Post by Whiskers on Jul 26, 2007 15:34:26 GMT -6
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 81 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on chicken livers
and nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and
artificial frogs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 80 degrees, rising, dingy;
black bass slow on worms and plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and
crappie jigs; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics; catfish fair
on cut shad and shad guts. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on
dark-colored plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows; white bass slow on
light-colored soft plastics; catfish slow on hotdogs, chicken liver, cut
shad and worms. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish fair on chicken livers; white bass slow on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 81 degrees, normal, muddy; black bass
slow on 10-inch dark-colored worms at night; crappie fair in 18 to 20 feet
of water on minnows close to brush on the shady sides of docks;
catfish good on cut shad in the main channel using jug lines and trotlines.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on
10-inch dark-colored worms at night; crappie fair in 18-20 feet of water on
minnows close to brush on the shady sides of docks; catfish good on cut
shad in the main channel with jug lines and trotlines doing best.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
Little Dixie: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good in deep water on
jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair on earthworms; channel catfish
good on chicken livers; all other species slow; area closed from 10 PM -
4 AM. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 79 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish and flathead catfish
good on live baits and stinkbaits; blue catfish fair on live baits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish good on
stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish fair; all
other species fair. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 80 degrees, dingy; catfish fair on cut
shad; all other species slow due to the high volume of water being
released into the river. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish,
largemouth bass and bluegill good; redear sunfish and crappie fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Montrose: 85 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass fair; all other
species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 87 degrees, muddy; full pool; catfish
fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 85 degrees, muddy; full pool; catfish fair;
all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Smithville: 85 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair using minnows in
15-20 feet of water along the dam, in the trees and around the bridge
pillars; largemouth bass fair on Carolina rigs and plastic worms along and
off main lake points; catfish excellent on a variety of baits off the
main lake points; walleye fair using deep diving crankbaits or jigs
tipped with live bait on the flats; white bass slow but with some success
using crankbaits and pepper spoons fishing the points; Smithville Lake
Spillway: catfish fair using live bait and Mister Twisters; all other
species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Truman: 79 degrees, dingy; 16' high; catfish good using shad; black
bass good using worms and spinnerbaits; white bass good using spoons and
jigs; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 79 degrees, dingy; releasing 56,300 cfs; catfish
excellent using shad; white bass good using spoons and jigs; crappie fair
on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish slow with some success
on trotlines and limb lines using live baits.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on Twister Tails and
Little Cleos; channel catfish fair on Shad Raps and chicken liver;
largemouth bass fair on buzzbaits and jig & frog; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Long Branch: 80 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on setlines
and pole & line using leeches, nightcrawlers and prepared baits;
flathead catfish fair on setlines with live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Mark Twain: 86 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows about 8
feet deep; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater
lures in early morning and late evening hours; channel catfish fair on live
baits; bluegill good in weedy areas on popping bugs; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Thomas Hill: 83 degrees, dingy; hybrid striped bass good in deep water
trolling; small channel catfish good on prepared baits and
nightcrawlers; crappie fair in deep water around brush piles; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 84 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 82 degrees, normal, muddy; drum good on
nightcrawlers; channel catfish good on prepared baits; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 84 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish,
largemouth bass and bluegill good; crappie good on minnows over deep brush.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
Mozingo: 84 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish, black bass and
bluegill fair; crappie good on minnows. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Paho: 80 degrees, falling, clear; black bass and crappie good; all
other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Pony Express: 81 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair in
morning and late evening; channel catfish good fishing in the evening using
prepared bait, worms and cut bait. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 83 degrees, falling, dingy; all species good. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish
excellent on worms and good on dip baits; flathead excellent on live
bait and good on worms; blue catfish good on cut bait and carp good on
worms and fair on corn. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 84 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on jugs and
trotlines. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Norfork: 86 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on jug lines and
trotlines. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; catfish good on live
baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 79 degrees, low, clear; sunfish good on live baits;
black bass fair on topwater lures, early and late in the day. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastic lures. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Current: 75 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair
on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; catfish good on live
baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass and
sunfish fair on nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on small
plastic grubs. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Jack's Fork: 74 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made
on 7/25/2007)
North Fork: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 87 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
Council Bluff: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
topwater lures and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, dingy; channel catfish fair in the late
evening and early morning; all other species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Duck Creek: 80 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets and worms;
largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and plastic frogs; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
Perry County Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
worms and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, all species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Wappapello: 85 degrees, black bass good on spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and
plastic worms; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish
fair on trotlines and jug lines using live baits; crappie fair on minnows
and jigs; white bass slow; anglers should note the 9 inch minimum
length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good
on brown tube baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made
on 7/25/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): normal, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms and cut bait; flathead catfish good on live baits; all other
species fair. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 79-81 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms;
catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse glo balls and marabou
jigs; lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on orange and
chartreuse colored Power Bait and corn; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 84 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good; black bass
fair, better off deep points; crappie fair suspended over deep beds;
walleye good on points; muskie fair. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Stockton: 85 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows
suspended over brush piles 12-18 feet deep; white bass fair on small
spinners near schools of shad; walleye good on bottom bouncers with
nightcrawlers on main lake flats; all other species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 86 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good,
try using medium sized steelback minnows Carolina rigged, also try
fishing soft plastic crawdads with slider hooks; or a live shiner or
crankbait that resembles an injured shad and fishing gravel points in 20 to
30 feet of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 84 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastic lures and topwater baits; bluegill fair on live baits;
catfish fair on live and prepared baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 82 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good; all other species fair.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
James River (lower): 81 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 82 degrees, normal, clear;
largemouth bass slow on plastic worms; bluegill fair on worms; carp fair
on corn; all other species slow; please pick up litter! (Report made on
7/26/2007)
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 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 76 degrees, low, clear; flathead catfish good on live baits;
smallmouth bass fair on minnows; bluegill good on crickets and worms;
all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass fair on jigs, plastic worms and minnows; bluegill good on
crickets and nightcrawlers; catfish good on trotlines with cut bait, blood
baits and chicken livers; all other species fair on nightcrawlers.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 78 degrees, low, clear; black
bass fair on live baits and buzzbaits; catfish fair on live baits; all
other species fair. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
live baits and buzzbaits; catfish fair on live baits; all other species
fair. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 76 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on
natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: marabou jigs (black/yellow,), mini-jigs (brown
roach and john deer); glo balls (tri-colored or white); dry flies: #12
cracklebacks; other successful flies are; red brassies kapok; zone 3:
white and yellow Power Bait; fishing hours for July 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing is good; aquatic
vegetation has been recently cut; try brown or white floating doughbaits
early in the day; green and white rubber legged jigs with 2 lb test
later in the day; other lures to try include marabou jigs, small plastic
worms, and Rooster Tails.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2 lb
test or lighter line is recommended; natural and artificial bait area:
prepared and garlic scented doughbaits, red and white Power Baits; flies
only area: Rooster Tails in dark colors are good choices early in the
morning, midges, cracklebacks, brassies, marabou jigs in black/yellow,
white, brown, and green/yellow are good choices throughout the day;
fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; water flow
continues to decrease; 2 to 4 lb. test line is recommended; trout are
striking on marabou jigs (1/32) in olive, black/yellow, brown and white;
plastic power eggs in brown, white, and yellow; 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.
Water weeds will be cut and removed from Zone 1 on July 31 and Aug. 1.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
LAKES
Binder: 81 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on chicken livers
and nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and
artificial frogs; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 80 degrees, rising, dingy;
black bass slow on worms and plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and
crappie jigs; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics; catfish fair
on cut shad and shad guts. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on
dark-colored plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows; white bass slow on
light-colored soft plastics; catfish slow on hotdogs, chicken liver, cut
shad and worms. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish fair on chicken livers; white bass slow on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 81 degrees, normal, muddy; black bass
slow on 10-inch dark-colored worms at night; crappie fair in 18 to 20 feet
of water on minnows close to brush on the shady sides of docks;
catfish good on cut shad in the main channel using jug lines and trotlines.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 81 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on
10-inch dark-colored worms at night; crappie fair in 18-20 feet of water on
minnows close to brush on the shady sides of docks; catfish good on cut
shad in the main channel with jug lines and trotlines doing best.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
Little Dixie: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good in deep water on
jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair on earthworms; channel catfish
good on chicken livers; all other species slow; area closed from 10 PM -
4 AM. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 79 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish and flathead catfish
good on live baits and stinkbaits; blue catfish fair on live baits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish good on
stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish fair; all
other species fair. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 80 degrees, dingy; catfish fair on cut
shad; all other species slow due to the high volume of water being
released into the river. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish,
largemouth bass and bluegill good; redear sunfish and crappie fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Montrose: 85 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass fair; all other
species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 87 degrees, muddy; full pool; catfish
fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 85 degrees, muddy; full pool; catfish fair;
all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Smithville: 85 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair using minnows in
15-20 feet of water along the dam, in the trees and around the bridge
pillars; largemouth bass fair on Carolina rigs and plastic worms along and
off main lake points; catfish excellent on a variety of baits off the
main lake points; walleye fair using deep diving crankbaits or jigs
tipped with live bait on the flats; white bass slow but with some success
using crankbaits and pepper spoons fishing the points; Smithville Lake
Spillway: catfish fair using live bait and Mister Twisters; all other
species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Truman: 79 degrees, dingy; 16' high; catfish good using shad; black
bass good using worms and spinnerbaits; white bass good using spoons and
jigs; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 79 degrees, dingy; releasing 56,300 cfs; catfish
excellent using shad; white bass good using spoons and jigs; crappie fair
on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish slow with some success
on trotlines and limb lines using live baits.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on Twister Tails and
Little Cleos; channel catfish fair on Shad Raps and chicken liver;
largemouth bass fair on buzzbaits and jig & frog; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Long Branch: 80 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on setlines
and pole & line using leeches, nightcrawlers and prepared baits;
flathead catfish fair on setlines with live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Mark Twain: 86 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows about 8
feet deep; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater
lures in early morning and late evening hours; channel catfish fair on live
baits; bluegill good in weedy areas on popping bugs; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Thomas Hill: 83 degrees, dingy; hybrid striped bass good in deep water
trolling; small channel catfish good on prepared baits and
nightcrawlers; crappie fair in deep water around brush piles; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 84 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 82 degrees, normal, muddy; drum good on
nightcrawlers; channel catfish good on prepared baits; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 84 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish,
largemouth bass and bluegill good; crappie good on minnows over deep brush.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
Mozingo: 84 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish, black bass and
bluegill fair; crappie good on minnows. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Paho: 80 degrees, falling, clear; black bass and crappie good; all
other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Pony Express: 81 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair in
morning and late evening; channel catfish good fishing in the evening using
prepared bait, worms and cut bait. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 83 degrees, falling, dingy; all species good. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish
excellent on worms and good on dip baits; flathead excellent on live
bait and good on worms; blue catfish good on cut bait and carp good on
worms and fair on corn. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 84 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on jugs and
trotlines. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Norfork: 86 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on jug lines and
trotlines. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; catfish good on live
baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 79 degrees, low, clear; sunfish good on live baits;
black bass fair on topwater lures, early and late in the day. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastic lures. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Current: 75 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair
on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; catfish good on live
baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass and
sunfish fair on nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on small
plastic grubs. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Jack's Fork: 74 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made
on 7/25/2007)
North Fork: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 87 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
Council Bluff: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
topwater lures and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, dingy; channel catfish fair in the late
evening and early morning; all other species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Duck Creek: 80 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets and worms;
largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and plastic frogs; all other species
slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
Perry County Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on
worms and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, all species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Wappapello: 85 degrees, black bass good on spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and
plastic worms; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish
fair on trotlines and jug lines using live baits; crappie fair on minnows
and jigs; white bass slow; anglers should note the 9 inch minimum
length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good
on brown tube baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made
on 7/25/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 7/25/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): normal, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms and cut bait; flathead catfish good on live baits; all other
species fair. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 79-81 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms;
catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse glo balls and marabou
jigs; lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on orange and
chartreuse colored Power Bait and corn; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 84 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good; black bass
fair, better off deep points; crappie fair suspended over deep beds;
walleye good on points; muskie fair. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Stockton: 85 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows
suspended over brush piles 12-18 feet deep; white bass fair on small
spinners near schools of shad; walleye good on bottom bouncers with
nightcrawlers on main lake flats; all other species slow. (Report made on
7/25/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 86 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good,
try using medium sized steelback minnows Carolina rigged, also try
fishing soft plastic crawdads with slider hooks; or a live shiner or
crankbait that resembles an injured shad and fishing gravel points in 20 to
30 feet of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 84 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastic lures and topwater baits; bluegill fair on live baits;
catfish fair on live and prepared baits. (Report made on 7/25/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 82 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good; all other species fair.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
James River (lower): 81 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair.
(Report made on 7/25/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 82 degrees, normal, clear;
largemouth bass slow on plastic worms; bluegill fair on worms; carp fair
on corn; all other species slow; please pick up litter! (Report made on
7/26/2007)
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 7/26/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 76 degrees, low, clear; flathead catfish good on live baits;
smallmouth bass fair on minnows; bluegill good on crickets and worms;
all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy;
black bass fair on jigs, plastic worms and minnows; bluegill good on
crickets and nightcrawlers; catfish good on trotlines with cut bait, blood
baits and chicken livers; all other species fair on nightcrawlers.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 78 degrees, low, clear; black
bass fair on live baits and buzzbaits; catfish fair on live baits; all
other species fair. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
live baits and buzzbaits; catfish fair on live baits; all other species
fair. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 76 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on
natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: marabou jigs (black/yellow,), mini-jigs (brown
roach and john deer); glo balls (tri-colored or white); dry flies: #12
cracklebacks; other successful flies are; red brassies kapok; zone 3:
white and yellow Power Bait; fishing hours for July 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing is good; aquatic
vegetation has been recently cut; try brown or white floating doughbaits
early in the day; green and white rubber legged jigs with 2 lb test
later in the day; other lures to try include marabou jigs, small plastic
worms, and Rooster Tails.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2 lb
test or lighter line is recommended; natural and artificial bait area:
prepared and garlic scented doughbaits, red and white Power Baits; flies
only area: Rooster Tails in dark colors are good choices early in the
morning, midges, cracklebacks, brassies, marabou jigs in black/yellow,
white, brown, and green/yellow are good choices throughout the day;
fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM. (Report made on 7/26/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; water flow
continues to decrease; 2 to 4 lb. test line is recommended; trout are
striking on marabou jigs (1/32) in olive, black/yellow, brown and white;
plastic power eggs in brown, white, and yellow; 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.
Water weeds will be cut and removed from Zone 1 on July 31 and Aug. 1.
(Report made on 7/26/2007)
