You are subscribed to the MDC Fishing Report. If you would like to unsubscribe, please go to http://mdc.mo.gov/4183 . Missouri Department of Conservation Statewide Fishing Report 4/17/2008 at 11:58:42 Attention Fishing Report Subscribers: Welcome to the 2008 fishing report season! **PLEASE REMEMBER** IN MOST STREAMS SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER, BLACK BASS SEASON WILL OPEN 05/24/08, UNTIL THAT DATE ALL BLACK BASS IN THOSE STREAMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER UNHARMED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING CAUGHT. FOR DETAILS SEE CHAPTER 6 OF THE WILDLIFE CODE. A current report on paddlefish snagging is available at: http://mdc.mo.gov/fish/sport/paddlefish/report/ The fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions. For current Missouri reservoir or river levels see the websites listed below. Rivers: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=huc_cd Reservoirs: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=lake&group_key=basin_cd For more information about the fishing opportunities in these and other Missouri waters, consult the "2008 Fishing Prospects at Selected Missouri Lakes and Streams" available at: www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/prospects/ PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions. ---------------------- CENTRAL REGION (573) 882-8388 LAKES Binder: 56 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and plastic worms; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on worms; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 48 degrees, high, dingy; white bass good on light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie fair on crappie jigs; catfish slow on worms. (Report made on 4/15/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 51 degrees, high, muddy; black bass slow on crankbaits and buzzbaits; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow with some success using worms and stinkbaits. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 51 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair; white bass slow; catfish fair on cut shad; crappie slow on jigs. (Report made on 4/15/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 51 degrees, high, muddy; black bass good using crankbaits on shallow points; crappie slow, try using lures that create vibration or have blades; white bass slow with some success fishing near river mouths using Road Runners; catfish slow with some success on stinkbaits. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 51 degrees, high, muddy; black bass good using crankbaits on shallow points; crappie slow, try using lures that create vibration or have blades; white bass slow with some success fishing near river mouths using Road Runners; catfish slow with some success on stinkbaits. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Little Dixie: 54 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken or turkey livers; crappie fair on jigs in deep water; all other species slow; area is closed for all activity (including fishing) from 10:00pm to 4:00am. (Report made on 4/17/2008) RIVERS Lamine: 54 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish fair on earthworms and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/15/2008) Missouri (Middle): 53 degrees, high, muddy; flathead catfish fair on cut baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 48 degrees, high, dingy; black bass closed; white bass slow on spinnerbaits; crappie slow with some success using minnows; catfish slow, try using cut shad and turkey livers; paddlefish good. (Report made on 4/17/2008) ---------------------- KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254 LAKES James A. Reed Area: 54 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish and trout fair. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Montrose: 59 degrees, high, dingy; catfish and black bass fair; crappie slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 55 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 52 degrees, high, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Smithville: 47 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good on shad sides in the northern part of the lake; crappie slow with some success at the Camp Branch Marina using orange and chartreuse jigs in 15 to 20 feet of water off the docks; walleye slow moving up to the dam for spawning; largemouth bass slow with some success using Rogues; all other species slow; Smithville Lake Spillway: walleye fair using chartreuse crappie jigs; white bass good using crappie jigs with minnows; crappie fair using crappie jigs. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Truman: 51 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good using shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Truman Tailwaters: 51 degrees, high, releasing 50,000 cfs; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) RIVERS Missouri River: high, muddy; all species slow; water level is elevated. (Report made on 4/17/2008) ---------------------- NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420 LAKES Hunnewell: 50 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits; largemouth bass fair on red worms and Flukes; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Long Branch: 50 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and leeches; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Mark Twain: 50 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Sever: 50 degrees, high, dingy; muskie fair on Rogues; walleye fair on jigs and crankbaits along the dam; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Thomas Hill: 55 degrees, dingy; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) RIVERS Mississippi (above St. Louis): 48 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Salt (below Mark Twain): 49 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) ---------------------- NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111 LAKES Bilby Ranch Lake: 49 degrees, normal, dingy; walleye fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Mozingo: 49 degrees, normal, muddy; walleye fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Paho: 52 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Pony Express: 48 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) RIVERS Grand: 60 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good; blue catfish fair; flathead catfish fair; all other species good. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Missouri (below Iowa line): 43 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) ---------------------- OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561 LAKES Bull Shoals (East): 55 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Norfork: 55 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) RIVERS Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 54 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Big Piney (Upper): 52 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Bryant Creek: 54 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Current: 57 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Eleven Point: 54 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 55 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Gasconade (upper): 51 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Jack's Fork: 57 degrees, high, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) North Fork: 56 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) ---------------------- SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858 LAKES Clearwater Lake: 55 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Council Bluff: 60 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Cypress Lake: 54 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on plastic worms and spinner baits; bluegill good on worms; channel catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows and small jigs. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Duck Creek: 55 degrees, clear; black bass good on topwater lures; crappie and bluegill slow; pickerel fair on jigs. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Lake Girardeau: 54 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Perry County Lake: 52 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Robert DeLaney Lake: 56 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on natural baits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Wappapello: crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on live baits and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) RIVERS Black River (near Annapolis): 53 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Castor River (above Zalma): 49 degrees, high, dingy; murky but clearing; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Mississippi (below Charleston): 55 degrees, high, dingy; 10 feet over flood stage; white bass fair on jigs in backwaters; buffalo and carp fair snagging in backwaters; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) St. Francis (below Wappapello): 60 degrees, high, dingy; river level 16.9 at Holly Island gauge; channel catfish fair on trotlines and limb lines with stinkbaits, worms and liver; all others slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) ---------------------- SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881 LAKES Bull Shoals (West): 52 degrees, high, dingy; water levels extremely high; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Lake Taneycomo: 51 degrees, high, dingy; trout good on Rooster Tails and orange chartreuse Power Bait; all other species slow due to high water conditions. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Pomme de Terre: 53 degrees, high, dingy; water level is 16 feet high; all species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Stockton: 56 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on jigs and frogs; catfish fair on nightcrawlers and shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/16/2008) Table Rock (James River arm): 55 degrees, high, dingy; minimal visibility; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Table Rock (main lake): 55 degrees, high, dingy; water levels 18 feet high; black bass good on spinnerbaits, try gray or chartreuse with white colored shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) RIVERS Big Niangua: 56 degrees, high, dingy; minimal visibility; smallmouth bass, trout and goggle-eye fair; all other species slow. NOTE: Black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 4/17/2008) James River (lower): 51 degrees, high, dingy; low visibility; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) ---------------------- ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953 LAKES Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 55 degrees, high, muddy; black bass slow; bluegill slow on worms; crappie fair on chartreuse jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 55 degrees, high, muddy; catfish slow with some success using mealworms; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 4/17/2008) RIVERS Big River: 53 degrees, falling, muddy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 52 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and blood baits; all other species slow on worms. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 52 degrees, falling, dingy; goggle-eye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Meramec (below Eureka): 52 degrees, falling, muddy; black bass fair on crankbaits; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; bluegill fair on worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; carp fair on doughbaits; all other species slow. NOTE: Black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 4/17/2008) Missouri (below New Haven): 52 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2008) ---------------------- TROUT PARKS Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, high, dingy; water level is 5 inches above normal; current is strong; successful lures and baits include: jigs (hot pink & white, black & yellow), mini-jigs (bedspread and anything white), glo-balls (Easter egg 3-color, anything with pink), 1/8 ounce Rooster Tails in bright colors and Power Baits (yellow, and white colors) all fished deep; April fishing hours: 7:00am to 7:30pm; Annual Kid's Free Fishing Day is on May 3 for kids 15 years and younger. For current streamflow information: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=06923500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 4/17/2008) Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, dingy; fishing has been good; water is above normal; try using scented baits and bright colors; April fishing hours: 7:00am to 7:30pm. (Report made on 4/14/2008) Montauk State Park: 56 degrees, falling, clear; fishing has been good; bait fishermen have been doing well with Power Baits and doughbaits; fly and lure fishermen have been catching fish on various wet flies, spinners and lures; fish deep with dark colors for best results; April fishing hours are 7:00am to 7:30pm. Annual Kid's Free Fishing Day is on Saturday, May 3 for kids 15 years and younger. For current streamflow information: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07064440&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 4/17/2008) Roaring River State Park: 56 degrees, falling, dingy; water level is a little higher than normal and clearing but with a slight color; should be good fishing as long as you keep your lure down deep; plastic eggs and worms are working well in zone 1; check local fly shops for flies that are working well. For current streamflow information: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07050152&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 4/17/2008) ---------------------- "Quality Fishing…………..Our Mission, Our Passion" www.missouriconservation.org
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