Originally posted by: Happy-Hunter on 8/24/2007 2:13:12 PM
8/23/2007 at 11:05:37
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: 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)