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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 77 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on worms; channel catfish fair on liver and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 73 degrees, dingy; black bass and crappie slow; white bass and catfish fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass, crappie and catfish fair; white bass slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass, crappie and white bass slow; catfish fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs around docks with some success swimming a Gitzits; crappie good in the coves; catfish good on cut shad, on jugs at 8 to 12 feet deep at the 60MM. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs around docks with some success swimming a Gitzits; crappie good in the coves; catfish good on cut shad, on jugs at 8 to 12 feet deep at the 60MM. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Little Dixie: 77 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures and buzzbaits; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow; area is closed to all activity including fishing from 10:00pm to 4:00am. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Lamine: 78 degrees, high, muddy; blue catfish good on cut bait; flathead catfish fair on bluegill and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Missouri (Middle): 78 degrees, high, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 73 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 67 degrees, high, clear; largemouth bass good; channel catfish, crappie, bluegill and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Montrose: 74 degrees, high, muddy; black bass and crappie slow; catfish good; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 68 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 66 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Smithville: 70 degrees, high, clear; crappie slow on minnows and jigs in the main lake brush and along the tree lines in the Camp Branch arm; largemouth bass fair on Brush Hogs and jigs on main lake points; catfish good using nightcrawlers in the shallows; walleye fair using pepper spoons and Rattle Traps; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
Truman: 73 degrees, high, dingy; white bass and hybrid striped bass good off the banks with wind; catfish good on cut baits; black bass good back in the coves on spinner baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Truman Tailwaters: 75 degrees, dingy; black bass and crappie good; crappie and all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, catfish fair using shad sides on trotlines and jug lines. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 70 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair on Twister Tails; largemouth bass fair on Rapalas; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Long Branch: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on leeches, worms and prepared baits; bass fair on lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Mark Twain: 70 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on trotlines using cut shad; largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Sever: 74 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on small spinners and small crankbaits; largemouth bass good on topwater plugs and spoons; bluegill and redear sunfish good on mealworms and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Thomas Hill: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on nightcrawlers and lures; crappie fair on jigs and minnows along the rip-rap on Hwy T; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 70 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; drum good on nightcrawlers; carp good on doughbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; drum and carp good on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Mozingo: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie and channel catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Paho: 70 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Pony Express: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver; crappie good on jigs; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Grand: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 74 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good on worms; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish good on cut baits; carp good on worms. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Norfork: 77 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 73 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Big Piney (Upper): 69 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Bryant Creek: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Current: 76 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Eleven Point: 62 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on crankbaits and jigs. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Gasconade (upper): 68 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Jack's Fork: 67 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
North Fork: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on red tailed jigs at 15 foot depths while trolling; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Council Bluff: No report available.
Cypress Lake: No report available.
Duck Creek: 76 degrees, clear; bluegill fair; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake Girardeau: normal, catfish fair on cut baits; bluegill and green sunfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Perry County Lake: No report available.
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Wappapello: low, channel catfish fair on live bait using trotlines and jug lines at night; black bass fair early and late on crankbaits and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 71 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on worms and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): No report available.
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 72-75 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastic lures and crankbaits; walleye fair on jerkbait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: trout good on flies and Rooster Tails; lower lake: trout good on Power Bait, nightcrawlers and minnows. (Report made on 9/22/2009)
Pomme de Terre: 71 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good in 15 feet of water around structures; black bass good in 10 to 15 feet of water, best on topwater lures early in morning; white bass good while trolling; walleye good while trolling flats; catfish good on live baits; muskie good in early morning and late evening. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Stockton: 72 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on white and yellow tube jigs on the upper ends of the Big and Little Sac arms of the lake; walleye good on bottom bouncers with minnow or worm combinations while fishing off points. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Table Rock (James River arm): 72 degrees, normal, clear; white bass good in early morning or late evening on shallow diving crankbaits, topwater lures and white or shad colored Rooster Tails. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Table Rock (main lake): 72 degrees, high, clear; white bass good in early morning or late evening on shallow diving crankbaits, topwater lures and white or shad colored Rooster Tails, watch for surfacing fish near Virgin Bluff, Point 12, Loftin Hole or Point 9. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 71 degrees, rising, clear; black bass good on soft plastic lures and minnows; trout good on bright colored Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye fair on nightcrawlers and other live baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
James River (lower): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass fair on brown and green soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and crappie good on all lakes in 3-6 feet of water; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on commercial baits; all other species fair on worms; catfish limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Big River: 69 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits, worms and liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 72 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow with some success on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, rising, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, rising, dingy; all species slow with some success on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Missouri (below New Haven): 76 degrees, low, muddy; channel catfish good on worms; all other species good on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, high, dingy; due to recent rains the spring level is up about 5 inches; successful lures and baits include: jigs (black/yellow, ginger); mini-jigs (white floss and John Deere; dry flies (#12 Cracklebacks and #18 renegade); glo balls (any 3 color combo and white); also successful are kapok, assorted colored Rooster Tails, wooly spinners, yellow Power Baits and trout nip.
For more info call 417-532-4418.
For current streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=06923500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, spring branch is at normal flow; water is clear; use bright colored baits in white, rainbow, orange and chartreuse; nightcrawlers and jigs also working well. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; for best results use light line, 2 to 3 lb test; in the fly area: very small dry flies are producing good numbers of fish, scuds and mini marabou jigs suspended under a float and Rooster Tails are also doing well; check at the lodge for other good fly choices. In the bait area: Power Bait in white, yellow, green and blue is working well; corn and prepared doughbaits are also producing good numbers of fish. Whistle times for September are 7:30 am to 7:15 pm. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, rising, recent rains have increased flows; water is still clear, 2-3 lb. test line is recommended; check at park store or local fly shops for best flies and baits; for current or detailed information on stream conditions call 417-847-2430. Go to the new park store near the bridge on Hwy 112 to purchase tags and permits. For current real time streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07050152&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
(Report made on 9/23/2009)
CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 77 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on worms; channel catfish fair on liver and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 73 degrees, dingy; black bass and crappie slow; white bass and catfish fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass, crappie and catfish fair; white bass slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass, crappie and white bass slow; catfish fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs around docks with some success swimming a Gitzits; crappie good in the coves; catfish good on cut shad, on jugs at 8 to 12 feet deep at the 60MM. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs around docks with some success swimming a Gitzits; crappie good in the coves; catfish good on cut shad, on jugs at 8 to 12 feet deep at the 60MM. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Little Dixie: 77 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures and buzzbaits; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow; area is closed to all activity including fishing from 10:00pm to 4:00am. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Lamine: 78 degrees, high, muddy; blue catfish good on cut bait; flathead catfish fair on bluegill and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Missouri (Middle): 78 degrees, high, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 73 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 67 degrees, high, clear; largemouth bass good; channel catfish, crappie, bluegill and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Montrose: 74 degrees, high, muddy; black bass and crappie slow; catfish good; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 68 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 66 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Smithville: 70 degrees, high, clear; crappie slow on minnows and jigs in the main lake brush and along the tree lines in the Camp Branch arm; largemouth bass fair on Brush Hogs and jigs on main lake points; catfish good using nightcrawlers in the shallows; walleye fair using pepper spoons and Rattle Traps; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
Truman: 73 degrees, high, dingy; white bass and hybrid striped bass good off the banks with wind; catfish good on cut baits; black bass good back in the coves on spinner baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Truman Tailwaters: 75 degrees, dingy; black bass and crappie good; crappie and all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, catfish fair using shad sides on trotlines and jug lines. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 70 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair on Twister Tails; largemouth bass fair on Rapalas; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Long Branch: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on leeches, worms and prepared baits; bass fair on lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Mark Twain: 70 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on trotlines using cut shad; largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Sever: 74 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on small spinners and small crankbaits; largemouth bass good on topwater plugs and spoons; bluegill and redear sunfish good on mealworms and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Thomas Hill: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on nightcrawlers and lures; crappie fair on jigs and minnows along the rip-rap on Hwy T; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 70 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; drum good on nightcrawlers; carp good on doughbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; drum and carp good on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Mozingo: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie and channel catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Paho: 70 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Pony Express: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver; crappie good on jigs; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Grand: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 74 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good on worms; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish good on cut baits; carp good on worms. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Norfork: 77 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 73 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Big Piney (Upper): 69 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Bryant Creek: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Current: 76 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Eleven Point: 62 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on crankbaits and jigs. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Gasconade (upper): 68 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Jack's Fork: 67 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
North Fork: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on red tailed jigs at 15 foot depths while trolling; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Council Bluff: No report available.
Cypress Lake: No report available.
Duck Creek: 76 degrees, clear; bluegill fair; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake Girardeau: normal, catfish fair on cut baits; bluegill and green sunfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Perry County Lake: No report available.
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Wappapello: low, channel catfish fair on live bait using trotlines and jug lines at night; black bass fair early and late on crankbaits and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 71 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on worms and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): No report available.
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 72-75 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastic lures and crankbaits; walleye fair on jerkbait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: trout good on flies and Rooster Tails; lower lake: trout good on Power Bait, nightcrawlers and minnows. (Report made on 9/22/2009)
Pomme de Terre: 71 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good in 15 feet of water around structures; black bass good in 10 to 15 feet of water, best on topwater lures early in morning; white bass good while trolling; walleye good while trolling flats; catfish good on live baits; muskie good in early morning and late evening. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Stockton: 72 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on white and yellow tube jigs on the upper ends of the Big and Little Sac arms of the lake; walleye good on bottom bouncers with minnow or worm combinations while fishing off points. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Table Rock (James River arm): 72 degrees, normal, clear; white bass good in early morning or late evening on shallow diving crankbaits, topwater lures and white or shad colored Rooster Tails. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Table Rock (main lake): 72 degrees, high, clear; white bass good in early morning or late evening on shallow diving crankbaits, topwater lures and white or shad colored Rooster Tails, watch for surfacing fish near Virgin Bluff, Point 12, Loftin Hole or Point 9. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 71 degrees, rising, clear; black bass good on soft plastic lures and minnows; trout good on bright colored Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye fair on nightcrawlers and other live baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
James River (lower): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass fair on brown and green soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and crappie good on all lakes in 3-6 feet of water; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on commercial baits; all other species fair on worms; catfish limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Big River: 69 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits, worms and liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 72 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow with some success on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, rising, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, rising, dingy; all species slow with some success on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Missouri (below New Haven): 76 degrees, low, muddy; channel catfish good on worms; all other species good on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, high, dingy; due to recent rains the spring level is up about 5 inches; successful lures and baits include: jigs (black/yellow, ginger); mini-jigs (white floss and John Deere; dry flies (#12 Cracklebacks and #18 renegade); glo balls (any 3 color combo and white); also successful are kapok, assorted colored Rooster Tails, wooly spinners, yellow Power Baits and trout nip.
For more info call 417-532-4418.
For current streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=06923500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, spring branch is at normal flow; water is clear; use bright colored baits in white, rainbow, orange and chartreuse; nightcrawlers and jigs also working well. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; for best results use light line, 2 to 3 lb test; in the fly area: very small dry flies are producing good numbers of fish, scuds and mini marabou jigs suspended under a float and Rooster Tails are also doing well; check at the lodge for other good fly choices. In the bait area: Power Bait in white, yellow, green and blue is working well; corn and prepared doughbaits are also producing good numbers of fish. Whistle times for September are 7:30 am to 7:15 pm. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, rising, recent rains have increased flows; water is still clear, 2-3 lb. test line is recommended; check at park store or local fly shops for best flies and baits; for current or detailed information on stream conditions call 417-847-2430. Go to the new park store near the bridge on Hwy 112 to purchase tags and permits. For current real time streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07050152&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
(Report made on 9/23/2009)