Originally posted by: Happy-Hunter on 5/31/2007 5:05:11 PM
5/31/2007 at 12:07:04
The fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions. For
current Missouri reservoir or river levels see the websites listed below.
Rivers: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/c...key=huc_cd
Reservoirs:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=lake&group_key=basin_cd
For more information about the fishing opportunities in these and other Missouri
waters, consult the "2007 Fishing Prospects at Selected Missouri Lakes and
Streams" available at: www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/prospects/
PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations apply to designated
portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all
portions.
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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic
worms; bluegill fair on river worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow
but striking on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow but responding to
worms, plastic worms and spinnerbaits; catfish fair on shad guts, cut shad,
worms and chicken livers; white bass good on light-colored soft plastics and
crappie jigs. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 77 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and
crappie jigs; black bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; catfish fair on
shad guts, cut shad, hotdogs and worms; white bass slow but striking on
light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair;
catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; all other species
slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on
Sinko Worms in back of coves under shady sides of docks; crappie slow but
striking on minnows at 10 to 12' of depth near brush; catfish good with live
bluegill and worms, use limb lines with bluegill and straight lines with the
worms. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on Sinko
Worms in back of coves under shady sides of docks; crappie slow but striking on
minnows at 10 to 12 feet of depth near brush; catfish good with live bluegill
and worms, use limb lines with bluegill and straight lines with the worms.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Little Dixie: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on plastic worms,
fair on topwater; bluegill and redear sunfish good on earthworms and crickets;
crappie fair on live minnows and jigs; channel catfish good on chicken or turkey
livers; area is closed 10 PM - 4 AM. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 68 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 69 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on minnows
and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, shrimp and cut shad; white bass good on
spinnerbaits. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish and crappie fair;
largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish good; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Montrose: 74 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass good; catfish and crappie
fair; light fishing pressure. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; 1' low; catfish good; all other
species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Smithville: 71 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair in deeper water using small
tube crappie jigs; largemouth bass fair in shallow water against the bank using
tube jigs, jigs and soft plastic worms; channel catfish excellent in shallow
water around grassy areas using nightcrawlers; flathead catfish excellent using
pole and line, bankline trotlines and jug lines using live bait; walleye fair on
nightcrawlers and trolling using Road Runner heads; white bass fair on
crankbaits and trolling with pepper spoons; Smithville Lake Spillway: flathead
catfish and bighead carp good using jigs. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Truman: 72 degrees, dingy; 10' high; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; black
bass fair using worms, crankbaits and spinnerbaits; white bass and hybrid bass
fair using jigs and spoons; catfish fair using live baits. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 72 degrees, dingy; 4' high; releasing 22,000 cfs; catfish
good using shad; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; white bass and hybrid bass
fair using jigs and spoons; black bass slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: Muddy and rising; catfish fair on nightcrawlers using rod and
reel. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 77 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on Rooster Tails and
crankbaits; blue catfish good on chicken liver and shad; bluegill fair on
chartreuse colored lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Long Branch: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Mark Twain: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers;
largemouth bass good on plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Sever: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; muskie fair trolling with crankbaits; crappie
fair in deeper water on minnows; largemouth bass fair using spinnerbaits and jig
& pig; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Thomas Hill: 74 degrees, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on lures in flooded vegetation; crappie fair
on minnows and jigs in deep water; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 73 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 72 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made
on 5/31/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish, walleye, black
bass and bluegill good. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Mozingo: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, black bass and walleye
good; bluegill good near bank, crappie good in mid depth brush. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Paho: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass, crappie and channel catfish
good; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Pony Express: high, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows at 2 to 3', catfish
fair on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 72 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead
catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 69 degrees, high, muddy; flathead catfish and
channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 80 degrees, high, dingy; walleye fair on worms and
spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Norfork: 79 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on
spinnerbaits and minnows; goggle-eye good on jigs and crayfish crankbaits;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and minnows. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 73 degrees, high, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on
live bait and soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Bryant Creek: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on
soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Current: 70 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics, live
bait and topwater lures; goggle-eye and sunfish good on worms and Beetle Spins.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
spinnerbaits; black bass good on plastic worms; all other species fair. (Report
made on 5/30/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on
plastic worms and jigs; goggle-eye good on nightcrawlers and soft plastic grubs;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and chicken livers. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 74 degrees, high, clear; goggle-eye good on live baits and
soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Jack's Fork: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on
soft plastics. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
North Fork: 66 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics and
minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
Council Bluff: 76 degrees, normal, clear; redear sunfish and bluegill fair on
worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Cypress Lake: normal, clear; bluegill fair on live baits; channel catfish good
on cut baits in late afternoon and evening; black bass good on spinnerbaits and
plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Duck Creek: 79 degrees, high, all species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 76 degrees, channel catfish good on liver or worms; bluegill
good on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Perry County Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms;
bluegill fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish
fair on pole and line with stinkbaits, worms and livers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Wappapello: falling, black bass fair on crankbaits and plastic lures; crappie
fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets and worms; channel catfish
good on nightcrawlers and live baits; white bass fair on spinnerbaits and
minnows. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 68 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass good on minnows and worms;
all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut baits;
flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; channel catfish good on
nightcrawlers off bottom in deep holes; smallmouth bass good on large minnows
and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 76 degrees, high, flathead catfish and channel
catfish good on worms, chicken liver, and cut baits; drum good on worms; all
other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 71-74 degrees, black bass good on jigs and soft plastics;
crappie fair on minnows; walleye good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 49 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek): rainbow
trout good on flies, midges, scuds and white Marabou jigs; brown trout good on
black and chrome Rapalas; lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout good
on orange and bubble gum colored Power Bait; brown trout fair on nightcrawlers
and live minnows. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 75 degrees, normal, crappie good on jigs and minnows over beds
and at 10 to 15 feet of depth; black bass good along structures and deeper
water; white bass, muskie and walleye fair to good; catfish fair on limb lines
and trotlines. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Stockton: 74-79 degrees, high, clear; crappie fair trolling small crankbaits in
river channels; black bass fair in buck brush on main river points; catfish good
on shrimp, liver and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on cut
baits and stinkbaits when using pole and line, when fishing for big flatheads
try limb lines, trotlines or jug lines with green sunfish, live shad or
goldfish; bluegill good on nightcrawlers, crickets and small plastic jigs in
bright colors like orange/white or red/white; crappie fair on live minnows, try
fishing rocky bluff sides and drift minnow at 10' in 25' of water; all other
species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 74 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on topwater
lures and soft plastic baits; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair on
trotlines and rod and reel using live or prepared baits. (Report made on
5/30/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good; all other species fair.
(Report made on 5/30/2007)
James River (lower): 73 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on limb lines and
trotlines; smallmouth and goggle-eye good on soft plastics, fish at end of swift
currents where the water swirls. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth
bass fair; bluegill good; all other species slow; please pick up litter! (Report
made on 5/31/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 80 degrees, normal,
clear; channel catfish slow; please pick up litter! (Report made on 5/31/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 69 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and stinkbait;
flathead good on 3-4 inch bluegill; largemouth bass good on soft plastic jigs
with spinners; smallmouth fair to good on minnows, crawdads and crankbaits; drum
very good on worms. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 69 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
slow but will strike at minnows and plastic baits; bluegill good on
nightcrawlers; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, liver and cut baits; all other
species slow on worms. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, normal, clear; black bass,
goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on live
bait; black bass good to fair on lures; all other species fair. (Report made on
5/31/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on natural
baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (black/yellow, white, and black/chartreuse),
mini-jigs (Brown Roach, Bedspread, white floss); glo balls (original 3 color,
white and chartreuse w/flame dot); other successful lures are Brown Wooly w/
gold spinner, Rooster Tails (most colors) and Super Duper; zone 3: yellow Power
Baits; fishing hours for June: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing has been good; stream is holding
lots of good-sized fish; bright colors have been working best; green, brown or
yellow jigs and red and orange worms; if fish quit biting, switch colors;
fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM. (Report made on 5/30/2007)
Montauk State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb test or
lighter line is recommended; flies only area: wooly buggers and Rooster Tails
are good choices early in the morning, Marabou jigs in white, green/yellow and
brown are good choices throughout the day; natural and artificial bait area:
prepared and garlic scented baits, worms, dough and pink, red, and white Power
Baits are producing good numbers of fish; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM.
(Report made on 5/31/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, low, water flow has increased slightly
since last week; water is still very clear so 2-4 lb. test line is recommended;
jigs in black/yellow, white, brown, olive and pink as well as micro jigs in
olive are working; plastic power eggs in brown, white, and orange are best right
now; plastic worms in cheese yellow, white, and chartreuse are recommended;
check locally to see what other flies are working best; for more information or
more current fishing conditions call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 5/31/2007)