Weekly Fishing Report, 8/23/2012

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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388

     LAKES

Binder Lake: 77 degrees, low, clear; bluegill good on crickets and worms; largemouth bass good on topwater lures and soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver and cut baits; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Blind Pony Lake: 76 degrees, clear; 3' low; largemouth bass fair on soft plastics; bluegill, redear sunfish and channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; 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 8/23/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 79 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and spoons; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, stinkbaits and cut baits.
 (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 79 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish fair; black bass and white bass slow.
 (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 79 degrees, dingy; black bass fair using soft plastics and crankbaits; crappie good using jigs and minnows; white bass good using small spinners and small crankbaits; catfish good on live bait and stinkbaits.

 (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 79 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics; crappie good on jigs and minnows;
catfish good on liver and cut bait; white bass fair on small spinners.
 (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Little Dixie Lake: 83 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; all other species slow; the area is closed to all activities, including fishing from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

     RIVERS

Lamine River: low, fishing activity and success has picked up over the past week; flathead catfish fair around Harriman Hill Access on setlines baited with goldfish;  blue catfish  good from De Bourgmont Access to the Missouri River on setlines and rod and reel using a variety of cut bait, the best success has been after midnight;  all other species  slow. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Missouri River (middle): low, muddy; blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut carp; flathead catfish good on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Osage (Bagnell Tailwater): 67 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics, crappie jigs and Rooster Tails; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try cut shad, chicken livers, worms and stinkbaits.
 (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics, crappie jigs and Rooster Tails;
crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try cut shad, chicken livers, worms and stinkbaits.
 (Report made on 8/22/2012)

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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254

     LAKES

Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 83 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area: 76 degrees, clear; water level 2' low; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Montrose Lake: 80 degrees, low, dingy; black bass fair; catfish and crappie slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 83 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Truman Lake: 79 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows; catfish good on cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Truman Lake Tailwaters: 79 degrees, low, clear; catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

     RIVERS

Missouri River (Kansas City area): 85 degrees, muddy; fishing remains steady for all catfish; Kansas state record blue catfish was caught last weekend in the MO River upstream from Kaw Point; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420

     LAKES

Hunnewell Lake: 72 degrees, low, dingy; bluegill fair using earthworms and crickets; 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 8/22/2012)

Long Branch Lake: 74 degrees, low, clear; crappie slow but can be caught near flooded timber and rocks; channel catfish fair on leeches, shrimp and nightcrawlers; hybrid striped bass good off points with shad style lures; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Mark Twain: 79 degrees, low, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Sever: 79 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair on minnows beneath bobbers; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; black bass fair on black or purple artificial worms; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Thomas Hill Reservoir: 78 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair in deeper water near brush piles on jigs; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

     RIVERS

Mississippi River (upper): 74 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Salt (below Mark Twain): 78 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits near re-regulation dam and bottoms of riffles; blue catfish fair near the mouth of river on shad; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100

     LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake: 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good on soft plastics or topwater lures during low light hours; channel catfish good on liver. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Lake Paho: 76 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass and hybrid striped bass good using large spinnerbaits; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Mozingo Lake: 78 degrees, low, clear; black bass good near weedlines and deeper brush on crankbaits and soft plastics; crappie good over deep brush; walleye fair on main lake points and weedlines; channel catfish fair. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Pony Express Lake: 73 degrees, low, clear; catfish good using chicken liver; black bass fair near weedlines using soft plastics; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Smithville Lake: 82 degrees, low, clear; crappie good around brush piles using jigs or minnows; black bass good on soft plastics near weedbeds; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

     RIVERS

Grand River: 82 degrees, falling, channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish good on worms and prepared baits. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Missouri River (upper): 85 degrees, low, clear; flathead catfish good using live bait; channel catfish and blue catfish good using worms and cut baits; carp good on worms or corn. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561

     LAKES

Bull Shoals Lake (East): 86 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Norfork Lake: 84 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

     RIVERS

Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.): 83 degrees, low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on crankbaits and soft plastic worms. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.): 75 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Bryant Creek: 83 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Current River: 77 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye good on grubs and soft plastics; smallmouth bass slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Eleven Point River: 62 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and minnows; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Gasconade River (middle): 83 degrees, low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on crankbaits and soft plastic worms. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Gasconade River (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Jacks Fork: 78 degrees, low, clear; all species good on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

North Fork of the White River: 69 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

     LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Council Bluff Lake: 81 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Cypress Lake: 90 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair in 2 - 8' depths on worms, crickets and stinkbaits; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1 - 3' depths on jigs, worms and crickets; crappie slow in 1 - 3' depths on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass slow in 1 - 3' depths on minnows and jigs, largemouth bass slow in 1 - 3' depths on minnows and jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 83 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and spinners; bluegill, redear sunfish and warmouth sunfish fair on jigs and crickets; all other species slow.  Note: boaters be aware of tree stumps due to low water levels. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Lake Girardeau: low, dingy; channel catfish and largemouth bass fair on worms; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Perry County Lake: 78 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 86 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Wappapello Lake: 79 degrees, normal, black bass good on plastic worms and crankbaits early and late;  crappie fair using minnows and jigs early in the morning; bluegill fair using crickets; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines using live bait; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake.  Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

     RIVERS

Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 72 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake): 78 degrees, low, dingy; black bass fair; channel catfish fair on live and cut baits; walleye fair on crankbaits; all other species slow.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good; black bass best on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Mississippi River (middle): low, dingy; blue catfish and channel catfish good on stinkbaits and cut baits; flathead catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut baits, live sunfish and livers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 83 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, stinkbaits and worms; flathead catfish good on live bait, goldfish and small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881

     LAKES

Bull Shoals Lake (West): 75-80 degrees, low, clear; Dam Area - bluegill fair on crickets and earthworms; black bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on jerkbaits and minnows; Beaver Creek Arm, temp is 84-86 - black bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and earthworms; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Lake Taneycomo: 55 degrees, normal, clear; trout good in upper portion of lake on black/white Rooster Tails, black/chrome Rogues, orange and chartreuse glo balls, scuds and San Juan worms; trout good in lower portion of lake on nightcrawlers filled with air, corn and orange, chartreuse and bubblegum colored Power Baits. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Pomme de Terre Reservoir: 82 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair on minnows and white jigs in deeper water over structure; black bass fair on deep diving lures, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged worms off of deep drop-offs and rocky bluffs, best in early morning or late evenings along banks and in deeper water during daylight hours; catfish fair on cut bait using trotlines or jug lines; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Stockton Lake: 81 degrees, low, clear; crappie slow, best on minnows around brush piles in 8 - 10' of water; black bass slow, best on topwater lures off points in the early morning; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Table Rock Lake (James River arm): 83 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on live minnows in at least 20' of water, find brush piles or stick ups and drop the bait to the bottom and then reel up 2 or 3 times to keep the bait just off the bottom; black bass fair on diving crankbaits, plum or purple 12" plastic worms and watermelon colored soft plastic crayfish in early morning off gravel points; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Table Rock Lake (main lake): 84 degrees, low, clear; black bass good on deep running crankbaits, tube baits, drop shot or spoons in 22 - 35' of water around brush piles or structure, especially good in early morning around any kind of structure or on topwater lures where there are shad; crappie good on live minnows or small plastics on standing timber or around brush piles in 15 - 25' of water and by using lights at night; flathead catfish good on small bluegill; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers or chicken livers; bluegill good on earthworms in shallow water or around cover; walleye slow, best on crankbaits or nightcrawlers on main river points. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

     RIVERS

James River: 82-85 degrees, low, clear; catfish good on bait fish, cut bait and earthworms on pole and line or trotlines; goggle-eye good on small plastic spinnerbaits in white or green colors; black bass slow, best on buzzbaits over brush and in shallow water in early morning and evenings, also try crankbaits with 1/2 oz. spoons, white is best color; crappie slow, best on jigs and minnows around brush in 5 - 15' of water. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Niangua River: 70 degrees, low, clear; trout fair, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye slow, best on natural baits and soft plastics; black bass slow, best on soft plastics and natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953

     LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: Lake 33 is under construction for dam repairs, no boats available. During aeration operation, Lake 33 is closed to public use due to concerns for public safety. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 74 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms, doughbait, blood bait and livers; last stocking of the year; limit 4; black bass fair on spinners, plastic worms and crankbaits; please remove litter.


 (Report made on 8/23/2012)

     RIVERS

Big River: 79 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on livers and blood baits; black bass fair on crankbaits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Bourbeuse River: 77 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on minnows and plastic worms; bluegill good on worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on cut bait, blood baits and worms; all other species fair on worms.  (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Meramec River (Crawford Co.): 74 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on minnows; black bass good on plastic worms, topwater lures and crankbaits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Meramec River (St. Louis Co.): 77 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish slow on worms and livers; black bass slow on topwater lures; bluegill slow on natural bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

Missouri River (lower): 75 degrees, low, muddy; channel catfish fair on cut bait, livers and live sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2012)

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TROUT PARKS

Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is low and clear; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: olive colored roaches; John Deere colored, grey deere colored and white floss colored mini-jigs; cream colored scuds; green grizzly colored and red holographic colored Cracklebacks; moss colored and powderpuff pink colored marabou jigs;  red colored and purple colored brassies; shiny black colored and bumblebee colored Rooster Tails; easter egg colored, pink colored and red and white colored glo balls; olive or brown colored wooly buggers with gold spinner; Zone 3 best lures: pink colored and pink and white colored plastic worms; white colored and yellow colored Power Baits and minnows; August fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, fishing is good; use very light weight line and tackle as the water is extremely low and very clear; fish are holding in shady areas and swift water below the waterfalls and around boulders, target these areas for best success; orange, green, and red trout worms are producing well; feather jigs in dark colors are producing good numbers of fish; tightlining doughbait (salmon flavor) is producing fish in the late afternoon; fishing hours for the month of August are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Report made on 8/22/2012)

Montauk State Park: 60 degrees, the river level is below normal and slowly dropping, the river is still fishable; the water is clear; 2 lb. test fishing line or lighter is recommended; look for fish to be staying in deeper or shaded areas; fishing is good on most baits; white, brown and yellow scented dough and putty baits are working well in the bait zones; most flies, Rooster Tails and jigs in black and yellow, olive colors and other dark colors are working well; the best fishing is in the mornings and evenings. 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 8/22/2012)

Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, the river is clear and getting very low; conditions are typical of late summer; use 2 pound test or lighter; beetles, ants and hoppers, Cracklebacks, pheasant tails and copper johns are good; olive, black, and brown wooly buggers or worms are good; orange, white, chartreuse, and fluorescent yellow plastic eggs are working well; cheese yellow, white, mint green, yellow/orange, pink, and the orange, and orange/white plastic worms are good; spinners are good early, black, brown, olive and black/yellow are good early; marabou jigs in white, tan and pinks early and later in the day; use black, black/yellow, brown, brown/yellow, and black/olive marabou jigs in 1/16th - 1/100 in size; in Zone 3 use nightcrawlers, corn, Power Bait paste and nuggets.  (Report made on 8/22/2012)

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Weekly Fishing Report, 5/31/2012

CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388

    LAKES

Binder Lake: 74 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on crickets;  largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and soft plastics;  channel catfish fair on cut baits and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Blind Pony Lake: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass fair using dark colore

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d soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on stinkbaits, cut baits and worms.
 (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 75 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all other species slow.  (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits; crappie slow, try minnows or small lures with spinners; white bass fair using light colored soft plastics; catfish good using worms and cut baits; sunfish good using worms.
 (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass good using soft plastics and crankbaits; crappie slow, try minnows and jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles; white bass fair using light colored soft plastics; catfish good using cut bait and worms; sunfish good on worms.
 (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Little Dixie Lake: 73 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits; channel catfish good on chicken liver; bluegill good on earthworms; crappie fair on jigs; the area is closed to all activity including fishing from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

    RIVERS

Lamine River: The water level is slightly above normal, rising slowly from Otterville to the mouth of the Blackwater River; channel catfish good from Roberts Bluff Access downstream to Harriman Hill Access on setlines baited with shad sides; blue catfish fair on setlines baited with bluegill and goldfish downstream from De Bourgmont Access to the Missouri River; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Missouri River (middle): low, channel catfish and blue catfish good on goldfish and cut bait; flathead catfish good on live sunfish and bluegill; buffalo and drum fair on worms;  all other species slow.  (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Osage (Bagnell Tailwater): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try crappie jigs and minnows; catfish slow, try worms, cut shad, chicken livers and stinkbaits.

 (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try crappie jigs and minnows; catfish slow, try worms, cut shad, chicken livers and stinkbaits.
 (Report made on 5/30/2012)

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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254

    LAKES

Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 80 degrees, low, clear; catfish good; crappie fair; all other species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area: 79 degrees, clear; full pool; bluegill good; channel catfish, redear sunfish, largemouth bass and crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Montrose Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair; crappie slow; white bass slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 80 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good; crappie fair; all other species good; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Truman Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good summer pattern on jigs and minnows; black bass fair on spinners and buzzbaits; white bass fair; hybrid striped bass fair; catfish good on fresh cut bait and shad. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Truman Lake Tailwaters: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows; catfish good on cut baits and shad; black bass fair; white bass and hybrid striped bass good when water is running.  (Report made on 5/31/2012)

    RIVERS

Missouri River (Kansas City area): 74 degrees, rising, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420

    LAKES

Hunnewell Lake: 79 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good using blue and white jigs; largemouth bass good using  flukes; channel catfish good using stinkbaits; bluegill good using nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Long Branch Lake: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair; channel catfish fair on shrimp, cut bait, live bait and leeches; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Mark Twain: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; catfish good on live bait and nightcrawlers; white bass good on minnows and jigs off the points; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Sever: 75 degrees, low, clear; bluegill good on crickets and small poppers near beds; catfish good on nightcrawlers, liver and doughbaits; black bass good on topwater baits at dawn and dusk; all other species slow.  (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Thomas Hill Reservoir: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass fair; hybrid striped bass fair using copper and brass rattle lures; all other species slow.   (Report made on 5/30/2012)

    RIVERS

Mississippi River (upper): 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers and crayfish; flathead catfish good on live bait and crayfish; blue catfish good on cut bait; drum good on nightcrawlers; shovelnose sturgeon good on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Salt (below Mark Twain): 75 degrees, normal, muddy; catfish good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers and live bait; black bass fair on worms and spinners; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100

    LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver; black bass good on topwater lures in early morning or dusk; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Lake Paho: 71 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on artificial and natural baits; channel catfish fair on commercial type baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Mozingo Lake: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, bluegill and black bass good; all other species fair.  (Report m

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ade on 5/31/2012)

Pony Express Lake: 72 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on cut bait and chicken livers; bluegill good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/29/2012)

Smithville Lake: 72 degrees, clear; crappie fair; black bass good on topwater lures in early morning and late evening; channel catfish good on live bait; white bass fair near the dam in the evenings. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

    RIVERS

Grand River: 71 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Missouri River (upper): 71 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on worms and dip bait; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish good on cut bait. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561

    LAKES

Bull Shoals Lake (East): 79 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and soft plastics. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Norfork Lake: 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

    RIVERS

Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.): 68 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye and black bass good on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.): 73 degrees, low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye fair on live bait and slow on soft plastics. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Bryant Creek: 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics, all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Current River: 71 degrees, low, clear; all species good on plastics and buzzbaits. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Eleven Point River: 60 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Gasconade River (middle): 69 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye and black bass good on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Gasconade River (upper): 77 degrees, low, dingy; goggle-eye, black bass and sunfish fair o

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n soft plastics and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Jacks Fork: 70 degrees, low, clear; all species good on soft plastics. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

North Fork of the White River: 66 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics, trout fair on artificial and live baits. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

    LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on artificial lures; bluegill and catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Council Bluff Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; redear sunfish fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish good on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and topwater lures during low light periods; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Cypress Lake: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms, crickets and stickbaits; bluegill and redear sunfish good on jigs, crickets and worms; largemouth bass good on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 81 degrees, falling, clear; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and worms; largemouth bass good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Perry County Lake: 82 degrees, clear; redear sunfish good on crickets; largemouth bass fair on soft plastics; channel catfish good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, bluegill good on crickets; channel catfish good on crickets, minnows, stinkbaits and spinnerbaits in shallow water (they are beginning to spawn); all other species slow.  (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Wappapello Lake: low, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits early and late; bluegill fair on crickets and worms near the shore; channel catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using live bait and nightcrawlers at night; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake.  Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

    RIVERS

Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 78 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass fair on live minnows; channel catfish fair on live minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake): 70 degrees, dingy; black bass good on minnows and jigs (12" minimum length); channel catfish fair on live bait and worms; suckers fair on worms; all other species slow.  (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass good on minnows; longear and green sunfish good on curly tail jigs, best jig colors are black, white and pink; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Mississippi River (middle): rising, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on worms and cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, clear; black bass good on tube jigs and large minnows; sunfish good on small minnows and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, stinkbait and worms; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and green sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881

    LAKES

Bull Shoals Lake (West): 57-61 degrees, normal, clear; Dam Area - black bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on white swimming minnows and crappie jigs; walleye fair on jerkbaits and nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek Arm - black bass good on crankbaits, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; crappie good on white swimming minnows and crappie jigs; walleye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; trout good in upper portion of lake on flies (scuds, midges, nymphs and San Juan worms), Rooster Tails and crankbaits, orange and chartreuse glo balls also working well when drifted with the current; trout good in lower portion of lake on Gulp power eggs in chartreuse, pink and white, live nightcrawlers injected with air causing them to float are also working well. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Pomme de Terre Reservoir: 79 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs in 15 - 35' of water; black bass good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs in the back of coves and in structure; walleye fair on bottom bouncers and jig and minnow or jig and earthworm combinations off of points; catfish fair on cut bait using trotlines or jug lines; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Stockton Lake: 72 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on liver or earthworms from the bank in coves and off points; crappie slow, best on minnows and blue and white colored artificial lures in 20 - 25' of water; black bass slow, best on various colored jerkbaits, mainly chartreuse, blue, and white off points in 12 - 18' of water; walleye slow, best on artificial worms in 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Table Rock Lake (James River arm): 72 degrees, low, dingy; black bass good on soft plastic crayfish, hula grubs, tube baits and extra large plastic worms, pumpkin, watermelon, motor oil and plum colors working well; catfish good on crayfish tails, nightcrawlers, cut shad, small live sunfish and chicken liver, use trotlines or limb lines; bluegill good on live earthworms and crickets, also try small soft plastic tube jigs, natural cricket color or black, red, and white with 1/8 oz. jig head working well; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Table Rock Lake (main lake): 76 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on topwater lures in calm water early in the morning, later use deep running crankbaits, football style jigs or spoons in 20' of water as temperatures rise; crappie good on live minnows or small plastics in standing timber or over brush piles in 15 - 20' of water; flathead catfish good on small bluegill; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers or chicken livers; bluegill good on earthworms in shallow water around cover. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

    RIVERS

James River: 76 degrees, falling, clear; black bass good on Strike King Series 6 crankbaits on Carolina rigs around pole timber and large rocks in 20' of water; white bass good on white 1/2 oz. spoon baits in 20 - 25' of water; crappie good on green pumpkin jigs and minnows around bush in 10 - 25' of water; catfish good on live bait, cut bait and earthworms using pole and line or trotlines. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Niangua River: 62 degrees, high, muddy; black bass slow, best on soft plastics and natural baits; goggle-eye slow, best on natural baits and jigs; trout slow, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953

    LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on livers, worms and blood bait; black bass fair on spinners, plastic worms and crankbaits; crappie slow on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow; please remove litter.
 (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms, doughbait, blood bait and livers; limit 4; black bass fair on spinners, plastic worms and crankbaits; please remove litter.


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    RIVERS

Big River: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on either 3" bluegill or goldfish, liver and blood bait; black bass fair on minnows; crappie slow on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Bourbeuse River: 74 degrees, low, dingy; black bass fair on plastic worms and crankbaits; channel catfish good on blood bait and cut bait; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species fair on worms.
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Meramec River (Crawford Co.): 78 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on cut bait; black bass fair on crankbaits and soft plastics; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Meramec River (St. Louis Co.): 78 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on cut bait and worms; black bass good on plastic worms and crankbaits; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species slow on corn and doughbait. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Missouri River (lower): 66 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on cut bait and live sunfish; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

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TROUT PARKS

Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is about normal and clear; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: white colored roaches; bedspread colored, and white sparkly blue-green colored mini-jigs; cream colored scuds; green grizzly colored and red holographic colored Cracklebacks; brown and yellow colored and black and white colored marabou jigs; bumblebee colored Rooster Tails; easter egg colored and red and white colored glo balls; olive or brown colored wooly buggers with gold spinner; Zone 3 best lures: pink and white colored plastic worms; white colored and yellow colored Power Baits, salmon eggs. Fishing hou

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rs for June are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, low, clear; fishing is good; the water is very clear; use very light weight line and tackle; fish are holding in shady areas and deep holes, below the waterfalls and around boulders, target these areas for best success; throughout the spring branch feather jigs in light colors are producing good numbers of fish; orange worms are producing well; fishing hours for the month of May are 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m., June hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Montauk State Park: 58 degrees, the river level is slightly low; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; white, brown and yellow scented dough and putty baits are working well in the bait zones; flies, Rooster Tails and jigs in black and yellow, white, and olive colors are working well; best fishing is in the mornings and evenings. May fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m., June fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, clear; the river is getting low; use 2 pound test or lighter; beetles, ants and hoppers, Cracklebacks, pheasant tails and copper johns are good; olive, black, and brown wooly buggers or worms are good; orange, white, chartreuse, fluorescent yellow plastic eggs are working well; cheese yellow, white, mint green, yellow/orange, pink, and the orange, and orange/white plastic worms are good; spinners are good early, black, brown, olive and black/yellow are good early; marabou jigs in white, tan and pinks early and later in the day; use black, black/yellow, brown, brown/yellow, and black/olive marabou jigs in 1/16th - 1/100 in size; in Zone 3 use nightcrawlers, corn, Power Bait paste and nuggets.  (Report made on 5/31/2012)

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