Missouri fishing report 9/13/07

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CENTRAL REGION [phone]

LAKES

Binder: 80 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits
and plastic worms; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits; bluegill good on
crickets and worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species
slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 80 degrees, dingy; black bass
slow on worms and plastic worms; white bass slow but some success 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 9/13/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 82 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 9/12/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair;
black bass and white bass slow; catfish good. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 82 degrees, normal, muddy; black bass
fair on white spinnerbaits; crappie fair in deep water using minnows;
catfish good on shad and chicken livers. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 82 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on white
spinnerbaits; crappie fair in deep water using minnows; catfish good
on shad and chicken livers. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Little Dixie: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on livers
and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species
slow. Area closed 10PM-4AM. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

RIVERS

Lamine: 82 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on livers and
stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; all other species
slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Missouri (Middle): 81 degrees, normal, muddy; flathead catfish fair on
live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 80 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good on
minnows; catfish good on cut shad; white bass good when running water
using silver and yellow spinnerbaits; black bass fair. (Report made on
9/13/2007)

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KANSAS CITY REGION [phone]

LAKES

James A. Reed Area: 75 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish, crappie
and largemouth bass good; bluegill and redear sunfish fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Montrose: 75 degrees, clear; black bass good; catfish fair; crappie
slow; fishing pressure is moderate. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 82 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all
other species slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 80 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; all other
species slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Smithville: 75 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows, jigs and
Pepper Spoons 8 feet down in main lake brush and trees along the
channels; largemouth bass fair on plastic frogs and buzzbaits over the flooded
grass early and on jig & pig, plastic worms and Brush Hogs along
laydowns and in the brush; catfish good on stinkbaits off the main lake
points and back of coves using trotlines; walleye fair using deep diving
crankbaits or jigs tipped with live bait on the flats; white bass fair
using jigging spoons off the main lake points, also look for the fish
breaking the surface in the early morning and late evenings; Smithville
Lake Spillway: all species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Truman: 79 degrees, high, clear; crappie fair using jigs and minnows;
catfish good using shad; all other species fair. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

Truman Tailwaters: 79 degrees, clear; white bass good; catfish fair
using cut shad; crappie fair; all other species fair. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

RIVERS

Missouri River: all species slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

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NORTHEAST REGION [phone]

LAKES

Hunnewell: 79 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair on Crappie Nibbles;
bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Long Branch: 77 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on prepared
baits; small hybrid striped bass fair on lures; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/13/2007)

Mark Twain: 76 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on lures;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; crappie good on minnows and
Crappie Nibbles in deeper water; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/13/2007)

Sever: 76 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on nightcrawlers;
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species
slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Thomas Hill: 78 degrees, dingy; crappie good on minnows in deeper
water; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/13/2007)

RIVERS

Mississippi (above St. Louis): 76 degrees, normal, muddy; channel
catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; drum good on nightcrawlers;
all other species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Salt (below Mark Twain): 74 degrees, high, muddy; drum good on
nightcrawlers; channel catfish fair on cut shad; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/13/2007)

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NORTHWEST REGION [phone]

LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake: No report available.

Mozingo: 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, bluegill, crappie
and black bass good. Fishing activity has improved with the cooler
temperatures. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Paho: 73 degrees, falling, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other
species slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Pony Express: 72 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass, bluegill and
redear sunfish fair; channel catfish fair on worms, prepared and cut
baits; carp slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

RIVERS

Grand: 81 degrees, falling, clear; channel catfish; blue catfish and
flathead catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Missouri (below Iowa line): 79 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish
fair on worms; blue catfish fair on cut baits; carp fair on worms and
corn; flathead catfish slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

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OZARK REGION [phone]

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow.
(Report made on 9/12/2007)

Norfork: 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 70 degrees, rising, dingy; black bass
fair on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic
grubs. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 9/12/2007)

Bryant Creek: 74 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Current: 78 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

Eleven Point: 62 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 70 degrees, rising, muddy; all species
slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Gasconade (upper): 72 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 9/12/2007)

Jack's Fork: 77 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow.
(Report made on 9/12/2007)

North Fork: 64 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

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SOUTHEAST REGION [phone]

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 82 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 9/13/2007)

Council Bluff: 84 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on
livers and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Cypress Lake: Black bass fair in the late afternoon; all other species
slow.

During teal season September 8-23 fishing will be closed until 1:00 PM
every day. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Duck Creek: 76 degrees, clear; black bass good on topwater lures;
bluegill good on crickets. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Lake Girardeau: 83 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on
topwater lures; channel catfish good on chicken livers; all other species
slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Perry County Lake: 84 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 9/13/2007)

Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, channel catfish fair on natural bait and
stinkbait. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Wappapello: 79 degrees, channel catfish good in the upper end of the
lake using live bait and nightcrawlers; black bass fair on plastic worms;
bluegill fair on crickets and worms; crappie slow. (Report made on
9/13/2007)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis): 73 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; all species good. (Report
made on 9/13/2007)

Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, channel catfish fair on natural
bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report
made on 9/13/2007)

St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; flathead catfish good on
live baits; channel catfish good on worms and cut baits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

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SOUTHWEST REGION [phone]

LAKES

Bull Shoals (West): 79-83 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on
jigs, nightcrawlers and soft plastics; catfish fair on nightcrawlers;
walleye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

Lake Taneycomo: 55 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek):
rainbow trout fair on olive and white colored marabou jigs; lower lake
(Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse
colored Power Bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Pomme de Terre: 78 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good; crappie, black
bass and white bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/12/2007)

Stockton: 83 degrees, high, clear; white bass good on flats with shad;
crappie fair on brush piles in 12 - 15 feet of water; catfish fair on
worms near channel breaks; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/13/2007)

Table Rock (James River arm): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; all species
slow. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Table Rock (main lake): 83 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair to good
on jigs, soft plastic baits and spoons. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

RIVERS

Big Niangua: 76 degrees, high, dingy; goggle-eye and smallmouth bass
good; all other species fair.
(Report made on 9/12/2007)

James River (lower): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow.
(Report made on 9/12/2007)

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ST. LOUIS REGION [phone]

LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 78 degrees, low, dingy;
largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and soft plastics; all other species
fair.
(Report made on 9/13/2007)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 79 degrees,
low, dingy; catfish good on prepared baits; catfish limit: 4; please
remove litter.



(Report made on 9/13/2007)

RIVERS

Big River: 78 degrees, high, muddy; bluegill fair on crickets and
worms; smallmouth bass fair on crankbaits and minnows; channel catfish fair
on livers and worms; flathead catfish fair on live bluegill 4-5 inches
long. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 78 degrees, normal, dingy;
bluegill fair on crickets and worms; black bass fair on minnows and
crankbaits; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers, blood baits and cut baits;
all other species fair but some success on worms. (Report made on
9/13/2007)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 78 degrees, rising, muddy;
channel catfish fair on minnows; black bass fair on plastic worms and
minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

Meramec (below Eureka): 78 degrees, rising, muddy; carp good on
doughbait and corn; drum good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made
on 9/13/2007)

Missouri (below New Haven): 84 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish fair on
natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/13/2007)

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TROUT PARKS

Bennett Spring State Park: 56 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: marabou jigs (black and yellow and white),
mini-jigs (white floss and original peach bug); glo balls (original 3 color
and anything white); dry flies: cracklebacks and renegades; other
successful flies are olive wooly buggers and any Rooster Tail; zone 3: white
power bait and white plastic worms.

Bennett Spring experienced a flood event on August 20, 2007. This
event caused some minor fish loss. However, it will not affect stocking at
Bennett Spring for the remainder of the year or next year. MDC's cold
water hatchery system was able to cover the limited mortality associated
with this event. (Report made on 9/12/2007)

Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, clear; women fish free Saturday,
September 15th; first 1/3 of spring branch will be reserved for women
only on this day. Stream is up slightly but in very good shape. Fishing
has been productive throughout the overcast days; fish early in the
morning or late in the evening for the best results; brown floating
doughbaits will be most effective during early hours; try Rooster Tails with
a 2 pound test leader later in the day; other lures to try include
marabou jigs, small plastic orange or lime green worms, chartreuse jigs and
scented glo balls.
(Report made on 9/13/2007)

Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, falling, clear; fishing is good; 2 lb.
test or less is recommended; in the flies only area: midges, brassies
and other small flies are doing well throughout the day; marabou and
mini jigs are good choices, colors to try are white, black/yellow, green
and brown; in the natural and artificial bait area: doughbaits in pink,
yellow, orange and white and garlic scented are producing good numbers
of fish; fishing hours for September are 7:30 am to 7:15pm. (Report
made on 9/13/2007)

Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, normal, clear; water flow is
normal; 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. Water weeds have been cut
recently and the river is in good shape for fishing. (Report made
on 9/13/2007)