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- Jul 23, 2010
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- Lebanon, MO
Missouri Department of Conservation
Statewide Fishing Report
Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
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.
If an area is missing, please contact the appropriate regional MDC office or
trout location for details: Central 573-815-7900, Kansas City 816-622-0900,
Northeast 660-785-2420, Northwest 816-271-3100, Ozark 417-256-7161, Saint
Louis 636-441-4554, Southeast 573-290-5730, Southwest 417-895-6880, Bennett
Spring State Park 417-532-4418, Maramec Spring Park 573-265-7801, Montauk
State Park 573-548-2585, Roaring River State Park 417-847-2430.
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Central
Blind Pony Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Good Bluegill:?Good Channel
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 77?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
largemouth bass?good on soft plastics; bluegill and channel catfish good on
worms; all other?species slow; the lake is closed to private boats and bait
held or transported in containers with water is prohibited.
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Slow White Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass slow, try worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow,
try light colored soft plastics, crappie jigs and Rooster Tails; crappie
slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, worms and
stinkbaits.
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair White Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Fair
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow
on light colored soft plastics and spoons; crappie fair on crappie jigs and
minnows; catfish fair on cut shad, chicken livers and cut bluegill.
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Black Bass:?Fair White Bass:?Slow
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie and white bass slow; black bass fair on soft plastic worms; catfish
fair on cut bait.
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Slow Catfish:?Good White
Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass good using spinnerbaits; crappie slow, try using dark colored
jigs; catfish good using cut shad; white bass fair, try using dark colored
plastics.
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Slow Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair, try using crankbaits; crappie slow, try using dark colored
plastic jigs; catfish fair, try using cut shad; white bass fair, try using
natural baits.?
Lamine River Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Blue Catfish:?Good Crappie:?Good
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
the Lamine River is 5' feet high and falling; channel catfish fair around
Harriman Hill Access; blue catfish good on setlines baited with goldfish and
shad sides below De Bourgmont Access; crappie good on minnows by brush piles
near Old Highway 50 Access; all other species slow.
Little Dixie Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
crappie?fair on?live minnows; channel catfish fair; largemouth bass fair;
all other species slow;?all use including fishing is prohibited from 10 p.m.
to 4 a.m.
Missouri River (Middle) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Blue Catfish:?Good Channel Catfish:?Fair
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
blue catfish?good on cut carp; channel catfish fair on worms; all other
species slow.
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Slow White Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Catfish:?Fair
black bass slow, try worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow,
try light colored soft plastics, crappie jigs and Rooster Tails; crappie
slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, worms and
stinkbaits.
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Kansas City
Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 81?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
All other species fair.
James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 75?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
channel catfish fair on chicken liver and cut baits; largemouth bass good on
crankbaits; bluegill good on worms around brush piles and spawning beds;
redear sunfish fair on small jigs on spawning beds; crappie slow with some
success on jigs 2' under a bobber near deep water brush.
Missouri River (Kansas City area) Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 69?
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
catfish have slowed with the falling water; blue catfish continue to bite on
worms and bluegill; all other species slow.
Montrose Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Fair Black Bass:?Fair Black Crappie:?Slow
Temperature: 85?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
fishing pressure light.
Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 81?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
All other species fair.
Truman Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Crappie:?Fair Black Bass:?Fair Catfish:?Good White
Bass:?Slow
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
Lake level is 717.49.
Truman Lake Tailwaters Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
All species fair.
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Northeast
Henry Sever Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow.
Hunnewell Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Good
Bluegill:?Good Redear Sunfish:?Good
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish fair on chicken livers; largemouth bass good using Rapalas;
bluegill and redear sunfish good using earthworms; all other species slow;
the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in
containers? is prohibited.?
Long Branch Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Crappie:?Fair Hybrid Striped Bass
(Wiper; Whiterock Bass):?Good Black Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 68?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers,
leeches and bluegill; hybrid striped bass good on shad lures; black bass fair
off points; all other species slow.
Mark Twain Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Fair Blue Catfish:?Good
Flathead Catfish:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 64?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
crappie fair on jigs and minnows; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and
spinnerbaits; blue catfish good on green sunfish, goldfish and cut shad;
flathead and channel catfish fair on green sunfish and goldfish; all other
species slow.
Mississippi River (upper) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Flathead Catfish:?Fair Freshwater
Drum:?Good
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
most ramps are closed; channel catfish good on cut baits; flathead catfish
fair on green sunfish or goldfish; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other
species slow.
Salt (below Mark Twain) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Freshwater Drum:?Good Longnose
Gar:?Good
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish fair on live baits; drum good on nightcrawlers; gar good on
crappie jigs and minnows; all other species slow.
Thomas Hill Reservoir Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair along Hwy T rocks using minnows and jigs; all other species
slow.
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Northwest
Bilby Ranch Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Good Crappie:?Slow Bluegill:?Good
Channel Catfish:?Good
Low 70's, dingy; channel catfish good on liver and cut bait; black bass good
on the dam and in shallow water; crappie slow; bluegill good on worms, but
small.
Grand River Reported on: 6/19/13
76 degrees, high and falling fast, muddy; all species slow.
Lake Paho Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Flathead Catfish:?Good Largemouth
Bass:?Good
72 degrees; the tubes at the north end of the lake have been productive for
channel catfish and flathead catfish after several rains; channel catfish
continue to hit on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; largemouth bass continue to
be found in the flooded vegetation with large spinner and soft plastic baits;
all other species fair.
Missouri River (upper) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Flathead Catfish:?Good Blue Catfish:?Good Channel
Catfish:?Fair Common Carp:?Good
73 degrees, high, dingy; flathead catfish good on worms and live bait; blue
catfish good on cut bait and fair on worms; channel catfish fair on worms;
carp good on corn and fair on worms; all other species slow.
Mozingo Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Black Bass:?Good Largemouth
Bass:?Good Bluegill:?Good Crappie:?Fair
76 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on natural baits such as
chicken livers, nightcrawlers and cut shad; crappie fair on jigs in shallow
water; largemouth bass good on plastics; bluegill good on worms in shallows;
black bass good; walleye fair.
Pony Express Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Good
74 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on liver and stinkbait; bluegill good
on worms; all other species fair.
Smithville Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair Catfish:?Good Largemouth Bass:?Fair White
Bass:?Fair Walleye:?Fair
71 degrees, crappie fair on minnows and jigs with fish being caught in 10'
plus water; catfish good on cut shad and nightcrawlers; recent rains have
caused water levels of incoming creeks and river to rise, which in turn seems
to have increased the channel/ blue catfish bite; largemouth bass fair on a
variety of plastic baits; white bass fair on lake points with shad
imitations; walleye fair with some fish being taken on larger points with
nightcrawlers or Rattle Traps.
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Ozark
Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs.
Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Fair
Temperature: 69?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
black bass fair on soft plastic baits and nightcrawlers; goggle-eye fair on
soft plastics; all other species fair.
Bryant Creek Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits.
Bull Shoals Lake (East) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 80?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on soft plastic baits.
Current River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Suckers:?Good
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass good on soft plastics; suckers good on nightcrawlers.
Eleven Point River Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 60?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
all species fair.
Gasconade River (middle) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 73?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs; channel
catfish fair on live baits.
Gasconade River (upper) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Good
Sunfish:?Good
Temperature: 73?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass and goggle-eye good on small plastics and live bait.
Jacks Fork River Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
all species good on soft plastic baits.
Norfork Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 79?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on soft plastic baits.
North Fork of the White River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good
Temperature: 68?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass and google-eye good on soft plastic baits.
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Southeast
Black River (above Clearwater Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Slow Bluegill:?Slow White Bass:?Slow
Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Fair
Temperature: 77?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass good on soft plastics, pumpkin colored worms, black and gold
Zara Spooks and live bait; goggle-eye fair on small soft plastic jigs and
worms; all?other species slow.
Black River (below Clearwater Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair White Bass:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut baits; crappie fair on minnows
and assorted jigs;?white bass fair below Clearwater spillway with assorted
jigs and minnows; all other species slow.
Castor River (above Zalma) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Slow Bluegill:?Slow Black Bass:?Good
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on live baits and spinnerbaits; all other species slow.
Clearwater Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Black Bass:?Slow White Bass:?Slow
Largemouth Bass:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Slow
Temperature: 83?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
crappie slow on assorted jigs in willow thickets and off of points; channel
catfish slow on nightcrawlers;?largemouth bass slow on topwater plugs; all
other species slow.
Council Bluff Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow Largemouth Bass:?Good
Channel Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Slow
Temperature: 77?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
largemouth bass good on dark colored soft plastics;?channel catfish good on
liver; all other species slow.
Cypress Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Largemouth Bass:?Fair Bluegill:?Fair Redear
Sunfish:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 82?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1' - 3' of water on jigs, crickets and
worms; largemouth bass fair in 1' - 3' of water on minnows, jigs, plastic
worms and crankbaits; channel catfish fair in 2' -?8' of?water on worms,
crickets and stinkbait; crappie slow on minnows and jigs in 1' - 3' of water;
all other species slow.? NEW CRAPPIE REGULATION: no length limit on crappie
on Cypress Lake, the daily limit of 15?remains in effect.
Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1 Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Slow
Bluegill:?Slow Redear Sunfish:?Slow
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
all?species slow.
Lake Girardeau Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Fair Bluegill:?Good Crappie:?Slow
Channel Catfish:?Slow
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
bluegill good on worms and crickets; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and
plastic worms;?all other species slow.
Mississippi River (Middle) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Blue Catfish:?Fair Flathead
Catfish:?Fair
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish?and blue catfish fair on worms, cut baits?and stinkbaits;
flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Fair Flathead
Catfish:?Slow Blue Catfish:?Slow
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish fair on cut baits and worms; all?other species slow.
Perry County Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Sunfish:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Fair Channel
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 79?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
channel catfish good at night on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on
plastic worms; sunfish fair on live bait; crappie slow on live bait and jigs;
all other species slow.
Robert DeLaney Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Bluegill:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair Black
Bass:?Fair
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
bluegill fair on crickets and waxworms;?channel catfish fair on chicken
livers and worms;?black bass fair on worms; all other?species slow. NEW
CRAPPIE REGULATION: no length limit on crappie on DeLaney Lake, the daily
limit of 15 remains in effect.
St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Green Sunfish:?Slow Longear Sunfish:?Slow Black
Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Good Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 82?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie good on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait and
nightcrawlers;?black bass fair on hard and soft plastic lures; all other
species slow.?
St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Flathead Catfish:?Good Black
Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish?good?on pole and line and trotlines with?stinkbaits,
chicken liver?and worms; flathead catfish good on trotlines with live
bait?(small goldfish or sunfish);?all other species slow.
Wappapello Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Good
Bluegill:?Good
Temperature: 81?
Water Level: high
channel catfish good using nightcrawlers and live bait on jug lines and
trotlines at night and near rocky areas;?bluegill good using crickets and
worms; black bass fair using crankbaits and spinnerbaits early and late in
the day; all other species slow. Anglers should note the 9" minimum length
limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Recorded lake level and
other infomation can be received by calling the Wappapello Lake Information
Hotline at?573-222-8139 or 1-877-lake-info.
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Southwest
Bull Shoals Lake (West) Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good White Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Fair
Walleye:?Fair
Temperature: 82?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
black bass good on topwater lures, spinnerbaits, soft plastics and jigs;
crappie?fair on minnows near brush piles; white bass fair on Alabama Rig (3
hooks only) with white plastic grubs, small Rapalas, and while trolling;
walleye fair on jerkbaits and crankbaits; all other species slow.
James River Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Catfish:?Good White Bass:?Good
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
black bass good on topwater lures in low light, also try buzzbaits and Zara
Spooks, fish gravel points in 8' - 15' of water in early morning using
Carolina rig with soft plastics and nightcrawlers or football jigs; white
bass good on Rattle Traps or while trolling in 5' of water; catfish good on
live minnows and nightcrawlers, try drifting and trotlines; bluegill good on
worms and crickets in 4' - 5' of water along the banks; crappie fair on jigs
and minnows on brush piles and lay downs in about 8' of water and on the
banks.
Lake Taneycomo Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Good
Temperature: 52?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
trout good in the upper portion of the lake on black/chrome and
white/chrome?Rooster Tails and Rapalas; trout good in the lower portion of
the lake on fluorescent orange, green, white and pink Power Bait nuggets; all
other species slow.
Niangua River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Good
Rainbow Trout:?Good
Temperature: 65?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
black bass?good on minnows and soft plastics; goggle-eye?good on minnows
and soft plastics; trout?good on bright colored Power Baits.?
Pomme de Terre Reservoir Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Good Walleye:?Good
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie good over brush in 20' of water; black bass good on main lake points
with plastics; walleye good on crankbaits over flats; catfish good on jug
lines with live bait.
Stockton Lake Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Walleye:?Good Crappie:?Fair
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on topwater lures and finesse worms; walleye good on worm
harnesses and jigs tipped with minnows; catfish fair on nightcrawlers and
bluegill; crappie fair on crankbaits.
Table Rock Lake (James River arm) Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Flathead Catfish:?Good Channel
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 75?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
catfish good on trotlines, limb lines or pole and line, flathead catfish good
on live bait, channel catfish good on chicken liver, nightcrawlers,
stinkbaits, shrimp and cut shad; black bass?fair on?crankbaits that dive
10' - 12',?white spinnerbaits with a gold blade thrown against rocky
bluffs?are also working well, also try topwater baits with a Zara Spook type
lure; all other species slow.?
Table Rock Lake (main lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Fair Walleye:?Fair
Temperature: 79?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
black bass good on topwater baits in the early morning, later in the day try
fishing points off the main lake in 18' - 35' of water using UV finesse worms
on a drop shot rig; walleye fair on nightcrawlers in 15' of water; crappie
fair on small crankbaits and spinners in 10' - 12' of water; all other
species slow.
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St. Louis
Big River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Fair
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on cut bait, blood bait and livers; black bass fair on
worms; bluegill fair on natural bait; all other species?fair on natural
bait.
Bourbeuse River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Fair Black Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Bluegill:?Slow
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
Channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow.
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33 Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Good
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on doughbait and livers; black bass good on plastic
worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on worms.
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23 Reported on:
6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Good Black Bass:?Good
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on doughbait and livers; black bass good on plastic
worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on worms.? Please
remove your trash.
Meramec River (Crawford Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Slow Black Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Bluegill:?Slow :?Slow
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
All species slow.
Meramec River (St. Louis Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Fair Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Slow
Bluegill:?Good
Temperature: 75?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish fair on worms and livers; black bass good on topwater lures
and plastic worms; bluegill good on worms; all other species slow.
Mississippi River (St. Louis Region) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Slow Black Bass Bluegill Crappie
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
Catfish are being caught on cut shad and skipjack herring.
Missouri River (Lower) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Slow Bluegill Black Bass
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
Catfish are being caught on cut shad and skipjack herring.
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Trout Parks
Bennett Spring State Park Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Good Brown Trout:?Fair
Temperature: 54?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
Zone 1 and 2 lures that are working well are:?gold plated black and
yellow?colored and orange colored marabou jigs; white colored, and easter
egg colored glo balls; brown with orange tail?colored, brown with brown tail
colored, and Jimi Hendrix colored?Rooster Tails; chartreuse brassie;
white?floss; blue, red and gold colored Cracklebacks; brown midge; Zone 3
baits that are popular are Gulp minnow grubs, Berkley Power Bait white extra
scent, trout nuggets.? June fishing Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.? Moss
cutting is scheduled for June 25th and 26th.? We will begin around 8:00 a.m.
and finish by 3:00 p.m.? Thank you for your patience.
Maramec Spring Park Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Fair Brown Trout:?Slow
Temperature: 56?
fishing is slow; the spring branch is green in color and?has good
flow;?remember to use light weight line and tackle; fish are holding in deep
areas of swift water and near submerged habitat, target these areas for best
success;?feather jigs in black and white, brown and yellow?colors are
producing good numbers of fish; trout worms in orange/white, green/white and
yellow are good choices; tightlining doughbait?in swift water is?producing
fish in the late afternoon; fishing hours for the month of?June?are?6:30
a.m. to 8:30 p.m.??For more information call 573-265-7801.
Montauk State Park Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Good
Temperature: 58?
The river level is slightly above?normal, the water is clear; 2 lb. test
fishing line or lighter is recommended; fishing is good on most baits; white,
brown and yellow scented dough and putty baits are working well in the bait
zones; most flies, Rooster Tails and jigs in black and yellow, olive colors
and other dark colors are working well, some colors work better at different
times of the day; the best fishing is in the mornings and evenings,
especially on warmer days.? June fishing hours?are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.?
For up-to-date stream conditions check
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440
Fish Management Notice
Trout Stocking
The Conservation Department stocks trout in each of the trout parks every
evening from the day before the March 1 opener through Oct. 30. Tag sale
estimates determine a daily stocking rate average of 2.25 fish per expected
angler. Except on opening day, three fish are stocked for every expected
angler. From March 1 to Oct. 31, the parks will collectively sell more than
400,000 tags and stock more than 900,000 fish. These fish will average about
12 inches long over the season, but some variation occurs. Dozens of lunkers
weighing upwards of 3 pounds are stocked each year. A few tip the scales at
more than 10 pounds.
Statewide Fishing Report
Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
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.
If an area is missing, please contact the appropriate regional MDC office or
trout location for details: Central 573-815-7900, Kansas City 816-622-0900,
Northeast 660-785-2420, Northwest 816-271-3100, Ozark 417-256-7161, Saint
Louis 636-441-4554, Southeast 573-290-5730, Southwest 417-895-6880, Bennett
Spring State Park 417-532-4418, Maramec Spring Park 573-265-7801, Montauk
State Park 573-548-2585, Roaring River State Park 417-847-2430.
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Central
Blind Pony Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Good Bluegill:?Good Channel
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 77?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
largemouth bass?good on soft plastics; bluegill and channel catfish good on
worms; all other?species slow; the lake is closed to private boats and bait
held or transported in containers with water is prohibited.
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Slow White Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass slow, try worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow,
try light colored soft plastics, crappie jigs and Rooster Tails; crappie
slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, worms and
stinkbaits.
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair White Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Fair
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow
on light colored soft plastics and spoons; crappie fair on crappie jigs and
minnows; catfish fair on cut shad, chicken livers and cut bluegill.
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Black Bass:?Fair White Bass:?Slow
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie and white bass slow; black bass fair on soft plastic worms; catfish
fair on cut bait.
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Slow Catfish:?Good White
Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass good using spinnerbaits; crappie slow, try using dark colored
jigs; catfish good using cut shad; white bass fair, try using dark colored
plastics.
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Slow Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair, try using crankbaits; crappie slow, try using dark colored
plastic jigs; catfish fair, try using cut shad; white bass fair, try using
natural baits.?
Lamine River Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Blue Catfish:?Good Crappie:?Good
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
the Lamine River is 5' feet high and falling; channel catfish fair around
Harriman Hill Access; blue catfish good on setlines baited with goldfish and
shad sides below De Bourgmont Access; crappie good on minnows by brush piles
near Old Highway 50 Access; all other species slow.
Little Dixie Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
crappie?fair on?live minnows; channel catfish fair; largemouth bass fair;
all other species slow;?all use including fishing is prohibited from 10 p.m.
to 4 a.m.
Missouri River (Middle) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Blue Catfish:?Good Channel Catfish:?Fair
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
blue catfish?good on cut carp; channel catfish fair on worms; all other
species slow.
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Slow White Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Catfish:?Fair
black bass slow, try worms and dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow,
try light colored soft plastics, crappie jigs and Rooster Tails; crappie
slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, worms and
stinkbaits.
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Kansas City
Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 81?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
All other species fair.
James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 75?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
channel catfish fair on chicken liver and cut baits; largemouth bass good on
crankbaits; bluegill good on worms around brush piles and spawning beds;
redear sunfish fair on small jigs on spawning beds; crappie slow with some
success on jigs 2' under a bobber near deep water brush.
Missouri River (Kansas City area) Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 69?
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
catfish have slowed with the falling water; blue catfish continue to bite on
worms and bluegill; all other species slow.
Montrose Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Fair Black Bass:?Fair Black Crappie:?Slow
Temperature: 85?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
fishing pressure light.
Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 81?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
All other species fair.
Truman Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Crappie:?Fair Black Bass:?Fair Catfish:?Good White
Bass:?Slow
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
Lake level is 717.49.
Truman Lake Tailwaters Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
All species fair.
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Northeast
Henry Sever Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow.
Hunnewell Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Good
Bluegill:?Good Redear Sunfish:?Good
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish fair on chicken livers; largemouth bass good using Rapalas;
bluegill and redear sunfish good using earthworms; all other species slow;
the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in
containers? is prohibited.?
Long Branch Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Crappie:?Fair Hybrid Striped Bass
(Wiper; Whiterock Bass):?Good Black Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 68?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers,
leeches and bluegill; hybrid striped bass good on shad lures; black bass fair
off points; all other species slow.
Mark Twain Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Fair Blue Catfish:?Good
Flathead Catfish:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 64?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
crappie fair on jigs and minnows; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and
spinnerbaits; blue catfish good on green sunfish, goldfish and cut shad;
flathead and channel catfish fair on green sunfish and goldfish; all other
species slow.
Mississippi River (upper) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Flathead Catfish:?Fair Freshwater
Drum:?Good
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
most ramps are closed; channel catfish good on cut baits; flathead catfish
fair on green sunfish or goldfish; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other
species slow.
Salt (below Mark Twain) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Freshwater Drum:?Good Longnose
Gar:?Good
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish fair on live baits; drum good on nightcrawlers; gar good on
crappie jigs and minnows; all other species slow.
Thomas Hill Reservoir Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair along Hwy T rocks using minnows and jigs; all other species
slow.
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Northwest
Bilby Ranch Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Good Crappie:?Slow Bluegill:?Good
Channel Catfish:?Good
Low 70's, dingy; channel catfish good on liver and cut bait; black bass good
on the dam and in shallow water; crappie slow; bluegill good on worms, but
small.
Grand River Reported on: 6/19/13
76 degrees, high and falling fast, muddy; all species slow.
Lake Paho Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Flathead Catfish:?Good Largemouth
Bass:?Good
72 degrees; the tubes at the north end of the lake have been productive for
channel catfish and flathead catfish after several rains; channel catfish
continue to hit on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; largemouth bass continue to
be found in the flooded vegetation with large spinner and soft plastic baits;
all other species fair.
Missouri River (upper) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Flathead Catfish:?Good Blue Catfish:?Good Channel
Catfish:?Fair Common Carp:?Good
73 degrees, high, dingy; flathead catfish good on worms and live bait; blue
catfish good on cut bait and fair on worms; channel catfish fair on worms;
carp good on corn and fair on worms; all other species slow.
Mozingo Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Black Bass:?Good Largemouth
Bass:?Good Bluegill:?Good Crappie:?Fair
76 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on natural baits such as
chicken livers, nightcrawlers and cut shad; crappie fair on jigs in shallow
water; largemouth bass good on plastics; bluegill good on worms in shallows;
black bass good; walleye fair.
Pony Express Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Good
74 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on liver and stinkbait; bluegill good
on worms; all other species fair.
Smithville Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair Catfish:?Good Largemouth Bass:?Fair White
Bass:?Fair Walleye:?Fair
71 degrees, crappie fair on minnows and jigs with fish being caught in 10'
plus water; catfish good on cut shad and nightcrawlers; recent rains have
caused water levels of incoming creeks and river to rise, which in turn seems
to have increased the channel/ blue catfish bite; largemouth bass fair on a
variety of plastic baits; white bass fair on lake points with shad
imitations; walleye fair with some fish being taken on larger points with
nightcrawlers or Rattle Traps.
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Ozark
Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs.
Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Fair
Temperature: 69?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
black bass fair on soft plastic baits and nightcrawlers; goggle-eye fair on
soft plastics; all other species fair.
Bryant Creek Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits.
Bull Shoals Lake (East) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 80?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on soft plastic baits.
Current River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Suckers:?Good
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass good on soft plastics; suckers good on nightcrawlers.
Eleven Point River Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 60?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
all species fair.
Gasconade River (middle) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 73?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs; channel
catfish fair on live baits.
Gasconade River (upper) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Good
Sunfish:?Good
Temperature: 73?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass and goggle-eye good on small plastics and live bait.
Jacks Fork River Reported on: 6/19/13
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
all species good on soft plastic baits.
Norfork Lake Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair
Temperature: 79?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on soft plastic baits.
North Fork of the White River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye):?Good
Temperature: 68?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass and google-eye good on soft plastic baits.
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Southeast
Black River (above Clearwater Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Slow Bluegill:?Slow White Bass:?Slow
Smallmouth Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Fair
Temperature: 77?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass good on soft plastics, pumpkin colored worms, black and gold
Zara Spooks and live bait; goggle-eye fair on small soft plastic jigs and
worms; all?other species slow.
Black River (below Clearwater Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Fair White Bass:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut baits; crappie fair on minnows
and assorted jigs;?white bass fair below Clearwater spillway with assorted
jigs and minnows; all other species slow.
Castor River (above Zalma) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Slow Bluegill:?Slow Black Bass:?Good
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on live baits and spinnerbaits; all other species slow.
Clearwater Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Black Bass:?Slow White Bass:?Slow
Largemouth Bass:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Slow
Temperature: 83?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
crappie slow on assorted jigs in willow thickets and off of points; channel
catfish slow on nightcrawlers;?largemouth bass slow on topwater plugs; all
other species slow.
Council Bluff Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow Largemouth Bass:?Good
Channel Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Slow
Temperature: 77?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
largemouth bass good on dark colored soft plastics;?channel catfish good on
liver; all other species slow.
Cypress Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Largemouth Bass:?Fair Bluegill:?Fair Redear
Sunfish:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 82?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1' - 3' of water on jigs, crickets and
worms; largemouth bass fair in 1' - 3' of water on minnows, jigs, plastic
worms and crankbaits; channel catfish fair in 2' -?8' of?water on worms,
crickets and stinkbait; crappie slow on minnows and jigs in 1' - 3' of water;
all other species slow.? NEW CRAPPIE REGULATION: no length limit on crappie
on Cypress Lake, the daily limit of 15?remains in effect.
Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1 Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Slow
Bluegill:?Slow Redear Sunfish:?Slow
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
all?species slow.
Lake Girardeau Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Fair Bluegill:?Good Crappie:?Slow
Channel Catfish:?Slow
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
bluegill good on worms and crickets; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and
plastic worms;?all other species slow.
Mississippi River (Middle) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Fair Blue Catfish:?Fair Flathead
Catfish:?Fair
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish?and blue catfish fair on worms, cut baits?and stinkbaits;
flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow.
Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Fair Flathead
Catfish:?Slow Blue Catfish:?Slow
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish fair on cut baits and worms; all?other species slow.
Perry County Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Sunfish:?Fair Largemouth Bass:?Fair Channel
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 79?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
channel catfish good at night on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on
plastic worms; sunfish fair on live bait; crappie slow on live bait and jigs;
all other species slow.
Robert DeLaney Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Crappie:?Slow Bluegill:?Fair Channel Catfish:?Fair Black
Bass:?Fair
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
bluegill fair on crickets and waxworms;?channel catfish fair on chicken
livers and worms;?black bass fair on worms; all other?species slow. NEW
CRAPPIE REGULATION: no length limit on crappie on DeLaney Lake, the daily
limit of 15 remains in effect.
St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Green Sunfish:?Slow Longear Sunfish:?Slow Black
Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Good Channel Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 82?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie good on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait and
nightcrawlers;?black bass fair on hard and soft plastic lures; all other
species slow.?
St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish:?Good Flathead Catfish:?Good Black
Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish?good?on pole and line and trotlines with?stinkbaits,
chicken liver?and worms; flathead catfish good on trotlines with live
bait?(small goldfish or sunfish);?all other species slow.
Wappapello Lake Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Slow Channel Catfish:?Good
Bluegill:?Good
Temperature: 81?
Water Level: high
channel catfish good using nightcrawlers and live bait on jug lines and
trotlines at night and near rocky areas;?bluegill good using crickets and
worms; black bass fair using crankbaits and spinnerbaits early and late in
the day; all other species slow. Anglers should note the 9" minimum length
limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Recorded lake level and
other infomation can be received by calling the Wappapello Lake Information
Hotline at?573-222-8139 or 1-877-lake-info.
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Southwest
Bull Shoals Lake (West) Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good White Bass:?Fair Crappie:?Fair
Walleye:?Fair
Temperature: 82?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
black bass good on topwater lures, spinnerbaits, soft plastics and jigs;
crappie?fair on minnows near brush piles; white bass fair on Alabama Rig (3
hooks only) with white plastic grubs, small Rapalas, and while trolling;
walleye fair on jerkbaits and crankbaits; all other species slow.
James River Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Catfish:?Good White Bass:?Good
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
black bass good on topwater lures in low light, also try buzzbaits and Zara
Spooks, fish gravel points in 8' - 15' of water in early morning using
Carolina rig with soft plastics and nightcrawlers or football jigs; white
bass good on Rattle Traps or while trolling in 5' of water; catfish good on
live minnows and nightcrawlers, try drifting and trotlines; bluegill good on
worms and crickets in 4' - 5' of water along the banks; crappie fair on jigs
and minnows on brush piles and lay downs in about 8' of water and on the
banks.
Lake Taneycomo Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Good
Temperature: 52?
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
trout good in the upper portion of the lake on black/chrome and
white/chrome?Rooster Tails and Rapalas; trout good in the lower portion of
the lake on fluorescent orange, green, white and pink Power Bait nuggets; all
other species slow.
Niangua River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye):?Good
Rainbow Trout:?Good
Temperature: 65?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
black bass?good on minnows and soft plastics; goggle-eye?good on minnows
and soft plastics; trout?good on bright colored Power Baits.?
Pomme de Terre Reservoir Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Good Walleye:?Good
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie good over brush in 20' of water; black bass good on main lake points
with plastics; walleye good on crankbaits over flats; catfish good on jug
lines with live bait.
Stockton Lake Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Walleye:?Good Crappie:?Fair
Catfish:?Fair
Temperature: 74?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on topwater lures and finesse worms; walleye good on worm
harnesses and jigs tipped with minnows; catfish fair on nightcrawlers and
bluegill; crappie fair on crankbaits.
Table Rock Lake (James River arm) Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Flathead Catfish:?Good Channel
Catfish:?Good
Temperature: 75?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
catfish good on trotlines, limb lines or pole and line, flathead catfish good
on live bait, channel catfish good on chicken liver, nightcrawlers,
stinkbaits, shrimp and cut shad; black bass?fair on?crankbaits that dive
10' - 12',?white spinnerbaits with a gold blade thrown against rocky
bluffs?are also working well, also try topwater baits with a Zara Spook type
lure; all other species slow.?
Table Rock Lake (main lake) Reported on: 6/18/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Fair Walleye:?Fair
Temperature: 79?
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
black bass good on topwater baits in the early morning, later in the day try
fishing points off the main lake in 18' - 35' of water using UV finesse worms
on a drop shot rig; walleye fair on nightcrawlers in 15' of water; crappie
fair on small crankbaits and spinners in 10' - 12' of water; all other
species slow.
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St. Louis
Big River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Fair Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Fair
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on cut bait, blood bait and livers; black bass fair on
worms; bluegill fair on natural bait; all other species?fair on natural
bait.
Bourbeuse River Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Fair Black Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Bluegill:?Slow
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
Channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow.
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33 Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass:?Good Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Good
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on doughbait and livers; black bass good on plastic
worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on worms.
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23 Reported on:
6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Good Bluegill:?Good Black Bass:?Good
Crappie:?Fair
Temperature: 78?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on doughbait and livers; black bass good on plastic
worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on worms.? Please
remove your trash.
Meramec River (Crawford Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Slow Black Bass:?Slow Crappie:?Slow
Bluegill:?Slow :?Slow
Temperature: 76?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
All species slow.
Meramec River (St. Louis Co.) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Fair Black Bass:?Good Crappie:?Slow
Bluegill:?Good
Temperature: 75?
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish fair on worms and livers; black bass good on topwater lures
and plastic worms; bluegill good on worms; all other species slow.
Mississippi River (St. Louis Region) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Slow Black Bass Bluegill Crappie
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
Catfish are being caught on cut shad and skipjack herring.
Missouri River (Lower) Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Catfish:?Slow Bluegill Black Bass
Temperature: 72?
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
Catfish are being caught on cut shad and skipjack herring.
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Trout Parks
Bennett Spring State Park Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Good Brown Trout:?Fair
Temperature: 54?
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
Zone 1 and 2 lures that are working well are:?gold plated black and
yellow?colored and orange colored marabou jigs; white colored, and easter
egg colored glo balls; brown with orange tail?colored, brown with brown tail
colored, and Jimi Hendrix colored?Rooster Tails; chartreuse brassie;
white?floss; blue, red and gold colored Cracklebacks; brown midge; Zone 3
baits that are popular are Gulp minnow grubs, Berkley Power Bait white extra
scent, trout nuggets.? June fishing Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.? Moss
cutting is scheduled for June 25th and 26th.? We will begin around 8:00 a.m.
and finish by 3:00 p.m.? Thank you for your patience.
Maramec Spring Park Reported on: 6/17/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Fair Brown Trout:?Slow
Temperature: 56?
fishing is slow; the spring branch is green in color and?has good
flow;?remember to use light weight line and tackle; fish are holding in deep
areas of swift water and near submerged habitat, target these areas for best
success;?feather jigs in black and white, brown and yellow?colors are
producing good numbers of fish; trout worms in orange/white, green/white and
yellow are good choices; tightlining doughbait?in swift water is?producing
fish in the late afternoon; fishing hours for the month of?June?are?6:30
a.m. to 8:30 p.m.??For more information call 573-265-7801.
Montauk State Park Reported on: 6/19/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout:?Good
Temperature: 58?
The river level is slightly above?normal, the water is clear; 2 lb. test
fishing line or lighter is recommended; fishing is good on most baits; white,
brown and yellow scented dough and putty baits are working well in the bait
zones; most flies, Rooster Tails and jigs in black and yellow, olive colors
and other dark colors are working well, some colors work better at different
times of the day; the best fishing is in the mornings and evenings,
especially on warmer days.? June fishing hours?are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.?
For up-to-date stream conditions check
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440
Fish Management Notice
Trout Stocking
The Conservation Department stocks trout in each of the trout parks every
evening from the day before the March 1 opener through Oct. 30. Tag sale
estimates determine a daily stocking rate average of 2.25 fish per expected
angler. Except on opening day, three fish are stocked for every expected
angler. From March 1 to Oct. 31, the parks will collectively sell more than
400,000 tags and stock more than 900,000 fish. These fish will average about
12 inches long over the season, but some variation occurs. Dozens of lunkers
weighing upwards of 3 pounds are stocked each year. A few tip the scales at
more than 10 pounds.