Post by Whiskers on Aug 26, 2007 14:17:08 GMT -6
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 85 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on livers and
nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on river worms; black bass fair on
spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass
slow on worms and plastic worms; white bass slow but responding on
light-colored soft plastics and light-colored Rooster Tails; crappie slow on
minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, shad guts and
chicken livers. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on
plastic worms and crankbaits; white bass slow but some success on
light-colored soft plastics and light-colored Rooster Tails; crappie fair on
minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on hotdogs, worms, cut shad, shad
guts or stinkbaits. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish fair on chicken livers; white bass slow but responding on
minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 86 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 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 86 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 8/23/2007)
Little Dixie: 84 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on live and
plastic worms; crappie fair on live minnows; channel catfish good on
chicken livers; all other species slow; area closed from 10:00 PM - 4:00
AM. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 85 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 84 degrees, normal, muddy; flathead catfish fair on
live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 86 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on
cut shad; all other species slow due to the high volume of water being
released into the river. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 85 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good;
bluegill, redear sunfish, largemouth bass and crappie fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Montrose: 86 degrees, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
8/22/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 94 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 92 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Smithville: 84 degrees, low, clear; crappie slow with some success
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 or jigs
along the tree line and using topwater lures in the early morning and late
evening along flooded grass; catfish good on a variety of baits off the
main lake points and back of coves using trotlines; walleye fair using
deep diving crankbaits or jigs tipped with live baits on the flats;
white bass fair using jigging spoons off the main lake points; Smithville
Lake Spillway: catfish slow with some success using live baits and
Mister Twisters; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Truman: 85 degrees, high, clear; catfish fair using cut shad; crappie
fair at 12-15 feet of water using jigs or minnows; black bass fair using
topwater lures and spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/23/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 85 degrees, clear; catfish good using cut shad;
black bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish slow with some success
on trotlines and limb lines using live baits.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 84 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on shad sides
and prepared baits; largemouth bass good on Rapalas; all other species
slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Long Branch: 82 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Mark Twain: 83 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows;
largemouth bass fair on plastics; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill good on popping bugs;
largemouth bass fair on Rapalas; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Thomas Hill: 85 degrees, dingy; largemouth bass fair on plastics;
channel catfish fair on leeches and nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 83 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; drum fair on nightcrawlers; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 86 degrees, low, clear; all species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair; very
little fishing pressure. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Mozingo: 86 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good, fish over deep brush
using minnows; all other species fair during low light hours. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Paho: 83 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Pony Express: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass, bluegill,
redear sunfish and carp slow; catfish fair using worms, prepared and cut
baits. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 86 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish good; blue catfish
and flathead catfish slow; all other species good. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish
fair on worms; flathead catfish good on live baits and worms; blue
catfish fair on cut baits; carp fair on worms and good on corn. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 87 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Norfork: 87 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/22/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 79 degrees, high, muddy; smallmouth
bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs and
small jigs; channel catfish slow on live baits. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 80 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Current: 81 degrees, low, clear; suckers fair on worms; smallmouth bass
fair on plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/22/2007)
Eleven Point: 63 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout fair on corn,
cheese or minnows; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 81 degrees, high, muddy; drum and
suckers good on nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics and
minnows; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs and small jigs; channel
catfish slow on live baits. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/22/2007)
Jack's Fork: 74 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft
plastics; all other species fair.
(Report made on 8/22/2007)
North Fork: 77 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made
on 8/22/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 90 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Council Bluff: 86 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
topwater lures and worms; channel catfish fair on livers and worms; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Cypress Lake: dingy; channel catfish good at night; black bass fair
early morning and late afternoon on plastic worms; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Duck Creek: 86 degrees, clear; black bass good on plastic worms and
topwater lures; bluegill good on crickets and jigs. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 84 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made
on 8/23/2007)
Perry County Lake: 86 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on natural
baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Wappapello: 87 degrees, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits
early and late; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines at night
using live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 76 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species fair. (Report made
on 8/23/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; black bass fair early and
late on minnows, spinnerbaits and soft plastic lures near submerged
trees. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; flathead catfish good on
worms and live baits; channel catfish good on cut baits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 81-84 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
nightcrawlers and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 51 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse glo balls; lower lake
(Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse colored
Power Bait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/22/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 84 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Stockton: 85 degrees, high, clear; white bass good on trolling spinners
and small crankbaits; crappie fair in standing timber and over brush
piles; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 90 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good
on stinkbaits, chicken livers, nightcrawlers, catalpa worms, both live
and cut shad, fish in the channel and use enough weight to keep bait on
the bottom; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 88 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on soft
plastic baits and spoons; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 85 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye good; smallmouth
bass fair; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
James River (lower): 84 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 85 degrees, low, dingy;
largemouth bass good on crankbaits and soft plastics; all other species
fair.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 85 degrees,
low, dingy; catfish good on prepared baits; catfish limit: 4; please
remove litter.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 82 degrees, low, clear; bluegill fair on crickets and worms;
smallmouth bass fair on crayfish and minnows; channel catfish fair on
livers and worms; flathead catfish fair on live bluegill 4-5 inches
long. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 82 degrees, low, dingy;
bluegill fair on crickets and worms; black bass slow on spinnerbaits and
minnows; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood baits and cut baits;
all other species slow but some success on worms. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel
catfish fair on trotlines and limb lines using minnows; black bass
fair on plastic worms and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on
trotlines and limb lines using minnows; black bass fair on plastic
worms and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 82 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, high, dingy; fishing is good;
water levels have risen due to a recent flood; successful lures are:
marabou jigs (black and yellow and ginger), mini-jigs (John Deere and
bedspread); glo balls (chartreuse w/ red dot and original 3 color); dry
flies: #12 chartreuse cracklebacks; other successful flies are brown wooly
with gold spinner and red brassies; zone 3: white Power Bait. Due to
the recent flood we were unable to cut weeds on August 22. We have
rescheduled the weed cutting to September 11 from approximately 9 AM-3 PM.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing has been
productive throughout the day; despite heavy rainfall in some areas, the spring
branch continues to be low and clear; fish early in the morning or late
in the evening for the best results; brown floating doughbaits will be
effective early; try white rubber-legged jigs or Rooster Tails with a
2 pound test leader later in the day when the sun is high; other lures
to try include marabou jigs, small plastic worms, chartreuse jigs and
scented glo balls.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, falling, clear; fishing is good; 2 lb
test or lighter line is recommended; the river is dropping slowly; in
the flies only area: marabou and mini jigs are good choices, colors to
try are white, black/yellow, green and brown; midges, brassies and other
small flies are doing well throughout the day; in the natural and
artificial bait area: doughbaits in white, yellow, pink and orange are
producing good numbers of fish; fishing hours for August are 7:00am to
8:00pm. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 59 degrees, falling, clear; water flow
continues to decrease; 2-4 pound 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 8/22/2007)
LAKES
Binder: 85 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on livers and
nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on river worms; black bass fair on
spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass
slow on worms and plastic worms; white bass slow but responding on
light-colored soft plastics and light-colored Rooster Tails; crappie slow on
minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, shad guts and
chicken livers. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on
plastic worms and crankbaits; white bass slow but some success on
light-colored soft plastics and light-colored Rooster Tails; crappie fair on
minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on hotdogs, worms, cut shad, shad
guts or stinkbaits. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
fair; catfish fair on chicken livers; white bass slow but responding on
minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 86 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 8/23/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 86 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 8/23/2007)
Little Dixie: 84 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on live and
plastic worms; crappie fair on live minnows; channel catfish good on
chicken livers; all other species slow; area closed from 10:00 PM - 4:00
AM. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 85 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 84 degrees, normal, muddy; flathead catfish fair on
live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 86 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on
cut shad; all other species slow due to the high volume of water being
released into the river. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 85 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good;
bluegill, redear sunfish, largemouth bass and crappie fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Montrose: 86 degrees, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
8/22/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 94 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 92 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Smithville: 84 degrees, low, clear; crappie slow with some success
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 or jigs
along the tree line and using topwater lures in the early morning and late
evening along flooded grass; catfish good on a variety of baits off the
main lake points and back of coves using trotlines; walleye fair using
deep diving crankbaits or jigs tipped with live baits on the flats;
white bass fair using jigging spoons off the main lake points; Smithville
Lake Spillway: catfish slow with some success using live baits and
Mister Twisters; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Truman: 85 degrees, high, clear; catfish fair using cut shad; crappie
fair at 12-15 feet of water using jigs or minnows; black bass fair using
topwater lures and spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/23/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 85 degrees, clear; catfish good using cut shad;
black bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish slow with some success
on trotlines and limb lines using live baits.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 84 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on shad sides
and prepared baits; largemouth bass good on Rapalas; all other species
slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Long Branch: 82 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Mark Twain: 83 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows;
largemouth bass fair on plastics; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Sever: 83 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill good on popping bugs;
largemouth bass fair on Rapalas; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Thomas Hill: 85 degrees, dingy; largemouth bass fair on plastics;
channel catfish fair on leeches and nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 83 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; drum fair on nightcrawlers; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 86 degrees, low, clear; all species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair; very
little fishing pressure. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Mozingo: 86 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good, fish over deep brush
using minnows; all other species fair during low light hours. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Paho: 83 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Pony Express: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass, bluegill,
redear sunfish and carp slow; catfish fair using worms, prepared and cut
baits. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 86 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish good; blue catfish
and flathead catfish slow; all other species good. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish
fair on worms; flathead catfish good on live baits and worms; blue
catfish fair on cut baits; carp fair on worms and good on corn. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 87 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Norfork: 87 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/22/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 79 degrees, high, muddy; smallmouth
bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs and
small jigs; channel catfish slow on live baits. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 80 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Current: 81 degrees, low, clear; suckers fair on worms; smallmouth bass
fair on plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/22/2007)
Eleven Point: 63 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout fair on corn,
cheese or minnows; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 81 degrees, high, muddy; drum and
suckers good on nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics and
minnows; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic grubs and small jigs; channel
catfish slow on live baits. (Report made on 8/22/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/22/2007)
Jack's Fork: 74 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft
plastics; all other species fair.
(Report made on 8/22/2007)
North Fork: 77 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made
on 8/22/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 90 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Council Bluff: 86 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
topwater lures and worms; channel catfish fair on livers and worms; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Cypress Lake: dingy; channel catfish good at night; black bass fair
early morning and late afternoon on plastic worms; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Duck Creek: 86 degrees, clear; black bass good on plastic worms and
topwater lures; bluegill good on crickets and jigs. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 84 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made
on 8/23/2007)
Perry County Lake: 86 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on natural
baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Wappapello: 87 degrees, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits
early and late; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines at night
using live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 76 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
good on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species fair. (Report made
on 8/23/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; black bass fair early and
late on minnows, spinnerbaits and soft plastic lures near submerged
trees. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; flathead catfish good on
worms and live baits; channel catfish good on cut baits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 81-84 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
nightcrawlers and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 51 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse glo balls; lower lake
(Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse colored
Power Bait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made
on 8/22/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 84 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Stockton: 85 degrees, high, clear; white bass good on trolling spinners
and small crankbaits; crappie fair in standing timber and over brush
piles; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 90 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good
on stinkbaits, chicken livers, nightcrawlers, catalpa worms, both live
and cut shad, fish in the channel and use enough weight to keep bait on
the bottom; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 88 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on soft
plastic baits and spoons; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 85 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye good; smallmouth
bass fair; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
James River (lower): 84 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report
made on 8/23/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 85 degrees, low, dingy;
largemouth bass good on crankbaits and soft plastics; all other species
fair.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 85 degrees,
low, dingy; catfish good on prepared baits; catfish limit: 4; please
remove litter.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 82 degrees, low, clear; bluegill fair on crickets and worms;
smallmouth bass fair on crayfish and minnows; channel catfish fair on
livers and worms; flathead catfish fair on live bluegill 4-5 inches
long. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 82 degrees, low, dingy;
bluegill fair on crickets and worms; black bass slow on spinnerbaits and
minnows; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood baits and cut baits;
all other species slow but some success on worms. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel
catfish fair on trotlines and limb lines using minnows; black bass
fair on plastic worms and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/23/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on
trotlines and limb lines using minnows; black bass fair on plastic
worms and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 82 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish good on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, high, dingy; fishing is good;
water levels have risen due to a recent flood; successful lures are:
marabou jigs (black and yellow and ginger), mini-jigs (John Deere and
bedspread); glo balls (chartreuse w/ red dot and original 3 color); dry
flies: #12 chartreuse cracklebacks; other successful flies are brown wooly
with gold spinner and red brassies; zone 3: white Power Bait. Due to
the recent flood we were unable to cut weeds on August 22. We have
rescheduled the weed cutting to September 11 from approximately 9 AM-3 PM.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing has been
productive throughout the day; despite heavy rainfall in some areas, the spring
branch continues to be low and clear; fish early in the morning or late
in the evening for the best results; brown floating doughbaits will be
effective early; try white rubber-legged jigs or Rooster Tails with a
2 pound test leader later in the day when the sun is high; other lures
to try include marabou jigs, small plastic worms, chartreuse jigs and
scented glo balls.
(Report made on 8/23/2007)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, falling, clear; fishing is good; 2 lb
test or lighter line is recommended; the river is dropping slowly; in
the flies only area: marabou and mini jigs are good choices, colors to
try are white, black/yellow, green and brown; midges, brassies and other
small flies are doing well throughout the day; in the natural and
artificial bait area: doughbaits in white, yellow, pink and orange are
producing good numbers of fish; fishing hours for August are 7:00am to
8:00pm. (Report made on 8/23/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 59 degrees, falling, clear; water flow
continues to decrease; 2-4 pound 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 8/22/2007)
