CENTRAL REGION: (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder:
81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver and nightcrawlers; bluegill good on crickets and worms; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and plastic frogs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)
Blind Pony Lake:
76 degrees, low, dingy; largemouth bass good on plastic worms and topwater lures; sunfish 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 7/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater):
89 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try worms and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good on cut baits, stinkbaits, chicken livers and worms. (Report made on 7/6/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize):
89 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on worms, cut baits, and stinkbaits. (Report made on 7/6/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois):
83 degrees, dingy; catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua):
89 degrees, dingy; catfish good on cut shad and chicken liver; crappie fair on minnows; white bass slow on spinners; black bass slow on plastic worms. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Lake of the Ozarks (Osage):
89 degrees, dingy; catfish good on cut shad and chicken liver; crappie fair on minnows; white bass slow on spinners; black bass slow on plastic worms. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Little Dixie:
79 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; bluegill fair on crickets; 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 7/6/2011)RIVERS
Lamine:
high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Missouri (Middle):
high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia):
89 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow, try worms and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good on cut baits, stinkbaits, chicken livers and worms. (Report made on 7/6/2011)KANSAS CITY REGION: (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area:
82 degrees, clear; full pool; largemouth bass and channel catfish good; crappie, bluegill and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Montrose:
89 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake):
89 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Schell-Osage (Schell Lake):
88 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Truman:
88 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie excellent; black bass fair on main lake points using crankbaits and plastic worms; catfish fair using cut bait or shad; white bass and hybrid bass fair using spoons. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Truman Tailwaters:
88 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)RIVERS
Missouri River:
high, the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)
NORTHEAST REGION: (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell:
82 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on marabou jigs and Twister Tails; channel catfish good on chicken liver; largemouth bass good on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Long Branch:
80 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on shrimp, stinkbaits, liver, cut shad and live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Mark Twain:
85 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on assorted jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Sever:
85 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and shad; crappie fair on minnows; carp good on cheese bait and doughbait; bluegill fair on meal worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Thomas Hill:
82 degrees, normal, dingy; clarity dingy in south and muddy in the north; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and nightcrawlers with most of them being smaller 6-8"; crappie fair in deeper water brushpiles on minnows; largemough bass fair; hybrid stripers fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis):
79 degrees, falling, muddy; near flood stage; access difficult due to flooding; forecast showing steady to slowly falling level; channel catfish fair on cut bait; blue catfish fair on cut bait; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on green sunfish; carp good on nightcrawlers; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Salt (below Mark Twain):
79 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; drum good on nightcrawlers; carp fair on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)NORTHWEST REGION: (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake:
76 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on plastics; channel catfish good on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)
Mozingo:
78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie, channel catfish, walleye, black bass fair. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Paho:
76 degrees, rising, dingy; channel catfish good on prepared baits in flooded willows and grasses; largemouth bass good on plastic artificials in flooded cover; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Pony Express:
80 degrees, normal, dingy; Catfish good on chicken liver or stink bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2011)Smithville:
78 degrees, rising, muddy; All species slow (Report made on 7/7/2011)RIVERS
Grand:
73 degrees, high, muddy; All species slow (Report made on 7/7/2011)Missouri (below Iowa line):
72 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow; all recreational boating has been restricted by the U.S. Coast Guard from Iowa line to St. Joseph. (Report made on 7/7/2011)OZARK REGION: (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East):
84 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Norfork:
85 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.):
80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on jigs and soft plastic baits; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Big Piney (Upper):
78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Bryant Creek:
81 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Current:
77 degrees, normal, clear; all species good on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Eleven Point:
62 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and prepared baits; all other species good on plastics. (Report made on 7/6/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.):
81 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Gasconade (upper):
84 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Jacks Fork:
79 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 7/6/2011)North Fork:
67 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 7/6/2011)SOUTHEAST REGION: (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake:
85 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass fair on topwater and artificial baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Council Bluff:
84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on dark colored soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)
Cypress Lake:
82 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good in 2'-3' depths using crickets, worms, and stinkbait; crappie fair in 3' depths using minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish good in 1'-3' depths using crickets, small jigs, and small pieces of worms; largemouth bass fair in 2'-3' depths on spinnerbaits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Duck Creek:
85 degrees, high, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Lake Girardeau:
76 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, bluegill, and largemouth bass fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Perry County Lake:
88 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on worms; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Robert DeLaney Lake:
86 degrees, normal, channel catfish good on worms, stinkbaits, livers and live bluegill; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Wappapello:
high, bluegill good on crickets and worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in the lake and good in the spillway; black bass good early and late on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; channel catfish fair on trotlines 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 7/6/2011)RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis):
77 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Castor River (above Zalma):
normal, clear; all species good. (Report made on 7/6/2011)Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam):
high, muddy; black bass fair on buzzbaits around structures; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait; all other species slow. The water has anaroma due to decaying vegetation. Frog gigging is also pretty good right now in backwater areas. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Mississippi (below Charleston):
falling, muddy; channel catfish good on worms fishing on the bottom and on trotlines in flooded timber using cutbait, worms, and livers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau):
high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/6/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello):
high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)St. Francis (below Wappapello):
79 degrees, normal, muddy; flathead catfish good on live bait, goldfish, and bluegill; channel catfish good on liver, worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on waxworms; crappie fair on minnows and artificial bait; black bass fair on artificial bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)SOUTHWEST REGION: (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West):
77-81 degrees, high, clear; Dam/Swan Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics, and nightcrawlers; striped bass good on large swimbait and jerkbaits; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbaits; Beaver Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbaits; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Lake Taneycomo:
50 degrees, high, dingy; trout good on black or white Rooster Tails, olive, black or white marabou jigs, orange glo balls, Rogues, as well as bubblegum or orange colored Power Baits, nightcrawlers and corn also working well. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Pomme de Terre:
85 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass are good plastic worms near structure in 10' of water and around points; crappie good on minnows and jigs around brush in 15' of water; walleye good while trolling in early morning and late evening on sandy flats in 10' to 15' of water; catfish good on trotlines and pole and line in 10' of water using live or cut baits; bluegill good on worms in 8' of water in coves. (Report made on 7/7/2011)
Stockton:
78 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on fresh shad on flats in 10' to 20' of water; black bass good on plasic worms and jigs over brush piles; crappie good on jigs and while trolling flats in 18' to 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Table Rock (James River arm):
84 degrees, high, dingy; blue gill good on live crickets, nightcrawlers or meal worms in 10' to 15' of water deep around bridge piers and standing timber in clear water; black bass fair on crankbaits that dive between 6' to 14', large 10" to 12" purple plastic worms Carolina or Texas rigged are working best; white bass fair on bright colored topwater lures or shallow diving lures in the evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Table Rock (main lake):
83 degrees, high, dingy; blue gill good on live crickets, nightcrawlers or meal worms in 10' to 15' of water deep around bridge piers and standing timber in clear water; black bass fair on crankbaits that dive between 6' to 14', large 10" to 12" purple plastic worms Carolina or Texas rigged are working best; white bass fair on bright colored topwater lures or shallow diving lures in the evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)RIVERS
Big Niangua:
69 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 7/7/2011)James River (lower):
86 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush piles; goggle-eye good on minnows and spinners or Road Runners in the streams around root wads and rocky structures; black bass fair on crankbaits off of points and Texas rigged with live worms and dark colored soft plastic worms; catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers while using trotlines and limb lines. (Report made on 7/7/2011)ST. LOUIS REGION: (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33:
80 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill good on natural baits; black bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; please remove your litter. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23:
80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on blood baits; limit 4; bluegill fair on natural baits; black bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; please remove litter. (Report made on 7/7/2011)RIVERS
Big River:
78 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on cut bait; black bass fair on minnows; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.):
78 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on stinkbait, worms and blood bait; black bass fair on minnows; bluegill good on worms; all other species fair on natural baits. (Report made on 7/7/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.):
78 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on plastics; channel catfish fair on natural baits; carp good on doughbait; drum good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Meramec (below Eureka):
78 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on stinkbait, worms and blood bait; black bass fair on minnows; bluegill good on worms; all other species fair on natural baits. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Missouri (below New Haven):
72 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and prepared bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/7/2011)TROUT PARKS:
Bennett Spring State Park:
54 degrees, 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, 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: white with glitter colored and yellow with glitter colored Power Baits, white colored Trout Nip and salmon eggs. Fishing hours for July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 7/7/2011)
Maramec Spring Park:
57 degrees, normal, clear; the spring branch has been weedcut this week and fishing is good; the water is clear with good flow; dough and putty baits are producing good numbers when fished free floating or underneath a float; feather jigs in black/yellow, olive, white, and pink are producing good numbers of fish; fishing hours for the month of July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 7/7/2011)Montauk State Park:
58 degrees, normal, clear; the river level is normal; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; dough and putty baits are working well, as are flies and jigs; the best fishing is during the morning and evening hours. Fishing hours for July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. We will be cutting vegetation in the stream on July 19th and 20th. For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 7/7/2011)Roaring River State Park:
58 degrees, the river is clear and running normal; fishing has been very good; plastic worms and power eggs are working very well; use scented baits in zones allowed; spinners are good; Rooster Tail-type spinners in black, brown, olive and bright orange have all been good; nightcrawlers and minnows are good in Zone 3. (Report made on 6/29/2011)
