Post by Whiskers on May 31, 2007 15:04:02 GMT -6
5/31/2007 at 12:07:04
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and
plastic worms; bluegill fair on river worms and crickets; channel
catfish fair on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 68 degrees, normal, dingy;
crappie slow but striking on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow but
responding to worms, plastic worms and spinnerbaits; catfish fair on
shad guts, cut shad, worms and chicken livers; white bass good on
light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 77 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows
and crappie jigs; black bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits;
catfish fair on shad guts, cut shad, hotdogs and worms; white bass slow
but striking on light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on Sinko Worms in back of coves under shady sides of docks; crappie
slow but striking on minnows at 10 to 12' of depth near brush; catfish
good with live bluegill and worms, use limb lines with bluegill and
straight lines with the worms. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good
on Sinko Worms in back of coves under shady sides of docks; crappie
slow but striking on minnows at 10 to 12 feet of depth near brush; catfish
good with live bluegill and worms, use limb lines with bluegill and
straight lines with the worms. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Little Dixie: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on
plastic worms, fair on topwater; bluegill and redear sunfish good on
earthworms and crickets; crappie fair on live minnows and jigs; channel catfish
good on chicken or turkey livers; area is closed 10 PM - 4 AM.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 68 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 69 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on
minnows and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, shrimp and cut shad;
white bass good on spinnerbaits. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish and
crappie fair; largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish good; all other
species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Montrose: 74 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass good; catfish and
crappie fair; light fishing pressure. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; 1' low; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Smithville: 71 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair in deeper water using
small tube crappie jigs; largemouth bass fair in shallow water against
the bank using tube jigs, jigs and soft plastic worms; channel catfish
excellent in shallow water around grassy areas using nightcrawlers;
flathead catfish excellent using pole and line, bankline trotlines and jug
lines using live bait; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and trolling using
Road Runner heads; white bass fair on crankbaits and trolling with
pepper spoons; Smithville Lake Spillway: flathead catfish and bighead carp
good using jigs. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Truman: 72 degrees, dingy; 10' high; crappie fair using jigs and
minnows; black bass fair using worms, crankbaits and spinnerbaits; white bass
and hybrid bass fair using jigs and spoons; catfish fair using live
baits. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 72 degrees, dingy; 4' high; releasing 22,000 cfs;
catfish good using shad; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; white bass
and hybrid bass fair using jigs and spoons; black bass slow. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: Muddy and rising; catfish fair on nightcrawlers using
rod and reel. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
----------------------
NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 77 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on Rooster
Tails and crankbaits; blue catfish good on chicken liver and shad;
bluegill fair on chartreuse colored lures; all other species slow. (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
Long Branch: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Mark Twain: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass good on plastics; all other species slow. (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
Sever: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; muskie fair trolling with crankbaits;
crappie fair in deeper water on minnows; largemouth bass fair using
spinnerbaits and jig & pig; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Thomas Hill: 74 degrees, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on lures in flooded vegetation;
crappie fair on minnows and jigs in deep water; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 73 degrees, high, muddy; all species
slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 72 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
----------------------
NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish, walleye,
black bass and bluegill good. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Mozingo: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, black bass and
walleye good; bluegill good near bank, crappie good in mid depth brush.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Paho: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass, crappie and channel
catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Pony Express: high, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows at 2 to 3',
catfish fair on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 72 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and
flathead catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 69 degrees, high, muddy; flathead catfish
and channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made
on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 80 degrees, high, dingy; walleye fair on worms and
spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Norfork: 79 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on spinnerbaits and minnows; goggle-eye good on jigs and crayfish
crankbaits; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and minnows. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 73 degrees, high, clear; black bass and goggle-eye
good on live bait and soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Bryant Creek: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Current: 70 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft
plastics, live bait and topwater lures; goggle-eye and sunfish good on worms
and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
spinnerbaits; black bass good on plastic worms; all other species fair.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on plastic worms and jigs; goggle-eye good on nightcrawlers and
soft plastic grubs; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and chicken
livers. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 74 degrees, high, clear; goggle-eye good on live
baits and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Jack's Fork: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
North Fork: 66 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft
plastics and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
Council Bluff: 76 degrees, normal, clear; redear sunfish and bluegill
fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Cypress Lake: normal, clear; bluegill fair on live baits; channel
catfish good on cut baits in late afternoon and evening; black bass good on
spinnerbaits and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Duck Creek: 79 degrees, high, all species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 76 degrees, channel catfish good on liver or worms;
bluegill good on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Perry County Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
worms; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel
catfish fair on pole and line with stinkbaits, worms and livers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Wappapello: falling, black bass fair on crankbaits and plastic lures;
crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets and worms;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and live baits; white bass fair on
spinnerbaits and minnows. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 68 degrees, normal, clear; all species
fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass good on minnows
and worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut
baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; channel catfish good on
nightcrawlers off bottom in deep holes; smallmouth bass good on large
minnows and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 76 degrees, high, flathead catfish and
channel catfish good on worms, chicken liver, and cut baits; drum good
on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 71-74 degrees, black bass good on jigs and soft
plastics; crappie fair on minnows; walleye good on nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 49 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout good on flies, midges, scuds and white Marabou jigs;
brown trout good on black and chrome Rapalas; lower lake (Fall
Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout good on orange and bubble gum colored Power Bait;
brown trout fair on nightcrawlers and live minnows. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 75 degrees, normal, crappie good on jigs and minnows
over beds and at 10 to 15 feet of depth; black bass good along structures
and deeper water; white bass, muskie and walleye fair to good; catfish
fair on limb lines and trotlines. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Stockton: 74-79 degrees, high, clear; crappie fair trolling small
crankbaits in river channels; black bass fair in buck brush on main river
points; catfish good on shrimp, liver and worms; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good
on cut baits and stinkbaits when using pole and line, when fishing for
big flatheads try limb lines, trotlines or jug lines with green sunfish,
live shad or goldfish; bluegill good on nightcrawlers, crickets and
small plastic jigs in bright colors like orange/white or red/white;
crappie fair on live minnows, try fishing rocky bluff sides and drift minnow
at 10' in 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 74 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
topwater lures and soft plastic baits; bluegill fair on live baits;
catfish fair on trotlines and rod and reel using live or prepared baits.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good; all other
species fair.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
James River (lower): 73 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on limb
lines and trotlines; smallmouth and goggle-eye good on soft plastics, fish
at end of swift currents where the water swirls. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
----------------------
ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 78 degrees, normal, dingy;
largemouth bass fair; bluegill good; all other species slow; please pick
up litter! (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 80 degrees,
normal, clear; channel catfish slow; please pick up litter! (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 69 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and
stinkbait; flathead good on 3-4 inch bluegill; largemouth bass good on
soft plastic jigs with spinners; smallmouth fair to good on minnows,
crawdads and crankbaits; drum very good on worms. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 69 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass slow but will strike at minnows and plastic baits; bluegill
good on nightcrawlers; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, liver and cut baits;
all other species slow on worms. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, normal, clear;
black bass, goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish fair on live bait. (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair
on live bait; black bass good to fair on lures; all other species fair.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
----------------------
TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (black/yellow, white, and
black/chartreuse), mini-jigs (Brown Roach, Bedspread, white floss); glo balls
(original 3 color, white and chartreuse w/flame dot); other successful
lures are Brown Wooly w/ gold spinner, Rooster Tails (most colors) and
Super Duper; zone 3: yellow Power Baits; fishing hours for June: 6:30 AM -
8:30 PM.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing has been good; stream
is holding lots of good-sized fish; bright colors have been working
best; green, brown or yellow jigs and red and orange worms; if fish quit
biting, switch colors; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Montauk State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb
test or lighter line is recommended; flies only area: wooly buggers and
Rooster Tails are good choices early in the morning, Marabou jigs in
white, green/yellow and brown are good choices throughout the day; natural
and artificial bait area: prepared and garlic scented baits, worms,
dough and pink, red, and white Power Baits are producing good numbers of
fish; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, low, water flow has increased
slightly since last week; water is still very clear so 2-4 lb. test line
is recommended; jigs in black/yellow, white, brown, olive and pink as
well as micro jigs in olive are working; plastic power eggs in brown,
white, and orange are best right now; plastic worms in cheese yellow,
white, and chartreuse are recommended; check locally to see what other
flies are working best; for more information or more current fishing
conditions call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and
plastic worms; bluegill fair on river worms and crickets; channel
catfish fair on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 68 degrees, normal, dingy;
crappie slow but striking on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow but
responding to worms, plastic worms and spinnerbaits; catfish fair on
shad guts, cut shad, worms and chicken livers; white bass good on
light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 77 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows
and crappie jigs; black bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits;
catfish fair on shad guts, cut shad, hotdogs and worms; white bass slow
but striking on light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on Sinko Worms in back of coves under shady sides of docks; crappie
slow but striking on minnows at 10 to 12' of depth near brush; catfish
good with live bluegill and worms, use limb lines with bluegill and
straight lines with the worms. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good
on Sinko Worms in back of coves under shady sides of docks; crappie
slow but striking on minnows at 10 to 12 feet of depth near brush; catfish
good with live bluegill and worms, use limb lines with bluegill and
straight lines with the worms. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Little Dixie: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on
plastic worms, fair on topwater; bluegill and redear sunfish good on
earthworms and crickets; crappie fair on live minnows and jigs; channel catfish
good on chicken or turkey livers; area is closed 10 PM - 4 AM.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 68 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 69 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on
minnows and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, shrimp and cut shad;
white bass good on spinnerbaits. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish and
crappie fair; largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish good; all other
species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Montrose: 74 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass good; catfish and
crappie fair; light fishing pressure. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; 1' low; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Smithville: 71 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair in deeper water using
small tube crappie jigs; largemouth bass fair in shallow water against
the bank using tube jigs, jigs and soft plastic worms; channel catfish
excellent in shallow water around grassy areas using nightcrawlers;
flathead catfish excellent using pole and line, bankline trotlines and jug
lines using live bait; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and trolling using
Road Runner heads; white bass fair on crankbaits and trolling with
pepper spoons; Smithville Lake Spillway: flathead catfish and bighead carp
good using jigs. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Truman: 72 degrees, dingy; 10' high; crappie fair using jigs and
minnows; black bass fair using worms, crankbaits and spinnerbaits; white bass
and hybrid bass fair using jigs and spoons; catfish fair using live
baits. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 72 degrees, dingy; 4' high; releasing 22,000 cfs;
catfish good using shad; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; white bass
and hybrid bass fair using jigs and spoons; black bass slow. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: Muddy and rising; catfish fair on nightcrawlers using
rod and reel. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
----------------------
NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 77 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on Rooster
Tails and crankbaits; blue catfish good on chicken liver and shad;
bluegill fair on chartreuse colored lures; all other species slow. (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
Long Branch: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Mark Twain: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass good on plastics; all other species slow. (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
Sever: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; muskie fair trolling with crankbaits;
crappie fair in deeper water on minnows; largemouth bass fair using
spinnerbaits and jig & pig; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Thomas Hill: 74 degrees, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on lures in flooded vegetation;
crappie fair on minnows and jigs in deep water; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 73 degrees, high, muddy; all species
slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 72 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
----------------------
NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish, walleye,
black bass and bluegill good. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Mozingo: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, black bass and
walleye good; bluegill good near bank, crappie good in mid depth brush.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Paho: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass, crappie and channel
catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Pony Express: high, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows at 2 to 3',
catfish fair on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 72 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and
flathead catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 69 degrees, high, muddy; flathead catfish
and channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made
on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 80 degrees, high, dingy; walleye fair on worms and
spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Norfork: 79 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on spinnerbaits and minnows; goggle-eye good on jigs and crayfish
crankbaits; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and minnows. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 73 degrees, high, clear; black bass and goggle-eye
good on live bait and soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Bryant Creek: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Current: 70 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft
plastics, live bait and topwater lures; goggle-eye and sunfish good on worms
and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
spinnerbaits; black bass good on plastic worms; all other species fair.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on plastic worms and jigs; goggle-eye good on nightcrawlers and
soft plastic grubs; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and chicken
livers. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 74 degrees, high, clear; goggle-eye good on live
baits and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Jack's Fork: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
North Fork: 66 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft
plastics and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
Council Bluff: 76 degrees, normal, clear; redear sunfish and bluegill
fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Cypress Lake: normal, clear; bluegill fair on live baits; channel
catfish good on cut baits in late afternoon and evening; black bass good on
spinnerbaits and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Duck Creek: 79 degrees, high, all species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 76 degrees, channel catfish good on liver or worms;
bluegill good on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Perry County Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
worms; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel
catfish fair on pole and line with stinkbaits, worms and livers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Wappapello: falling, black bass fair on crankbaits and plastic lures;
crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets and worms;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and live baits; white bass fair on
spinnerbaits and minnows. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 68 degrees, normal, clear; all species
fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass good on minnows
and worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut
baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; channel catfish good on
nightcrawlers off bottom in deep holes; smallmouth bass good on large
minnows and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 76 degrees, high, flathead catfish and
channel catfish good on worms, chicken liver, and cut baits; drum good
on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
----------------------
SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 71-74 degrees, black bass good on jigs and soft
plastics; crappie fair on minnows; walleye good on nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 49 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout good on flies, midges, scuds and white Marabou jigs;
brown trout good on black and chrome Rapalas; lower lake (Fall
Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout good on orange and bubble gum colored Power Bait;
brown trout fair on nightcrawlers and live minnows. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 75 degrees, normal, crappie good on jigs and minnows
over beds and at 10 to 15 feet of depth; black bass good along structures
and deeper water; white bass, muskie and walleye fair to good; catfish
fair on limb lines and trotlines. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Stockton: 74-79 degrees, high, clear; crappie fair trolling small
crankbaits in river channels; black bass fair in buck brush on main river
points; catfish good on shrimp, liver and worms; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good
on cut baits and stinkbaits when using pole and line, when fishing for
big flatheads try limb lines, trotlines or jug lines with green sunfish,
live shad or goldfish; bluegill good on nightcrawlers, crickets and
small plastic jigs in bright colors like orange/white or red/white;
crappie fair on live minnows, try fishing rocky bluff sides and drift minnow
at 10' in 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 74 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
topwater lures and soft plastic baits; bluegill fair on live baits;
catfish fair on trotlines and rod and reel using live or prepared baits.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good; all other
species fair.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
James River (lower): 73 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on limb
lines and trotlines; smallmouth and goggle-eye good on soft plastics, fish
at end of swift currents where the water swirls. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
----------------------
ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 78 degrees, normal, dingy;
largemouth bass fair; bluegill good; all other species slow; please pick
up litter! (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 80 degrees,
normal, clear; channel catfish slow; please pick up litter! (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 69 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and
stinkbait; flathead good on 3-4 inch bluegill; largemouth bass good on
soft plastic jigs with spinners; smallmouth fair to good on minnows,
crawdads and crankbaits; drum very good on worms. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 69 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass slow but will strike at minnows and plastic baits; bluegill
good on nightcrawlers; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, liver and cut baits;
all other species slow on worms. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, normal, clear;
black bass, goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish fair on live bait. (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair
on live bait; black bass good to fair on lures; all other species fair.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
----------------------
TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (black/yellow, white, and
black/chartreuse), mini-jigs (Brown Roach, Bedspread, white floss); glo balls
(original 3 color, white and chartreuse w/flame dot); other successful
lures are Brown Wooly w/ gold spinner, Rooster Tails (most colors) and
Super Duper; zone 3: yellow Power Baits; fishing hours for June: 6:30 AM -
8:30 PM.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing has been good; stream
is holding lots of good-sized fish; bright colors have been working
best; green, brown or yellow jigs and red and orange worms; if fish quit
biting, switch colors; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Montauk State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb
test or lighter line is recommended; flies only area: wooly buggers and
Rooster Tails are good choices early in the morning, Marabou jigs in
white, green/yellow and brown are good choices throughout the day; natural
and artificial bait area: prepared and garlic scented baits, worms,
dough and pink, red, and white Power Baits are producing good numbers of
fish; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, low, water flow has increased
slightly since last week; water is still very clear so 2-4 lb. test line
is recommended; jigs in black/yellow, white, brown, olive and pink as
well as micro jigs in olive are working; plastic power eggs in brown,
white, and orange are best right now; plastic worms in cheese yellow,
white, and chartreuse are recommended; check locally to see what other
flies are working best; for more information or more current fishing
conditions call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
