Missouri Department of Conservation

Statewide Weekly Fishing Report

8/14/2008 at 11:52:44

Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
Welcome to this week's fishing report!

The fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions. For current Missouri reservoir or river levels see the websites listed below.

Rivers: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=huc_cd

Reservoirs: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=lake&group_key=basin_cd

For more information about the fishing opportunities in these and other Missouri waters, consult the "2008 Fishing Prospects at Selected Missouri Lakes and Streams" available at: www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/prospects/

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:

83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and frogs; bluegill good on river worms and crickets; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater):

82 degrees, high, dingy; white bass slow with some success on light-colored soft plastics or light-colored Rooster Tails; black bass slow but try using worms and crankbaits; crappie slow with some success on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using whole shad, cut shad and stinkbaits. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize):

84 degrees, high, clear; 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 8/13/2008)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois):

84 degrees, high, dingy; crappie slow with some success on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua):

84 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 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 8/14/2008)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage):

84 degrees, 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 8/14/2008)

Little Dixie:

80 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow; area is closed for all activity including fishing from 10:00pm to 4:00am. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

RIVERS

Lamine:

82 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Missouri (Middle):

83 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia):

82 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

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KANSAS CITY REGION: (816) 655-6254

LAKES

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 8/14/2008)

Montrose:

83 degrees, dingy; black bass fair in tributaries; catfish fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake):

80 degrees, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake):

80 degrees, high, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Smithville:

80 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good using nightcrawlers in the shallows; largemouth bass slow with some success using Senkos, shallow-running crankbaits near vegetation and flipping Brush Hogs or jigs to the tree lines above the bridges; walleye fair using minnows, worms, leeches and crankbaits along the points and flats; white bass fair using topwater lures; crappie slow with some success using minnows and jigs at brush piles and bridge pillars; Smithville Lake Spillway: all species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Truman:

84 degrees, high, clear; catfish good on the flats using rod and reel with nightcrawlers and in 30 foot depths using juglines with perch; crappie good at 12 foot depths in the cedars using minnows and jigs; black bass good on the main lake points using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; white bass and hybrid bass fair using spoons and Sassy Shad. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Truman Tailwaters:

84 degrees, clear; releasing 500 cfs; catfish fair using shad; white bass and hybrid bass fair early morning and late evening; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

RIVERS

Missouri River:

high, muddy; catfish good using shad sides on trotlines and jug lines. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

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NORTHEAST REGION: (660) 785-2424

LAKES

Hunnewell:

82 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on plastic worms; channel catfish fair on cheese baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Long Branch:

80 degrees, high, water beginning to clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Mark Twain:

82 degrees, high, muddy; open for use during the daylight hours; all species are slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Sever:

86 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on liver, nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on jerkbaits; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on crickets and Rooster Tails; redear sunfish fair on mealworms and red wigglers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Thomas Hill:

80 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

RIVERS

Mississippi (above St. Louis):

75 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and nightcrawlers on sand edges near the channel; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish fair with cut baits near dams at dusk and dawn; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Salt (below Mark Twain):

75 degrees, muddy; river still high; dangerous currents. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

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NORTHWEST REGION: (816) 271-3111

LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake:

80 degrees, normal, clear; crappie and bluegill good on live baits, bass good; channel catfish good on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Mozingo:

80 degrees, falling, clear; crappie and bluegill good over deep brush on live baits; bass and walleye fair on crankbaits; black bass fair; channel catfish good. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Paho:

80 degrees, falling, dingy; catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Pony Express:

80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms; crappie good at 12 to 15 foot depths on jigs; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

RIVERS

Grand:

78 degrees, falling, muddy; flathead catfish fair; all other species good. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Missouri (below Iowa line):

82 degrees, normal, dingy; flathead catfish good on worms and sunfish; channel catfish good on worms; blue catfish good on cut baits; carp fair on worms. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

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OZARK REGION: (417) 255-9561

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East):

86 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Norfork:

84 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.):

77 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on soft plastic lures and jigs; goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures; channel catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Big Piney (Upper):

79 degrees, normal, dingy; goggle-eye and redear sunfish fair on live baits; black bass fair on topwater lures early morning and late evening. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Bryant Creek:

73 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on liver; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Current:

77 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on tube jigs and topwater lures; suckers good on worms. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Eleven Point:

62 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn and live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.):

78 degrees, normal, dingy; goggle-eye good on jigs and soft plasitic lures and jigs; channel catfish good on live baits; black bass fair on soft plastic lures and crankbaits. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Gasconade (upper):

81 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Jack's Fork:

81 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures, good early morning and late evening. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

North Fork:

71 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver; walleye fair on nightcrawlers or Rogues; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

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SOUTHEAST REGION: (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake:

86 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Council Bluff:

normal, clear; black bass fair on topwater lures and dark colored soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Cypress Lake:

79 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair; bluegill fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Duck Creek:

82 degrees, clear; bluegill best on crickets and jigs; black bass good on topwater lures and worms; channel catfish good on worms. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Lake Girardeau:

82 degrees, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Perry County Lake:

87 degrees, clear; channel catfish slow with some success on cut baits; small bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Robert DeLaney Lake:

channel catfish fair on natural baits; bluegill fair on crickets; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Wappapello:

black bass fair on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits; bluegill good on crickets and worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair using live baits on jug lines and trotlines at night. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis):

79 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Castor River (above Zalma):

low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Mississippi (below Charleston):

falling, all species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

St. Francis (above Wappapello):

low, clear; smallmouth bass fair early morning and late evening in deeper holes on topwater lures and buzzbaits; channel catfish fair on large minnows drifted in deeper holes; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

St. Francis (below Wappapello):

85 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on trotlines and limb lines using stinkbaits, worms or liver; flathead catfish fair on trotlines and limb lines using bluegill and goldfish; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; bluegill fair on wax worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

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SOUTHWEST REGION: (417) 895-6881

LAKES

Bull Shoals (West):

76-80 degrees, falling, clear; walleye fair to good on jerkbaits; black bass fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Lake Taneycomo:

54 degrees, high, dingy; upper lake: trout good on chartreuse/silver Rooster Tails and marabou jigs; lower lake: trout good on chartreuse/yellow colored Power Baits. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Pomme de Terre:

84 degrees, normal, clear; black bass slow but try using plastic baits around structure in 10 to 15 foot depths; crappie slow with some success on minnows or jigs; white bass and walleye slow but try trolling with Road Runners or Wiggle Warts; catfish slow with some success floating trotlines with crayfish; bluegill slow but striking on worms and crickets at 10 foot depths along bluffs or back of coves. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Stockton:

85 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 hotdogs or chicken livers. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Table Rock (James River arm):

80 degrees, falling, dingy; catfish good on stinkbaits, blood baits, chicken liver, nightcrawlers, cut shad and live small bluegill; smallmouth bass good on soft plastic crayfish, use watermelon or junebug colors, also try 1/2 oz. brown bass jigs tipped with matching colored soft plastic crawdad; goggle-eye good on small crankbaits, soft plastic crayfish and soft plastic minnows, use 1/8 oz. jig head and fish deep pockets of water or around large chunk rock, also biting on live baits drifted in and around heavy cover in early morning or late evening; walleye fair on spinnerbaits and stickbaits in early morning or on overcast days 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 8/14/2008)

Table Rock (main lake):

88 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics and live baits; bluegill fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

RIVERS

Big Niangua:

80 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft plastics; trout good on bright colors; goggle-eye fair. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

James River (lower):

80 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on soft plastics; catfish good on nightcrawlers; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

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ST. LOUIS REGION: (636) 300-1953

LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33:

86 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair; bluegill fair; channel catfish fair; all other species slow; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24:

86 degrees, falling, dingy; black bass fair; bluegill fair; channel catfish fair; all other species slow; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

RIVERS

Big River:

83 degrees, falling, dingy; black bass slow with some success on minnows and spinnerbaits; channel catfish good on worms and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.):

81 degrees, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut baits, blood baits and worms; bluegill good on crickets and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.):

78 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on top water with minnows; bluegill good on worms; channel catfish fair on sunfish and prepared baits. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

Meramec (below Eureka):

80 degrees, high, 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 8/14/2008)

Missouri (below New Haven):

80 degrees, falling, muddy; all species fair on natural baits. (Report made on 8/14/2008)

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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 8/14/2008)

Maramec 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 worms doing well. Aquatic weeds will be cut August 18 to 21. (Report made on 8/13/2008)

Montauk State Park:

59 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good; use light line no heavier than 2 pound test for best results; fishing has been good using various wet flies; inline spinnerbaits, crayfish and creature lures are also producing nice fish; marabou jigs in gray, white, black and black/yellow are good choices; bait fishermen have been doing well using worms, various garlic scented doughbaits, corn and marshmallows; try drift fishing baits beneath a bobber with and without a sinker. 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 8/14/2008)

Roaring River State Park:

58 degrees, normal, clear; 2-3 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. The "Back to School Kids' Fishing Day" will be held on Aug. 16. Lots of trout stocked all day, classes, prizes, and contests. Everything is free for the kids and their families. 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 8/13/2008)

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