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** Last Update was made on 8 - 21 - 08 ***
MISSOURI FISHING REPORTS - LICENSES - REGULATIONS - MAPS.
CENTRAL REGION - Binder: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits
and nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and plastic
frogs; bluegill good on river worms and crickets; crappie fair on
minnows;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 81 degrees, high, dingy; white
bass good on light-colored soft plastics or Rooster Tails; black bass
slow with some success using worms; crappie fair on minnows and
crappie
jigs; catfish fair using whole shad, cut shad, worms and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 83 degrees, high, dingy; white bass slow
with some success on light-colored soft plastics or light-colored
Rooster Tails; black bass slow but striking on worms and crankbaits;
crappie
slow with some success on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using
whole shad, cut shad or stinkbaits. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 83 degrees, high, dingy; crappie slow
with some success on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 83 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair
in the backs of coves early in the morning or in late afternoon using
worms or shallow-diving crankbaits; crappie fair in brush at 10 to 15
foot depths on minnows; catfish fair using trotlines baited with
bluegill
halfway back in coves; white bass and hybrids good up at Ha Ha Tonka
trolling for bait fish or imitation shad. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 83 degrees, dingy; black bass fair in the
backs of coves early in the morning or in late afternoon using worms
or
shallow-diving crankbaits; crappie fair in the brush in 10 to 15 foot
depths on minnows; catfish fair using trotlines with bluegill halfway
back in coves; white bass and hybrids good up at Ha Ha Tonka trolling
for
bait fish on imitation shad. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Little Dixie: 78 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow; area is
closed for all activity including fishing from 10:00pm to 4:00am.
(Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Lamine: 79 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Missouri (Middle): 80 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 81 degrees, dingy; all species slow.
(Report made on 8/20/2008)
KANSAS CITY REGION - James A. Reed Area: 84 degrees, clear; largemouth bass good early and
late in the day; bluegill and redear sunfish fair; crappie fair
fishing
deep water brush piles; channel catfish good on baits fished 3 feet
below surface. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Montrose: 86 degrees, clear; black bass and catfish fair; all other
species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 75 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Smithville: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good using
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass slow with some success using Senkos and
8 inch
plastic worms near vegetation; walleye fair using minnows, worms,
leeches and
running crankbaits along points and flats; white bass fair using
topwater lures and Rattle Traps; crappie slow with some success using
minnows and jigs on brush piles or near bridge pillars; Smithville
Lake
Spillway: all species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Truman: 80 degrees, low, clear; catfish good on trotlines and jug lines
with cut shad; black bass good on the main lake points using plastic
worms and spinnerbaits; white bass and hybrid bass slow with some
success using spoons and Sassy Shad; all other species slow. (Report
made on
8/21/2008)
Truman Tailwaters: 80 degrees, clear; releasing 500 cfs; all species
slow. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Missouri River: high, muddy; catfish good using shad sides on trotlines
and jug lines. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
NORTHEAST REGION - Hunnewell: 75 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; all other
species slow.
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
Long Branch: 79 degrees, high, all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Mark Twain: 80 degrees, high, lake is beginning to clear; crappie fair
on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; channel
catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Sever: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on liver and
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass good on jerkbaits and topwater lures;
crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets; redear
sunfish
fair on mealworms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Thomas Hill: 80 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish good on stinkbaits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; blue
catfish fair on cut baits; largemouth bass good behind the islands on
jigs;
drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 76 degrees, high, dingy; bowfishing for
bighead carp good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
NORTHWEST REGION - Bilby Ranch Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good at
dusk on topwater lures; crappie and bluegill good in deep brush; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Mozingo: 80 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good over deeper
structure; crappie good over deep brush; bluegill good on worms;
walleye
fair on crankbaits. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Paho: 78 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Pony Express: 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms
and chicken liver; crappie good on jigs in depths of 10 to 12 feet
depth; laregemouth bass good on worms; all other species fair. (Report
made
on 8/21/2008)
Grand: 78 degrees, falling, muddy; flathead catfish fair; all other
species good. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; flathead catfish
and channel catfish good on worms; blue catfish good on cut baits;
carp fair on worms. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
OZARK REGION - Bull Shoals (East): 84 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/20/2008)
Norfork: 83 degrees, high, dingy; white bass fair on artificial lures;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye good on soft plastic
lures and jigs; catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and
goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report
made on
8/21/2008)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
Current: 77 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on tube jigs
and topwater lures; green sunfish and suckers good on worms. (Report
made on 8/20/2008)
Eleven Point: 62 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye good on soft plastic
lures and jigs; channel catfish good on live baits. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
Gasconade (upper): 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/20/2008)
Jack's Fork: 81 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
North Fork: 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
SOUTHEAST REGION - Clearwater Lake: 84 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Council Bluff: normal, clear; black bass fair on topwater lures and
dark colored soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Cypress Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and bluegill fair;
all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Duck Creek: 82 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake Girardeau: 81 degrees, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Perry County Lake: 85 degrees, clear; channel catfish slow with some
success on cut baits fished at night; small bluegill slow with some
success on worms; redear sunfish slow with some success on black and
yellow
jigs on bottom in morning. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Robert DeLaney Lake: channel catfish fair on natural baits and
stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits;
bluegill fair
on natural baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Wappapello: black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early and
plastic worms later; bluegill good on crickets and worms; crappie fair
on
minnows and jigs along the river channel; channel catfish slow.
(Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Black River (near Annapolis): 75 degrees, normal, clear; all species
slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made
on 8/21/2008)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, channel catfish fair on natural
baits on trotlines and jug lines; all other species slow. (Report made
on
8/21/2008)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/21/2008)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish
good on trotlines and pole & line using stinkbaits or worms;
flathead
catfish good on trotlines and pole & line, try using live baits
such as
bluegill and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
SOUTHWEST REGION - Bull Shoals (West): 83 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on soft
plastics; bluegill good on nightcrawlers and crickets; all other
species
slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake Taneycomo: 55 degrees, normal, dingy; upper lake: trout good on
olive/white marabou jigs and flies with scuds; lower lake: trout good
on
chartreuse/orange and bubblegum colored Power Baits. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Pomme de Terre: 80 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on plastic
baits or Slug-Go in upper arms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs
fished
over beds and around structure in 10 to 20 foot depths; bluegill fair
on crickets and worms in water 10 feet deep in coves; catfish fair on
suspended trotlines using crayfish; white bass and walleye slow try
trolling using crankbaits or Road Runners. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Stockton: 83 degrees, falling, clear; walleye good on nightcrawlers or
crankbaits; bluegill good on nightcrawlers or crickets; black bass
fair
on crankbaits, grubs or jigs; crappie fair on minnows; catfish fair on
chicken liver. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Table Rock (James River arm): 80 degrees, falling, dingy; catfish good
on stinkbaits, blood baits, chicken liver, nightcrawlers, cut shad and
small live bluegill; black bass good on soft plastic crayfish in
watermelon colors, fish shaded areas, boat docks or shaded rocky
banks;
walleye fair on spinnerbaits and stickbaits early in the morning in
deep
holes from point 15 on Table Rock Lake to H.L. Kerr Access on James
River;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Table Rock (main lake): 81 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair on live and
prepared baits. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Big Niangua: 81 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft
plastics; goggle-eye fair; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
James River (lower): 81 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on
nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics; all other
species fair.
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
ST. LOUIS REGION - Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 83 degrees, high, dingy;
black bass fair; bluegill fair; channel catfish fair; all other
species
slow; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 83 degrees,
falling, dingy; black bass fair; bluegill fair; channel catfish fair;
all other species slow; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter.
Big River: 80 degrees, falling, dingy; black bass slow with some
success on minnows and spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on worms and
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 83 degrees, normal, dingy;
channel catfish fair on cut baits, blood baits and worms; bluegill
good on
crickets and worms; bass fair on spinnerbaits and minnows; all other
species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): falling, clear; black bass fair
on topwater lures with minnows; bluegill good on worms; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Meramec (below Eureka): falling, muddy; black bass good on buzzbaits
and crankbaits; channel catfish good on natural baits; carp fair on
corn;
all other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Missouri (below New Haven): falling, muddy; all species fair on natural
baits. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
TROUT PARKS - Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, clear; water level near normal;
successful lures and baits include: dry flies (#18 renegade); jigs
(black and yellow); mini-jigs (peacock with yellow eye); glo balls
(baby
pink); also successful are kapok flies and yellow Power Baits. 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 8/21/2008)
Meramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; fishing has been good;
fish early in the day for best results; late evening has been good as
well; white and yellow baits and lures are working well; green rubber
legged jigs are working well; trout also doing well on worms. (Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; the
recent rain has not affected river conditions, the river remains clear
with good flow; use light line no heavier than 4 pound test for best
results; plastic eggs, worms and Power Baits in various colors have
been
working well in the bait area; try drifting baits beneath bobber with
or
without a sinker; in the fly zone: small dry flies, mini jigs and glo
balls have been producing good numbers of fish; check at the lodge for
the best colors and sizes. For current streamflow information check
the
streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07064440&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, normal, clear; 2 to 3 pound test
line is recommended; plastic eggs, worms and marabou jigs are working
well in zone 1; check local fly shops for flies that are working well.
For current or detailed information call 417-847-2430. 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 8/21/2008)
Report By: MDC
MISSOURI FISHING REPORTS - LICENSES - REGULATIONS - MAPS.
CENTRAL REGION - Binder: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits
and nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and plastic
frogs; bluegill good on river worms and crickets; crappie fair on
minnows;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 81 degrees, high, dingy; white
bass good on light-colored soft plastics or Rooster Tails; black bass
slow with some success using worms; crappie fair on minnows and
crappie
jigs; catfish fair using whole shad, cut shad, worms and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 83 degrees, high, dingy; white bass slow
with some success on light-colored soft plastics or light-colored
Rooster Tails; black bass slow but striking on worms and crankbaits;
crappie
slow with some success on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using
whole shad, cut shad or stinkbaits. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 83 degrees, high, dingy; crappie slow
with some success on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 83 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair
in the backs of coves early in the morning or in late afternoon using
worms or shallow-diving crankbaits; crappie fair in brush at 10 to 15
foot depths on minnows; catfish fair using trotlines baited with
bluegill
halfway back in coves; white bass and hybrids good up at Ha Ha Tonka
trolling for bait fish or imitation shad. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 83 degrees, dingy; black bass fair in the
backs of coves early in the morning or in late afternoon using worms
or
shallow-diving crankbaits; crappie fair in the brush in 10 to 15 foot
depths on minnows; catfish fair using trotlines with bluegill halfway
back in coves; white bass and hybrids good up at Ha Ha Tonka trolling
for
bait fish on imitation shad. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Little Dixie: 78 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow; area is
closed for all activity including fishing from 10:00pm to 4:00am.
(Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Lamine: 79 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Missouri (Middle): 80 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 81 degrees, dingy; all species slow.
(Report made on 8/20/2008)
KANSAS CITY REGION - James A. Reed Area: 84 degrees, clear; largemouth bass good early and
late in the day; bluegill and redear sunfish fair; crappie fair
fishing
deep water brush piles; channel catfish good on baits fished 3 feet
below surface. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Montrose: 86 degrees, clear; black bass and catfish fair; all other
species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 76 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 75 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Smithville: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good using
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass slow with some success using Senkos and
8 inch
plastic worms near vegetation; walleye fair using minnows, worms,
leeches and
running crankbaits along points and flats; white bass fair using
topwater lures and Rattle Traps; crappie slow with some success using
minnows and jigs on brush piles or near bridge pillars; Smithville
Lake
Spillway: all species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Truman: 80 degrees, low, clear; catfish good on trotlines and jug lines
with cut shad; black bass good on the main lake points using plastic
worms and spinnerbaits; white bass and hybrid bass slow with some
success using spoons and Sassy Shad; all other species slow. (Report
made on
8/21/2008)
Truman Tailwaters: 80 degrees, clear; releasing 500 cfs; all species
slow. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Missouri River: high, muddy; catfish good using shad sides on trotlines
and jug lines. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
NORTHEAST REGION - Hunnewell: 75 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on
spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; all other
species slow.
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
Long Branch: 79 degrees, high, all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Mark Twain: 80 degrees, high, lake is beginning to clear; crappie fair
on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; channel
catfish good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Sever: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on liver and
nightcrawlers; largemouth bass good on jerkbaits and topwater lures;
crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets; redear
sunfish
fair on mealworms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Thomas Hill: 80 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish good on stinkbaits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; blue
catfish fair on cut baits; largemouth bass good behind the islands on
jigs;
drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 76 degrees, high, dingy; bowfishing for
bighead carp good; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
NORTHWEST REGION - Bilby Ranch Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good at
dusk on topwater lures; crappie and bluegill good in deep brush; all
other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Mozingo: 80 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good over deeper
structure; crappie good over deep brush; bluegill good on worms;
walleye
fair on crankbaits. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Paho: 78 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Pony Express: 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms
and chicken liver; crappie good on jigs in depths of 10 to 12 feet
depth; laregemouth bass good on worms; all other species fair. (Report
made
on 8/21/2008)
Grand: 78 degrees, falling, muddy; flathead catfish fair; all other
species good. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; flathead catfish
and channel catfish good on worms; blue catfish good on cut baits;
carp fair on worms. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
OZARK REGION - Bull Shoals (East): 84 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/20/2008)
Norfork: 83 degrees, high, dingy; white bass fair on artificial lures;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye good on soft plastic
lures and jigs; catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and
goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report
made on
8/21/2008)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
Current: 77 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on tube jigs
and topwater lures; green sunfish and suckers good on worms. (Report
made on 8/20/2008)
Eleven Point: 62 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and
live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/20/2008)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass
good on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye good on soft plastic
lures and jigs; channel catfish good on live baits. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
Gasconade (upper): 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/20/2008)
Jack's Fork: 81 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
North Fork: 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye
fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/20/2008)
SOUTHEAST REGION - Clearwater Lake: 84 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Council Bluff: normal, clear; black bass fair on topwater lures and
dark colored soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Cypress Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; black bass and bluegill fair;
all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Duck Creek: 82 degrees, clear; bluegill good on crickets; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake Girardeau: 81 degrees, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Perry County Lake: 85 degrees, clear; channel catfish slow with some
success on cut baits fished at night; small bluegill slow with some
success on worms; redear sunfish slow with some success on black and
yellow
jigs on bottom in morning. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Robert DeLaney Lake: channel catfish fair on natural baits and
stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits;
bluegill fair
on natural baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Wappapello: black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits early and
plastic worms later; bluegill good on crickets and worms; crappie fair
on
minnows and jigs along the river channel; channel catfish slow.
(Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Black River (near Annapolis): 75 degrees, normal, clear; all species
slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made
on 8/21/2008)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, channel catfish fair on natural
baits on trotlines and jug lines; all other species slow. (Report made
on
8/21/2008)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/21/2008)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 82 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish
good on trotlines and pole & line using stinkbaits or worms;
flathead
catfish good on trotlines and pole & line, try using live baits
such as
bluegill and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
SOUTHWEST REGION - Bull Shoals (West): 83 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on soft
plastics; bluegill good on nightcrawlers and crickets; all other
species
slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Lake Taneycomo: 55 degrees, normal, dingy; upper lake: trout good on
olive/white marabou jigs and flies with scuds; lower lake: trout good
on
chartreuse/orange and bubblegum colored Power Baits. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Pomme de Terre: 80 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on plastic
baits or Slug-Go in upper arms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs
fished
over beds and around structure in 10 to 20 foot depths; bluegill fair
on crickets and worms in water 10 feet deep in coves; catfish fair on
suspended trotlines using crayfish; white bass and walleye slow try
trolling using crankbaits or Road Runners. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Stockton: 83 degrees, falling, clear; walleye good on nightcrawlers or
crankbaits; bluegill good on nightcrawlers or crickets; black bass
fair
on crankbaits, grubs or jigs; crappie fair on minnows; catfish fair on
chicken liver. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Table Rock (James River arm): 80 degrees, falling, dingy; catfish good
on stinkbaits, blood baits, chicken liver, nightcrawlers, cut shad and
small live bluegill; black bass good on soft plastic crayfish in
watermelon colors, fish shaded areas, boat docks or shaded rocky
banks;
walleye fair on spinnerbaits and stickbaits early in the morning in
deep
holes from point 15 on Table Rock Lake to H.L. Kerr Access on James
River;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Table Rock (main lake): 81 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on
soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits; catfish fair on live and
prepared baits. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Big Niangua: 81 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft
plastics; goggle-eye fair; all other species slow. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
James River (lower): 81 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on
nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics; all other
species fair.
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
ST. LOUIS REGION - Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 83 degrees, high, dingy;
black bass fair; bluegill fair; channel catfish fair; all other
species
slow; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on
8/21/2008)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 83 degrees,
falling, dingy; black bass fair; bluegill fair; channel catfish fair;
all other species slow; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter.
Big River: 80 degrees, falling, dingy; black bass slow with some
success on minnows and spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on worms and
stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 83 degrees, normal, dingy;
channel catfish fair on cut baits, blood baits and worms; bluegill
good on
crickets and worms; bass fair on spinnerbaits and minnows; all other
species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): falling, clear; black bass fair
on topwater lures with minnows; bluegill good on worms; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Meramec (below Eureka): falling, muddy; black bass good on buzzbaits
and crankbaits; channel catfish good on natural baits; carp fair on
corn;
all other species fair. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
Missouri (below New Haven): falling, muddy; all species fair on natural
baits. (Report made on 8/21/2008)
TROUT PARKS - Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, clear; water level near normal;
successful lures and baits include: dry flies (#18 renegade); jigs
(black and yellow); mini-jigs (peacock with yellow eye); glo balls
(baby
pink); also successful are kapok flies and yellow Power Baits. 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 8/21/2008)
Meramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; fishing has been good;
fish early in the day for best results; late evening has been good as
well; white and yellow baits and lures are working well; green rubber
legged jigs are working well; trout also doing well on worms. (Report
made on 8/21/2008)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; the
recent rain has not affected river conditions, the river remains clear
with good flow; use light line no heavier than 4 pound test for best
results; plastic eggs, worms and Power Baits in various colors have
been
working well in the bait area; try drifting baits beneath bobber with
or
without a sinker; in the fly zone: small dry flies, mini jigs and glo
balls have been producing good numbers of fish; check at the lodge for
the best colors and sizes. For current streamflow information check
the
streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07064440&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
(Report made on 8/21/2008)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, normal, clear; 2 to 3 pound test
line is recommended; plastic eggs, worms and marabou jigs are working
well in zone 1; check local fly shops for flies that are working well.
For current or detailed information call 417-847-2430. 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 8/21/2008)
Report By: MDC
