Post by Whiskers on Jun 7, 2007 14:36:41 GMT -6
6/7/2007 at 12:12:36
FREE FISHING DAYS June 9 and 10, 2007- any person without permit, trout
permit and prescribed area daily tag.
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 71 degrees, normal, clear; 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
6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 70 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 6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 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 6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 81 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 on set lines. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good
on Sinko Worms in back of coves under shady side of docks; crappie slow
but striking on minnows at 10 to 12 feet of depth near brush; catfish
good with live bluegill and worms on set lines. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Little Dixie: 70 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on
plastic worms; 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
6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 68 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish good on
nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on goldfish; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 69 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on
minnows and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, shrimp and cut shad;
white bass good on spinnerbaits; black bass fair on plastic worms.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish and
crappie fair; largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish good; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Montrose: 74 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass and crappie good;
catfish fair; light fishing pressure. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 77 degrees, low, dingy; catfish
excellent; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Smithville: 74 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair in deeper water using
small tube crappie jigs; largemouth bass fair in shallow water against
bank using tube jigs and soft plastic worms around weed beds; channel
catfish good on a variety of baits in shallow water near channels;
flathead catfish good using pole and line, bankline, trotlines and juglines
using live baits; walleye fair drifting nightcrawlers on floating jig
heads on main lake clay points; white bass good casting or trolling
shallow shad imitating baits; Smithville Lake Spillway: flathead catfish
and bighead carp good using jigs. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Truman: 74 degrees, dingy; 8' high; catfish good using cut shad; black
bass good using worms, crankbaits and spinnerbaits; white bass and
hybrid bass fair using jigs and spoons; crappie slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 74 degrees, dingy; releasing 31,100 cfs; catfish
good using shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish good on a variety of
baits using rod and reel; blue catfish good using rod and reel and
setlines with silver carp as cut bait; flathead catfish good using live
baits. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on chicken
liver and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Long Branch: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Mark Twain: 73 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass good using plastic
lures; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Sever: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; muskie fair trolling with large
crankbaits; crappie good in deeper water on minnows and jigs; largemouth
bass good using spinnerbaits and crankbaits in shallow water; bluegill
fair on nightcrawlers and fly fishing using popping bugs; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Thomas Hill: 76 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 80 degrees, normal, muddy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead fair on live baits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 78 degrees, low, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good;
walleye fair; black bass and bluegill good on top water at low light hours
and rigged worms at mid-depth brush piles. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Mozingo: 74 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good; walleye fair;
black bass and bluegill good; crappie fair in mid-depth brush. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Paho: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass, crappie and channel
catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Pony Express: high, clear; channel catfish good on worms and prepared
baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 73 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and
flathead catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): high, muddy; flathead and channel catfish
good night fishing using cut baits; carp good night fishing; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 79 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and
minnows; walleye fair on worms and spinnerbaits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Norfork: 77 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows;
walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 73 degrees, high, dingy; black bass are
good on soft plastic worms and minnows; goggle-eye good on
nightcrawlers and Beetle Spins; channel catfish good on chicken livers and minnows.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye
good on soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Bryant Creek: 69 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye and smallmouth bass
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Current: 70 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft
plastic baits; goggle-eye fair on spinnerbaits; suckers and sunfish fair on
worms. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn,
cheese, and spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, high, dingy; black bass
good on crankbaits and soft plastic lures; goggle-eye good on
nightcrawlers and soft plastic grubs; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and
chicken livers. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass, goggle-eye and
sunfish fair on nightcrawlers and soft plastic grubs. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Jack's Fork: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft
plastics. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
North Fork: 64 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye and smallmouth bass
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 79 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
live minnows, spinnerbaits and topwater lures; bluegill fair on
nightcrawlers and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Council Bluff: 78 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass, redear
sunfish and bluegill fair on live worms; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Cypress Lake: 68 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on cut baits and
stinkbaits in the late evening; bluegill fair on live baits; black bass
fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Duck Creek: 82 degrees, high, largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and
buzzbaits; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on cut
baits; black bass good on topwater lures and jigs; bluegill fair on
jigs. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Perry County Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
worms; bluegill fair on jigs; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel
catfish fair on stinkbaits, worms and livers when using pole and line;
all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Wappapello: falling, black bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and live baits; crappie fair on
minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets; white bass fair on small
spinnerbaits and minnows. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 73 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth
bass and goggle-eye fair on live minnows and tube baits. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye
good on minnows and soft plastics; all other species good. (Report made
on 6/7/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut
baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): normal, clear; channel and flathead
catfish good on large minnows drifted in deep holes; smallmouth bass good
on topwater lures and large minnows drifted in deeper holes; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 77 degrees, high, dingy; flathead and
channel catfish good on chicken livers, cut bait, worms and stinkbait;
black bass good on topwater lures; bluegill and crappie fair. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 73-75 degrees, black bass good on jigs and soft
plastics; crappie fair on minnows; walleye and catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout good on flies, olive Marabou jigs; brown trout good on
Rapalas (black/chrome of blue/chrome); lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite):
rainbow trout good on orange and chartreuse Power Bait; brown trout
fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 76 degrees, normal, crappie fair on jigs and minnows
over beds and at 12 to 16 feet of depth; black bass good along structures
and deeper water; catfish fair to good on limb lines and trotlines;
white bass, muskie and walleye fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Stockton: 79-83 degrees, high, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows;
black bass good on Carolina rigs and deep diving crankbaits on main
lake points; catfish good on shrimp, liver and cut baits along rocky
banks; walleye fair on bottom bouncers and jig/worm combinations; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair
on cut baits and stinkbaits when using pole and line, when fishing for
big flatheads try limb lines, trotlines or jug lines with live shad or
goldfish; bluegill good on nightcrawlers, crickets and small plastic
jigs in bright colors like orange/white or red/white; crappie good on live
minnows, try fishing rocky bluff side and drift minnow at 10 to 25 feet
of depth; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 74 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
topwater lures and soft plastic baits; bluegill fair on worms and
crickets; catfish good on trotlines using live or prepared baits. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good; all other
species fair.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
James River (lower): 74 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on limb
lines and trotlines; smallmouth and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics, fish
the end of swift currents where water swirls. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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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 6/7/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 80 degrees,
normal, clear; channel catfish fair; please pick up litter! (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms,
liver and Doughbaits; smallmouth bass fair on minnows and crayfish;
bluegill fair on crickets and worms; flathead catfish fair on 3 to 4 inch
goldfish and bluegill. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 70 degrees, high, dingy; black
bass slow but striking on minnows and rubber worms; bluegill fair on
crickets; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood baits and cut baits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, normal, dingy;
smallmouth bass good on flukes, jigs and rubber worms; goggle-eye, bluegill
and sunfish fair on worms and crickets. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good
on live baits; black bass good on lures; smallmouth bass good on
flukes, jigs and rubber worms; all other species fair. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is fair;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (black/yellow, ginger, moss green
and brown), mini-jigs (John Deere, Bedspread and olive floss); glo balls
(dark roe and chartreuse w/flame dot); dry flies: #22 creme midge,
crackleback, and #16 blue wing olive; other successful flies are Brown
Wooly w/ gold spinner, red Brassies and Kapok; zone 3: red, white and blue
Power Baits; Red Hot salmon eggs; fishing hours for June: 6:30 AM -
8:30 PM.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing is good; try using
scented Doughbaits, 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 6/7/2007)
Montauk State Park: 58 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb
test or lighter line is recommended; 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; 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; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; water flow has
increased since last week; 2-4 lb. test line (ultragreen maxima) is
recommended; striking on Marabou jigs (1/32 and 1/16 oz); plastic power eggs in
brown are recommended; plastic worms in cheese yellow, white, orange,
and chartreuse are working well; Rooster Tails in black, skunk, brown,
and olive are also good; check locally to see what flies work best; for
more information on current fishing conditions call 417-847-2430.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
FREE FISHING DAYS June 9 and 10, 2007- any person without permit, trout
permit and prescribed area daily tag.
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 71 degrees, normal, clear; 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
6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 70 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 6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 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 6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 81 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 on set lines. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good
on Sinko Worms in back of coves under shady side of docks; crappie slow
but striking on minnows at 10 to 12 feet of depth near brush; catfish
good with live bluegill and worms on set lines. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Little Dixie: 70 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on
plastic worms; 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
6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 68 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish good on
nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on goldfish; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 69 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on
minnows and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, shrimp and cut shad;
white bass good on spinnerbaits; black bass fair on plastic worms.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish and
crappie fair; largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish good; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Montrose: 74 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass and crappie good;
catfish fair; light fishing pressure. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 77 degrees, low, dingy; catfish
excellent; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Smithville: 74 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair in deeper water using
small tube crappie jigs; largemouth bass fair in shallow water against
bank using tube jigs and soft plastic worms around weed beds; channel
catfish good on a variety of baits in shallow water near channels;
flathead catfish good using pole and line, bankline, trotlines and juglines
using live baits; walleye fair drifting nightcrawlers on floating jig
heads on main lake clay points; white bass good casting or trolling
shallow shad imitating baits; Smithville Lake Spillway: flathead catfish
and bighead carp good using jigs. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Truman: 74 degrees, dingy; 8' high; catfish good using cut shad; black
bass good using worms, crankbaits and spinnerbaits; white bass and
hybrid bass fair using jigs and spoons; crappie slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 74 degrees, dingy; releasing 31,100 cfs; catfish
good using shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish good on a variety of
baits using rod and reel; blue catfish good using rod and reel and
setlines with silver carp as cut bait; flathead catfish good using live
baits. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on chicken
liver and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Long Branch: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Mark Twain: 73 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass good using plastic
lures; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Sever: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; muskie fair trolling with large
crankbaits; crappie good in deeper water on minnows and jigs; largemouth
bass good using spinnerbaits and crankbaits in shallow water; bluegill
fair on nightcrawlers and fly fishing using popping bugs; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Thomas Hill: 76 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 80 degrees, normal, muddy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead fair on live baits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 78 degrees, low, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good;
walleye fair; black bass and bluegill good on top water at low light hours
and rigged worms at mid-depth brush piles. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Mozingo: 74 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good; walleye fair;
black bass and bluegill good; crappie fair in mid-depth brush. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Paho: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass, crappie and channel
catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Pony Express: high, clear; channel catfish good on worms and prepared
baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 73 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and
flathead catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): high, muddy; flathead and channel catfish
good night fishing using cut baits; carp good night fishing; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 79 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and
minnows; walleye fair on worms and spinnerbaits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Norfork: 77 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows;
walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 73 degrees, high, dingy; black bass are
good on soft plastic worms and minnows; goggle-eye good on
nightcrawlers and Beetle Spins; channel catfish good on chicken livers and minnows.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye
good on soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Bryant Creek: 69 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye and smallmouth bass
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Current: 70 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft
plastic baits; goggle-eye fair on spinnerbaits; suckers and sunfish fair on
worms. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn,
cheese, and spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, high, dingy; black bass
good on crankbaits and soft plastic lures; goggle-eye good on
nightcrawlers and soft plastic grubs; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and
chicken livers. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass, goggle-eye and
sunfish fair on nightcrawlers and soft plastic grubs. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Jack's Fork: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft
plastics. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
North Fork: 64 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye and smallmouth bass
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 79 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
live minnows, spinnerbaits and topwater lures; bluegill fair on
nightcrawlers and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Council Bluff: 78 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass, redear
sunfish and bluegill fair on live worms; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Cypress Lake: 68 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on cut baits and
stinkbaits in the late evening; bluegill fair on live baits; black bass
fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Duck Creek: 82 degrees, high, largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and
buzzbaits; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on cut
baits; black bass good on topwater lures and jigs; bluegill fair on
jigs. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Perry County Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
worms; bluegill fair on jigs; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel
catfish fair on stinkbaits, worms and livers when using pole and line;
all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Wappapello: falling, black bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and live baits; crappie fair on
minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets; white bass fair on small
spinnerbaits and minnows. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 73 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth
bass and goggle-eye fair on live minnows and tube baits. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye
good on minnows and soft plastics; all other species good. (Report made
on 6/7/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut
baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): normal, clear; channel and flathead
catfish good on large minnows drifted in deep holes; smallmouth bass good
on topwater lures and large minnows drifted in deeper holes; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 77 degrees, high, dingy; flathead and
channel catfish good on chicken livers, cut bait, worms and stinkbait;
black bass good on topwater lures; bluegill and crappie fair. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 73-75 degrees, black bass good on jigs and soft
plastics; crappie fair on minnows; walleye and catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout good on flies, olive Marabou jigs; brown trout good on
Rapalas (black/chrome of blue/chrome); lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite):
rainbow trout good on orange and chartreuse Power Bait; brown trout
fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 76 degrees, normal, crappie fair on jigs and minnows
over beds and at 12 to 16 feet of depth; black bass good along structures
and deeper water; catfish fair to good on limb lines and trotlines;
white bass, muskie and walleye fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Stockton: 79-83 degrees, high, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows;
black bass good on Carolina rigs and deep diving crankbaits on main
lake points; catfish good on shrimp, liver and cut baits along rocky
banks; walleye fair on bottom bouncers and jig/worm combinations; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair
on cut baits and stinkbaits when using pole and line, when fishing for
big flatheads try limb lines, trotlines or jug lines with live shad or
goldfish; bluegill good on nightcrawlers, crickets and small plastic
jigs in bright colors like orange/white or red/white; crappie good on live
minnows, try fishing rocky bluff side and drift minnow at 10 to 25 feet
of depth; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 74 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
topwater lures and soft plastic baits; bluegill fair on worms and
crickets; catfish good on trotlines using live or prepared baits. (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good; all other
species fair.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
James River (lower): 74 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on limb
lines and trotlines; smallmouth and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics, fish
the end of swift currents where water swirls. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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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 6/7/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 80 degrees,
normal, clear; channel catfish fair; please pick up litter! (Report
made on 6/7/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms,
liver and Doughbaits; smallmouth bass fair on minnows and crayfish;
bluegill fair on crickets and worms; flathead catfish fair on 3 to 4 inch
goldfish and bluegill. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 70 degrees, high, dingy; black
bass slow but striking on minnows and rubber worms; bluegill fair on
crickets; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood baits and cut baits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, normal, dingy;
smallmouth bass good on flukes, jigs and rubber worms; goggle-eye, bluegill
and sunfish fair on worms and crickets. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good
on live baits; black bass good on lures; smallmouth bass good on
flukes, jigs and rubber worms; all other species fair. (Report made on
6/7/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is fair;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (black/yellow, ginger, moss green
and brown), mini-jigs (John Deere, Bedspread and olive floss); glo balls
(dark roe and chartreuse w/flame dot); dry flies: #22 creme midge,
crackleback, and #16 blue wing olive; other successful flies are Brown
Wooly w/ gold spinner, red Brassies and Kapok; zone 3: red, white and blue
Power Baits; Red Hot salmon eggs; fishing hours for June: 6:30 AM -
8:30 PM.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing is good; try using
scented Doughbaits, 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 6/7/2007)
Montauk State Park: 58 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb
test or lighter line is recommended; 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; 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; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on 6/7/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; water flow has
increased since last week; 2-4 lb. test line (ultragreen maxima) is
recommended; striking on Marabou jigs (1/32 and 1/16 oz); plastic power eggs in
brown are recommended; plastic worms in cheese yellow, white, orange,
and chartreuse are working well; Rooster Tails in black, skunk, brown,
and olive are also good; check locally to see what flies work best; for
more information on current fishing conditions call 417-847-2430.
(Report made on 6/7/2007)
