In most streams south of the Missouri River, black bass season will open May 28, 2011, until that date all black bass in those streams must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught. For details see Chapter 6 of the Wildlife Code.
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: 52 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and liver; all other species slow.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 57 degrees, high, dingy; fishing pressure is very low this year; channel catfish and sunfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow; anglers need to be reminded that the lake is closed to private boats and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 55 degrees, normal, muddy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass season closed; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics; catfish slow, try worms, chicken liver and cut shad; paddlefish slow snagging.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 59 degrees, muddy; crappie good using crappie jigs and minnows; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastic worms and buzzbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics; catfish slow on worms, chicken livers and cut baits.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 59 degrees, muddy; crappie fair; black bass fair; white bass slow; catfish slow.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 59 degrees, muddy; crappie good; white bass slow; black bass fair; catfish fair.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 59 degrees, muddy; crappie good; white bass slow; black bass fair; catfish fair.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Little Dixie: 56 degrees, high, muddy; crappie good on minnows and jig; largemouth bass good on plastic worms; 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 4/28/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: high, muddy; crappie good on minnows around the A Hwy. (old 50 Access); all other species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; channel catfish good on worms and gizzard shad; flathead catfish slow; blue catfish fair on cut bait. All other species slow.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 55 degrees, normal, muddy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass season closed; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics; catfish slow, try worms, chicken liver and cut shad; paddlefish slow snagging.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 56 degrees, high, clear; crappie good; largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Montrose: 56 degrees, muddy; catfish fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 64 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 62 degrees, high, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Truman: 58 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair using minnows and jigs in 2' to 8' depths, slow trolling or spider rigging is best; black bass fair using spinnerbaits; catfish fair using cut bait or perch. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 58 degrees, low, dingy; releasing 7,800 cfs; catfish, white bass and hybrid bass good; crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, muddy; channel catfish good on cut bait in low current areas; all other species slow.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 58 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on flukes; channel catfish good on chicken livers; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Long Branch: 56 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Mark Twain: 58 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Sever: 59 degrees, normal, dingy; muskie good on traditional muskie bait; crappie good on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass good on Rattle Traps off the points; bluegill fair on small jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Thomas Hill: 61 degrees, high, muddy; small channel catfish good on worms and cut shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 48 degrees, high, muddy; river is several feet above flood stage; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 62 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 53 degrees, low, clear; black bass good; walleye slow on crankbaits, channel catfish good; all other species slow. Area ponds producing good catches of black bass. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Mozingo: 59 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good, crappie good, channel catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Paho: 60 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Pony Express: 54 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on jigs in the silt basins; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Smithville: 51 degrees, rising, dingy; crappie are slow in shallow water near brush or trees on minnows and a variety of jigs; crappie are fair in deeper water near brush piles on jigs and minnows; black bass fair in shallow water on a wide variety of lures including spinnerbaits, stickbaits and jigs; channel catfish are slow on nightcrawlers and shad sides; white bass fair in the creek arms of lake on jigs and Road Runners; walleye are slow, mostly caught in evening off dam with shallow diving stickbaits; all snagged or foul hooked fish must be returned to the water immediately. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 49 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair; flathead catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 52 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 59 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Norfork: 59 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 58 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Bryant Creek: 58 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Current: 62 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 58 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Jack's Fork: 61 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
North Fork: 59 degrees, high, muddy; white bass fair on stickbaits and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 64 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow due to high water. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Council Bluff: 60 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Cypress Lake: high, dingy; area is closed to all public use until further notice due to flooding conditions. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Duck Creek: high, clear; all species slow due to high water. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Perry County Lake: 66 degrees, normal, muddy; catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 64 degrees, high, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Wappapello: high, muddy; all species are slow. The lake is at flood stage and most accesses are closed due to flooding. Recorded lake level and other information can be received by calling the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): high, muddy; channel catfish and black bass good on worms in backwater areas; crappie good on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. Water levels are extremely high and fishing with a boat is very dangerous at this time. Bank fishing in backwater areas is considered safe. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): high, muddy; all species slow due to high water. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): rising, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, muddy; crappie good on minnows and jigs in backwater areas; black bass and channel catfish good on worms in backwater areas; all other species slow. Water levels are extremely high and fishing with a boat is dangerous at this time. Bank fishing in backwater areas is safe. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): high, dingy; water levels are extremely high; all species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 63 degrees, high, dingy; dam/Swan Creek area: all species slow; Beaver Creek: all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 52 degrees, high, dingy; a flow advisory is in effect; water levels are very high and flooding; all species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 61 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow due to high lake levels. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Stockton: 60 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good on Crappie Candy, minnows, tube baits, and Cast Master in 15' of water; black bass good on spinners moving up into the bank; walleye slow, best on minnows and tube baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 65 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow due to flooding conditions. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 66 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow; little fishing opportunities due to flooding. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 50 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow, catch and release only until May 28, best on soft plastics; goggle-eye slow, best on soft plastics and jigs; trout slow, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/26/2011)
James River (lower): 61 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow due to extremely high water levels. (Report made on 4/27/2011)
ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 58 degrees, high, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; crappie good on jigs and minnows; please remove litter. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 60 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; stocking will begin in early May; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 58 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good in backwater and slough on liver, prepared baits and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 64 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and cut bait; all other species slow on natural baits. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 60 degrees, high, muddy; no report due to flood conditions. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 60 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 60 degrees, rising, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, high, muddy; the spring level is about 14 inches high and flowing very fast; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: red and green Cracklebacks, white floss mini jig, gingersnap colored with gold head, pink and white colored and black and yellow colored marabou jigs, white colored with red ring Rooster Tail, tri-colored and pink and peach colored glo balls; Zone 3 best lures: yellow, white and cheese Power Baits, Trout Nip, and minnows. April fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. We are planning to cut weeds May 3 and 4. We will begin around 8 a.m. and be finished around 3 p.m. Our annual kids fishing day is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. Activities will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Lunch is provided for the kids. Fishing hours for May are 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.
(Report made on 4/28/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, falling, fishing is slow; the water is muddy/stained with very good flow due to the recent rains and large spring flows. The park is open and fishing is open. Fishing hours for the month of April are 7:00 a.m to 7:30 p.m. Fishing hours for the month of May are 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Kid's Free Fishing Day will be held Saturday, May 14th, 2011. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
Montauk State Park: 56 degrees, There has been a series of floods the past few days. The river level is high but slowly dropping. The water is muddy. It is slowly clearing up but will stay dingy for many days. The river is fishable. Fishing is good on bright colored, and scented baits with the best fishing on the spring branch in the morning and evening hours. The park campgrounds have reopened Thursday, April 28. April fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 1st fishing hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Kid's Free Fishing Day is Saturday, May 7th.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/
Roaring River State Park: 57 degrees, the stream is very off color; flow is very high at this time; the river is fishable and the park is open despite the recent flooding; use heavier line and scented baits in zones allowed. (Report made on 4/28/2011)
No comments:
Post a Comment