Post by Whiskers on Aug 2, 2007 17:57:14 GMT -6
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 82 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and
livers; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 81 degrees, dingy; catfish fair
on cut shad and shad guts; black bass slow but responding on worms and
plastic worms; crappie slow but responding on minnows and crappie
jigs; white bass slow but responding on light-colored soft plastics.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 82 degrees, dingy; black bass slow with
some success using dark-colored plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows;
white bass slow but responding on light-colored soft plastics; catfish
slow with some success on hotdogs, chicken livers, cut shad and worms.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish fair on chicken livers; white bass slow on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 82 degrees, normal, muddy; 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 using jug lines and trotlines.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 82 degrees, dingy; black bass slow but
responding 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 on jug lines and trotlines.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Little Dixie: 83 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater
early morning or late afternoon; all other species slow; area closed
from 10 PM - 4 AM. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 79 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits;
flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish fair on live baits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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 8/2/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 81 degrees, high, 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 8/1/2007)
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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 8/2/2007)
Montrose: 84 degrees, dingy; full pool; light fishing pressure; catfish
and black bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 78 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish
good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 80 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
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 good on a variety of baits off the main
lake points; walleye fair using deep diving crankbaits or jigs tipped
with live baits 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 baits and Mister Twisters; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Truman: 81 degrees, dingy; 10 1/2 feet high; catfish good using shad;
black bass good using worms and spinnerbaits; white bass fair using
spoons and jigs; crappie fair at 8-10 feet of water using jigs and minnows;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 81 degrees, dingy; releasing 45,000 cfs; catfish
good using shad; white bass good using spoons and jigs; crappie fair on
jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish slow with some success
on trotlines and limb lines using live baits.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on cut
baits; bluegill fair on Road Runners; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/2/2007)
Long Branch: 81 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 8/2/2007)
Mark Twain: 86 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows in
deeper water; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastics;
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; bluegill good in weedy areas on
popping bugs; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Thomas Hill: 83 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 81 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish
good on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 81 degrees, falling, clear; all species fair; best at
dawn and dusk. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Mozingo: 81 degrees, falling, clear; all species slow; best fishing at
dusk. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Paho: 82 degrees, falling, clear; black bass and crappie good; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Pony Express: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 83 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish, blue catfish and
flathead catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish
good on worms and dip baits; flathead catfish good on live baits and
worms; blue catfish good on cut baits; carp good on worms. (Report made
on 8/2/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 87 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on jugs and
trotlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Norfork: 88 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on jugs and trotlines;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good
on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs
and minnows; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and minnows.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 79 degrees, low, clear; sunfish good on live baits;
black bass fair on topwater lures in early morning and late evening.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Current: 76 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
8/1/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn,
cheese and spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on
8/1/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel
catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; black bass fair on soft plastic
tubes and worms; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs; large amounts
of aquatic vegetation in shallow areas. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass and sunfish
fair on nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on small
plastic grubs. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Jack's Fork: 77 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
North Fork: 72 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good
on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/1/2007)
Council Bluff: 85 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
topwater lures and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, dingy; channel catfish fair in the late
evening and early morning; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Duck Creek: 85 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets and jigs in 4
feet of water; black bass good on topwater lures; all other species
slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Perry County Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on natural
baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Wappapello: 83 degrees, black bass fair 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 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good
on brown tube baits. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good
on minnows; all other species good. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/1/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; smallmouth bass good early
morning and late evening on topwater lures, buzzbaits, large minnows
and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms and cut baits; flathead catfish good on live baits; freshwater drum
good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 79-82 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill good on crickets and
worms; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/2/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on orange glo balls and white and olive colored
marabou jigs; lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on
orange and chartreuse colored Power Bait, nightcrawlers and corn; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 84 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair; black bass
fair, better off deep points; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/1/2007)
Stockton: 85 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good on worms; catfish fair
on livers and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 85 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
fair, try using medium size steelback minnows Carolina rigged, also try
live shiners or crankbaits that resembles an injured shad; fish gravel
points in 20-30 feet of water; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 84 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastic baits and spoons; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair
on live and prepared baits. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 84 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good; all other species fair.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
James River (lower): 80 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on limb
lines; smallmouth bass good on shiners and brown soft plastics; all other
species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 87 degrees, normal, clear;
bass fishing fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 87 degrees,
normal, dingy; catfish good and bluegill fair on worms.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 79 degrees, low, clear; flathead catfish good on live baits;
smallmouth bass fair on minnows and white buzzbaits; bluegill fair on
crickets and worms; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 75 degrees, low, clear; black
bass fair on topwater plugs and small spinners; goggle-eye good on
crickets and worms; bluegill good on crickets and nightcrawlers; all other
species except catfish fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 79 degrees, low, clear; black
bass fair on live baits and buzzbaits; catfish fair on live baits; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 78 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on
natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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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 Deere); 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 August 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
We are planning to cut weeds on August 22. The cutters should begin
around 9 am and finish by 2 pm.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing is good; try using
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 8/1/2007)
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 8/2/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; water flow
continues to decrease; 2-4 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.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
LAKES
Binder: 82 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and
livers; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 81 degrees, dingy; catfish fair
on cut shad and shad guts; black bass slow but responding on worms and
plastic worms; crappie slow but responding on minnows and crappie
jigs; white bass slow but responding on light-colored soft plastics.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 82 degrees, dingy; black bass slow with
some success using dark-colored plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows;
white bass slow but responding on light-colored soft plastics; catfish
slow with some success on hotdogs, chicken livers, cut shad and worms.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish fair on chicken livers; white bass slow on minnows; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 82 degrees, normal, muddy; 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 using jug lines and trotlines.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 82 degrees, dingy; black bass slow but
responding 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 on jug lines and trotlines.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Little Dixie: 83 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater
early morning or late afternoon; all other species slow; area closed
from 10 PM - 4 AM. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 79 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits;
flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish fair on live baits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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 8/2/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 81 degrees, high, 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 8/1/2007)
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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 8/2/2007)
Montrose: 84 degrees, dingy; full pool; light fishing pressure; catfish
and black bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 78 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish
good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 80 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
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 good on a variety of baits off the main
lake points; walleye fair using deep diving crankbaits or jigs tipped
with live baits 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 baits and Mister Twisters; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Truman: 81 degrees, dingy; 10 1/2 feet high; catfish good using shad;
black bass good using worms and spinnerbaits; white bass fair using
spoons and jigs; crappie fair at 8-10 feet of water using jigs and minnows;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 81 degrees, dingy; releasing 45,000 cfs; catfish
good using shad; white bass good using spoons and jigs; crappie fair on
jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish slow with some success
on trotlines and limb lines using live baits.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on cut
baits; bluegill fair on Road Runners; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/2/2007)
Long Branch: 81 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 8/2/2007)
Mark Twain: 86 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows in
deeper water; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastics;
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; bluegill good in weedy areas on
popping bugs; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Thomas Hill: 83 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 81 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish
good on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 81 degrees, falling, clear; all species fair; best at
dawn and dusk. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Mozingo: 81 degrees, falling, clear; all species slow; best fishing at
dusk. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Paho: 82 degrees, falling, clear; black bass and crappie good; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Pony Express: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 83 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish, blue catfish and
flathead catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish
good on worms and dip baits; flathead catfish good on live baits and
worms; blue catfish good on cut baits; carp good on worms. (Report made
on 8/2/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 87 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on jugs and
trotlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Norfork: 88 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on jugs and trotlines;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good
on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs
and minnows; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and minnows.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 79 degrees, low, clear; sunfish good on live baits;
black bass fair on topwater lures in early morning and late evening.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Current: 76 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
8/1/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn,
cheese and spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on
8/1/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel
catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; black bass fair on soft plastic
tubes and worms; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs; large amounts
of aquatic vegetation in shallow areas. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass and sunfish
fair on nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on small
plastic grubs. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Jack's Fork: 77 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
North Fork: 72 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good
on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/1/2007)
Council Bluff: 85 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
topwater lures and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, dingy; channel catfish fair in the late
evening and early morning; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Duck Creek: 85 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets and jigs in 4
feet of water; black bass good on topwater lures; all other species
slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Perry County Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
worms and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on natural
baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Wappapello: 83 degrees, black bass fair 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 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good
on brown tube baits. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good
on minnows; all other species good. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/1/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; smallmouth bass good early
morning and late evening on topwater lures, buzzbaits, large minnows
and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms and cut baits; flathead catfish good on live baits; freshwater drum
good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 79-82 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill good on crickets and
worms; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/2/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on orange glo balls and white and olive colored
marabou jigs; lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on
orange and chartreuse colored Power Bait, nightcrawlers and corn; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 84 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair; black bass
fair, better off deep points; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/1/2007)
Stockton: 85 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good on worms; catfish fair
on livers and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 85 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
fair, try using medium size steelback minnows Carolina rigged, also try
live shiners or crankbaits that resembles an injured shad; fish gravel
points in 20-30 feet of water; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 84 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastic baits and spoons; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair
on live and prepared baits. (Report made on 8/1/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 84 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
good; all other species fair.
(Report made on 8/1/2007)
James River (lower): 80 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on limb
lines; smallmouth bass good on shiners and brown soft plastics; all other
species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 87 degrees, normal, clear;
bass fishing fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 87 degrees,
normal, dingy; catfish good and bluegill fair on worms.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 79 degrees, low, clear; flathead catfish good on live baits;
smallmouth bass fair on minnows and white buzzbaits; bluegill fair on
crickets and worms; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on
8/2/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 75 degrees, low, clear; black
bass fair on topwater plugs and small spinners; goggle-eye good on
crickets and worms; bluegill good on crickets and nightcrawlers; all other
species except catfish fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 79 degrees, low, clear; black
bass fair on live baits and buzzbaits; catfish fair on live baits; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 78 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on
natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/2/2007)
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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 Deere); 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 August 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
We are planning to cut weeds on August 22. The cutters should begin
around 9 am and finish by 2 pm.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing is good; try using
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 8/1/2007)
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 8/2/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; water flow
continues to decrease; 2-4 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.
(Report made on 8/2/2007)
