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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill good on crickets and worms; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits (after sunset); all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Blind Pony Lake: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow; this lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 71 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow on worms and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass fair using light colored soft plastics and light colored Rooster Tails; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 89 degrees, dingy; black bass fair off points using dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut bait and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 89 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 89 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs, go a little deeper than you think and get to the brush; crappie fair on minnows; catfish fair with cut bait on jug lines at 15 feet deep.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 89 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs, go a little deeper than you think and get to the brush; crappie fair on minnows; catfish fair with cut bait on jug lines at 15 feet deep.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Little Dixie: 79 degrees, high, muddy; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and earthworms; channel catfish good on chicken livers and stinkbait; all other species slow. Area closed to all activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Lamine: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Missouri (Middle): 78 degrees, high, muddy; all species of catfish fair on cut baits and live bait. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 71 degrees, high, muddy; crappie fair using minnows and jigs; catfish good on cut shad and turkey livers; white bass good using spinners; black bass slow on topwater lures and plastic worms.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 82 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good; channel catfish, largemouth bass, crappie and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Montrose: 84 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 82 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 82 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Smithville: 81 degrees, dingy; catfish good using nightcrawlers, sunfish and shad with some being taken on stinkbaits; walleye fair using chartreuse jigs in 4-8 feet of water around brush; largemouth bass fair using spinnerbaits, jigs and buzzbaits (green and/or chartreuse seem to be working well); crappie fair using minnows in 10' or less of water; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Truman: 81 degrees, high, clear; releasing 35,100 cfs; catfish good using live baits and cut bait; crappie good using minnows and jigs; largemouth bass good off points early and late using topwater lures and plastic worms during daytime; white bass and hybrid bass fair trolling with crankbaits and Sassy Shad or drifting with live bait; bowfishing is good in the flooded vegetation. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Truman Tailwaters: 81 degrees, clear; catfish good on live baits; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, catfish good using nightcrawlers. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 79 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on Twister Tails; largemouth bass fair on Rapalas; channel catfish fair on doughbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Long Branch: 79 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Mark Twain: 82 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair using trotlines and limb lines on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Sever: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and red wigglers; channel catfish good on worms, liver and stinkbait; black bass fair on jerkbaits and shallow crankbaits; crappie fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Thomas Hill: 83 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on setlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 79 degrees, high, muddy; river is at flood stage, many ramps are unusable due to high water; channel catfish fair on live baits and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 72 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 80 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass good on topwater during lowlight hours; channel catfish good on liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Mozingo: 80 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass good on topwater in the mornings along weed lines, drop shotting also working; crappie good over deep brush; channel catfish good on cut bait; walleye fair, scattered. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Paho: 80 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish and largemouth bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Pony Express: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on jigs around structures; catfish good on chicken livers; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
RIVERS
Grand: 76 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 79 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 88 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on trotlines; black bass fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Norfork: 86 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on trotlines; black bass fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures and jigs. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics in early morning and late evening; goggle-eye fair on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Bryant Creek: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures; channel catfish good on live baits. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Current: 74 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass good on jigs; suckers good on worms. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 76 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures and jigs; channel catfish slow on live baits. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Jack's Fork: 80 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on brown grubs. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Council Bluff: 86 degrees, normal, channel catfish good on liver and worms; largemouth bass good on dark soft colored plastics and spinnerbaits during low light periods; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Cypress Lake: 86 degrees, dingy; bluegill fair on small jigs at one to two feet deep, worms and crickets; crappie fair on jigs and minnows at three to four feet deep; black bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and soft plastics; channel catfish good on worms, cut baits and stinkbaits. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Duck Creek: 87 degrees, dingy; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and jigs; largemouth bass fair at boat dock; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake Girardeau: 72 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on jerkbaits and plastic worms; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Perry County Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Robert DeLaney Lake: Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Wappapello: normal; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms early and late in the day; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait using trotlines and jug lines at night; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 77 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures early and late; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Mississippi (below Charleston): Channel catfish fair on worms especially after dark; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): 72 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 85 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, worms and stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on live bait such as small bluegill and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): high, clear; dam area: temperature 77-80, walleye fair on jerkbaits and nightcrawlers; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; Beaver Creek: temperature 84-87, black bass fair on soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; catfish fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake Taneycomo: 47 degrees, high, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on white, black, and olive colored marabou jigs, Rooster Tails and crankbaits; lower lake: rainbow trout good on Power Baits and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Pomme de Terre: 86 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on live bait; black bass fair on plastics in 15' to 20' of water around main lake points and edges of drop offs; crappie fair on minnows around structure in deep water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Stockton: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows in 15' to 25' of water in brushy cover; black bass good on crankbaits, Texas rigs, and jig and pig; walleye fair on jig and minnow, or jig and worm; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Table Rock (James River arm): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on 10" soft plastic worms and jigs while fishing rocky bluffs in 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on 10" soft plastic worms and jigs while fishing rocky bluffs in 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 72 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass slow, best on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
James River (lower): 82 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on live baits, try crayfish, cut bait and minnows; bluegill good on crickets, nightcrawlers, and small crankbaits; black bass slow on live baits and lures, try topwater lures in morning and evenings. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbaits, limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow on minnows; black bass fair on jerkbaits; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and stinkbait, limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
RIVERS
Big River: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill good on worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on cut bait and blood bait; black bass fair on minnows and plastic worms; all other species slow on worms. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 78 degrees, falling, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics and minnows; channel catfish good on prepared baits and small bluegill; sunfish and goggle-eye good on live bait; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Meramec (below Eureka): 78 degrees, falling, clear; black bass good on crankbaits and Rapalas; channel catfish good on worms and liver; bluegill good on worms and crickets; carp good on doughbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Missouri (below New Haven): 80 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is about normal and clearing; best lures: black and yellow colored and orange and pink colored marabou jigs, red and original colored Cracklebacks, cream midges, orange with brown stripe colored Rooster Tails, grey scuds, black and yellow wooly buggers with gold plated head, brown roach, peach colored and yellow colored Power Baits and cheese balls, white rubber worms and tri-colored glo balls. July fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Maramec Spring Park: 56 degrees, water is clear and flow is normal for this time of year. The new rootwads in the lower section are holding fish well. Try small Rapalas if they are not hitting on the usual doughbait and plastic worms. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, the river level is normal and steady as of 8:30 a.m. on June 30th. The water is clear. Fishing is good on all baits with the best fishing in the morning and evening hours.
Aquatic vegetation removal will be conducted in upper Spring Branch on July 7th and 8th.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Roaring River State Park: 57 degrees, normal, water is getting very clear; use 2 lb test or lighter; white and orange plastic baits are working well; brown Power Bait eggs and worms are doing great; spinners and marabou jigs are working well. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill good on crickets and worms; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits (after sunset); all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Blind Pony Lake: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow; this lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 71 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow on worms and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass fair using light colored soft plastics and light colored Rooster Tails; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 89 degrees, dingy; black bass fair off points using dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair using worms, cut bait and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 89 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species slow.
(Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 89 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs, go a little deeper than you think and get to the brush; crappie fair on minnows; catfish fair with cut bait on jug lines at 15 feet deep.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 89 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs, go a little deeper than you think and get to the brush; crappie fair on minnows; catfish fair with cut bait on jug lines at 15 feet deep.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Little Dixie: 79 degrees, high, muddy; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and earthworms; channel catfish good on chicken livers and stinkbait; all other species slow. Area closed to all activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Lamine: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Missouri (Middle): 78 degrees, high, muddy; all species of catfish fair on cut baits and live bait. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 71 degrees, high, muddy; crappie fair using minnows and jigs; catfish good on cut shad and turkey livers; white bass good using spinners; black bass slow on topwater lures and plastic worms.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 82 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good; channel catfish, largemouth bass, crappie and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Montrose: 84 degrees, dingy; full pool; catfish fair; all other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 82 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 82 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Smithville: 81 degrees, dingy; catfish good using nightcrawlers, sunfish and shad with some being taken on stinkbaits; walleye fair using chartreuse jigs in 4-8 feet of water around brush; largemouth bass fair using spinnerbaits, jigs and buzzbaits (green and/or chartreuse seem to be working well); crappie fair using minnows in 10' or less of water; all other species slow.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Truman: 81 degrees, high, clear; releasing 35,100 cfs; catfish good using live baits and cut bait; crappie good using minnows and jigs; largemouth bass good off points early and late using topwater lures and plastic worms during daytime; white bass and hybrid bass fair trolling with crankbaits and Sassy Shad or drifting with live bait; bowfishing is good in the flooded vegetation. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Truman Tailwaters: 81 degrees, clear; catfish good on live baits; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, catfish good using nightcrawlers. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 79 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on Twister Tails; largemouth bass fair on Rapalas; channel catfish fair on doughbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Long Branch: 79 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Mark Twain: 82 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair using trotlines and limb lines on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Sever: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and red wigglers; channel catfish good on worms, liver and stinkbait; black bass fair on jerkbaits and shallow crankbaits; crappie fair on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Thomas Hill: 83 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on setlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 79 degrees, high, muddy; river is at flood stage, many ramps are unusable due to high water; channel catfish fair on live baits and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 72 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 80 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass good on topwater during lowlight hours; channel catfish good on liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Mozingo: 80 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass good on topwater in the mornings along weed lines, drop shotting also working; crappie good over deep brush; channel catfish good on cut bait; walleye fair, scattered. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Paho: 80 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish and largemouth bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Pony Express: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on jigs around structures; catfish good on chicken livers; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
RIVERS
Grand: 76 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 79 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 88 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on trotlines; black bass fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Norfork: 86 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on trotlines; black bass fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 75 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures and jigs. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics in early morning and late evening; goggle-eye fair on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Bryant Creek: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures; channel catfish good on live baits. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Current: 74 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass good on jigs; suckers good on worms. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 76 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures and jigs; channel catfish slow on live baits. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Jack's Fork: 80 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on brown grubs. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Council Bluff: 86 degrees, normal, channel catfish good on liver and worms; largemouth bass good on dark soft colored plastics and spinnerbaits during low light periods; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Cypress Lake: 86 degrees, dingy; bluegill fair on small jigs at one to two feet deep, worms and crickets; crappie fair on jigs and minnows at three to four feet deep; black bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and soft plastics; channel catfish good on worms, cut baits and stinkbaits. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Duck Creek: 87 degrees, dingy; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and jigs; largemouth bass fair at boat dock; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake Girardeau: 72 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on jerkbaits and plastic worms; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Perry County Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Robert DeLaney Lake: Channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Wappapello: normal; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms early and late in the day; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait using trotlines and jug lines at night; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 77 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures early and late; channel catfish fair on worms and live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Mississippi (below Charleston): Channel catfish fair on worms especially after dark; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): 72 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 85 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, worms and stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on live bait such as small bluegill and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): high, clear; dam area: temperature 77-80, walleye fair on jerkbaits and nightcrawlers; black bass fair on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; Beaver Creek: temperature 84-87, black bass fair on soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; catfish fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Lake Taneycomo: 47 degrees, high, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on white, black, and olive colored marabou jigs, Rooster Tails and crankbaits; lower lake: rainbow trout good on Power Baits and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Pomme de Terre: 86 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on live bait; black bass fair on plastics in 15' to 20' of water around main lake points and edges of drop offs; crappie fair on minnows around structure in deep water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Stockton: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows in 15' to 25' of water in brushy cover; black bass good on crankbaits, Texas rigs, and jig and pig; walleye fair on jig and minnow, or jig and worm; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Table Rock (James River arm): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass good on 10" soft plastic worms and jigs while fishing rocky bluffs in 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on 10" soft plastic worms and jigs while fishing rocky bluffs in 25' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 72 degrees, low, clear; goggle-eye good on soft plastics and jigs; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass slow, best on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
James River (lower): 82 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on live baits, try crayfish, cut bait and minnows; bluegill good on crickets, nightcrawlers, and small crankbaits; black bass slow on live baits and lures, try topwater lures in morning and evenings. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on chicken liver and stinkbaits, limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow on minnows; black bass fair on jerkbaits; channel catfish fair on chicken livers and stinkbait, limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
RIVERS
Big River: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 76 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill good on worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on cut bait and blood bait; black bass fair on minnows and plastic worms; all other species slow on worms. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 78 degrees, falling, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics and minnows; channel catfish good on prepared baits and small bluegill; sunfish and goggle-eye good on live bait; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Meramec (below Eureka): 78 degrees, falling, clear; black bass good on crankbaits and Rapalas; channel catfish good on worms and liver; bluegill good on worms and crickets; carp good on doughbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
Missouri (below New Haven): 80 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is about normal and clearing; best lures: black and yellow colored and orange and pink colored marabou jigs, red and original colored Cracklebacks, cream midges, orange with brown stripe colored Rooster Tails, grey scuds, black and yellow wooly buggers with gold plated head, brown roach, peach colored and yellow colored Power Baits and cheese balls, white rubber worms and tri-colored glo balls. July fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
(Report made on 7/1/2010)
Maramec Spring Park: 56 degrees, water is clear and flow is normal for this time of year. The new rootwads in the lower section are holding fish well. Try small Rapalas if they are not hitting on the usual doughbait and plastic worms. (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, the river level is normal and steady as of 8:30 a.m. on June 30th. The water is clear. Fishing is good on all baits with the best fishing in the morning and evening hours.
Aquatic vegetation removal will be conducted in upper Spring Branch on July 7th and 8th.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 7/1/2010)
Roaring River State Park: 57 degrees, normal, water is getting very clear; use 2 lb test or lighter; white and orange plastic baits are working well; brown Power Bait eggs and worms are doing great; spinners and marabou jigs are working well. (Report made on 6/30/2010)
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