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 REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder Lake: 72 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on cut
bait; bluegill good on crickets; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits
and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
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 6/6/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass fair using
dark colored 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 6/6/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 75 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass good using
soft plastic lures; crappie slow, try using jigs and minnows; catfish
good using cut baits; white bass slow, try using light colored soft
plastics; sunfish good using worms and small jigs.
(Report made on 6/6/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass good using
soft plastic lures and crankbaits; crappie slow, try using brightly
colored jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles; catfish good using cut bait
and hot dogs; white bass slow, try using light colored soft plastic
lures; sunfish fair using worms and small jigs.
(Report made on 6/6/2012)
Little Dixie Lake: 77 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on
buzzbaits; channel catfish good on chicken liver; bluegill fair on
earthworms; crappie slow on jigs; the area is closed to all activity
including fishing from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
RIVERS
Lamine River: 2' low; channel catfish good on setlines baited with
goldfish and shad sides; flathead catfish good on bluegill; best fishing
is between the De Bourgmont Access and I-70; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
Missouri River (middle): low, muddy; flathead catfish, channel catfish
and blue catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut baits; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
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 6/6/2012)
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 6/6/2012)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 77 degrees, low, clear; catfish good;
all other species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on
6/6/2012)
James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area: 78 degrees, clear; full pool;
bluegill and largemouth bass good; channel catfish, redear sunfish and
crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Montrose Lake: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair; crappie and
white bass slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 77 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good; all
other species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Truman Lake: 74 degrees, high, clear; crappie good summer pattern on
lead head jigs with minnows; black bass fair on spinners and buzzbaits;
white bass fair; hybrid striped bass fair; catfish good on fresh cut
bait and shad on trotlines and jugs. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Truman Lake Tailwaters: 74 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
RIVERS
Missouri River (Kansas City area): 74 degrees, falling, muddy; all
species slow with some success for blue and flathead catfish using cut
asian carp. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell Lake: 74 degrees, low, dingy; crappie fair using Twister
Tails; bluegill fair using Little Cleos; channel catfish good using
chicken livers; largemouth bass fair using flukes; 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 6/6/2012)
Long Branch Lake: 72 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good along rocks and
under bridges; channel catfish good with bobber using shrimp, worms,
leeches and bluegill; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Mark Twain: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Sever: 75 degrees, low, clear; bluegill good on crickets; channel
catfish good on liver and cut baits; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and
jerkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Thomas Hill Reservoir: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good using
jigs on rocks off Hwy T; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/6/2012)
RIVERS
Mississippi River (upper): 70 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 6/6/2012)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 72 degrees, dingy; the river is fluctuating;
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits near riffles; drum
good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
liver; black bass good in early morning or dusk; all other species fair.
(Report made on 6/6/2012)
Lake Paho: 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on artificial and
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Mozingo Lake: 74 degrees, normal, clear; walleye fair; all other species good. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Pony Express Lake: 71 degrees, low, clear; catfish good on cut bait and
chicken livers; black bass good on spinnerbaits; all other species fair.
(Report made on 6/6/2012)
Smithville Lake: 75 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on topwater
lures in early morning and late evening; channel catfish good on live
bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
RIVERS
Grand River: 73 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish
and flathead catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on
6/6/2012)
Missouri River (upper): 72 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms and dip bait; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish
good on cut bait and worms. (Report made on 6/5/2012)
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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 6/6/2012)
Norfork Lake: 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
RIVERS
Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.): 71 degrees, normal, clear;
goggle-eye and black bass good on soft plastic baits and jigs; channel
catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
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 6/6/2012)
Bryant Creek: 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics, all other species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Current River: 72 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Eleven Point River: 60 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Gasconade River (middle): 73 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye and
black bass good on soft plastic baits and jigs; channel catfish fair on
live bait. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Gasconade River (upper): 79 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Jacks Fork: 71 degrees, low, clear; all species good on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
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 6/6/2012)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
artificial lures in the morning and evening; bluegill fair on
nightcrawlers; channel catfish fair on jug lines; all other species
fair. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Council Bluff Lake: 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics
during low light periods; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2012)
Cypress Lake: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on worms,
crickets and stinkbaits in 2 - 6' of water; bluegill and redear sunfish
fair on jigs, crickets and worms in 1 - 3' of water; largemouth bass
fair on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits in 1 - 3' of water;
crappie fair on minnows and jigs in 1 - 3' of water; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 78 degrees, falling, clear; black bass fair on
plastic worms, bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; bluegill good on crickets; largemouth
bass good on worms; channel catfish fair on chicken liver and worms; all
other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Perry County Lake: 78 degrees, clear; redear sunfish good on crickets;
largemouth bass good on soft plastics; channel catfish fair on chicken
liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish spawning
and good on crickets, minnows, stinkbaits and worms; bluegill fair on
crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Wappapello Lake: 79 degrees, normal, black bass fair on plastic worms;
bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish good on trotlines
and jug lines using live bait 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 6/7/2012)
RIVERS
Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Black River (below Clearwater Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; black bass good
on minnows and jigs (12" minimum length); channel catfish fair on live
bait and worms; sunfish fair on worms and crickets; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
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 6/7/2012)
Mississippi River (middle): rising, muddy; blue catfish good on worms
and cut bait; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species fair.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, muddy; channel
catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow (Report made on 6/7/2012)
St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 80 degrees, low, dingy; black bass
fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on chicken
liver, stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on goldfish
and green sunfish; crappie good on minnows; bluegill good on earthworms
and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals Lake (West): 57-61 degrees, normal, dingy; Dam Area - black
bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows;
walleye fair on jerkbaits and nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek Arm - black
bass good on crankbaits, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; crappie fair
on minnows; walleye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; trout good in upper portion
of lake on flies (scuds, midges, and San Juan worms), Rooster Tails and
glo balls; trout good in lower portion of lake on Gulp power eggs,
floating nightcrawlers and corn. (Report made on 6/4/2012)
Pomme de Terre Reservoir: 76 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on
minnows and jigs in 10 - 25' of water over structure; 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 6/7/2012)
Stockton Lake: 78 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on liver or
earthworms from banks off coves and points; crappie slow, best on
minnows in 20 - 25' of water; black bass slow, best on jerkbaits in
various colors, mainly chartreuse, blue, and white; walleye slow, best
on artificial worms in 30' of water; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/7/2012)
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; bluegill good on live earthworms and
crickets or small soft plastic tube jigs, use natural cricket color or
black, red and white with 1/8oz. jig head; white bass fair on spoons and
topwater lures on mud flats in the early morning and evening; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/6/2012)
Table Rock Lake (main lake): 80 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on
live minnows or small plastics in standing timber or over brush piles in
15 - 20' feet of water; black bass good on deep running crankbaits,
football style jigs or spoons in 20 - 25' of water; flathead catfish
good on small bluegill; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers or chicken
livers; bluegill good on earthworms in shallow water or around cover.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
RIVERS
James River: 79 degrees, normal, 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
brush in 10 - 25' of water; catfish good on live bait, cut bait and
earthworms using pole and line or trotlines. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Niangua River: 65 degrees, normal, clear; trout fair, best on natural
baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye fair, best on
natural baits and jigs; black bass slow, best on soft plastics and
natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 72 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 6/7/2012)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 73 degrees,
normal, dingy; channel catfish good on cut bait, worms, doughbait, blood
bait and livers; limit 4; black bass fair on spinners, plastic worms
and crankbaits; please remove litter.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
RIVERS
Big River: 76 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 6/7/2012)
Bourbeuse River: 78 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on blood baits and cut bait; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2012)
Meramec River (Crawford Co.): 76 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 6/7/2012)
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
6/7/2012)
Missouri River (lower): 76 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair
on cut bait and live sunfish; all other species fair. (Report made on
6/7/2012)
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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 hours for
June are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 6/4/2012)
Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, fishing is good; the water is very low
and 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 June are 6:30
a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 6/7/2012)
Montauk State Park: 58 degrees, the river level is slightly below
normal; 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. 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 6/6/2012)
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 6/6/2012)
