Fishing

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LAKES

Bull Shoals (West): 77-80 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on swimming minnows and jerkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/3/2008)

Lake Taneycomo: 55 degrees, falling, dingy; upper lake: trout good on olive/white marabou jigs and flies imitating scuds; lower lake: trout good on chartreuse/orange and bubblegum colored Power Baits. (Report made on 9/4/2008)

Pomme de Terre: 80 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on shad, liver and crayfish; black bass fair on plastic baits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs fished around cover in 10 to 15 foot depths; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; white bass fair trolling flats with jigs near the surface; walleye fair on crankbaits and trolling flats. (Report made on 9/3/2008)

Stockton: 85 degrees, falling, clear; bluegill good on worms and crickets; black bass fair on large plastic worms and crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows in deeper water and around structure; walleye fair on deep crankbaits and using worm harnesses with nightcrawlers; catfish fair on nightcrawlers and chicken livers. (Report made on 9/4/2008)

Table Rock (James River arm): 79 degrees, falling, dingy; catfish good on stinkbaits, blood baits, chicken liver, nightcrawlers, cut shad and small live bluegill on limb lines; flathead catfish good on trotlines baited with small bait fish; black bass good on soft plastic crawdads in watermelon colors, fish shaded areas, boat docks or shaded rocky banks. (Report made on 9/4/2008)

Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics and live bait; bluegill fair on live bait. (Report made on 9/3/2008)