. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on blood baits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 9/22/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait and blood bait; black bass slow on plastic worms; bluegill fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait and blood bait; bluegill good on worms and crickets; black bass slow on minnows and plastic worms; all other species fair on natural baits and minnows.
(Report made on 9/22/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on spinners and plastic worms; channel catfish slow on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut baits; black bass slow on plastic worms; carp fair on corn; bluegill fair on crickets, drum fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 74 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish slow on worms and prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, clear; the spring level is near normal; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: John Deere colored mini jigs, ginger colored and brown colored bead head Cracklebacks, salmon and brown colored, moss colored, brown and yellow colored marabou jigs, rainbow colored and blue colored Rooster Tails, shrimp colored, easter tri-colored and Jimi Hendrix colored glo balls, red colored and copper colored brassies; Zone 3 best lures: white colored and yellow colored Power Baits, white colored worms, and salmon eggs. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. (Report made on 9/19/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, normal, fishing is good; the water is clear; use very light weight line and tackle; dough and putty baits are producing good numbers when fished free floating; throughout the spring branch feather jigs and trout worms in black/yellow, green, white, and pink are producing good numbers of fish; fish are holding in deep holes and below the waterfalls, target these areas for best success; fishing hours for the month of September are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. (Report made on 9/22/2011)
Montauk State Park: 58 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. The best fishing is during the morning and evening hours. 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 fairly clear, normal to a little high; 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 9/21/2011)
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