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Missouri Department of Conservation
Statewide Fishing Report
7/5/2012 at 11:14:05
Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may 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 Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; largemouth bass fair on worms and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Blind Pony Lake: 84 degrees, low, clear; all species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 84 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics and spoons; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on bluegill, chicken livers and stinkbaits. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 84 degrees, dingy; black bass and catfish fair; crappie and white bass slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 84 degrees, dingy; black bass good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; catfish good on live bluegill and hot dogs; white bass slow on soft plastics; sunfish good on small jigs and worms.
(Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 84 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good using soft plastics and crankbaits; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; catfish good on worms, cut bait and live bluegill; white bass slow, try using light colored soft plastics; sunfish good using worms. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Little Dixie Lake: 81 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; all other species slow; the area is closed to all activities, including fishing from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Lamine River: 3' low; all species slow.
(Report made on 7/5/2012)
Missouri River (middle): low, muddy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and liver; flathead catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Osage (Bagnell Tailwater): 71 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on dark colored soft plastics and worms; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow on crappie jigs and minnows; catfish fair on chicken livers, stinkbaits and worms.
(Report made on 7/3/2012)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on dark colored soft plastics and worms; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow on crappie jigs and minnows; catfish fair on chicken livers, stinkbaits and worms.
(Report made on 7/3/2012)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 75 degrees, low, clear; crappie poor; catfish good; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area: 90 degrees, clear; water level 6" low; channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish and crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Montrose Lake: 88 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 73 degrees, normal, clear; crappie poor; catfish good; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Truman Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs; black bass good on jigs and worms; white bass good on shad; catfish good on fresh cut bait. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Truman Lake Tailwaters: 75 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Missouri River (Kansas City area): 79 degrees, falling, muddy; blue and flathead catfish good using cut Asian carp; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell Lake: 83 degrees, low, clear; redear good using earthworms; largemouth bass fair using Rooster Tails; all other species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Long Branch Lake: 80 degrees, low, dingy; crappie fair along cover in early morning and evening; hybrid striped bass good off points using shad lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Mark Twain: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and assorted jigs; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Sever: 87 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on standard catfish baits; bluegill fair on poppers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Thomas Hill Reservoir: 82 degrees, low, clear; small channel catfish less than 10 inches are fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
RIVERS
Mississippi River (upper): 83 degrees, normal, dingy; flathead catfish good on nightcrawlers and live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 78 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastic crayfish; catfish good on stinkbait near bottom of riffles; drum good on worms. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 84 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on cutbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Lake Paho: 84 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow; a few largemouth bass are being taken from submerged brush piles or at daybreak with top water lures; there has been very little fishing pressure due to the heat (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Mozingo Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; Crappie fair in 14 - 18' of water, bass good on weedlines and over deep brush in mornings and evenings, all other spieces slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Pony Express Lake: 82 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on chicken liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Smithville Lake: 80 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair in 10 - 12' of water around brush piles on jigs in white, purple and chartreuse with or without minnows; black bass fair in shallow weedy or timber areas on topwater lures, spinnerbaits and brush jigs; catfish good in shallow water on a variety of baits including prepared and crayfish; white bass good on windy points or trolling on crankbaits or shad style baits; walleye fair on points and flats on worms and leeches. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Grand River: 76 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish good, all other species good. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Missouri River (upper): 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms, cut bait, and dip baits;
flathead catfish good on worms and live bait; blue catfish good on cut bait, fair on worm; carp good on worms. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals Lake (East): 82 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Norfork Lake: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
RIVERS
Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and jigs. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.): 77 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; goggle-eye slow on nightcrawlers and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Bryant Creek: 78 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Current River: 78 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye and sunfish good on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Eleven Point River: 64 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Gasconade River (middle): 76 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on live bait; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics and jigs. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Gasconade River (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Jacks Fork: 71 degrees, low, clear; all species good on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
North Fork of the White River: 68 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on jug lines and trotlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Council Bluff Lake: normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Cypress Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow in 1 - 3' of water on minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1 - 3' of water on jigs, crickets, and worms; largemough bass slow in 1 - 3' of water on minnows, jigs, plastic worms, and crankbaits; channel catfish fair in 2 - 8' of water on worms, crickets, and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 82 degrees, low, clear; bluegill good on crickets; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; all other species slow. Note: boaters be aware of tree stumps due to low water levels. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; bluegill fair on worms; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Perry County Lake: 84 degrees, muddy; largemough bass fair on crankbaits; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 87 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and worms; bluegill fair on crickets and wax worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Wappapello Lake: 86 degrees, normal, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early and late; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines using live bait at night; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 79 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Black River (below Clearwater Lake): low, dingy; black bass fair in early morning; channel catfish fair on live bait and worms; walleye fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Mississippi River (middle): falling, muddy; blue catfish and channel catfish good on stinkbait and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on livers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species extremely slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals Lake (West): 76-80 degrees, low, clear; Dam Area - bluegill good on crickets and earthworms; black bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek Arm - black bass good on topwater, soft plastics, and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and earthworms; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Lake Taneycomo: 55 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on bubblegum, orange and white Gulp Power Baits, nightcrawlers, corn and cheese. (Report made on 7/2/2012)
Pomme de Terre Reservoir: 85 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs in 10 - 25' of water over structure; black bass good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs in the back of coves and in structure; walleye fair on bottom bouncers and jig and minnow or jig and earthworm combinations off of points; catfish fair on cut bait using trotlines or jug lines; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Stockton Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; walleye slow in 30' of water; catfish good on chicken livers and earthworms off banks and cove points; crappie fair on minnows in 20 - 25' of water; black bass fair on crankbaits of various colors off coves and points in 20 - 35' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Table Rock Lake (James River arm): 77 degrees, low, dingy; black bass good on topwater using black buzzbaits in early morning, casting close to submerged tree tops, work the bait on all sides of the tree; catfish fair on nightcrawlers using cut shad, small liver perch and chicken liver; bluegill fair on live worms and crickets, also fair using small soft plastic tube jigs, natural cricket color or black, red and white, fish with an 1/8 ounce jig head; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Table Rock Lake (main lake): 85 degrees, black bass are in summer pattern in deeper water, use deep running crankbaits, tube baits, drop shot or spoons in 20 - 25' of water around points or big docks; crappie good on live minnows or small plastics in standing timer or brush piles 15 - 20' and using lights after dark; catfish good on small bluegill, nightcrawlers or chicken livers; bluegill good on earthworms around cover; walleye good on crankbaits or nightcrawlers on main river points. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
James River: 82 degrees, falling, clear; black bass good on poppers and spooks, use Carolina rigs with soft plastics and spoons around trees in the afternoon; white bass good on 1/2 oz. white colored spoons; crappie good on green pumpkin jigs and minnows around brush in 6 - 10' of water; catfish good on live bait fish, cut bait and earthworms using pole and line or trotlines. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Niangua River: 70 degrees, normal, clear; trout fair, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye fair, best on natural baits and soft plastics; black bass fair, best on soft plastics and natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; Lake 33 is under construction for dam repairs, no boats available, walk-in fishing is still allowed. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 77 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on cut bait, worms, doughbait, blood bait and livers; limit 4; black bass slow on spinners, plastic worms and crankbaits; please remove litter.
(Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Big River: 78 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on blood bait and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Bourbeuse River: 85 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish slow on blood baits and cut bait; bluegill good on worms and crickets;
all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/5/2012)
Meramec River (Crawford Co.): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Meramec River (St. Louis Co.): 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Missouri River (lower): 75 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on cut bait and livers, live sunfish; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is low and clear; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: olive colored roaches; bedspread colored, and white sparkly blue-green colored mini-jigs; cream colored scuds; green grizzly colored and red holographic colored Cracklebacks; black and yellow colored and gingersnap colored marabou jigs; crayfish colored and rainbow trout colored Rooster Tails; easter egg colored and hatchery brown colored glo balls; olive or brown colored wooly buggers with gold spinner; Zone 3 best lures: black and yellow colored plastic worms; white colored and yellow colored Power Baits, salmon eggs. Fishing hours for July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 7/2/2012)
Maramec Spring Park: 56 degrees, fishing is good; use very light weight line and tackle as the water is extremely low and very clear; fish are holding in shady areas and swift water below the waterfalls and around boulders, target these areas for best success; orange, green, and red trout worms are producing well; feather jigs in dark colors are producing good numbers of fish; tightlining doughbait is producing fish in the late afternoon times; fishing hours for the month of July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, the river level is slightly below normal; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; white, brown and yellow scented dough and putty baits are working well in the bait zones; most flies, Rooster Tails and jigs in black and yellow, white, and olive colors are working well; the best fishing is in the mornings and evenings. July fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, clear; the river is getting very low; conditions are similar to late summer; use 2 pound test or lighter; beetles, ants and hoppers, Cracklebacks, pheasant tails and copper johns are good; olive, black, and brown wooly buggers or worms are good; orange, white, chartreuse, fluorescent yellow plastic eggs are working well; cheese yellow, white, mint green, yellow/orange, pink, and the orange, and orange/white plastic worms are good; spinners are good early, black, brown, olive and black/yellow are good early; marabou jigs in white, tan and pinks early and later in the day; use black, black/yellow, brown, brown/yellow, and black/olive marabou jigs in 1/16th - 1/100 in size; in Zone 3 use nightcrawlers, corn, Power Bait paste and nuggets. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Missouri Department of Conservation
Statewide Fishing Report
7/5/2012 at 11:14:05
Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may 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 Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; largemouth bass fair on worms and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Blind Pony Lake: 84 degrees, low, clear; all species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 84 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics and spoons; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on bluegill, chicken livers and stinkbaits. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 84 degrees, dingy; black bass and catfish fair; crappie and white bass slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 84 degrees, dingy; black bass good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; catfish good on live bluegill and hot dogs; white bass slow on soft plastics; sunfish good on small jigs and worms.
(Report made on 7/3/2012)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 84 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good using soft plastics and crankbaits; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; catfish good on worms, cut bait and live bluegill; white bass slow, try using light colored soft plastics; sunfish good using worms. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Little Dixie Lake: 81 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; all other species slow; the area is closed to all activities, including fishing from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Lamine River: 3' low; all species slow.
(Report made on 7/5/2012)
Missouri River (middle): low, muddy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and liver; flathead catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Osage (Bagnell Tailwater): 71 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on dark colored soft plastics and worms; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow on crappie jigs and minnows; catfish fair on chicken livers, stinkbaits and worms.
(Report made on 7/3/2012)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on dark colored soft plastics and worms; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow on crappie jigs and minnows; catfish fair on chicken livers, stinkbaits and worms.
(Report made on 7/3/2012)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 75 degrees, low, clear; crappie poor; catfish good; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area: 90 degrees, clear; water level 6" low; channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish and crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Montrose Lake: 88 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA): 73 degrees, normal, clear; crappie poor; catfish good; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Truman Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs; black bass good on jigs and worms; white bass good on shad; catfish good on fresh cut bait. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Truman Lake Tailwaters: 75 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Missouri River (Kansas City area): 79 degrees, falling, muddy; blue and flathead catfish good using cut Asian carp; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell Lake: 83 degrees, low, clear; redear good using earthworms; largemouth bass fair using Rooster Tails; all other species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Long Branch Lake: 80 degrees, low, dingy; crappie fair along cover in early morning and evening; hybrid striped bass good off points using shad lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Mark Twain: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and assorted jigs; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Sever: 87 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on standard catfish baits; bluegill fair on poppers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Thomas Hill Reservoir: 82 degrees, low, clear; small channel catfish less than 10 inches are fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
RIVERS
Mississippi River (upper): 83 degrees, normal, dingy; flathead catfish good on nightcrawlers and live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 78 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastic crayfish; catfish good on stinkbait near bottom of riffles; drum good on worms. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 84 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on cutbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Lake Paho: 84 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow; a few largemouth bass are being taken from submerged brush piles or at daybreak with top water lures; there has been very little fishing pressure due to the heat (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Mozingo Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; Crappie fair in 14 - 18' of water, bass good on weedlines and over deep brush in mornings and evenings, all other spieces slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Pony Express Lake: 82 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on chicken liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Smithville Lake: 80 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair in 10 - 12' of water around brush piles on jigs in white, purple and chartreuse with or without minnows; black bass fair in shallow weedy or timber areas on topwater lures, spinnerbaits and brush jigs; catfish good in shallow water on a variety of baits including prepared and crayfish; white bass good on windy points or trolling on crankbaits or shad style baits; walleye fair on points and flats on worms and leeches. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Grand River: 76 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish good, all other species good. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Missouri River (upper): 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms, cut bait, and dip baits;
flathead catfish good on worms and live bait; blue catfish good on cut bait, fair on worm; carp good on worms. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals Lake (East): 82 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Norfork Lake: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
RIVERS
Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and jigs. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.): 77 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; goggle-eye slow on nightcrawlers and soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Bryant Creek: 78 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Current River: 78 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye and sunfish good on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Eleven Point River: 64 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Gasconade River (middle): 76 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on live bait; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics and jigs. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Gasconade River (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
Jacks Fork: 71 degrees, low, clear; all species good on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
North Fork of the White River: 68 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 7/3/2012)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on jug lines and trotlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Council Bluff Lake: normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Cypress Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow in 1 - 3' of water on minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1 - 3' of water on jigs, crickets, and worms; largemough bass slow in 1 - 3' of water on minnows, jigs, plastic worms, and crankbaits; channel catfish fair in 2 - 8' of water on worms, crickets, and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 82 degrees, low, clear; bluegill good on crickets; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; all other species slow. Note: boaters be aware of tree stumps due to low water levels. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; bluegill fair on worms; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Perry County Lake: 84 degrees, muddy; largemough bass fair on crankbaits; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 87 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and worms; bluegill fair on crickets and wax worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Wappapello Lake: 86 degrees, normal, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early and late; channel catfish fair on trotlines and jug lines using live bait at night; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 79 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Black River (below Clearwater Lake): low, dingy; black bass fair in early morning; channel catfish fair on live bait and worms; walleye fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Mississippi River (middle): falling, muddy; blue catfish and channel catfish good on stinkbait and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on livers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species extremely slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals Lake (West): 76-80 degrees, low, clear; Dam Area - bluegill good on crickets and earthworms; black bass fair on soft plastics and nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek Arm - black bass good on topwater, soft plastics, and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and earthworms; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Lake Taneycomo: 55 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on bubblegum, orange and white Gulp Power Baits, nightcrawlers, corn and cheese. (Report made on 7/2/2012)
Pomme de Terre Reservoir: 85 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs in 10 - 25' of water over structure; black bass good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs in the back of coves and in structure; walleye fair on bottom bouncers and jig and minnow or jig and earthworm combinations off of points; catfish fair on cut bait using trotlines or jug lines; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Stockton Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; walleye slow in 30' of water; catfish good on chicken livers and earthworms off banks and cove points; crappie fair on minnows in 20 - 25' of water; black bass fair on crankbaits of various colors off coves and points in 20 - 35' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Table Rock Lake (James River arm): 77 degrees, low, dingy; black bass good on topwater using black buzzbaits in early morning, casting close to submerged tree tops, work the bait on all sides of the tree; catfish fair on nightcrawlers using cut shad, small liver perch and chicken liver; bluegill fair on live worms and crickets, also fair using small soft plastic tube jigs, natural cricket color or black, red and white, fish with an 1/8 ounce jig head; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Table Rock Lake (main lake): 85 degrees, black bass are in summer pattern in deeper water, use deep running crankbaits, tube baits, drop shot or spoons in 20 - 25' of water around points or big docks; crappie good on live minnows or small plastics in standing timer or brush piles 15 - 20' and using lights after dark; catfish good on small bluegill, nightcrawlers or chicken livers; bluegill good on earthworms around cover; walleye good on crankbaits or nightcrawlers on main river points. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
James River: 82 degrees, falling, clear; black bass good on poppers and spooks, use Carolina rigs with soft plastics and spoons around trees in the afternoon; white bass good on 1/2 oz. white colored spoons; crappie good on green pumpkin jigs and minnows around brush in 6 - 10' of water; catfish good on live bait fish, cut bait and earthworms using pole and line or trotlines. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Niangua River: 70 degrees, normal, clear; trout fair, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye fair, best on natural baits and soft plastics; black bass fair, best on soft plastics and natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; Lake 33 is under construction for dam repairs, no boats available, walk-in fishing is still allowed. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 77 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on cut bait, worms, doughbait, blood bait and livers; limit 4; black bass slow on spinners, plastic worms and crankbaits; please remove litter.
(Report made on 7/5/2012)
RIVERS
Big River: 78 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on blood bait and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Bourbeuse River: 85 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish slow on blood baits and cut bait; bluegill good on worms and crickets;
all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/5/2012)
Meramec River (Crawford Co.): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Meramec River (St. Louis Co.): 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Missouri River (lower): 75 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on cut bait and livers, live sunfish; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is low and clear; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: olive colored roaches; bedspread colored, and white sparkly blue-green colored mini-jigs; cream colored scuds; green grizzly colored and red holographic colored Cracklebacks; black and yellow colored and gingersnap colored marabou jigs; crayfish colored and rainbow trout colored Rooster Tails; easter egg colored and hatchery brown colored glo balls; olive or brown colored wooly buggers with gold spinner; Zone 3 best lures: black and yellow colored plastic worms; white colored and yellow colored Power Baits, salmon eggs. Fishing hours for July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 7/2/2012)
Maramec Spring Park: 56 degrees, fishing is good; use very light weight line and tackle as the water is extremely low and very clear; fish are holding in shady areas and swift water below the waterfalls and around boulders, target these areas for best success; orange, green, and red trout worms are producing well; feather jigs in dark colors are producing good numbers of fish; tightlining doughbait is producing fish in the late afternoon times; fishing hours for the month of July are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, the river level is slightly below normal; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; white, brown and yellow scented dough and putty baits are working well in the bait zones; most flies, Rooster Tails and jigs in black and yellow, white, and olive colors are working well; the best fishing is in the mornings and evenings. July fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 7/5/2012)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, clear; the river is getting very low; conditions are similar to late summer; use 2 pound test or lighter; beetles, ants and hoppers, Cracklebacks, pheasant tails and copper johns are good; olive, black, and brown wooly buggers or worms are good; orange, white, chartreuse, fluorescent yellow plastic eggs are working well; cheese yellow, white, mint green, yellow/orange, pink, and the orange, and orange/white plastic worms are good; spinners are good early, black, brown, olive and black/yellow are good early; marabou jigs in white, tan and pinks early and later in the day; use black, black/yellow, brown, brown/yellow, and black/olive marabou jigs in 1/16th - 1/100 in size; in Zone 3 use nightcrawlers, corn, Power Bait paste and nuggets. (Report made on 7/5/2012)