Post by Whiskers on Jun 28, 2007 17:13:06 GMT -6
6/28/2007 at 12:08:10
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 78 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic
worms and frogs; bluegill fair on river worms and crickets; channel catfish
good on livers and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 76 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass slow but responding on worms, plastic worms and buzzbaits; white
bass fair on light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish
good on worms and cut shad; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on
plastic worms and crankbaits; white bass slow on light-colored soft
plastics; catfish fair on chicken livers, cut shad, worms and hotdogs; crappie
fair on minnows and crappie jigs. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good
on limb lines and trotlines using live bluegill and cut shad and good
using hotdogs on jug lines; crappie fair on minnows in brush in 12 to 15
feet of water; black bass fair on black worms at night or on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits off windy points during the day. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on
limb lines and trotlines using live bluegill and cut shad also good
using hotdogs on jug lines; crappie fair on minnows in brush in 12 to 15
feet of water; black bass fair on black worms at night or on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits off windy points during the day. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Little Dixie: 78 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on
topwater lures in late afternoon and early evening; channel catfish good on
chicken livers or turkey livers; all other species slow; area closed
from 10 PM - 4 AM. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 73 degrees, falling, muddy; all catfish fair on live
baits; channel catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on
minnows and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, hotdogs, cut shad and
nightcrawlers; white bass good on spinnerbaits; black bass fair on
plastic worms. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 84 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish,
largemouth bass and bluegill good; redear sunfish and crappie fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Montrose: 81 degrees, clear; black bass and crappie fair; catfish slow;
fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 80 degrees, low, dingy; 1' low; catfish
good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 82 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Smithville: 75 degrees, high, dingy; white bass fair on crankbaits and
Rattle Traps; walleye fair on crankbaits, live baits and some success
using Rooster Jigs with plastic grubs and/or nightcrawlers, try using a
1/8 oz jig with nightcrawlers while drifting over shallow areas;
channel catfish good using nightcrawlers; flathead catfish are being caught
using trotlines in 8 to 12 feet of water; largemouth bass fair having
success fishing humps and hydrilla beds using soft plastic worms, in
deeper areas use 8 to 10 foot deep-diving crankbaits; crappie slow with
some success in deeper water using small tube crappie jigs and on shallow
points using crankbaits; Smithville Lake Spillway: fishing good using
live baits and shad sides; pole and line method is the only method
permitted at the spillway; it is illegal to use cast nets for any fish
species; snagging is not permitted. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Truman: 80 degrees, clear; 1 1/2' high; catfish good using shad and
live baits on trotlines and limb lines; black bass good using spinnerbaits
and plastic worms; crappie good using jigs and minnows in 6 to 8 feet
of water; hybrid bass fair using jigs and Sassy Shad; white bass slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 80 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish good on jug lines and
trotlines using shad sides and live baits. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 84 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
stinkbaits and chicken livers; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers and Twister Tails;
largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/28/2007)
Long Branch: 80 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Mark Twain: 84 degrees, high, dingy; water is clearing; channel catfish
good using nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; largemouth bass good on
plastics; crappie fair in deeper water on minnows; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on popping bugs using
flyrods; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits in deep
water; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut baits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Thomas Hill: 81 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in
deeper water; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish good on nightcrawlers, stinkbaits and sunfish; drum good on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 82 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good
on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; smallmouth bass fair on artificial
lures; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made
on 6/27/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 79 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on worms;
crappie fair using tube jigs and minnows near brush piles; black bass
fair; channel catfish good. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Mozingo: 79 degrees, normal, clear; walleye, black bass and crappie
fair; channel catfish and bluegill good. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Paho: No report available.
Pony Express: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
prepared baits and worms; largemouth bass good around submerged brush during
morning and evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 81 degrees, falling, muddy; all species good. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): normal, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms; flathead good on live baits and worms; blue catfish good on cut
baits; carp good on worms and fair on corn. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 83 degrees, high, dingy; walleye good on
nightcrawlers; catfish good on jug lines and trotlines. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Norfork: 81 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on jug lines and
trotlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 79 degrees, high, dingy; black bass
fair on jigs; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 74 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and
goggle-eye good on soft plastics; bluegill good on live baits. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Bryant Creek: 77 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye and smallmouth bass
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Current: 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on topwater
lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
spinners; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 81 degrees, high, dingy; goggle-eye
good on minnows and soft plastic grubs; black bass fair on jigs and soft
plastic worms; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 78 degrees, high, dingy; goggle-eye, smallmouth bass
and sunfish fair on live baits and plastic lures; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Jack's Fork: 76 degrees, normal, clear; all species good on soft
plastic lures. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout and brown trout
fair on all baits. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 87 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 6/27/2007)
Council Bluff: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
shrimp, livers and worms; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and worms;
redear and bluegill fair on worms. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Cypress Lake: 75 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair early and
late on cut bait and stinkbait; bluegill fair; black bass fair on
spinnerbaits and small crankbaits; crappie slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Duck Creek: 87 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets; black bass
good on topwater lures and plastic frogs; crappie fair on jigs. (Report
made on 6/28/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 84 degrees, black bass and channel catfish fair in the
evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Perry County Lake: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on worms,
shrimp and stinkbaits; black bass fair on buzzbaits and Twister Tails;
bluegill fair on natural baits and jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Wappapello: falling, black bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and
buzzbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; anglers note: 9 inch minimum
length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
good on live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; all species good. (Report
made on 6/27/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, dingy; channel catfish fair on
natural baits. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 6/27/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 83 degrees, flathead catfish good on
live baits; channel catfish good on worms and stinkbaits; black bass and
bluegill fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 78-80 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; walleye fair to good on swimming
minnows and nightcrawlers; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on flies (scuds) and orange and chartreuse glo
balls; lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on yellow and
chartreuse Power Bait; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 80 degrees, falling, clear; white bass, crappie and
black bass good to fair; catfish good. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Stockton: 78-81 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows in 10 to
12 feet of water; white bass good on small spinnerbaits and jigs;
walleye good on nightcrawlers on main lake points; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/27/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 80 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good,
try throwing a topwater Zara Spook into brush at waters edge; high
lake level has pushed bass into thick shoreline vegetation and best time
to use this method is very early morning; spotted bass and largemouth
bass good on nightcrawlers or soft plastic worms in 18 to 20 feet of
water, best time is early morning and with heavy cloud cover; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastic baits; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair on live
and prepared baits. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 81 degrees, high, clear; smallmouth bass fair to good; all
other species fair.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
James River (lower): 80 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on limb
lines with bluegill; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft
plastics. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 82 degrees, normal, dingy;
largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; bluegill good; carp good on corn;
all other species slow; please pick up litter! (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 82 degrees,
normal, clear; channel catfish fair on prepared baits and worms; please
pick up litter! (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms,
livers and Doughbaits; smallmouth bass good on plastic worms and Rebel
Craws; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; flathead catfish fair on 3 to
4 inch goldfish or bluegill; crappie fair on minnows . (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 74 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass fair on minnows and plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill
good on crickets and nightcrawlers; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood
baits and cut baits; all other species fair on nightcrawlers. (Report
made on 6/28/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass fair on jigs and plastic worms; goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish
fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish good on green sunfish and
nightcrawlers; suckers good on worms. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair
on natural baits; black bass fair on crankbaits and natural baits; all
other species good using live baits. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 74 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, normal, dingy; fishing is good;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (ginger), mini-jigs (John Deere,
Brown Roach); glo balls (any 3 color combo); dry flies: #18 griffiths
gnat; other successful flies are; red Brassies and Kapok; zone 3: orange
and yellow Power Baits; fishing hours for June: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing is good; try using
scented Doughbaits, white plastic worms; yellow or orange Marabou jigs; if
fish quit biting, experiment with colors and use lighter line for a
leader; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb
test or lighter line is recommended; natural and artificial bait area:
prepared and garlic scented Doughbaits, red and white Power Baits are
producing good numbers; flies only area: Rooster Tails in dark colors are
good choices early in the morning, midges, cracklebacks, brassies,
Marabou jigs in blk/yellow, white, brown, and green/yellow are good choices
throughout the day; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; water flow is
about the same as last week; water is still clear so 2-4 lb. test line is
recommended; trout are striking on Marabou jigs (1/32 and 1/16 oz),
brown plastic power eggs, plastic worms in cheese yellow, white, orange,
and chartreuse and Rooster Tails in black, skunk, brown, and olive;
check locally to see what flies work best; for more information on current
fishing conditions call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 78 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic
worms and frogs; bluegill fair on river worms and crickets; channel catfish
good on livers and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 76 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass slow but responding on worms, plastic worms and buzzbaits; white
bass fair on light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; catfish
good on worms and cut shad; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on
plastic worms and crankbaits; white bass slow on light-colored soft
plastics; catfish fair on chicken livers, cut shad, worms and hotdogs; crappie
fair on minnows and crappie jigs. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good
on limb lines and trotlines using live bluegill and cut shad and good
using hotdogs on jug lines; crappie fair on minnows in brush in 12 to 15
feet of water; black bass fair on black worms at night or on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits off windy points during the day. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on
limb lines and trotlines using live bluegill and cut shad also good
using hotdogs on jug lines; crappie fair on minnows in brush in 12 to 15
feet of water; black bass fair on black worms at night or on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits off windy points during the day. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Little Dixie: 78 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on
topwater lures in late afternoon and early evening; channel catfish good on
chicken livers or turkey livers; all other species slow; area closed
from 10 PM - 4 AM. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 73 degrees, falling, muddy; all catfish fair on live
baits; channel catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on
minnows and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, hotdogs, cut shad and
nightcrawlers; white bass good on spinnerbaits; black bass fair on
plastic worms. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 84 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish,
largemouth bass and bluegill good; redear sunfish and crappie fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Montrose: 81 degrees, clear; black bass and crappie fair; catfish slow;
fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 80 degrees, low, dingy; 1' low; catfish
good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 82 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Smithville: 75 degrees, high, dingy; white bass fair on crankbaits and
Rattle Traps; walleye fair on crankbaits, live baits and some success
using Rooster Jigs with plastic grubs and/or nightcrawlers, try using a
1/8 oz jig with nightcrawlers while drifting over shallow areas;
channel catfish good using nightcrawlers; flathead catfish are being caught
using trotlines in 8 to 12 feet of water; largemouth bass fair having
success fishing humps and hydrilla beds using soft plastic worms, in
deeper areas use 8 to 10 foot deep-diving crankbaits; crappie slow with
some success in deeper water using small tube crappie jigs and on shallow
points using crankbaits; Smithville Lake Spillway: fishing good using
live baits and shad sides; pole and line method is the only method
permitted at the spillway; it is illegal to use cast nets for any fish
species; snagging is not permitted. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Truman: 80 degrees, clear; 1 1/2' high; catfish good using shad and
live baits on trotlines and limb lines; black bass good using spinnerbaits
and plastic worms; crappie good using jigs and minnows in 6 to 8 feet
of water; hybrid bass fair using jigs and Sassy Shad; white bass slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 80 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish good on jug lines and
trotlines using shad sides and live baits. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 84 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
stinkbaits and chicken livers; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers and Twister Tails;
largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/28/2007)
Long Branch: 80 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Mark Twain: 84 degrees, high, dingy; water is clearing; channel catfish
good using nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; largemouth bass good on
plastics; crappie fair in deeper water on minnows; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on popping bugs using
flyrods; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits in deep
water; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut baits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Thomas Hill: 81 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in
deeper water; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish good on nightcrawlers, stinkbaits and sunfish; drum good on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 82 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good
on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; smallmouth bass fair on artificial
lures; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made
on 6/27/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 79 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on worms;
crappie fair using tube jigs and minnows near brush piles; black bass
fair; channel catfish good. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Mozingo: 79 degrees, normal, clear; walleye, black bass and crappie
fair; channel catfish and bluegill good. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Paho: No report available.
Pony Express: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
prepared baits and worms; largemouth bass good around submerged brush during
morning and evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 81 degrees, falling, muddy; all species good. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): normal, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms; flathead good on live baits and worms; blue catfish good on cut
baits; carp good on worms and fair on corn. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 83 degrees, high, dingy; walleye good on
nightcrawlers; catfish good on jug lines and trotlines. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Norfork: 81 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on jug lines and
trotlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 79 degrees, high, dingy; black bass
fair on jigs; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 74 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and
goggle-eye good on soft plastics; bluegill good on live baits. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Bryant Creek: 77 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye and smallmouth bass
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Current: 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on topwater
lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
spinners; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 81 degrees, high, dingy; goggle-eye
good on minnows and soft plastic grubs; black bass fair on jigs and soft
plastic worms; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits. (Report made on
6/27/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 78 degrees, high, dingy; goggle-eye, smallmouth bass
and sunfish fair on live baits and plastic lures; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Jack's Fork: 76 degrees, normal, clear; all species good on soft
plastic lures. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout and brown trout
fair on all baits. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 87 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 6/27/2007)
Council Bluff: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
shrimp, livers and worms; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and worms;
redear and bluegill fair on worms. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Cypress Lake: 75 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair early and
late on cut bait and stinkbait; bluegill fair; black bass fair on
spinnerbaits and small crankbaits; crappie slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Duck Creek: 87 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets; black bass
good on topwater lures and plastic frogs; crappie fair on jigs. (Report
made on 6/28/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 84 degrees, black bass and channel catfish fair in the
evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Perry County Lake: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on worms,
shrimp and stinkbaits; black bass fair on buzzbaits and Twister Tails;
bluegill fair on natural baits and jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Wappapello: falling, black bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and
buzzbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; anglers note: 9 inch minimum
length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
good on live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; all species good. (Report
made on 6/27/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, dingy; channel catfish fair on
natural baits. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 6/27/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 83 degrees, flathead catfish good on
live baits; channel catfish good on worms and stinkbaits; black bass and
bluegill fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 78-80 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; walleye fair to good on swimming
minnows and nightcrawlers; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on flies (scuds) and orange and chartreuse glo
balls; lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on yellow and
chartreuse Power Bait; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 80 degrees, falling, clear; white bass, crappie and
black bass good to fair; catfish good. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Stockton: 78-81 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows in 10 to
12 feet of water; white bass good on small spinnerbaits and jigs;
walleye good on nightcrawlers on main lake points; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/27/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 80 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good,
try throwing a topwater Zara Spook into brush at waters edge; high
lake level has pushed bass into thick shoreline vegetation and best time
to use this method is very early morning; spotted bass and largemouth
bass good on nightcrawlers or soft plastic worms in 18 to 20 feet of
water, best time is early morning and with heavy cloud cover; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastic baits; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair on live
and prepared baits. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 81 degrees, high, clear; smallmouth bass fair to good; all
other species fair.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
James River (lower): 80 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on limb
lines with bluegill; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft
plastics. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 82 degrees, normal, dingy;
largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; bluegill good; carp good on corn;
all other species slow; please pick up litter! (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 82 degrees,
normal, clear; channel catfish fair on prepared baits and worms; please
pick up litter! (Report made on 6/28/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms,
livers and Doughbaits; smallmouth bass good on plastic worms and Rebel
Craws; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; flathead catfish fair on 3 to
4 inch goldfish or bluegill; crappie fair on minnows . (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 74 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass fair on minnows and plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill
good on crickets and nightcrawlers; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood
baits and cut baits; all other species fair on nightcrawlers. (Report
made on 6/28/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass fair on jigs and plastic worms; goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish
fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish good on green sunfish and
nightcrawlers; suckers good on worms. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair
on natural baits; black bass fair on crankbaits and natural baits; all
other species good using live baits. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 74 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, normal, dingy; fishing is good;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (ginger), mini-jigs (John Deere,
Brown Roach); glo balls (any 3 color combo); dry flies: #18 griffiths
gnat; other successful flies are; red Brassies and Kapok; zone 3: orange
and yellow Power Baits; fishing hours for June: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
(Report made on 6/28/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing is good; try using
scented Doughbaits, white plastic worms; yellow or orange Marabou jigs; if
fish quit biting, experiment with colors and use lighter line for a
leader; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on 6/27/2007)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb
test or lighter line is recommended; natural and artificial bait area:
prepared and garlic scented Doughbaits, red and white Power Baits are
producing good numbers; flies only area: Rooster Tails in dark colors are
good choices early in the morning, midges, cracklebacks, brassies,
Marabou jigs in blk/yellow, white, brown, and green/yellow are good choices
throughout the day; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on
6/28/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; water flow is
about the same as last week; water is still clear so 2-4 lb. test line is
recommended; trout are striking on Marabou jigs (1/32 and 1/16 oz),
brown plastic power eggs, plastic worms in cheese yellow, white, orange,
and chartreuse and Rooster Tails in black, skunk, brown, and olive;
check locally to see what flies work best; for more information on current
fishing conditions call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 6/28/2007)
