Originally posted by: Happy-Hunter on 5/25/2007 10:34:41 AM

5/24/2007 at 11:37:08

**PLEASE REMEMBER** IN MOST STREAMS SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER, BLACK BASS
SEASON WILL OPEN 05/26/07, UNTIL THAT DATE ALL BLACK BASS IN THOSE STREAMS MUST
BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING CAUGHT. FOR DETAILS
SEE CHAPTER 6 OF THE WILDLIFE CODE.

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, clear; black bass good on spinnerbaits and plastic
worms; bluegill good on river worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 65 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish slow
with some success using worms, cut shad and or stinkbaits; crappie slow but
responding to jigs and minnows; white bass fair on light-colored soft plastics,
silver/light blue crankbaits and white/light blue crankbaits. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 76 degrees, dingy; black bass slow but responding
to plastic worms, crankbaits and crappie jigs; crappie fair on minnows and
crappie jigs; catfish slow but responding on worms, stinkbaits and cut baits;
white bass fair on light-colored soft plastics. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair;
catfish good on chicken livers; white bass good on minnows; crappie slow.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on
Carolina rigged green lizards in the middle of main channel coves; crappie slow
but striking on minnows deep under shady side of docks; catfish fair on bluegill
and chicken livers. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on
Carolina rigged green lizards in the middle of main channel coves; crappie slow
but striking on minnows deep under shady side of docks; catfish fair on bluegill
and chicken livers. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Little Dixie: 68 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms;
bluegill 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 5/24/2007)

RIVERS

Lamine: 69 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Missouri (Middle): 68 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
5/23/2007)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 65 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on minnows
and jigs; catfish good on turkey livers, shrimp and cut shad; white bass good on
spinnerbaits; black bass catch and release until May 26. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254

LAKES

James A. Reed Area: 76 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish and crappie fair;
largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish good; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/23/2007)

Montrose: 72 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass and crappie good; catfish
fair; fishing pressure moderate. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; 1' low; catfish and crappie
good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; 4' high; catfish and crappie
good; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Smithville: 67 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on nightcrawlers in shallow
water around grassy areas using pole and line, bank lines and jug lines;
largemouth bass fair in shallow water against the bank using tube jigs and soft
plastic worms; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and trolling Road Runners; crappie
slow with some success using small tube crappie jigs at 2 to 20 feet of depth;
all other species slow; Smithville Lake Spillway: catfish, walleye, crappie and
gar good against the back where the water swirls. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Truman: 71 degrees, dingy; 14' high; releasing 50,000 cfs; catfish good using
shad; crappie, white bass and hybrid bass fair using jigs and minnows; all other
species slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Truman Tailwaters: 71 degrees, dingy; 6' high; catfish good using shad; crappie
white bass and hybrid bass fair using jigs and minnows. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

RIVERS

Missouri River: Catfish fair on nightcrawlers using rod and reel. (Report made
on 5/24/2007)

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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420

LAKES

Hunnewell: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on prepared baits;
blue catfish good on cut bait; largemouth bass fair around brushpiles; bluegill
good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Long Branch: 71 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on leeches and
nightcrawlers; flathead catfish good on setlines; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

Mark Twain: 75 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel
catfish fair on setlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Sever: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel
catfish good on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other
species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Thomas Hill: 70 degrees, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass good on lures in flooded vegetation; crappie fair
on minnows and jigs in deep water; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

RIVERS

Mississippi (above St. Louis): 71 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

Salt (below Mark Twain): 66 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish and drum fair
on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111

LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; bass, crappie, bluegill, redear
sunfish and walleye good. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Mozingo: 70 degrees, normal, clear; crappie starting to move off bank, but still
biting at medium depths, bluegill good on the bank and spawning; channel catfish
good on live bait such as minnows and nightcrawlers; black bass and walleye good
on crankbaits. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Paho: 68 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/23/2007)

Pony Express: high, clear; crappie good at 2 feet depth; all other species slow.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

RIVERS

Grand: 72 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead
catfish good. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Missouri (below Iowa line): 67 degrees, high, muddy; catfish fair on worms; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East): 76 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows;
walleye fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/23/2007)

Norfork: 75 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; all other
species slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on
soft plastic lures and jigs (catch and release until May 26). (Report made on
5/24/2007)

Big Piney (Upper): 73 degrees, normal, clear; black bass (catch and release
until May 26) and goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

Bryant Creek: 68 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Current: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass (catch and release until May
26) and goggle-eye good on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

Eleven Point: 59 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on spinnerbaits and
corn; black bass good on plastic worms (catch and release until May 26); all
other species fair. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good
on plastic worms (catch and release until May 26); channel catfish good on live
baits. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Gasconade (upper): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; goggle-eye and sunfish good on
nightcrawlers and small plastic grubs; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

Jack's Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass (catch and release until
May 26) and goggle-eye good on soft plastics. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

North Fork: 64 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; all
other species slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 77 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic
baits, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers and
crickets; channel catfish fair on chicken livers, stinkbaits, or nightcrawlers;
crappie slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Council Bluff: 76 degrees, normal, clear; redear sunfish and bluegill fair on
worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Cypress Lake: normal, clear; bluegill fair on live bait; channel catfish good on
cut baits in late afternoon and evening; black bass good on spinnerbaits and
plastic worms; crappie slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Duck Creek: 75 degrees, high, vegetation getting heavy; bluegill and redear
sunfish fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Lake Girardeau: 75 degrees, normal, bluegill good on jigs; channel catfish good
on livers; black bass good on topwater lures. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Perry County Lake: 78 degrees, high, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
5/23/2007)

Robert DeLaney Lake: Channel catfish and bluegill fair on natural baits;
largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

Wappapello: falling, bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish fair
using nightcrawlers and live baits; crappie fair on crickets and worms; black
bass fair using crankbaits and plastic lures; white bass fair on small
spinnerbaits. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis): 69 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

Castor River (above Zalma): 64 degrees, normal, clear; all species good. (Report
made on 5/23/2007)

Mississippi (below Charleston): falling, clear; channel catfish fair on natural
baits; all other species slow (Report made on 5/24/2007)

St. Francis (above Wappapello): normal, clear; longear sunfish and goggle-eye
good on small minnows, worms, small jigs and Beetle Spins; channel catfish and
flathead catfish good on large minnows and nightcrawlers drifted near bottom in
deep holes; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

St. Francis (below Wappapello): high, muddy; channel catfish good on live baits;
drum good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881

LAKES

Bull Shoals (West): 74-76 degrees, black bass fair to good on jigs and soft
plastics; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on
5/23/2007)

Lake Taneycomo: 49 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek): rainbow
trout fair on orange and yellow colored glo balls drifted with the current;
brown trout fair on white and olive colored Marabou jigs; lower lake (Fall
Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on orange and chartreuse colored Power
Bait; brown trout fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 5/23/2007)

Pomme de Terre: 73 degrees, normal, crappie fair to good on jigs and minnows
over beds and at 8 to 12 feet of depth; black bass good along structure and in
deeper water; white bass, muskie and walleye fair; catfish fair on limb lines
and trotlines. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Stockton: 73-78 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows at 12 to
15 feet of depth; walleye good on nightcrawlers and jig/minnow combinations;
black bass good on Carolina rigs and deep diving crankbaits; catfish fair on
trotlines and jug lines; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Table Rock (James River arm): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good using
white, shad or chartreuse colors; try fishing gravel points with large
spinnerbaits, some fish are still on nest and will chase lures out, try letting
the lure stop or fall into the nest; catfish good on cut baits and stinkbaits
when using pole and line; catfish fair on limb lines, trotlines or jug lines
with small bluegill, live shad or goldfish; bluegill good on nightcrawlers,
crickets and small plastic jigs in bright colors (orange and white or red and
white); all other species slow. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Table Rock (main lake): 73 degrees, high, clear; black bass good on topwater
lures and soft plastic baits; white bass good on topwater lures and spoons;
catfish fair on trotlines using live or cut baits. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

RIVERS

Big Niangua: 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair (catch and release until
May 26); all other species good.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

James River (lower): 70 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on limb lines;
goggle-eye and smallmouth bass (catch and release until May 26) good on soft
plastics. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953

LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth
bass good on soft plastic worms; crappie slow; channel catfish and sunfish good;
all other species slow; please pick up litter! (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 78 degrees, normal,
clear; channel catfish good on commercial baits after recent stocking; limit 4;
please pick up litter! (Report made on 5/24/2007)

RIVERS

Big River: 58 degrees, high, dingy; flathead catfish good on 3 inch goldfish and
bluegill; channel catfish fair on liver and worms; smallmouth bass fair on
suspended minnows (catch and release until May 26); all other species fair.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 68 degrees, high, dingy; channel
catfish fair on liver and worms; flathead catfish good on 3 inch bluegill or
goldfish; smallmouth bass (catch and release until May 26) fair on suspended
minnows; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair
on prepared baits; black bass slow on crankbaits (catch and release until May
26); suckers and drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report
made on 5/24/2007)

Meramec (below Eureka): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish and crappie
fair on minnows; black bass fair in backwaters on spinnerbaits (catch and
release until May 26); all other species fair. (Report made on 5/24/2007)

Missouri (below New Haven): 59 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report
made on 5/24/2007)

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TROUT PARKS

Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (black/yellow, pink and white, and ginger),
mini-jigs (John Deere, Bedspread, Peacock w/ eye); glo balls (original 3 color,
white and baby pink); other successful lures are Brown Wooley w/ gold spinner,
Rooster Tails (most colors) and Super Duper; zone 3: yellow Power Baits and
orange and white plastic worms; fishing hours for May: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM.
(Report made on 5/24/2007)

Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; stream is in excellent shape; fishing
has been good; stream is holding lots of good-sized fish; bright colors have
been working best; green, brown or yellow jigs working and red and orange worms;
if fish quit biting, switch colors; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM. (Report
made on 5/24/2007)

Montauk State Park: 56 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; 2lb test or
lighter line is recommended; natural and artificial bait area: prepared and
scented baits, corn, dough and Power Baits are producing good numbers of fish;
flies only area: wooly buggers and Rooster Tails are good choices early in the
morning, Marabou jigs in white, black/yellow and green are good choices
throughout the day; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:15 PM. (Report made on
5/24/2007)

Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; water flow has decreased
since last week; 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 5/24/2007)