Originally posted by: Happy-Hunter on 6/17/2007 11:57:44 AM
6/14/2007 at 11:45:50
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: 74 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 6/14/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 71 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 6/13/2007)
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 6/13/2007)
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 6/13/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair in
early morning topwater on crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows in 10 to 15 feet
of water; catfish good in the channel on chicken livers and cut shad. (Report
made on 6/13/2007)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair in early
morning topwater on crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows in 10-15 feet of water;
catfish good in the channel on chicken livers and cut shad. (Report made on
6/13/2007)
Little Dixie: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on topwater lures
in late afternoon and early evening; bluegill and redear sunfish good on
earthworms, crickets and Beetle Spins; crappie fair on live minnows or jigs;
channel catfish good on chicken livers or turkey livers; area closed to all
activity from 10 PM until 4 AM. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
RIVERS
Lamine: 72 degrees, falling, muddy; floating debris causing navigational
hazards; all species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Missouri (Middle): 71 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
6/13/2007)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 72 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 fair on plastic worms. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 76 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, redear sunfish
and crappie fair; largemouth bass and bluegill good; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/13/2007)
Montrose: 78 degrees, dingy; full pool; black bass good; catfish and crappie
fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 77 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good; all other
species fair. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Smithville: No report available.
Truman: 77 degrees, dingy; 4 1/2 feet high; catfish good using shad and live
baits; black bass fair using spinnerbaits and plastic worms; crappie fair using
jigs and minnows. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Truman Tailwaters: 77 degrees, dingy; releasing 25,400 cfs; catfish fair using
live bait; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; white bass and hybrid bass fair
using spoons and shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
RIVERS
Missouri River: falling, muddy; channel catfish good on jug lines and trotlines
using shad sides and live baits. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 77 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and
Shad Rapalas; bluegill fair on Twister Tails and Little Cleos; all other species
slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Long Branch: 75 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers,
leeches, and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Mark Twain: 75 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass good using plastic lures;
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/14/2007)
Sever: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill good on nightcrawlers and fly fishing
using popping bugs; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; channel catfish good on
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Thomas Hill: 78 degrees, dingy; small channel catfish good on stinkbaits and
nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on setlines using live baits; largemouth
bass fair on lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 78 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair
on prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 74 degrees, normal, muddy; drum good on nightcrawlers;
channel catfish good on prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 74 degrees, normal, clear; crappie and walleye fair in rock
and brush piles; all other species good. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Mozingo: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; walleye fair; black bass, bluegill and
crappie good; channel catfish good on minnows, nightcrawlers and homemade baits.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
Paho: 75 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass, crappie and channel catfish
good; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Pony Express: high, clear; channel catfish good on worms and prepared baits in 6
to 8 feet of depth; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
RIVERS
Grand: 76 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead
catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Missouri (below Iowa line): No report available.
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 76 degrees, high, dingy; bluegill fair on crickets and
worms; black bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on trotlines and
jug lines. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Norfork: 77 degrees, high, dingy; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; catfish
fair on trotlines and jugs. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 73 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass and
goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; catfish fair on live baits. (Report
made on 6/14/2007)
Big Piney (Upper): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass and goggle-eye good on
soft plastics; sunfish fair on spinners and live baits. (Report made on
6/14/2007)
Bryant Creek: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on
soft plastics. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Current: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on topwater lures;
goggle-eye fair on spinnerbaits; suckers fair on worms. (Report made on
6/14/2007)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, dingy; rainbow trout good on corn; black bass
good on natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass and
goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; catfish good on live baits. (Report
made on 6/13/2007)
Gasconade (upper): 72 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
6/13/2007)
Jack's Fork: 72 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on
6/13/2007)
North Fork: 67 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on
soft plastics; rainbow trout and brown trout fair. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on live
minnows, spinnerbaits and topwater lures; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers and
crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Council Bluff: 79 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass, redear sunfish and
bluegill fair on live worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair in the evening;
all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Duck Creek: 80 degrees, high, bluegill best on crickets; black bass good on
spinnerbaits and plastic frogs. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Lake Girardeau: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on cut baits;
black bass good on topwater lures and jigs; bluegill fair on jigs. (Report made
on 6/13/2007)
Perry County Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms;
bluegill fair on jigs; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures. (Report made on
6/13/2007)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 75 degrees, clear; channel catfish fair on worms, shad and
shrimp; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Wappapello: 77 degrees, falling, black bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and
buzzbaits; channel catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using nightcrawlers
and live baits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets and
worms; white bass fair on small spinnerbaits and minnows; anglers should note
the 9 inch minimum length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on
6/14/2007)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 74 degrees, normal, clear; all species good.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made on
6/13/2007)
Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut baits;
flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/13/2007)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; black bass good in the morning and
evening on topwater lures such as buzzbaits; channel catfish and flathead
catfish good in deeper holes on large minnows and nightcrawlers; all other
species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; flathead catfish good
on live baits; channel catfish good on cut baits; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 75 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on jigs and soft
plastics; crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs; catfish fair on liver and
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, dingy; upper lake (Dam-Fall Creek): rainbow
trout fair on flies and jigs; brown trout fair on black and chrome Rapalas;
lower lake (Fall Creek-Powersite): rainbow trout fair on orange Power Bait;
brown trout fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 6/13/2007)
Pomme de Terre: 78 degrees, high, muddy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows over
beds and at 12 to 16 feet of depth; black bass fair in deeper water; catfish
fair to good on limb lines and trotlines; all other species slow. (Report made
on 6/13/2007)
Stockton: 84 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; black bass
fair on Carolina rigs and deep diving crankbaits on main lake points; walleye
fair on bottom bouncers and jig/worm combinations; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/13/2007)
Table Rock (James River arm): 75 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on
cut shad when using pole and line, channel catfish are caught feeding before
they go to nest, try limb lines, trotlines or jug lines with small bluegills or
live shad; black bass good on top water buzzbaits thrown into brush at waters
edge in very early morning, very aggressive when using this method, black bass
pushed into thick shoreline vegetation; all other species slow. (Report made on
6/14/2007)
Table Rock (main lake): 78 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on soft plastic
baits; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair on live or prepared baits.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 74 degrees, high, muddy; black bass fair; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
James River (lower): 77 degrees, high, muddy; water is muddy and flooding; all
species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
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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 6/14/2007)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 80 degrees, normal,
clear; channel catfish fair; please pick up litter! (Report made on 6/14/2007)
RIVERS
Big River: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms, livers and
Doughbaits; smallmouth bass fair on minnows and crayfish; bluegill fair on
crickets and worms; flathead catfish fair on 3 to 4 inch goldfish or bluegill.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 71 degrees, high, dingy; black bass
fair on minnows and plastic baits; bluegill good on crickets and night crawlers;
catfish fair on nightcrawlers, blood baits and cut baits; all other species fair
on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on jigs and rubber worms; goggle-eye, bluegill and sunfish fair on worms
and crickets; channel catfish good on green sunfish and nightcrawlers; sucker
good on worms. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; all species good with live
baits and crankbaits. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Missouri (below New Haven): 70 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish good on natural
baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good;
successful lures are: Marabou jigs (black/yellow, black/chartreuse and
pink/white), mini-jigs (John Deere, Bedspread and peacock w/ yellow eye); glo
balls (original 3 color and Oregon cheese w/ red dot; dry flies: orange, #22
Cream Midge and olive or blue Crackleback; other successful flies are; red
Brassies and Kapok; zone 3: orange Power Baits; red salmon eggs; fishing hours
for June: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM; HILLBILLY DAYS - JUNE 15-17.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, clear; fishing is good; try using scented
Doughbaits, yellow or orange Marabou jigs; if fish quit biting, experiment with
colors and use lighter line for a leader; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM.
(Report made on 6/14/2007)
Montauk State Park: 60 degrees, normal, dingy; 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, Doughbaits and pink, red, and white
Power Baits are producing good numbers of fish; fishing hours: 6:30 AM - 8:30
PM. (Report made on 6/14/2007)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, normal, clear; water flow has increased
since last week with recent rain to a more normal level for this time of year;
water is still clear so 2-4 lb. test line (Ultragreen Maxima) is recommended;
trout are striking on Marabou jigs (1/32 and 1/16 oz); brown plastic power eggs
are recommended; plastic worms in cheese yellow, white, orange, and chartreuse
are working well; Rooster Tails in black, skunk, brown, and olive are also good;
check locally to see what flies work best; for more information on current
fishing conditions call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 6/14/2007)