08-06-2004, 06:57 PM
Missouri Department of Conservation Statewide Weekly Fishing Report8/5/2004 at 10:48:36
NOTE: The fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions.
PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.
For more information about fishing, river, and weather conditions visit:
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/link...s/Fishing/ or
www.waterworkswonders.org
For lake levels visit: http://www.aroundthelake.com/mainpges/weather.htm
CENTRAL REGION: (573) 882-8388LAKES
Binder: 85 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver & stinkbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Blind Pony: lake closed due to renovations, will re-open in 2008. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 73 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and jigs; catfish fair on worms, shad, stinkbaits and chicken liver; white bass fair on light colored Rooster Tails and white soft plastics. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 85 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on Chompers and plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; catfish fair on shad, chicken livers, stinkbaits and worms; white bass slow on white soft plastics and trolling with crappie jigs. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good; crappie slow; black bass fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good using cut shad on trotlines and jug lines; black bass good on 10" black or pumpkin seed plastic worms off main lake points; crappie fair in the morning on minnows; walleye slow on jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows; white bass fair off windy points in the evening on Sassy Shad. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair in the morning on minnows; black bass good on 10" black or pumpkin seed plastic worms off main lake points; catfish good using cut shad on trotlines and jug lines; walleye slow on jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows; white bass slow off windy points in the evening on Sassy Shad. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Little Dixie: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on chicken liver; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
RIVERS
Lamine: normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on setlines from Swinging Bridge Access to Roberts Bluff; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Missouri (Middle): rising, muddy; all species fair during night time hours. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on shad; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; white bass and black bass slow; bluegill fair on jigs. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
KANSAS CITY REGION: (816) 655-6254LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 83 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish, bluegill and largemouth bass good; crappie slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Montrose: 81 degrees, high, clear; full pool; catfish good; black bass fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 84 degrees, dingy; full pool; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 85 degrees, dingy; full pool; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Smithville: 76 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on white and pink jigs; catfish fair on doughbaits; largemouth bass fair on Rattlin Rouges; white bass fair on minnows; Smithville Spillway fair for crappie on minnows. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Truman: 78 degrees, high, dingy; 1 1/2' high; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; black bass fair on worms and crankbaits; catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Truman Tailwaters: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; releasing 350 cfs; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, muddy; catfish fair on chicken liver and cut baits. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
NORTHEAST REGION: (660) 785-2424LAKES
Hunnewell: 79 degrees, rising, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Long Branch: 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver; largemouth bass good on rattle-lures; bluegill good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Mark Twain: 80 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good, but small; largemouth bass and channel catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Sever: 76 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and salamanders; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; bluegill good on nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Thomas Hill: 79 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel and blue catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 76 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
NORTHWEST REGION: (816) 271-3111LAKES
Mozingo: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish, bluegill, crappie and black bass good. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Paho: 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Pony Express: 81 degrees, normal, channel catfish, bluegill and black bass fair in the evening or early morning. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Chariton: rising, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Grand: 79 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish and flathead catfish fair in the current; blue catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 78 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good on worms and cut baits; flathead catfish good on worms; blue catfish fair on live baits and worms; carp fair on worms. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
OZARK REGION: (417) 255-9561LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 88 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Norfork: 89 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 68 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth bass good on soft plastic lures; goggle-eye fair on live baits and soft plastic grubs. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Big Piney (Upper): 75 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good early morning and late evening on soft plastics and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Bryant Creek: 83 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Current: 80 degrees, low, clear; suckers good on worms; smallmouth bass good on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Eleven Point: 61 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn, minnows and spinnerbaits; smallmouth bass good on plastic worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 70 degrees, high, muddy; smallmouth bass fair on live baits and crankbaits; goggle-eye and catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Jack's Fork: 76 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics, jigs and crayfish. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
North Fork: 58 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; brown trout fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
SOUTHEAST REGION: (573) 290-5858LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms & liver; crappie fair on minnows; black bass fair in the p.m. on soft plastics; all others slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Council Bluff: 88 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Cypress Lake: all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Duck Creek: 83 degrees, clear; bluegill fair on crickets; black bass fair on topwater lures; crappie slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake Girardeau: 79 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good at night 6 feet deep on liver and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Perry County Lake: 83 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good on worms & jigs; channel catfish fair on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and minnows; crappie slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair on worms & crickets. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Wappapello: falling, black bass good on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 78 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Castor River (above Zalma): 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on Power Baits; all other species good. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Mississippi (below Charleston): 80 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish fair using cut baits on jug lines; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on buzzbaits and topwater lures; goggle-eye good on small jigs, small minnows and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
SOUTHWEST REGION: (417) 895-6881LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 78 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics; catfish good on nightcrawlers and chicken liver; walleye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Lake Taneycomo: 48 degrees, normal, clear; running a lot of water; rainbow trout good on white and olive colored jigs in the upper lake; rainbow trout good on Power Baits and nightcrawlers in the lower lake. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Pomme de Terre: 79 degrees, normal, clear; black bass slow using light colored topwater lures, brown or black plastic worms 5-10 feet deep off points; white bass fair off points trolling chartreuse colored jigs, spinners and blue topwater lures; muskie slow 4-15 feet deep off points and brushy coves using black Bucktail spinners; crappie good on chartreuse, white or yellow jigs or minnows 8-15 feet deep around docks; catfish fair on trotlines using worms, cut baits, crayfish and hotdogs 10 feet deep; walleye slow on minnows and silver Rattle Traps off points 10-20 feet deep; bluegill good on jigs, minnows and worms around docks and structure 3-5 feet deep. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Stockton: 81 degrees, 1' high; black bass fair early morning on topwater lures and buzzbaits, during the day on plastic baits; white bass fair early morning and late evening on topwater and Rooster Tails; walleye fair drifting nightcrawlers; catfish fair on shad, shiners and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows 15-25 feet deep. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Table Rock (James River arm): 87 degrees, dingy; 2' high; black bass good on crankbaits early morning and chartreuse spinners in the afternoon; catfish good on trotlines, jug lines and pole and line; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Table Rock (main lake): 84 degrees, clear; 2' high; black bass fair on jigs and plastic baits; bluegill good on live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 82 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
James River (lower): 85 degrees, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
ST. LOUIS REGION: (636) 300-1953LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; catfish slow; carp good on corn and doughbaits. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 87 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on shrimp and liver; catfish limit 4; please remove your litter. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
RIVERS
Big River: 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 79 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on worms and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 74 degrees, high, muddy; suckers and drum fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Meramec (below Eureka): 74 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Missouri (below New Haven): 79 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
TROUT AREAS:Bennett Spring: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing good with the best times early in the morning and early to late evening. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Maramec Spring: 58 degrees, normal, clear; fishing has been excellent. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Montauk: 59 degrees, low, clear; fishing good on all baits. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Roaring River: 58 degrees, normal, clear; fishing good; for a more recent report call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 8/5/2004
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NOTE: The fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions.
PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.
For more information about fishing, river, and weather conditions visit:
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/link...s/Fishing/ or
www.waterworkswonders.org
For lake levels visit: http://www.aroundthelake.com/mainpges/weather.htm
CENTRAL REGION: (573) 882-8388LAKES
Binder: 85 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver & stinkbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Blind Pony: lake closed due to renovations, will re-open in 2008. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 73 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass slow on plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and jigs; catfish fair on worms, shad, stinkbaits and chicken liver; white bass fair on light colored Rooster Tails and white soft plastics. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 85 degrees, dingy; black bass slow on Chompers and plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; catfish fair on shad, chicken livers, stinkbaits and worms; white bass slow on white soft plastics and trolling with crappie jigs. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good; crappie slow; black bass fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good using cut shad on trotlines and jug lines; black bass good on 10" black or pumpkin seed plastic worms off main lake points; crappie fair in the morning on minnows; walleye slow on jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows; white bass fair off windy points in the evening on Sassy Shad. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair in the morning on minnows; black bass good on 10" black or pumpkin seed plastic worms off main lake points; catfish good using cut shad on trotlines and jug lines; walleye slow on jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows; white bass slow off windy points in the evening on Sassy Shad. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Little Dixie: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on chicken liver; largemouth bass good on topwater lures; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
RIVERS
Lamine: normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on setlines from Swinging Bridge Access to Roberts Bluff; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Missouri (Middle): rising, muddy; all species fair during night time hours. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish good on shad; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; white bass and black bass slow; bluegill fair on jigs. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
KANSAS CITY REGION: (816) 655-6254LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 83 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish, bluegill and largemouth bass good; crappie slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Montrose: 81 degrees, high, clear; full pool; catfish good; black bass fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 84 degrees, dingy; full pool; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 85 degrees, dingy; full pool; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Smithville: 76 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on white and pink jigs; catfish fair on doughbaits; largemouth bass fair on Rattlin Rouges; white bass fair on minnows; Smithville Spillway fair for crappie on minnows. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Truman: 78 degrees, high, dingy; 1 1/2' high; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; black bass fair on worms and crankbaits; catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Truman Tailwaters: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; releasing 350 cfs; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, muddy; catfish fair on chicken liver and cut baits. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
NORTHEAST REGION: (660) 785-2424LAKES
Hunnewell: 79 degrees, rising, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Long Branch: 79 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver; largemouth bass good on rattle-lures; bluegill good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Mark Twain: 80 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good, but small; largemouth bass and channel catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Sever: 76 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and salamanders; channel catfish good on stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; bluegill good on nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Thomas Hill: 79 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel and blue catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 76 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
NORTHWEST REGION: (816) 271-3111LAKES
Mozingo: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish, bluegill, crappie and black bass good. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Paho: 78 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Pony Express: 81 degrees, normal, channel catfish, bluegill and black bass fair in the evening or early morning. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Chariton: rising, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Grand: 79 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish and flathead catfish fair in the current; blue catfish slow; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 78 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good on worms and cut baits; flathead catfish good on worms; blue catfish fair on live baits and worms; carp fair on worms. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
OZARK REGION: (417) 255-9561LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 88 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Norfork: 89 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 68 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth bass good on soft plastic lures; goggle-eye fair on live baits and soft plastic grubs. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Big Piney (Upper): 75 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good early morning and late evening on soft plastics and topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Bryant Creek: 83 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Current: 80 degrees, low, clear; suckers good on worms; smallmouth bass good on soft plastics; goggle-eye fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Eleven Point: 61 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout good on corn, minnows and spinnerbaits; smallmouth bass good on plastic worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 70 degrees, high, muddy; smallmouth bass fair on live baits and crankbaits; goggle-eye and catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Gasconade (upper): 80 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Jack's Fork: 76 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastics, jigs and crayfish. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
North Fork: 58 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; brown trout fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
SOUTHEAST REGION: (573) 290-5858LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 83 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms & liver; crappie fair on minnows; black bass fair in the p.m. on soft plastics; all others slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Council Bluff: 88 degrees, normal, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Cypress Lake: all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Duck Creek: 83 degrees, clear; bluegill fair on crickets; black bass fair on topwater lures; crappie slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Lake Girardeau: 79 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good at night 6 feet deep on liver and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Perry County Lake: 83 degrees, high, clear; bluegill good on worms & jigs; channel catfish fair on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures and minnows; crappie slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Robert DeLaney Lake: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair on worms & crickets. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Wappapello: falling, black bass good on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 78 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Castor River (above Zalma): 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on Power Baits; all other species good. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Mississippi (below Charleston): 80 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish fair using cut baits on jug lines; all other species fair on worms. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on buzzbaits and topwater lures; goggle-eye good on small jigs, small minnows and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
SOUTHWEST REGION: (417) 895-6881LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 78 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics; catfish good on nightcrawlers and chicken liver; walleye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Lake Taneycomo: 48 degrees, normal, clear; running a lot of water; rainbow trout good on white and olive colored jigs in the upper lake; rainbow trout good on Power Baits and nightcrawlers in the lower lake. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Pomme de Terre: 79 degrees, normal, clear; black bass slow using light colored topwater lures, brown or black plastic worms 5-10 feet deep off points; white bass fair off points trolling chartreuse colored jigs, spinners and blue topwater lures; muskie slow 4-15 feet deep off points and brushy coves using black Bucktail spinners; crappie good on chartreuse, white or yellow jigs or minnows 8-15 feet deep around docks; catfish fair on trotlines using worms, cut baits, crayfish and hotdogs 10 feet deep; walleye slow on minnows and silver Rattle Traps off points 10-20 feet deep; bluegill good on jigs, minnows and worms around docks and structure 3-5 feet deep. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
Stockton: 81 degrees, 1' high; black bass fair early morning on topwater lures and buzzbaits, during the day on plastic baits; white bass fair early morning and late evening on topwater and Rooster Tails; walleye fair drifting nightcrawlers; catfish fair on shad, shiners and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows 15-25 feet deep. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Table Rock (James River arm): 87 degrees, dingy; 2' high; black bass good on crankbaits early morning and chartreuse spinners in the afternoon; catfish good on trotlines, jug lines and pole and line; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Table Rock (main lake): 84 degrees, clear; 2' high; black bass fair on jigs and plastic baits; bluegill good on live baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 82 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
James River (lower): 85 degrees, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 8/4/2004)
ST. LOUIS REGION: (636) 300-1953LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; catfish slow; carp good on corn and doughbaits. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 87 degrees, normal, clear; catfish good on shrimp and liver; catfish limit 4; please remove your litter. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
RIVERS
Big River: 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 79 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on worms and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 74 degrees, high, muddy; suckers and drum fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Meramec (below Eureka): 74 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Missouri (below New Haven): 79 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
TROUT AREAS:Bennett Spring: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing good with the best times early in the morning and early to late evening. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Maramec Spring: 58 degrees, normal, clear; fishing has been excellent. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Montauk: 59 degrees, low, clear; fishing good on all baits. (Report made on 8/5/2004)
Roaring River: 58 degrees, normal, clear; fishing good; for a more recent report call 417-847-2430. (Report made on 8/5/2004
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