CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 88 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and topwater lures; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Blind Pony Lake: 87 degrees, low, dingy; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. Anglers need to be reminded that the lake is closed to private boats and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 87 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow on worms and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass slow using light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on worms, cut baits, stinkbaits and chicken livers.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 90 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut baits, stinkbaits and hotdogs.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 90 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; black bass fair; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 90 degrees, dingy; black bass good on brown and black jigs; crappie fair using minnows, go deep; catfish fair using green sunfish, also try cut shad.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 90 degrees, dingy; black bass good on brown and black jigs; crappie fair using minnows, go deep; catfish fair using green sunfish, also try cut shad. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Little Dixie: 83 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. Area closed to all activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Lamine: 83 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on live bait and shad sides at night, all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Missouri (Middle): 82 degrees, high, muddy; all catfish good on live bait, all other species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 84 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on hotdogs and cut shad; white bass fair using spinners; black bass fair on plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and jigs.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 86 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good; largemouth bass fair with better success early and late in the day; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Montrose: 91 degrees, dingy; full pool; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 88 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 89 degrees, low, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Smithville: 85 degrees, dingy; catfish fair using shrimp on trotlines; walleye slow using Rattle Traps off the points; largemouth bass slow with some success using topwater lures in the early morning and late evening; crappie slow with some success using minnows in 10-15 feet of water around bridge pillars and brush coves; white bass fair using topwater lures in the early morning and late evening and using crankbaits during the day off the points; Smithville Lake Spillway: all species slow.
(Report made on 8/12/2010)
Truman: 86 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair using live baits; black bass fair using spinnerbaits and crankbaits; crappie fair using minnows and jigs; white bass fair using jigs and spoons. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Truman Tailwaters: 86 degrees, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Missouri River: Catfish good using goldfish. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on doughbait; largemouth bass fair on buzzbaits; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Long Branch: 82 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Mark Twain: 84 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Sever: 92 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on standard catfish baits; bluegill fair on crickets; black bass fair on Slug-Go; all other species slow; fish at dawn, dusk or night for best success. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Thomas Hill: 86 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 82 degrees, high, muddy; flathead and blue catfish good on cut bait; channel catfish good on stinkbait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 78 degrees, high, muddy; drum good on worms; channel catfish good on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 86 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good early morning or at dusk; channel catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Mozingo: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair; live bait such as minnows work best in early morning and late evening. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Paho: 84 degrees, falling, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Pony Express: 84 degrees, low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Grand: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, flathead catfish and blue catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 83 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 91 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Norfork: 90 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on crankbaits and jigs. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Big Piney (Upper): 81 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Bryant Creek: 77 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Current: 73 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Eleven Point: 63 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on crankbaits and jigs; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Gasconade (upper): 83 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Jack's Fork: 81 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on yellow grubs. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 93 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures in the evenings and at night; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Council Bluff: normal, clear; channel catfish fair on liver, worms and stinkbaits at night; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Cypress Lake: 87 degrees, dingy; bluegill fair on small jigs at one to two feet deep, worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on worms, cut baits and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Duck Creek: 85 degrees, dingy; bluegill good on crickets; black bass good on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake Girardeau: normal, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms early and late in the day; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Perry County Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver; black bass fair on topwater lures; sunfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Robert DeLaney Lake: Channel catfish fair early morning using stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Wappapello: normal, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early and late in the day; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 83 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): 78 degrees, normal, black bass fair on topwater lures early in the mornings and late in the evenings; walleye fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Mississippi (below Charleston): Channel catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): falling, muddy; all species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 90 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, worms and stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on live goldfish and small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): normal, clear; dam area: temperature 80-83; bluegill good on crickets and worms; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek: temperature 88-91; bluegill good on crickets and worms; catfish good on nightcrawlers; black bass fair on soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 8/10/2010)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on flies like scuds, San Juan worms, and midges; lower lake: rainbow trout good on bubblegum and fluorescent orange Power Baits, nightcrawlers and corn. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Pomme de Terre: 90 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows in 25 to 30' of water around brush piles; black bass fair in 20 to 25' of water around structure early in the morning or late evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Stockton: 86 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on crickets in the back of coves; crappie good over structure in 25 to 30' of water; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Table Rock (James River arm): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on deep diving crankbaits, 10" purple plastic worms or soft plastic crayfish early in the morning around deep points. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Table Rock (main lake): 86 degrees, high, clear; black bass good on deep diving crankbaits, 10" purple plastic worms or soft plastic crayfish early in the morning around deep points. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 76 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye fair, best on soft plastics and jigs; black bass slow, best on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
James River (lower): 85 degrees, low, clear; catfish slow, best on stinkbaits and cut baits in late evening and night; bluegill slow, best on crickets and Beetle Spins; black bass slow, best on live crayfish and small plastic baits. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on jerkbaits and spinners; carp fair on doughbait; catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbaits, limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good due to recent stocking, try chicken livers and stinkbait, limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 8/12/2010)
RIVERS
Big River: 81 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live bluegill, goldfish or freshly chunked bighead carp; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on blood baits and worms; black bass slow on soft plastics; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 84 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on bluegill and natural bait; black bass good on minnows and topwater in evening; bluegill good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Meramec (below Eureka): 84 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on natural baits; black bass good on topwater lures; drum good on worms; carp good on doughbait; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Missouri (below New Haven): 81 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; the spring level is about normal and clear; best lures: pink and white colored and white colored marabou jigs, bedspread colored and John Deere colored mini jigs; moss colored and brown colored roaches, coach dog colored and brown trout colored Rooster Tails, grey scuds, white colored and pink colored Power Baits and trout nip, orange plastic worms and white colored and tri-colored glo balls. August fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(Report made on 8/12/2010)
Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, normal, the water is clear with good flow. Aquatic vegetation has been cut and the river is in good shape; fishing early in the morning is producing the best fishing; pink, white, green and yellow doughbait is working well. Whistle hours for August are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Montauk State Park: 60 degrees, normal, clear; the river level is normal and steady as of 2:00 p.m. on August 11th. The water is clear. Fishing is good on all baits with the best fishing in the morning and evening hours.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Roaring River State Park: 60 degrees, the water is low and clear; the use of 2 lb clear line is recommended; jig fishing is good; white, yellow and orange are good colors; in zone one, brown power eggs are working; in zone three, nightcrawlers, minnows and white Power Bait paste are working; Kids Fishing Day is August 21. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
LAKES
Binder: 88 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and topwater lures; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Blind Pony Lake: 87 degrees, low, dingy; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. Anglers need to be reminded that the lake is closed to private boats and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 87 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow on worms and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass slow using light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on worms, cut baits, stinkbaits and chicken livers.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 90 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut baits, stinkbaits and hotdogs.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 90 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; black bass fair; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 90 degrees, dingy; black bass good on brown and black jigs; crappie fair using minnows, go deep; catfish fair using green sunfish, also try cut shad.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 90 degrees, dingy; black bass good on brown and black jigs; crappie fair using minnows, go deep; catfish fair using green sunfish, also try cut shad. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Little Dixie: 83 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. Area closed to all activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Lamine: 83 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on live bait and shad sides at night, all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Missouri (Middle): 82 degrees, high, muddy; all catfish good on live bait, all other species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 84 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on hotdogs and cut shad; white bass fair using spinners; black bass fair on plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and jigs.
(Report made on 8/11/2010)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 86 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good; largemouth bass fair with better success early and late in the day; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Montrose: 91 degrees, dingy; full pool; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 88 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 89 degrees, low, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Smithville: 85 degrees, dingy; catfish fair using shrimp on trotlines; walleye slow using Rattle Traps off the points; largemouth bass slow with some success using topwater lures in the early morning and late evening; crappie slow with some success using minnows in 10-15 feet of water around bridge pillars and brush coves; white bass fair using topwater lures in the early morning and late evening and using crankbaits during the day off the points; Smithville Lake Spillway: all species slow.
(Report made on 8/12/2010)
Truman: 86 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair using live baits; black bass fair using spinnerbaits and crankbaits; crappie fair using minnows and jigs; white bass fair using jigs and spoons. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Truman Tailwaters: 86 degrees, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Missouri River: Catfish good using goldfish. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on doughbait; largemouth bass fair on buzzbaits; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Long Branch: 82 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Mark Twain: 84 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Sever: 92 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on standard catfish baits; bluegill fair on crickets; black bass fair on Slug-Go; all other species slow; fish at dawn, dusk or night for best success. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Thomas Hill: 86 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 82 degrees, high, muddy; flathead and blue catfish good on cut bait; channel catfish good on stinkbait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 78 degrees, high, muddy; drum good on worms; channel catfish good on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 86 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good early morning or at dusk; channel catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Mozingo: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair; live bait such as minnows work best in early morning and late evening. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Paho: 84 degrees, falling, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Pony Express: 84 degrees, low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Grand: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, flathead catfish and blue catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 83 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 91 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Norfork: 90 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on crankbaits and jigs. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Big Piney (Upper): 81 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Bryant Creek: 77 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Current: 73 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Eleven Point: 63 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on crankbaits and jigs; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Gasconade (upper): 83 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Jack's Fork: 81 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on yellow grubs. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 93 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures in the evenings and at night; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Council Bluff: normal, clear; channel catfish fair on liver, worms and stinkbaits at night; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Cypress Lake: 87 degrees, dingy; bluegill fair on small jigs at one to two feet deep, worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on worms, cut baits and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Duck Creek: 85 degrees, dingy; bluegill good on crickets; black bass good on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lake Girardeau: normal, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms early and late in the day; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Perry County Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver; black bass fair on topwater lures; sunfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Robert DeLaney Lake: Channel catfish fair early morning using stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Wappapello: normal, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early and late in the day; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 83 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): 78 degrees, normal, black bass fair on topwater lures early in the mornings and late in the evenings; walleye fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Mississippi (below Charleston): Channel catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): falling, muddy; all species fair. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 90 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, worms and stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on live goldfish and small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): normal, clear; dam area: temperature 80-83; bluegill good on crickets and worms; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek: temperature 88-91; bluegill good on crickets and worms; catfish good on nightcrawlers; black bass fair on soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 8/10/2010)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on flies like scuds, San Juan worms, and midges; lower lake: rainbow trout good on bubblegum and fluorescent orange Power Baits, nightcrawlers and corn. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Pomme de Terre: 90 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows in 25 to 30' of water around brush piles; black bass fair in 20 to 25' of water around structure early in the morning or late evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Stockton: 86 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on crickets in the back of coves; crappie good over structure in 25 to 30' of water; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Table Rock (James River arm): 86 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on deep diving crankbaits, 10" purple plastic worms or soft plastic crayfish early in the morning around deep points. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Table Rock (main lake): 86 degrees, high, clear; black bass good on deep diving crankbaits, 10" purple plastic worms or soft plastic crayfish early in the morning around deep points. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 76 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; goggle-eye fair, best on soft plastics and jigs; black bass slow, best on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
James River (lower): 85 degrees, low, clear; catfish slow, best on stinkbaits and cut baits in late evening and night; bluegill slow, best on crickets and Beetle Spins; black bass slow, best on live crayfish and small plastic baits. (Report made on 8/11/2010)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on jerkbaits and spinners; carp fair on doughbait; catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbaits, limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good due to recent stocking, try chicken livers and stinkbait, limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 8/12/2010)
RIVERS
Big River: 81 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live bluegill, goldfish or freshly chunked bighead carp; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on blood baits and worms; black bass slow on soft plastics; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 84 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on bluegill and natural bait; black bass good on minnows and topwater in evening; bluegill good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Meramec (below Eureka): 84 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on natural baits; black bass good on topwater lures; drum good on worms; carp good on doughbait; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Missouri (below New Haven): 81 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; the spring level is about normal and clear; best lures: pink and white colored and white colored marabou jigs, bedspread colored and John Deere colored mini jigs; moss colored and brown colored roaches, coach dog colored and brown trout colored Rooster Tails, grey scuds, white colored and pink colored Power Baits and trout nip, orange plastic worms and white colored and tri-colored glo balls. August fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(Report made on 8/12/2010)
Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, normal, the water is clear with good flow. Aquatic vegetation has been cut and the river is in good shape; fishing early in the morning is producing the best fishing; pink, white, green and yellow doughbait is working well. Whistle hours for August are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Report made on 8/12/2010)
Montauk State Park: 60 degrees, normal, clear; the river level is normal and steady as of 2:00 p.m. on August 11th. The water is clear. Fishing is good on all baits with the best fishing in the morning and evening hours.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 8/11/2010)
Roaring River State Park: 60 degrees, the water is low and clear; the use of 2 lb clear line is recommended; jig fishing is good; white, yellow and orange are good colors; in zone one, brown power eggs are working; in zone three, nightcrawlers, minnows and white Power Bait paste are working; Kids Fishing Day is August 21. (Report made on 8/11/2010)