CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388
LAKES
Binder: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver and stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/8/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 78 degrees, dingy; 2' low; channel catfish and blue catfish fair on worms; bluegill fair on worms; largemouth bass fair on tube jigs and plastic worms; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair using worms, cut shad and chicken livers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 84 degrees, dingy; crappie slow; black bass fair; catfish good on cut bait; white bass slow.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 84 degrees, dingy; catfish slow, try live bait; crappie slow, try minnows; black bass fair using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; white bass slow, try jigs. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 84 degrees, dingy; catfish slow, try live bait; crappie slow, try minnows; black bass fair using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; white bass slow, try jigs.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Little Dixie: 85 degrees, clear; the water level is down about 3' so it may be hard to get a boat launched off the boat ramp; catfish good on liver and minnows; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: muddy; 3' high from the Missouri River to I-70; near normal level above I-70 to Otterville; flathead catfish and blue catfish good on setlines near the mouth of the Blackwater River using goldfish; blue catfish good below DeBourgmont Access on setlines using shad sides; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; all species good on live baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 79 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair using worms, cut shad and chicken livers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 78 degrees, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Montrose: 74 degrees, low, dingy; black bass and catfish fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 79 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 78 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Truman: 79 degrees, low, clear; crappie good using jigs and minnows in 10'-20' of water; catfish good using cut bait or shad; white bass and hybrid bass good using shad and jigs on flats. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 68 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on earthworms; channel catfish fair on cheese bait; bluegill fair on crickets and red wigglers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Long Branch: 75 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on live baits; blue catfish good on live baits; flathead catfish fair on setlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mark Twain: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Sever: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on jerkbaits; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and crayfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Thomas Hill: 76 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbait; flathead catfish good on live bluegill; carp fair on doughbait and corn; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 71 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; carp and drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 72 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on plastics; channel catfish good on liver or cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mozingo: 72 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish, crappie, and black bass good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Paho: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers, crayfish and prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on soft plastics; hybrid striped bass fair on natural baits or spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Pony Express: 74 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs or minnows in 10'-15' depths near structure; channel catfish good on chicken livers or stinkbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Smithville: 82 degrees, falling, dingy; crappie fair in 8'-12' of water near brush/trees; black bass slow; catfish fair on shad and prepared baits; white bass fair; walleye slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 75 degrees, rising, clear; channel catfish and blue catfish good; flathead catfish fair; all other species good. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 82 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 81 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Norfork: 80 degrees, high, dingy; walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 87 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on crayfish imitation crankbaits and soft plastic baits; channel catfish slow on live bait. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Bryant Creek: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Current: 72 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow except in deeper water sets. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 87 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and crayfish imitation crankbaits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 67 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Jacks Fork: 78 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
North Fork: 62 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good while trolling with crankbaits; largemouth bass fair on plastic or topwater baits; bluegill fair on worms or crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Council Bluff: 76 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures and dark colored soft plastic lures; channel catfish fair on liver and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow on minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish slow on crickets, small jigs and small pieces of worms; largemouth bass slow on spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic worms; channel catfish slow on worms and stinkbaits. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Duck Creek: 68 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms; bluegill fair on crickets and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Perry County Lake: 78 degrees, clear; black bass fair on crankbaits; crappie fair on jigs; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 78 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on worms, liver and stinkbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Wappapello: normal, black bass fair on crankbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and worms along shoreline; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. All areas around the lake are now open since the lake water level has dropped. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on plastic lures; all other species good. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures and minnows; white bass fair on grub jigs; channel catfish fair on live bait and cut bait; all other species slow.
There have been some instances of paddlefish being caught and hooked in the mouth while using traditional fishing methods as of late. Paddlefish are closed to taking by any method in the Black River except from March 15 through April 30. If a paddlefish is caught outside of those specified dates it must be released immediately. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms and chicken liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; channel catfish good on pole and line and trotlines using chicken liver, worms and stinkbait; flathead catfish good on pole and line and trotlines using goldfish and small green sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 80 degrees, high, clear; Dam/Swan Creek area: black bass fair on nightcrawlers and soft plastic baits; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbaits; Beaver Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 58 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on marabou jigs and glo balls when generators are running; brown trout good on wooly buggers and Rogues at night; rainbow trout good during the day in the lower lake on corn, chartreuse, bubblegum or orange Power Baits, floating nightcrawlers are also working well. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 78 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows around structure in 15' of water; catfish good on live baits using jug lines and trotlines or drifting with cut shad; largemouth bass slow, best on plastic baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Stockton: 74 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows over brush piles in 15'-20' of water; catfish good while drifting flats in 15'-20' of water; black bass good while crappie fishing over brush piles in 15'-20' of water; white bass good while trolling with jigs; walleye good on jigs and nightcrawlers on flats and around points in 15'-20' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish around points; live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' or more of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/6/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish around points; live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' or more of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/6/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 71 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
James River (lower): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good on Texas rigged live worms; goggle-eye good on minnows and spinners over rootwads and rocky structures; catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on green jigs and minnows over brush. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on plastic worms; channel catfish slow on blood baits; please remove your litter. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on blood baits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms; black bass fair on minnows; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms; bluegill good on worms and crickets; black bass fair on plastic worms; all other species fair on natural baits and minnows.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures and plastic worms; channel catfish fair on minnows and worms; bluegill and sunfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut baits; black bass slow on plastic worms; carp fair on corn; bluegill fair on crickets, drum fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 79 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish slow on worms and prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, clear; the spring level is near normal; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: John Deere colored mini jigs, ginger colored and brown colored bead head Cracklebacks, salmon and brown colored, moss colored, brown and yellow colored marabou jigs, rainbow colored and blue colored Rooster Tails, shrimp colored, easter tri-colored and Jimi Hendrix colored glo balls, red colored and copper colored brassies; Zone 3 best lures: white colored and yellow colored Power Baits, white colored worms, and salmon eggs. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. We will be cutting weeds September 13 and 14. We will start around 8 a.m. and finish by 3 p.m. Thank you for your patience. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, fishing is good; the water is clear so use very light tackle; dough and putty baits are producing good numbers when fished free floating or underneath a float; throughout the spring branch feather jigs in black/yellow, olive, white, and pink are producing good numbers of fish; fish are holding in runs, deep holes and below the waterfalls, target these areas for best success; fishing hours for the month of September are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Ladies Free Fishing Day is Saturday, September 10th. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, the river level is normal; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; scented dough and putty baits are working well, as are flies, Rooster Tails and jigs, black and yellow, white, and olive colors are working well. Fishing has been slow during the hotter parts of the day. The best fishing is during the morning and evening hours. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 9/1/2011)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, the water is clear, normal and low; use 2 lb. test or lighter; fishing has been very good early in the day, late in the evening and in shady spots during the day; dry fly fishing is excellent right now; cheese yellow, white fluorescent, orange and brown colors in plastic eggs and worms working well; black, brown, olive and white spinners working well; small crankbaits are working well; marabou and micro jigs are good; olive, white, black/yellow and tan are good; in Zone 3: nightcrawlers, minnows and corn, white, orange or fluorescent yellow Power Bait paste is working well.
(Report made on 9/8/2011)
LAKES
Binder: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver and stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/8/2011)
Blind Pony Lake: 78 degrees, dingy; 2' low; channel catfish and blue catfish fair on worms; bluegill fair on worms; largemouth bass fair on tube jigs and plastic worms; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair using worms, cut shad and chicken livers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 84 degrees, dingy; crappie slow; black bass fair; catfish good on cut bait; white bass slow.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 84 degrees, dingy; catfish slow, try live bait; crappie slow, try minnows; black bass fair using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; white bass slow, try jigs. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 84 degrees, dingy; catfish slow, try live bait; crappie slow, try minnows; black bass fair using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; white bass slow, try jigs.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Little Dixie: 85 degrees, clear; the water level is down about 3' so it may be hard to get a boat launched off the boat ramp; catfish good on liver and minnows; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Lamine: muddy; 3' high from the Missouri River to I-70; near normal level above I-70 to Otterville; flathead catfish and blue catfish good on setlines near the mouth of the Blackwater River using goldfish; blue catfish good below DeBourgmont Access on setlines using shad sides; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Missouri (Middle): high, muddy; all species good on live baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 79 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair using worms, cut shad and chicken livers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 78 degrees, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Montrose: 74 degrees, low, dingy; black bass and catfish fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 79 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 78 degrees, low, clear; all species fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Truman: 79 degrees, low, clear; crappie good using jigs and minnows in 10'-20' of water; catfish good using cut bait or shad; white bass and hybrid bass good using shad and jigs on flats. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Truman Tailwaters: 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Missouri River: the river is flooded; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 68 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on earthworms; channel catfish fair on cheese bait; bluegill fair on crickets and red wigglers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Long Branch: 75 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on live baits; blue catfish good on live baits; flathead catfish fair on setlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mark Twain: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Sever: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on jerkbaits; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and crayfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Thomas Hill: 76 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbait; flathead catfish good on live bluegill; carp fair on doughbait and corn; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 71 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; carp and drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 72 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on plastics; channel catfish good on liver or cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mozingo: 72 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish, crappie, and black bass good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Paho: 82 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers, crayfish and prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on soft plastics; hybrid striped bass fair on natural baits or spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Pony Express: 74 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on jigs or minnows in 10'-15' depths near structure; channel catfish good on chicken livers or stinkbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Smithville: 82 degrees, falling, dingy; crappie fair in 8'-12' of water near brush/trees; black bass slow; catfish fair on shad and prepared baits; white bass fair; walleye slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Grand: 75 degrees, rising, clear; channel catfish and blue catfish good; flathead catfish fair; all other species good. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 82 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 81 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Norfork: 80 degrees, high, dingy; walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 87 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on crayfish imitation crankbaits and soft plastic baits; channel catfish slow on live bait. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Big Piney (Upper): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Bryant Creek: 69 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastic baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Current: 72 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow except in deeper water sets. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Eleven Point: 60 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 87 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic baits and crayfish imitation crankbaits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Gasconade (upper): 67 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Jacks Fork: 78 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics and Beetle Spins. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
North Fork: 62 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good while trolling with crankbaits; largemouth bass fair on plastic or topwater baits; bluegill fair on worms or crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Council Bluff: 76 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater lures and dark colored soft plastic lures; channel catfish fair on liver and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Cypress Lake: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie slow on minnows and jigs; bluegill and redear sunfish slow on crickets, small jigs and small pieces of worms; largemouth bass slow on spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic worms; channel catfish slow on worms and stinkbaits. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Duck Creek: 68 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms; bluegill fair on crickets and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Perry County Lake: 78 degrees, clear; black bass fair on crankbaits; crappie fair on jigs; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 78 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on worms, liver and stinkbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Wappapello: normal, black bass fair on crankbaits; bluegill fair on crickets and worms along shoreline; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. All areas around the lake are now open since the lake water level has dropped. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on plastic lures; all other species good. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures and minnows; white bass fair on grub jigs; channel catfish fair on live bait and cut bait; all other species slow.
There have been some instances of paddlefish being caught and hooked in the mouth while using traditional fishing methods as of late. Paddlefish are closed to taking by any method in the Black River except from March 15 through April 30. If a paddlefish is caught outside of those specified dates it must be released immediately. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mississippi (below Charleston): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait, worms and chicken liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): dingy; channel catfish fair on worms and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; channel catfish good on pole and line and trotlines using chicken liver, worms and stinkbait; flathead catfish good on pole and line and trotlines using goldfish and small green sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 80 degrees, high, clear; Dam/Swan Creek area: black bass fair on nightcrawlers and soft plastic baits; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and jerkbaits; Beaver Creek area: black bass good on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Lake Taneycomo: 58 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on marabou jigs and glo balls when generators are running; brown trout good on wooly buggers and Rogues at night; rainbow trout good during the day in the lower lake on corn, chartreuse, bubblegum or orange Power Baits, floating nightcrawlers are also working well. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
Pomme de Terre: 78 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows around structure in 15' of water; catfish good on live baits using jug lines and trotlines or drifting with cut shad; largemouth bass slow, best on plastic baits. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Stockton: 74 degrees, low, clear; crappie good on minnows over brush piles in 15'-20' of water; catfish good while drifting flats in 15'-20' of water; black bass good while crappie fishing over brush piles in 15'-20' of water; white bass good while trolling with jigs; walleye good on jigs and nightcrawlers on flats and around points in 15'-20' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Table Rock (James River arm): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish around points; live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' or more of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/6/2011)
Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair while dragging soft plastic crayfish around points; live nightcrawlers and live crayfish are working well in 25' or more of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/6/2011)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 71 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass fair on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
James River (lower): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good on Texas rigged live worms; goggle-eye good on minnows and spinners over rootwads and rocky structures; catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on green jigs and minnows over brush. (Report made on 9/8/2011)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass fair on plastic worms; channel catfish slow on blood baits; please remove your litter. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on blood baits; limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
RIVERS
Big River: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms; black bass fair on minnows; crappie slow on minnows; bluegill good on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms; bluegill good on worms and crickets; black bass fair on plastic worms; all other species fair on natural baits and minnows.
(Report made on 9/7/2011)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures and plastic worms; channel catfish fair on minnows and worms; bluegill and sunfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Meramec (below Eureka): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut baits; black bass slow on plastic worms; carp fair on corn; bluegill fair on crickets, drum fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Missouri (below New Haven): 79 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish slow on worms and prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, clear; the spring level is near normal; Zone 1 and 2 best lures: John Deere colored mini jigs, ginger colored and brown colored bead head Cracklebacks, salmon and brown colored, moss colored, brown and yellow colored marabou jigs, rainbow colored and blue colored Rooster Tails, shrimp colored, easter tri-colored and Jimi Hendrix colored glo balls, red colored and copper colored brassies; Zone 3 best lures: white colored and yellow colored Power Baits, white colored worms, and salmon eggs. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. We will be cutting weeds September 13 and 14. We will start around 8 a.m. and finish by 3 p.m. Thank you for your patience. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, low, fishing is good; the water is clear so use very light tackle; dough and putty baits are producing good numbers when fished free floating or underneath a float; throughout the spring branch feather jigs in black/yellow, olive, white, and pink are producing good numbers of fish; fish are holding in runs, deep holes and below the waterfalls, target these areas for best success; fishing hours for the month of September are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Ladies Free Fishing Day is Saturday, September 10th. (Report made on 9/7/2011)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, the river level is normal; the water is clear; fishing is good on most baits; scented dough and putty baits are working well, as are flies, Rooster Tails and jigs, black and yellow, white, and olive colors are working well. Fishing has been slow during the hotter parts of the day. The best fishing is during the morning and evening hours. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440 (Report made on 9/1/2011)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, the water is clear, normal and low; use 2 lb. test or lighter; fishing has been very good early in the day, late in the evening and in shady spots during the day; dry fly fishing is excellent right now; cheese yellow, white fluorescent, orange and brown colors in plastic eggs and worms working well; black, brown, olive and white spinners working well; small crankbaits are working well; marabou and micro jigs are good; olive, white, black/yellow and tan are good; in Zone 3: nightcrawlers, minnows and corn, white, orange or fluorescent yellow Power Bait paste is working well.
(Report made on 9/8/2011)