CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 52 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on spinnerbaits; bluegill good on worms; crappie good on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 62 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow; anglers need to be reminded that the lake is closed to private boats and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 50 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass season closed (catch-and-release only); white bass slow on light colored soft plastics; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try chicken livers, cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 56 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on crankbaits and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass fair using light colored soft plastics; crappie good on minnows, crappie jigs and crappie jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles; catfish slow on stinkbaits and cut shad. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 56 degrees, dingy; crappie good; black bass good; white bass fair; catfish fair.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 56 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on jigs; white bass fair using spinnerbaits; black bass fair on plastic worms; catfish fair using cut shad.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 56 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on jigs; white bass fair using spinnerbaits; black bass fair on plastic worms; catfish fair using cut shad.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Little Dixie: 56 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows & jigs; 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 4/14/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: normal, muddy; channel catfish good on setlines below De Bourgmont Access baited with shad sides; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 50 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass season closed; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try chicken livers, cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 60 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish, largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill good; redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Montrose: 61 degrees, dingy; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 68 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 69 degrees, high, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Truman: 58 degrees, high, dingy; crappie have moved to the banks in a lot of areas and are good using minnows and jigs; catfish good using cut shad; black bass fair using crankbaits and spinnerbaits; walleye fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 52 degrees, low, dingy; releasing 4,000 cfs; crappie good; catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: rising, muddy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers in areas of lower current; blue catfish fair on cut bait in deeper holes off wing dikes; flathead catfish slow with some success on live bait in deep holes; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 65 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on flukes; channel catfish good on cheese bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Long Branch: 55 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Mark Twain: 58 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Sever: 61 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows in brush and around points; largemouth bass good on small spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Thomas Hill: 59 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish and flathead catfish fair on cut shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 53 degrees, high, muddy; river is at flood stage; paddlefish snagging good; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 50 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 50 degrees, low, clear; walleye spawning on dam, cast crankbaits at night for best results; crappie and black bass slow; channel catfish good. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Mozingo: 60 degrees, normal, clear; walleye active on the dam at night with crankbaits; black bass and bluegill fair; crappie good on jigs over deeper brush; channel catfish slow; natural baits such as nightcrawlers, minnows and chicken livers are working best. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Paho: 56 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish and bullheads good on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on soft plastic baits in shallows; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Pony Express: 58 degrees, normal, crappie good on jigs in silt basins; Buffalo Bill Lake water temps are warmer than main reservoir; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Smithville: 52 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair in shallow water near brush/trees on minnows and a variety of jigs; white bass fair in the creek arms of the lake on jigs; walleye slow with some success in the evening off of the dam with shallow diving stickbaits. Please remember that any snagged/foul hooked fish must be returned to the water immediately; all other species slow. Smithville Lake Spillway: all species slow.
(Report made on 4/14/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 50 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair; flathead catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 47 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 65 degrees, low, clear; white bass and crappie good on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Norfork: 65 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows; white bass fair on jigs and minnows; walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 59 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass catch-and-release fishing and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 60 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Bryant Creek: 62 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Current: 59 degrees, rising, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Eleven Point: 58 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout good on corn; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 59 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass catch-and-release fishing and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 59 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Jack's Fork: 59 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
North Fork: 61 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 59 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair while trolling using a jig; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Council Bluff: 58 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and jerkbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles and beaver lodges; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Cypress Lake: 63 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie and largemouth bass slow in depths of 2'-3' using minnows and jigs; bluegill slow in depths of 2'-3' using jigs. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Duck Creek: 60 degrees, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets and jigs; largemouth bass fair on spinners; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Lake Girardeau: 61 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Perry County Lake: 57 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on red jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 55 degrees, dingy; bluegill fair on live minnows and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Wappapello: low, crappie good on minnows and jigs; catfish fair on worms; all other species slow; anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. (Report made on 4/12/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 55 degrees, normal, clear; white bass fair on Rooster Tails or Road Runners; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/12/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): rising, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; walleye fair on minnows and jigs; paddlefish fair; catfish fair on worms and live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): rising, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): No report available.
St. Francis (below Wappapello): high, dingy; channel catfish fair using stinkbait, worms and chicken liver; all other species slow (Report made on 4/14/2011)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 52-55 degrees, low, dingy; dam/Swan Creek area: white bass good on swimming minnows; walleye fair on jerkbait; black bass fair on jigs and nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek: black bass good on jigs and nightcrawlers; white bass good on swimming minnows. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 51 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on pink, white, and olive colored jig and float, orange and chartreuse puff balls and white/black Rooster Tails. Lower lake: rainbow trout good on pink, chartreuse, orange, and bubblegum colored Power Baits, corn and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 57 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass fair on plastics baits and spinning baits on points and vegetation; crappie fair on minnows and jigs over beds and cover in 15' of water; catfish fair on worms in upper portions of lake; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Stockton: 56 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on crankbaits off banks in 12' of water; crappie good on minnows and tube jigs in 10' to 15' of water near brush piles; white bass good on Rebels and tube baits in upper lake arms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 56 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on brown, red, orange, or cricket colored jigs, use 1/16th or 1/32nd oz. jigs and cast around submerged brush piles or stumps; white bass good on small white spin baits or pearl colored soft plastic minnows, use 1/8th oz. jigs and let bait sink to the bottom and then retrieve at medium pace; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 55 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on brown, red, orange, or cricket colored jigs, use 1/16th or 1/32nd oz. jigs and cast around submerged brush piles or stumps; white bass good on small white spin baits or pearl colored soft plastic minnows, use 1/8th oz. jigs and let bait sink to the bottom and then retrieve at medium pace; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 51 degrees, high, clear; trout fair on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass catch-and-release fishing slow, best on soft plastics; goggle-eye slow, best on soft plastics and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
James River (lower): 52 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on cut bait; black bass catch-and-release slow, best on crankbaits and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 56 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; crappie fair on tube and curly tail jigs; please remove litter. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 56 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; stocking will begin in early May; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 4/14/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 56 degrees, rising, dingy; catfish good on liver, shrimp and prepared bait; black bass catch-and-release fishing good on minnows and crayfish; crappie good on minnows; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 62 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on blood baits and cut bait; crappie fair on worms and jigs; black bass catch-and-release fishing fair on spin and crankbaits; all other species slow on natural baits. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 60 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on prepared bait; catch & release black bass good on natural baits; crappie good on minnows; goggle-eye good on worms. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 60 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and goldfish; carp good on corn; black bass catch-and-release fishing fair on crankbaits; crappie good on jigs with Crappie Nibbles; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 53 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on cut baits and blood baits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 56 degrees, the spring level is slightly above normal and off colored; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: red and green Cracklebacks, white floss mini jig, gingersnap colored with gold head, pink and white colored and black and yellow colored marabou jigs, white colored with red ring Rooster Tail, tri-colored and pink and peach colored glo balls; Zone 3 best lures: yellow, white and cheese Power Baits, Trout Nip, and minnows. April fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our annual kids fishing day is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. Activities will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.
(Report made on 4/14/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 56 degrees, normal, fishing is good; the water is clear with good flow; doughbaits and putty baits are producing good numbers of fish; feather jigs in black, yellow, olive and white are also good choices. Fishing hours for the month of April are 7:00 a.m to 7:30 p.m. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Montauk State Park: 57 degrees, the river level is normal for this time of year and steady as of 8:00 a.m. on April 14th . The water is clear. Fishing is good on all baits with the best fishing in the morning and evening hours. Fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Roaring River State Park: 57 degrees, the stream is normal and clear; orange, chartreuse and black spinners and small crankbaits are good; marabou jigs and micro jigs are still working; black, yellow, white, dark brown, tan and olive Power Bait worms and eggs are working; white, brown and fluorescent yellow eggs, white and orange worms are working; in Zone 3, nightcrawlers, corn and small Power Bait nuggets are working very well. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
LAKES
Binder: 52 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on spinnerbaits; bluegill good on worms; crappie good on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 62 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow; anglers need to be reminded that the lake is closed to private boats and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 50 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass season closed (catch-and-release only); white bass slow on light colored soft plastics; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try chicken livers, cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 56 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on crankbaits and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass fair using light colored soft plastics; crappie good on minnows, crappie jigs and crappie jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles; catfish slow on stinkbaits and cut shad. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 56 degrees, dingy; crappie good; black bass good; white bass fair; catfish fair.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 56 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on jigs; white bass fair using spinnerbaits; black bass fair on plastic worms; catfish fair using cut shad.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 56 degrees, dingy; crappie fair on jigs; white bass fair using spinnerbaits; black bass fair on plastic worms; catfish fair using cut shad.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
Little Dixie: 56 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows & jigs; 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 4/14/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: normal, muddy; channel catfish good on setlines below De Bourgmont Access baited with shad sides; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 50 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass season closed; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow, try chicken livers, cut baits and stinkbaits.
(Report made on 4/13/2011)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 60 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish, largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill good; redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Montrose: 61 degrees, dingy; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 68 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 69 degrees, high, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Truman: 58 degrees, high, dingy; crappie have moved to the banks in a lot of areas and are good using minnows and jigs; catfish good using cut shad; black bass fair using crankbaits and spinnerbaits; walleye fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 52 degrees, low, dingy; releasing 4,000 cfs; crappie good; catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: rising, muddy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers in areas of lower current; blue catfish fair on cut bait in deeper holes off wing dikes; flathead catfish slow with some success on live bait in deep holes; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 65 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on flukes; channel catfish good on cheese bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Long Branch: 55 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Mark Twain: 58 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Sever: 61 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows in brush and around points; largemouth bass good on small spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Thomas Hill: 59 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish and flathead catfish fair on cut shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 53 degrees, high, muddy; river is at flood stage; paddlefish snagging good; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 50 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 50 degrees, low, clear; walleye spawning on dam, cast crankbaits at night for best results; crappie and black bass slow; channel catfish good. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Mozingo: 60 degrees, normal, clear; walleye active on the dam at night with crankbaits; black bass and bluegill fair; crappie good on jigs over deeper brush; channel catfish slow; natural baits such as nightcrawlers, minnows and chicken livers are working best. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Paho: 56 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish and bullheads good on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on soft plastic baits in shallows; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Pony Express: 58 degrees, normal, crappie good on jigs in silt basins; Buffalo Bill Lake water temps are warmer than main reservoir; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Smithville: 52 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair in shallow water near brush/trees on minnows and a variety of jigs; white bass fair in the creek arms of the lake on jigs; walleye slow with some success in the evening off of the dam with shallow diving stickbaits. Please remember that any snagged/foul hooked fish must be returned to the water immediately; all other species slow. Smithville Lake Spillway: all species slow.
(Report made on 4/14/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 50 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair; flathead catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 47 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 65 degrees, low, clear; white bass and crappie good on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Norfork: 65 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on jigs and minnows; white bass fair on jigs and minnows; walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 59 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass catch-and-release fishing and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 60 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Bryant Creek: 62 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Current: 59 degrees, rising, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Eleven Point: 58 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout good on corn; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 59 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass catch-and-release fishing and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 59 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Jack's Fork: 59 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
North Fork: 61 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 59 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair while trolling using a jig; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Council Bluff: 58 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and jerkbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles and beaver lodges; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Cypress Lake: 63 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie and largemouth bass slow in depths of 2'-3' using minnows and jigs; bluegill slow in depths of 2'-3' using jigs. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Duck Creek: 60 degrees, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets and jigs; largemouth bass fair on spinners; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Lake Girardeau: 61 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Perry County Lake: 57 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on red jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 55 degrees, dingy; bluegill fair on live minnows and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Wappapello: low, crappie good on minnows and jigs; catfish fair on worms; all other species slow; anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. (Report made on 4/12/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 55 degrees, normal, clear; white bass fair on Rooster Tails or Road Runners; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/12/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): rising, dingy; crappie good on minnows and jigs; walleye fair on minnows and jigs; paddlefish fair; catfish fair on worms and live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): rising, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): No report available.
St. Francis (below Wappapello): high, dingy; channel catfish fair using stinkbait, worms and chicken liver; all other species slow (Report made on 4/14/2011)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 52-55 degrees, low, dingy; dam/Swan Creek area: white bass good on swimming minnows; walleye fair on jerkbait; black bass fair on jigs and nightcrawlers; Beaver Creek: black bass good on jigs and nightcrawlers; white bass good on swimming minnows. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 51 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on pink, white, and olive colored jig and float, orange and chartreuse puff balls and white/black Rooster Tails. Lower lake: rainbow trout good on pink, chartreuse, orange, and bubblegum colored Power Baits, corn and nightcrawlers. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 57 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass fair on plastics baits and spinning baits on points and vegetation; crappie fair on minnows and jigs over beds and cover in 15' of water; catfish fair on worms in upper portions of lake; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Stockton: 56 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on crankbaits off banks in 12' of water; crappie good on minnows and tube jigs in 10' to 15' of water near brush piles; white bass good on Rebels and tube baits in upper lake arms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 56 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on brown, red, orange, or cricket colored jigs, use 1/16th or 1/32nd oz. jigs and cast around submerged brush piles or stumps; white bass good on small white spin baits or pearl colored soft plastic minnows, use 1/8th oz. jigs and let bait sink to the bottom and then retrieve at medium pace; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 55 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on brown, red, orange, or cricket colored jigs, use 1/16th or 1/32nd oz. jigs and cast around submerged brush piles or stumps; white bass good on small white spin baits or pearl colored soft plastic minnows, use 1/8th oz. jigs and let bait sink to the bottom and then retrieve at medium pace; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 51 degrees, high, clear; trout fair on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass catch-and-release fishing slow, best on soft plastics; goggle-eye slow, best on soft plastics and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
James River (lower): 52 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on cut bait; black bass catch-and-release slow, best on crankbaits and plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/13/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 56 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; crappie fair on tube and curly tail jigs; please remove litter. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 56 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on stinkbaits and chicken liver; limit 4; stocking will begin in early May; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 4/14/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 56 degrees, rising, dingy; catfish good on liver, shrimp and prepared bait; black bass catch-and-release fishing good on minnows and crayfish; crappie good on minnows; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 62 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on blood baits and cut bait; crappie fair on worms and jigs; black bass catch-and-release fishing fair on spin and crankbaits; all other species slow on natural baits. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 60 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on prepared bait; catch & release black bass good on natural baits; crappie good on minnows; goggle-eye good on worms. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 60 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and goldfish; carp good on corn; black bass catch-and-release fishing fair on crankbaits; crappie good on jigs with Crappie Nibbles; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 53 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on cut baits and blood baits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 56 degrees, the spring level is slightly above normal and off colored; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: red and green Cracklebacks, white floss mini jig, gingersnap colored with gold head, pink and white colored and black and yellow colored marabou jigs, white colored with red ring Rooster Tail, tri-colored and pink and peach colored glo balls; Zone 3 best lures: yellow, white and cheese Power Baits, Trout Nip, and minnows. April fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our annual kids fishing day is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. Activities will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.
(Report made on 4/14/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 56 degrees, normal, fishing is good; the water is clear with good flow; doughbaits and putty baits are producing good numbers of fish; feather jigs in black, yellow, olive and white are also good choices. Fishing hours for the month of April are 7:00 a.m to 7:30 p.m. (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Montauk State Park: 57 degrees, the river level is normal for this time of year and steady as of 8:00 a.m. on April 14th . The water is clear. Fishing is good on all baits with the best fishing in the morning and evening hours. Fishing hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 4/14/2011)
Roaring River State Park: 57 degrees, the stream is normal and clear; orange, chartreuse and black spinners and small crankbaits are good; marabou jigs and micro jigs are still working; black, yellow, white, dark brown, tan and olive Power Bait worms and eggs are working; white, brown and fluorescent yellow eggs, white and orange worms are working; in Zone 3, nightcrawlers, corn and small Power Bait nuggets are working very well. (Report made on 4/14/2011)