Missouri Department of Conservation Statewide Fishing Report 8/8/2013

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Missouri Department of Conservation
Statewide Fishing Report

Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
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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
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Lakes
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Binder Lake
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
black bass and channel catfish fair; all other species slow. (Reported on:
8/7/13)

Blind Pony Lake
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 81?
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Bluegill: Good Channel Catfish: Good
the lake is 1' low; bluegill good on worms; channel catfish good on
stinkbaits; all other species slow; the lake is closed to private boats and
bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Reported
on: 8/7/13)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 78?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Black Bass: Slow White Bass: Slow Catfish: Fair
Crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms and
dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics
and crappie jigs; catfish fair using cut baits, chicken livers, stinkbaits
and worms. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 83?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Black Bass: Fair White Bass: Slow Catfish: Fair
crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass fair, try dark colored
soft plastics and crankbaits; white bass slow, try light colored soft
plastics, spoons and Rooster Tails; catfish fair on cut baits, worms, hot
dogs and stinkbaits. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Slow White Bass: Slow Catfish: Fair Crappie: Slow
black bass slow, try plastic worms; white bass slow; catfish fair on cut shad
and stinkbaits; crappie slow, try minnows. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow Catfish: Good White Bass: Fair
Black bass slow, try using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; crappie slow, try
using minnows; catfish good, try using cut shad and stinkbaits; white bass
fair, try using dark colored natural lures. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow Catfish: Good White Bass: Fair
Black bass slow, try using topwater lures; crappie slow, try using minnows;
catfish good, try using cut shad and chicken livers; white bass fair, try
using light colored soft plastics. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Little Dixie Lake
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Good Bluegill: Good
largemouth bass good on topwater lures; bluegill good on crickets; all other
species slow; all use including fishing is prohibited from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
(Reported on: 8/7/13)
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Rivers
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Lamine River
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Flathead Catfish: Good
the river is 1' high and rising; channel catfish good at the mouth of the
Black Water River on worms and chicken liver; flathead catfish good above
Harriman Hill Access on setlines baited with goldfish; all other species
slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Missouri River (Middle)
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Blue Catfish: Fair
channel catfish good on liver and stinkbait; blue catfish fair on live
bluegill; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 78?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Black Bass: Slow White Bass: Slow Catfish: Fair
Crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms and
dark colored soft plastics; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics
and crappie jigs; catfish fair using cut baits, chicken livers, stinkbaits
and worms. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

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Kansas City
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Lakes
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Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA)
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 84?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Crappie: Fair White Bass: Fair
All other species fair. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
water level 6" low; channel catfish good on chicken liver and cut baits;
largemouth bass fair on topwater baits early and late in the day; bluegill
fair on worms around brush piles; redear sunfish slow with some success on
small jigs; crappie fair on jigs 2' under a bobber near deep water brush.
(Reported on: 8/6/13)

Montrose Lake
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 84?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Crappie: Slow Catfish: Fair
All other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA)
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 81?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Crappie: Fair Black Bass: Fair
All other species fair. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Truman Lake
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: White Crappie: Fair White Bass: Good Catfish: Good: Good
Hybrid Striped Bass (Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Good
Catfish good on minnows and jigs; all other species fair; fishing pressure
light. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Truman Lake Tailwaters
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good Crappie: Slow
All other species slow; fishing pressure light. (Reported on: 8/7/13)
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Rivers
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Missouri River (Kansas City area)
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 79?
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
catfish slow with some success using bluegill and goldfish; bait fish (golden
eye, shad, etc.) are being caught in good numbers in the tributaries during
the mayfly hatch; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

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Northeast
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Lakes
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Henry Sever Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 84?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Largemouth Bass: Fair Channel Catfish: Good
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and chicken livers; largemouth bass and
crappie fair; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Hunnewell Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 78?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Largemouth Bass: Fair
crappie fair on plastic jigs; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other
species slow; the lake is closed to private boats and bait held or
transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Long Branch Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 77?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Fair
largemouth bass fair on lures; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Mark Twain Lake
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 74?
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Blue Catfish: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
crappie fair on jigs near tree lines; blue catfish and channel catfish fair
on bluegill and cut baits; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Thomas Hill Reservoir
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good
channel catfish good on worms, liver and stinkbait; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/7/13)
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Rivers
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Mississippi River (upper)
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 81?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Flathead Catfish: Good Blue Catfish:
Good Freshwater Drum: Good Black Carp: Good
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; flathead catfish good on live baits;
blue catfish good on cut bait; carp good on doughbaits; all other species
slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Salt (below Mark Twain)
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 73?
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Freshwater Drum: Good Common Carp: Fair
channel catfish good on prepared baits; freshwater drum good on
nightcrawlers; carp fair on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Reported
on: 8/8/13)

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Northwest
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Lakes
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Bilby Ranch Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Good Channel Catfish: Good
low 80's, normal, clear; largemouth bass good at low light time of day on
topwater lures near weedlines; channel catfish good on chicken liver; all
other species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Lake Paho
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair
78 degrees, full pool, 31" visibility; black bass are biting on jigs and
worms around the deep water brush piles; catfish are biting on commercial
stinkbaits and nightcrawlers late in the evening; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/7/13)

Mozingo Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Good Crappie: Fair
Bluegill: Fair Walleye: Fair
low 80's, below normal pool level, clear; largemouth bass fair on topwater
baits during low light hours; crappie fair over deep brush and standing
timber in coves; bluegill fair; channel catfish good on cut bait; walleye
slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Pony Express Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Good Bluegill: Good
79 degrees, below normal pool levels, clear; largemouth bass fair; channel
catfish good; bluegill, black bass, crappie and walleye fair. (Reported on:
8/7/13)

Smithville Lake
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Largemouth Bass: Good White Bass: Fair Catfish:
Good Walleye: Slow
79 degrees, 8 cfs; crappie fair in deeper water (8' - 12') in the area of
trees/brush piles on jigs with chart color generating the best bite; catfish
good in 10' or less of water on dip baits and nightcrawlers; white bass fair
on lake points with shad imitations; walleye slow with some fish being taken
on larger points with nightcrawlers or Rattle Traps; largemouth bass good in
shallow water on plastic worms in grassy areas. (Reported on: 8/7/13)
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Rivers
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Grand River
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Blue Catfish: Good Flathead Catfish: Good Channel Catfish:
Good Common Carp: Good
77 degrees, rising, murky; all species good. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Missouri River (upper)
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Flathead Catfish: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair Blue Catfish:
Fair Common Carp: Good
78 degrees, normal, clear; flathead catfish good on cut bait and live bait;
channel catfish fair on worms and dip baits; blue catfish fair on cut bait
and worms; carp good on worms and corn. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

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Ozark
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Lakes
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Bull Shoals Lake (East)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 82?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Norfork Lake
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 81?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)
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Rivers
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Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 77?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 65?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Bryant Creek
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 78?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Current River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 72?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Eleven Point River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 63?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Gasconade River (middle)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 77?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Gasconade River (upper)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 76?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Jacks Fork River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 76?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

North Fork of the White River
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 69?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

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Southeast
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Lakes
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Clearwater Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 87?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow White Bass: Fair Bluegill: Slow Largemouth Bass:
Slow Channel Catfish: Slow
white bass fair on crankbaits; crappie slow on white and red and green jigs;
channel catfish slow on jug lines with cut bait; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 8/6/13)

Council Bluff Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 82?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow Largemouth Bass: Slow Channel
Catfish: Good Bluegill: Slow
channel catfish good on liver after dark; all other species slow. (Reported
on: 8/6/13)

Cypress Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 81?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Largemouth Bass: Slow Bluegill: Fair Redear
Sunfish: Fair Channel Catfish: Slow
bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1' - 3' depths on jigs, crickets and
worms; crappie slow in 1' - 3' depths on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass
slow in 1' - 3' depths on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits;
channel catfish slow in 2' - 8' depths on worms, crickets and stinkbaits; all
other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 78?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Good Crappie: Slow Channel Catfish: Fair
Bluegill: Good Redear Sunfish: Good
redear sunfish good on crickets and waxworms; largemouth bass good on
topwater lures; bluegill good on crickets and jigs; channel catfish fair on
doughbait; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Lake Girardeau
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Good Bluegill: Slow Crappie: Slow Channel
Catfish: Good Redear Sunfish: Slow
largemouth bass good on worms; channel catfish good on worms; all other
species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Perry County Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 83?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
channel catfish fair on liver; black bass fair on crankbaits; all other
species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Robert DeLaney Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Bluegill: Slow Channel Catfish: Fair Crappie: Fair
channel catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbaits; crappie fair on jigs;
all other species slow. NEW CRAPPIE REGULATION: no length limit on crappie on
DeLaney Lake, the daily limit of 15 remains in effect. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Wappapello Lake
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Crappie: Slow Channel Catfish: Fair Bluegill:
Fair
black bass fair on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits early and late in the day;
channel catfish fair on live bait and cut bait on jug lines and trotlines;
bluegill fair using crickets and worms along the bank; 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. (Reported on: 8/6/13)
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Rivers
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Black River (above Clearwater Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 75?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Slow Bluegill: Slow White Bass: Slow
Smallmouth Bass: Slow Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Slow
all species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 81?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Black Bass: Good Channel Catfish: Fair Bluegill:
Slow
black bass good on plastic lures and crankbaits; channel catfish fair on
nightcrawlers and cut baits; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Castor River (above Zalma)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good
black bass good on minnows; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Mississippi River (Middle)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Fair Blue Catfish: Fair Flathead Catfish:
Fair
channel catfish, flathead catfish and blue catfish fair on cut bait and live
bait; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Fair
channel catfish fair on cut baits, live sunfish and worms; all other species
slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 76?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Green Sunfish: Good Longear Sunfish Black Bass: Fair Crappie:
Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
sunfish good on small worms and mealworms; channel catfish fair on large
minnows and nightcrawlers drifted in the deeper holes; black bass fair on
topwater lures and large minnows; all other species slow. (Reported on:
8/6/13)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake)
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 75?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Flathead Catfish: Good Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
channel catfish good on on pole and line and trotlines with stinkbaits and
chicken liver; flathead catfish good on trotlines with live bait (small
goldfish or sunfish); all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

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Southwest
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Lakes
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Bull Shoals Lake (West)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 82?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Striped Bass: Fair Crappie: Fair Walleye:
Fair Catfish: Fair
black bass fair on topwater baits, soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers;
crappie fair on minnows near brush piles; walleye fair on nightcrawlers;
striped bass fair on large jerkbaits and swimbaits; catfish fair on
nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/5/13)

Lake Taneycomo
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 53?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Fair
trout fair in upper portion of lake on white, black and olive marabou jigs,
Rogues and Rooster Tails; trout slow in lower portion of the lake due to
flooding and muddy water. (Reported on: 8/5/13)

Pomme de Terre Reservoir
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good
catfish good on live baits; all other species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Stockton Lake
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Bluegill: Fair Black Bass: Fair
catfish fair on shad and shiners; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers and
crickets; black bass fair on main lake points with plastic worms and topwater
lures early in the morning and late evening. (Reported on: 8/5/13)

Table Rock Lake (James River arm)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 81?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Bluegill: Fair Crappie: Fair Catfish: Fair
black bass good on soft plastic crayfish using a 3/16 oz. bullet sinker and
2/0 or 3/0 hook, fish in shallow water in the morning and deeper as the sun
starts to rise, also try 10" soft plastic purple worms; crappie fair on live
minnows or small 1/4 oz. jigs, blue and silver jigs are also working well;
bluegill fair on small jigs and live worms; catfish fair on cut shad and live
small sunfish, nightcrawlers and chicken liver also working well; all other
species slow. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Table Rock Lake (main lake)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 83?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Walleye: Good
black bass good on topwater lures and jigs on sloping gravel banks early,
then use drop shots with UV worms in 15' - 25' of water around rock piles and
drop-offs later in the day; walleye good on spoons and nightcrawlers around
brush piles in 15' - 25' of water; all other species slow. (Reported on:
8/6/13)
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Rivers
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James River
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 85?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Catfish: Good Bluegill: Fair Crappie: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish good on minnows and nightcrawlers on limb lines and trotlines; black
bass fair on topwater lures with spooks and buzzbaits in the morning, use
drop shots and spoons in 35' - 50' of water later in the afternoon; bluegill
fair on worms and crickets in 8' - 10' of water along the banks; crappie
slow, try jigs and minnows in brushy areas; white bass slow, try trolling
with divers, Wiggle Warts and jigs. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Niangua River
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 71?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair Rainbow
Trout: Fair
black bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; trout
fair on orange colored Power Baits. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

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St. Louis
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Lakes
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Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 73?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Bluegill: Fair Catfish: Fair Crappie: Slow
black bass fair on crankbaits; catfish fair on cut bait, doughbaits, blood
baits and livers; bluegill fair on worms; crappie slow on minnows. (Reported
on: 8/7/13)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good
catfish good on cut bait, doughbait, blood bait and livers. (Reported on:
8/7/13)
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Rivers
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Big River
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 76?
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Black Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow Bluegill: Fair
Catfish fair on cut bait, blood bait and livers; black bass slow on minnows;
crappie slow on minnows; bluegill fair on crickets. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Bourbeuse River
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 78?
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Bluegill: Fair Black Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow
catfish fair on cut bait; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other
species slow. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Meramec River (Crawford Co.)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 77?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Slow Black Bass: Good Bluegill: Fair Northern Rock
Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair Sunfish: Good
Catfish fair on chicken livers; black bass good on plastic worms; bluegill
good on worms and crickets. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Meramec River (St. Louis Co.)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 76?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Catfish: Fair Bluegill: Fair Crappie: Slow
Catfish fair on cut bait and worms; black bass good on topwater lures;
bluegill good on natural baits. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Mississippi River (St. Louis Region)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Freshwater Drum: Fair
blue catfish slow on cut bait, channel catfish good on dip baits; drum fair
on worms. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

Missouri River (Lower)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 80?
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Freshwater Drum: Fair
blue catfish slow on cut bait; channel catfish fair on dip baits; drum fair
on worms. (Reported on: 8/7/13)

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Trout Parks
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Trout Parks
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Bennett Spring State Park
Information: Park 417-532-4418
Water Surface Temp: 54?
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good Brown Trout: Fair
Zone 1 and 2 lures that are working well are: black and yellow colored,
gingersnap colored, and pink and white colored marabou jigs; white colored,
and hatchery brown colored glo balls; all tri-colored Rooster Tails;
chartreuse brassie, white floss, blue holographic colored Cracklebacks, brown
midge; Zone 3 baits that are popular are white colored salmon eggs, orange
colored Power Bait, orange trout nuggets regular scent. August fishing hours
are from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Weed cutting has been postponed til August
13 and 14 . We will begin by 8:00 a.m. and finish by 3:30 p.m. each day.
(Reported on: 8/5/13)

Maramec Spring Park
Information: 573-265-7801
Water Surface Temp: 57?
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Fair Brown Trout: Slow
Fishing is fair, the spring branch has good flow and the water is ultra
clear, remember to use light weight line and tackle; fish are holding in deep
areas below swift water and near submerged habitat, target these areas for
best success; rubber legged jigs in black/white, green/yellow and brown are
working well in the afternoon hours; feather jigs in black and white, brown
and yellow colors are producing good numbers of fish; trout worms in orange,
white, green and yellow are good choices; fishing hours for the month of
August are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Women's Free Fishing Day is Saturday,
September 14th. For more information call 573-265-7801. (Reported on: 8/6/13)

Montauk State Park
Information: 573-548-2585
Water Surface Temp: 59?
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good
The river level is high, the water is muddy, 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. August fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. For up-to-date
stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Reported
on: 8/6/13)

Roaring River State Park
Information: 417-847-2430
Water Surface Temp: 58?
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good
Kid's Fishing day is August 17th from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The water is rising
and running about two feet high, still getting the trout on hoppers, beetles,
ants and Cracklebacks; small crickets and wooly worms are still pretty good;
Adams, Lt. Cahills, renegades, caddis, blue wing olives and tricos are all
still working well; good nymphs right now would be the pheasant tail nymph,
the zebra midge, burlaps, copper johns and small brassies; olive, black, dark
brown and ginger wooly buggers are all working well right now; with the low
water it is important to use 9' leaders that are 2 lb. (7X) these work well
right now; if you are spin fishing, 4 lb. Maxima or P-line works well right
now with the dingy water; if you are fishing jigs, the black/yellow, dark
olive, dark brown, green/yellow, red/orange and the white have all been
working; plastics are always a good choice, white, brown, orange, fluorescent
yellow and pink eggs have been good; worms in black/yellow, John Deere green,
electric chicken, cheese, orange/white and the cream colors have all been
good the past few weeks; in Zone 3 nightcrawlers, yellow Power Bait paste and
corn has all been working. (Reported on: 8/7/13)
Trout Notice
=============== Summer 2013 Advisory
Due to the record number of flood events (six total) in spring, rainbow trout
growth-rates at Department?s Montauk Hatchery near Licking have slowed during
the late spring and early summer. Reduced growth rates are a response to the
warmer, more turbid water conditions associated with flooding. As a result,
anglers will notice a small and temporary reduction in the length of fish
stocked at Montauk State Park and at Maramec Trout Park near St. James. With
improving conditions, the size of fish stocked should return to normal
lengths during August. Thanks to recent hatchery improvements and the hard
work and dedication of staff at Montauk, the impacts to anglers will be
minimal and short term.

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.




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