Fishing

Missouri Lake Reports - LAKESBinder: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and liver; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 82 degrees, high, dingy; crappie slow with some success on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good on cut shad, stinkbaits and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 85 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, worms and shrimp; black bass fair on dark-colored soft plastic worms and buzzbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 85 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair; catfish fair in the evening on shad sides; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 85 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on jig & pig or 10 inch plastic worms fished behind docks or on secondary points; crappie fair using minnows; catfish fair on jug lines using cut shad or stinkbaits. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): black bass fair on jig & pig or 10 inch plastic worms fished behind docks or on secondary points; crappie fair using minnows; catfish fair on jug lines using cut shad or stinkbaits. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Little Dixie: 81 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good early monrning on topwater lures; crappie good on minnows and jigs; area is closed for all activity including fishing from 10:00pm to 4:00am. (Report made on 7/24/2008) RIVERSLamine: 78 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on cut shad; flathead catfish good on live sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Missouri (Middle): 77 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on sunfish; blue catfish good on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 82 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)----------------------KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254 LAKESJames A. Reed Area: 84 degrees, clear; largemouth bass good early and late in the day; bluegill, channel catfish and redear sunfish fair; crappie fair fishing deep water brush piles. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Montrose: 86 degrees, clear; black bass fair in Deepwater Creek; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 86 degrees, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 85 degrees, high, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Smithville: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good using nightcrawlers in the shallows; largemouth bass fair using Senkos and shallow-running crankbaits in the vegetation and flipping Brush Hogs and jigs to the tree lines above the bridges; walleye fair using minnows, worms, leeches and crankbaits along the points and flats; white bass fair using topwater lures; crappie slow with some success using minnows and jigs at brush piles and bridge pillars; Smithville Lake Spillway: all species good. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Truman: 83 degrees, high, dingy; white bass and hybrid bass good on main lake points using spoons and Sassy Shads; black bass fair using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; crappie fair using minnows and jigs; catfish fair using shad. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Truman Tailwaters: 83 degrees, dingy; releasing 22,600 cfs; catfish fair using shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008) RIVERSMissouri River: high, muddy; catfish good using shad sides on trotlines and jug lines. (Report made on 7/24/2008)----------------------NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420 LAKESHunnewell: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Long Branch: 79 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on trotlines; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Mark Twain: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Sever: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers, liver and stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and Rogues; crappie good on minnows; bluegill and redear sunfish good on mealworms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Thomas Hill: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; small channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008) RIVERSMississippi (above St. Louis): 81 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Salt (below Mark Twain): 81 degrees, normal, muddy; drum good on nightcrawlers; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and leeches; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)----------------------NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111 LAKESBilby Ranch Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; crappie and bluegill good over deep brush; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Mozingo: 80 degrees, normal, clear; crappie and bluegill good over deep brush; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Paho: 83 degrees, falling, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Pony Express: 84 degrees, normal, clear; all catfish good on cut baits, prepared baits and worms; largemouth bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008) RIVERSGrand: 72 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Missouri (below Iowa line): 78 degrees, high, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 7/23/2008)----------------------OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561 LAKESBull Shoals (East): 85 degrees, high, dingy; flathead catfish and channel catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Norfork: 85 degrees, high, dingy; flathead catfish and channel catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008) RIVERSBig Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 78 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures; black bass fair on soft plastic lures and live baits. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Big Piney (Upper): 80 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Bryant Creek: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Current: 75 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on tube baits; suckers and sunfish good on worms. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Eleven Point: 62 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastic lures and crankbaits; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures and jigs; channel catfish fair on live bait and chicken liver. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)Jack's Fork: 78 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures. (Report made on 7/23/2008)North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/23/2008)----------------------SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858 LAKESClearwater Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair after dark on live minnnows or jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Council Bluff: 83 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on topwater lures and dark colored soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Cypress Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and cut baits in late evening and night; bluegill fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Duck Creek: 87 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets; black bass good on worms and topwater lures. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Lake Girardeau: 83 degrees, bluegill fair on crickets in early morning and late evening; channel catfish fair at night; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Perry County Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; small bluegill fair on worms fished near structure; channel catfish fair on cut baits after dark; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, channel catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Wappapello: bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish fair on jug lines and trotlines at night using live baits and nightcrawlers; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008) RIVERSBlack River (near Annapolis): 78 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; goggle-eye good on Beetle Spins and crickets; smallmouth bass good on topwater lures and buzzbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, all species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)St. Francis (below Wappapello): 87 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on trotlines and limb lines using stinkbaits, worms or liver; flathead catfish fair on trotlines and limb lines using small bluegill and goldfish; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; bluegill fair on wax worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)----------------------SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881 LAKESBull Shoals (West): 75-80 degrees, high, clear; walleye fair on jerkbaits and Swimming Minnows; striped bass fair on large jerkbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Lake Taneycomo: 51 degrees, high, dingy; upper lake: trout fair on white/chartreuse, black/olive colored marabou jigs, orange/chartreuse glo balls, and chartreuse/silver, white/silver or orange/gold Rooster Tails and black/chrome or blue/chrome Rapalas; lower lake: trout good on chartreuse, orange, yellow and bubble gum colored Power Baits. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Pomme de Terre: 88 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on worms and crickets in 10 feet of water; white bass fair on Road Runners and crankbaits trolling around sandy flats in 10 to 15 feet of water; black bass slow on plastic baits in deep water around structure; crappie slow on jigs and minnows around deep structure in 15 to 20 feet of water. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Stockton: 87 degrees, high, clear; walleye good on nightcrawlers or crankbaits; bluegill good on nightcrawlers or crickets; white bass fair on spoons and small crankbaits; catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Table Rock (James River arm): 81 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth bass good on soft plastic minnows, try using blue/gray with 1/8 oz jig head in heavy cover or around shaded areas; goggle-eye good on small crankbaits, soft plastic crawdads and soft plastic minnows, using 1/6 to 1/8 oz jig heads, fishing deep pockets of water or around large chunk rock or using nightcrawlers and small crayfish drifted around heavy cover early morning or late evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Table Rock (main lake): 85 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics and live baits; bluegill fair on live baits. (Report made on 7/24/2008) RIVERSBig Niangua: 80 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass, goggle-eye and trout good. (Report made on 7/24/2008)James River (lower): 80 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on green/brown soft plastics; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/24/2008)----------------------ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953 LAKESBusch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 85 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish slow with some success on worms and liver; black bass fair on soft plastic lures; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/24/2008)Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 7/24/2008)