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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.
Central
Lakes
Binder Lake
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Largemouth Bass: Fair
Bluegill: Fair
Channel Catfish: Fair
largemouth bass fair; bluegill fair on crickets; channel catfish fair; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Blind Pony Lake
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 80º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Bluegill: Fair
channel catfish fair using prepared bait; bluegill fair using nightcrawlers; all other species slow; reminder, the lake is closed to private boats; bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited; please return boats available for use (at no charge) to the shoreline storage area when done; boats left elsewhere on the lake are unavailable for others to use.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish fair using cut baits, chicken livers, worms, and shad; crappie slow, try using minnows or crappie jigs; black bass slow, try using worms or dark-colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try using light-colored soft plastics, Rooster Tails, or crappie jigs.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish fair, try using cut shad, cut bluegill, worms, chicken livers; crappie slow, try using minnows or crappie jigs; black bass slow, try using dark-colored soft plastics or buzzbaits; white bass slow, try using light-colored soft plastics, spoons, Rooster Tails, or crankbaits.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish fair using cut bait; crappie fair using minnows; black bass and white bass slow, try using plastic worms.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Good
Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Fair
catfish good using cut shad or live bluegill; crappie good using dark-colored jigs or minnows; black bass fair using crankbaits or dark worms, white bass fair using crankbaits or dark worms.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Good
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish good using live bluegill; crappie fair using minnows or dark-colored jigs; black bass and white bass slow, try using crankbaits or worms.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Little Dixie Lake
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 80º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Bluegill: Fair
Crappie: Fair
Channel Catfish: Fair
Largemouth Bass: Fair
bluegill fair on worms; crappie fair on minnows; channel catfish fair on worms; largemouth bass fair on soft plastics; all other species slow; reminder that Little Dixie Lake is pole and line method only; all use, including fishing, is prohibited from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Rivers
Lamine River
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Good
channel catfish good on setlines; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Missouri River (Middle)
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Blue Catfish: Fair
Flathead Catfish: Fair
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and livers; blue catfish fair on cut bait; flathead catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish fair using cut baits, chicken livers, worms, and shad; crappie slow, try using minnows or crappie jigs; black bass slow, try using worms or dark-colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try using light-colored soft plastics, Rooster Tails, or crappie jigs.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Kansas City
Lakes
Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA)
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Fair
Crappie: Fair
all species fair; fishing pressure light.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Largemouth Bass: Fair
Bluegill: Good
Redear Sunfish: Good
Channel Catfish: Good
Crappie: Slow
largemouth bass fair on soft plastics near cover early and late in the day; channel catfish good on cut baits and chicken liver floated under a bobber 2' - 3' deep; crappie slow, try using tube jigs or minnows near brush piles and weedbeds; bluegill and redear sunfish good on worms and small jigs.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Montrose Lake
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Catfish: Fair
Crappie: Slow
bass fair; catfish fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA)
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Fair
Catfish: Fair
all species fair; fishing pressure light.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Truman Lake
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Good
Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Good
White Bass: Good
Hybrid Striped Bass (Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Good
catfish hitting good on fresh cut shad, jug fishing good; crappie good in the tree rows and flats using minnows; black bass good early in the day; white bass and hybrid striped bass good, especially toward dusk using crankbaits and spoons; fishing pressure medium.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Truman Lake Tailwaters
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
White Bass: Fair
Hybrid Striped Bass (Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Fair
Black Bass: Fair
Catfish: Good
Crappie: Fair
all species fair; fishing pressure light.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Rivers
Missouri River (Kansas City area)
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Blue Catfish: Slow
Flathead Catfish: Slow
Channel Catfish: Slow
blue catfish slow, try using cut baits; flathead catfish slow, try using live baits; channel catfish slow, try using worms or stinkbaits in the tributaries; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Northeast
Lakes
Henry Sever Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Bluegill: Fair
Crappie: Fair
Largemouth Bass: Good
Catfish: Good
bluegill fair on worms and minnows; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, Power Baits, minnows, and plastic worms; catfish fair on stinkbaits and blood baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Hunnewell Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Largemouth Bass: Good
Crappie: Fair
largemouth bass doing good on crankbaits; crappie fair on jigs; all other species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Long Branch Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Hybrid Striped Bass (Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Fair
hybrid striped bass fair on lures; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Mark Twain Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Fair
Catfish: Fair
water levels are dropping about a half a foot a day; temperatures are at 76-81degrees depending on where you are; expect to see dingy waters in the arms near the river inlets; the water is clearing in the main channel towards the dam; crappie fair, but seeing a lot of small fish; catfish fair on shad; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Thomas Hill Reservoir
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Good
Crappie: Fair
Largemouth Bass: Fair
water condition clearing; fishing pressure light; crappie fair in deeper water structures; largemouth bass fair; channel catfish remain good using any natural bait; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Rivers
Mississippi River (upper)
Information: 573-248-2530
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Freshwater Drum: Good
Channel Catfish: Fair
freshwater drum good on worms; channel catfish fair on dip bait; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Salt River - Downstream of Mark Twain Lake
Information: 573-248-2530
Water Surface Temp: 79º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Good
catfish good on live baits, cut baits, worms, and stinkbaits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Northwest
Lakes
Bilby Ranch Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Good
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Good
Walleye: Fair
black bass good; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species fair.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Lake Paho
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 80º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
bass fair; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Mozingo Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 77º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Bluegill: Good
Crappie: Good
Channel Catfish: Good
channel catfish good; bluegill good; crappie good; all other species fair.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Pony Express Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 85º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Slow
Channel Catfish: Good
Largemouth Bass: Slow
crappie slow, try using jigs around structures and brush piles; bass slow; catfish good on worms, livers, and doughbaits with livers working best.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Smithville Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 84º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
White Bass: Good
Catfish: Good
Largemouth Bass: Fair
white bass good at the dam using Rattle Traps; catfish good in the shallows on cut baits and chicken livers; white bass good on the dam area using Rattle Traps; largemouth bass fair.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Rivers
Grand River
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 84º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Blue Catfish: Fair
Flathead Catfish: Fair
blue catfish fair; channel catfish fair; flathead catfish fair; all other species good.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Missouri River (upper)
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Flathead Catfish: Fair
Blue Catfish: Fair
Common Carp: Fair
channel catfish fair on worms; flathead catfish fair on live baits and cut baits; blue catfish fair on live baits and cut baits; carp fair on worms; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Ozark
Lakes
Bull Shoals Lake (East)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 87º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
black bass fair on soft plastics and topwater lures.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Norfork Lake
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 86º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Walleye: Fair
black bass fair on soft plastics and topwater lures; walleye fair on nightcrawlers.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Rivers
Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 79º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Good
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Good
Channel Catfish: Fair
black bass and goggle-eye good on jigs and small crankbaits; channel catfish fair on live bait.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 75º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair
black bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics and live bait both early and late in the day.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Bryant Creek
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 84º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Smallmouth Bass: Fair
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Current River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 73º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Eleven Point River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 62º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Gasconade River (middle)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 79º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Good
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Good
Channel Catfish: Fair
black bass and goggle-eye good on jigs and small crankbaits; channel catfish fair on live bait.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Gasconade River (upper)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 79º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: clear
all species good on live bait.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Jacks Fork River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 68º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Smallmouth Bass: Slow
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Slow
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye slow, try using soft plastics and grubs.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
North Fork of the White River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 71º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Smallmouth Bass: Fair
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Southeast
Lakes
Clearwater Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 88º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Channel Catfish: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
Sunfish: Slow
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Council Bluff Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 86º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Redear Sunfish: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
Largemouth Bass: Fair
Crappie: Slow
Channel Catfish: Fair
largemouth bass fair on dark-colored soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver and live worms; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Cypress Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Fair
Redear Sunfish: Slow
Channel Catfish: Fair
Largemouth Bass: Slow
channel catfish fair on stinkbaits, liver, and worms; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Largemouth Bass: Fair
Bluegill: Fair
Crappie: Slow
Warmouth: Fair
Redear Sunfish: Fair
largemouth bass fair on topwater lures during low light periods; bluegill, redear sunfish, and warmouth fair on crickets and jigs; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Lake Girardeau
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 84º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Redear Sunfish: Slow
Channel Catfish: Fair
Bluegill: Slow
Black Bass: Fair
Crappie: Slow
black bass fair on soft plastics lures and spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and worms; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Perry County Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 86º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Channel Catfish: Good
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Robert DeLaney Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 85º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Fair
Channel Catfish: Fair
Largemouth Bass: Fair
largemouth bass good on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Wappapello Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
Channel Catfish: Good
channel catfish good on live baits and worms on jug lines and trotlines at night; all other species slow; lake level is approximately 6.5' above summer pool elevation and rising; anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie; recorded lake level and other information can be received by calling the Wappapello Lake Information Hotline at 573-222-8139 or 1-877-lake-info.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Rivers
Black River (above Clearwater Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Smallmouth Bass: Slow
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Slow
Largemouth Bass: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
Channel Catfish: Slow
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Black River (below Clearwater Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Fair
Suckers: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
black bass fair on rubber worms; all other species slow; discharge rate is 150cfs, however, downstream the river is at flood stage; discharge rate will increase as flood water pass; to get current discharge, call Clearwater COE at 573-223-777, ext. 1.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Castor River (above Zalma)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Slow
Longear Sunfish: Slow
Catfish: Slow
Smallmouth Bass: Slow
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Mississippi River (Middle)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Blue Catfish: Fair
Flathead Catfish: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
blue catfish fair on worms and cut baits; flathead catfish fair on live sunfish and goldfish; channel catfish fair on stink baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Slow
Blue Catfish: Fair
Flathead Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
blue catfish fair on cut Asian carp; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 72º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Suckers: Slow
all species slow; due to flooding, safety is a concern.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 85º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Slow
Flathead Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
Crappie: Slow
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Southwest
Lakes
Bull Shoals Lake (West)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Walleye: Fair
Crappie: Fair
black bass fair on soft plastics, jigs, and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and while trolling crankbaits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Lake Taneycomo
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 55º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Good
trout good on white, olive, and black 1/16 oz. or 1/8 oz. marabou jigs, orange and chartreuse glo balls floated with the current, black/chrome or white/chrome 1/16 oz. or 1/8 oz. Rooster Tails, and black/chrome or blue/chrome Rogues or Rapalas in the upper portion; when water is not running, try scud and San Juan worm fly patterns or black wooly buggers at night; trout good in lower portion of the lake on orange, chartreuse, or white/pink Gulps or Power Bait eggs, Power Bait putty floated 18" off the bottom, live worms, minnows, and corn.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Pomme de Terre Reservoir
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 86º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Crappie: Fair
Catfish: Good
White Bass: Fair
catfish good on live baits or stinkbaits; white bass fair on crankbaits over flats; black bass fair on plastic baits in 15' - 25' of water; crappie fair on minnows in 20' of water over submerged timber; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Stockton Lake
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 84º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Walleye: Good
Channel Catfish: Good
Largemouth Bass: Good
White Bass: Good
Crappie: Fair
largemouth bass good on plastic worms and nightcrawlers in 10' - 20' of water or on deep diving crankbaits near submerged structure, fair on spinnerbaits at night; walleye good on spoons, spinnerbaits, and nightcrawlers along the bottom in 15' - 30' of water and on deep diving crankbaits; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers in 15' - 30' of water; freshwater drum good on nightcrawlers, crankbaits, and spoons; white bass good on deep diving crankbaits and spoons in 15' - 30' of water; bluegill good on nightcrawlers and crickets; flathead catfish fair on live baits; smallmouth bass fair on plastic worms and crankbaits in 10' - 20' of water off rocky points; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in 15' - 30' of water near deep submerged structure; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Table Rock Lake
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 85º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
Bluegill: Good
Catfish: Good
Crappie: Fair
bluegill good on worms and Beetle Spins; catfish good on cut baits; black bass fair on spoons and Ned rig; crappie fair on live baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Table Rock Lake (James River arm)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 86º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Good
Channel Catfish: Fair
Spotted Bass: Fair
Largemouth Bass: Fair
Smallmouth Bass: Fair
catfish good on shrimp and small perch; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood baits, and cut baits; spotted bass and largemouth bass fair on 12" purple worms rigged Carolina or Texas style in 20' of water; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastic crayfish; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
Rivers
James River
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 91º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Catfish: Good
Bluegill: Good
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Good
goggle-eye good on worms, crickets, and small jigs in black or crayfish colors; catfish good on live baits, cut baits, livers, shrimp, and worms using pole and line or trotlines; bluegill good on worms, crickets, and small jigs in black or crayfish colors; black bass slow, try using crankbaits in crayfish or green pumpkin colors around gravel and points or Texas rig in deep water; crappie slow, try using minnows or shad baits over deep brush piles.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Niangua River
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 71º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Fair
Brown Trout: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
trout fair below Bennett Spring on Power Baits; black bass fair on soft plastic baits and live baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/15/16)
St. Louis
Lakes
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 82º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Slow
Bluegill: Fair
Catfish: Fair
Crappie: Slow
catfish fair on doughbaits, blood baits, or livers.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, and 7
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
catfish fair using bloodbaits, doughbaits, or livers; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Rivers
Big River
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 78º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Bourbeuse River
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 78º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
all species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Meramec River (Crawford Co.)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 81º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Black Bass: Fair
Crappie: Fair
Bluegill: Fair
catfish fair on cut baits; black bass fair on crankbaits; bluegill fair on worms; all other species fair.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Meramec River (St. Louis Co.)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 83º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Mississippi River (St. Louis Region)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 85º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Blue Catfish: Fair
Channel Catfish: Fair
Flathead Catfish: Slow
Freshwater Drum: Fair
blue catfish fair using cut baits; freshwater drum fair on worms.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Missouri River (Lower)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 84º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Blue Catfish: Fair
Channel Catfish: Slow
Flathead Catfish: Slow
blue catfish fair using cut baits.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Trout Parks
Trout Parks
Bennett Spring State Park
Information: Park 417-532-4418
Water Surface Temp: 58º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Fair
Zone 1 and 2 popular lures: orange and black, salmon, or black and white marabou, Copper Hot Shot, red, copper, or gold brassies, orange Rooster Tail, John Deere or bedspread mini jig; Zone 3 popular baits: yellow, hatchery brown, or salmon peach Power Baits, tan Power Bait worms, minnows, or pink and white mouse tails; August fishing hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; August weed cutting is scheduled for August 30-31; cutting will begin in Zone 3 and move upstream; remember that all brown trout less than 15" in length must be returned to the water immediately; for up-to-date stream conditions check USGS water data website at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Maramec Spring Park
Information: 573-265-7801
Water Surface Temp: 57º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Fair
fishing is good; the spring branch has normal flow and the water is clear; best fishing times are the first couple of hours shortly after the morning whistle but fish can be caught throughout the day if you change locations when fishing slows down; fish are biting very light so use a small float, very light line is key to success, 2-4 lb. test is preferred; fish are hitting doughbaits in white, salmon peach, and hatchery brown colors when fished on a small treble hook and suspended under a float; Rooster Tails in black/white, green, brown, and purple; plastic worms in orange, yellow, white, and red have all been proving good; remember that all brown trout less than 15" in length must be returned to the water immediately; fishing hours for the month of August are 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Ladies Free Fishing Day is Saturday, September 10th.
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Montauk State Park
Information: 573-548-2585
Water Surface Temp: 59º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
The current water level is at 1.59' and is running clear; the majority of rain went north and south of Montauk and had little effect on the river; 4 lb. test fishing line or lighter is recommended; any color doughbaits, yellow and orange plastic worms good choices in the bait zones; Cracklebacks, wooly buggers in olive green, and black midges are good choices in the fly-only zone; gold tinsel jigs and Rooster Tails in black and yellow, black and white, and all white are good choices in all zones; the morning and evening hours are the best times to fish, but fish can be caught throughout the day; August fishing hours are from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.; for up-to-date stream conditions, check USGS water data website at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/
(Reported on: 8/16/16)
Roaring River State Park
Information: 417-847-2430
Water Surface Temp: 58º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Kids Fishing Day is this Saturday August 20th; Cracklebacks, Adams, beetles, ants, hoppers, and caddis flies are all good right now; leaders are 9' with 6X or 7X tippets; fish are still being caught on nymphs, pheasant tails, copper johns, black, brown, and gray zebra midges, sow bugs, burlaps, hares ears, and small prince nymphs; glo balls, San Juan worms, black, brown, olive, and tan buggers and leeches work well most of the day, fish are still being caught on the baby buggers in the same colors; plastic eggs and worms are still catching lots of fish, orange, orange/white, cheese, white, and fluorescent yellow have all been good; spinnerbaits are still working in the early mornings black, brown, white, olive, and skunk have all been working well; jig fisherman are really doing well right now, the water is good for sight fishing and the jig fisherman are catching trout on olive, black, brown, white, and tan; if you are using Micro Jigs, tan, olive, and black/yellow have been the best colors; Zone 3 is fishing good on white or orange Power Bait paste; corn, nightcrawlers, and natural eggs have also been working.
(Reported on: 8/17/16)
Trout Stocking
Trout Stocking
The Conservation Department stocks trout in each of the trout parks every evening from the day before the March 1 opener through Oct. 30. Tag sale estimates determine a daily stocking rate average of 2.25 fish per expected angler. Except on opening day, three fish are stocked for every expected angler. FromMarch 1 to Oct. 31, the parks will collectively sell more than 400,000 tags and stock more than 900,000 fish. These fish will average about 12 inches long over the season, but some variation occurs. Dozens of lunkers weighing upwards of 3 pounds are stocked each year. A few tip the scales at more than 10 pounds.
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