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 5/1/2008 at 10:41:23 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. 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: 60 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass good on plastic tubes and spinnerbaits; crappie good on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on river worms; channel catfish fair on liver and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 52 degrees, high, dingy; white bass good on light-colored soft plastics; crappie fair on crappie jigs; catfish slow on worms and cut shad. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 58 degrees, high, muddy; black bass fair on dark-colored plastic worms and buzzbaits; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish slow on worms and chicken livers. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 58 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good; crappie slow, have gone back off the bank; catfish fair. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 58 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits on windy points; crappie fair, males are on the banks, so the spawn has begun, Road Runners and Curly Tails are working best, also try minnows on a bobber in the shallows; catfish slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 58 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits on windy points; crappie fair, males are on the banks, so the spawn has begun, Road Runners and Curly Tails are working best, also try minnows on a bobber in the shallows; catfish slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Little Dixie: 58 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken or turkey livers; crappie fair on jigs in deep water; largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits; all other species slow; area is closed for all activity (including fishing) from 10:00pm to 4:00am. (Report made on 5/1/2008) RIVERS Lamine: 55 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on earthworms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Missouri (Middle): 54 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 52 degrees, high, dingy; black bass closed; white bass slow but responding on spinnerbaits; crappie slow with some success using minnows; catfish slow, try using cut shad and turkey livers; paddlefish closed. (Report made on 4/30/2008) ---------------------- KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254 LAKES James A. Reed Area: 64 degrees, high, dingy; crappie good; channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish and trout fair. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Montrose: 60 degrees, dingy; black bass good; catfish and crappie fair; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 62 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 59 degrees, dingy; crappie and catfish good; all other species fair. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Smithville: 55 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good on pole & line, trotlines in the northern part of the lake; crappie fair with some success using jigs in 2 to 5 feet of water; walleye slow with some success using Rogues at the dam; largemouth bass fair with some success using crankbaits in coves; all other species slow; Smithville Lake Spillway: catfish, walleye, crappie & white bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Truman: 58 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good using shad; crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Truman Tailwaters: 58 degrees, high, releasing 43,000 cfs; crappie fair using jigs and minnows; catfish fair using shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) RIVERS Missouri River: high, muddy; catfish good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) ---------------------- NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420 LAKES Hunnewell: 58 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; crappie fair on Road Runners; bluegill and redear sunfish fair on Beetle Spin; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Long Branch: 55 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and leeches; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Mark Twain: 58 degrees, high, muddy; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Sever: 62 degrees, high, dingy; walleye fair on minnows and leeches; muskie fair on large spinnerbaits and jerkbaits; largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and jerkbaits; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers; crappie good on jigs and minnows; bluegill good on mealworms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Thomas Hill: 61 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) RIVERS Mississippi (above St. Louis): 53 degrees, high, muddy; carp fair in flooded areas using gigging and bowfishing methods; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Salt (below Mark Twain): 56 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) ---------------------- NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3111 LAKES Bilby Ranch Lake: 53 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair, crappie good and starting to move into shallow water; black bass good; bluegill fair on worms. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Mozingo: 53 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair; walleye good and moving off the dam; crappie good moving into shallows; black bass good; bluegill fair on worms. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Paho: 54 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Pony Express: 57 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on livers and worms; largemouth bass good on small spinners; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) RIVERS Grand: 60 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good; blue catfish fair; flathead catfish fair; all other species good. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Missouri (below Iowa line): 50 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) ---------------------- OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561 LAKES Bull Shoals (East): 58 degrees, high, dingy; white bass fair on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Norfork: 59 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) RIVERS Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 59 degrees, normal, dingy; goggle-eye and black bass fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. NOTE: black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Big Piney (Upper): 54 degrees, high, clear; all species slow. NOTE: black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Bryant Creek: 58 degrees, high, dingy; upper portion: all species slow; lower portion: all species slow. NOTE: black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Current: 65 degrees, high, clear; smallmouth bass fair on jerkbaits; goggle-eye fair on jigs. NOTE: black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Eleven Point: 55 degrees, falling, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 61 degrees, normal, dingy; goggle-eye fair on nightcrawlers and soft plastic grubs; black bass fair on jigs and soft plastic lures; suckers and drum fair on nightcrawlers. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Gasconade (upper): 56 degrees, high, dingy; goggle-eye fair on small plastic grubs; sunfish fair on small grubs and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Jack's Fork: 60 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures. NOTE: black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 5/1/2008) North Fork: 59 degrees, high, dingy; upper portion: all species slow; lower portion: white bass fair on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) ---------------------- SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858 LAKES Clearwater Lake: 68 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Council Bluff: 65 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Rapalas; channel catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Cypress Lake: 63 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill good on worms; channel catfish fair on cut baits and nightcrawlers; crappie slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Duck Creek: 63 degrees, clear; bluegill fair on crickets and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Lake Girardeau: 59 degrees, clear; bluegill fair on crickets; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Perry County Lake: 59 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Robert DeLaney Lake: 63 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Wappapello: crappie good in spillway on minnows and jigs; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill fair on crickets; channel catfish fair on live baits and nightcrawlers; white bass slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) RIVERS Black River (near Annapolis): 56 degrees, normal, clear; white bass good on spinnerbaits. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Mississippi (below Charleston): 56 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) St. Francis (above Wappapello): normal, channel catfish good on large minnows and nightcrawlers; goggle-eye fair on small spinnerbaits such as Beetle Spins and small minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) St. Francis (below Wappapello): 63 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish fair; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) ---------------------- SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881 LAKES Bull Shoals (West): 57 degrees, high, clear; water levels extremely high; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Lake Taneycomo: 47 degrees, high, dingy; upper lake: trout good on white jigs and chrome & black Rapalas and Rogues; lower lake: trout good on orange and chartreuse Power Baits, olive colored jigs and chartreuse Rooster Tails. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Pomme de Terre: 55 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and plastic baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Stockton: 60 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on nightcrawlers; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and jigs; white bass fair on spinnerbaits and minnows up creek arms. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Table Rock (James River arm): 59 degrees, high, clear; white bass good on swimming minnows or gray jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 4/30/2008) Table Rock (main lake): 55 degrees, high, dingy; water levels 15 feet high; black bass good on spinnerbaits, try chartreuse with white colored shad; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) RIVERS Big Niangua: 59 degrees, falling, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on upper end with soft plastic worms; trout fair below Bennett Springs; all other species slow. NOTE: black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 5/1/2008) James River (lower): 55 degrees, high, clear; goggle-eye good on soft plastics and crayfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) ---------------------- ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953 LAKES Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 59 degrees, high, muddy; black bass fair on plastic lizards; bluegill fair with some success on worms; crappie good on bright colored jigs at dusk; carp fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 61 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on worms; catfish limit: 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 5/1/2008) RIVERS Big River: 55 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 56 degrees, falling, dingy; black bass (catch & release) fair on spinnerbaits and minnows; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and blood baits; crappie good at dams on minnows and worms; all other species slow on worms. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 55 degrees, high, dingy; black bass (catch & release) fair on minnows, plastic worms and Road Runners; channel catfish fair on minnows and prepared baits; bluegill and goggle-eye fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Meramec (below Eureka): 58 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish fair on worms and doughbaits. NOTE: black bass are catch and release only until May 24. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Missouri (below New Haven): 52 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/1/2008) ---------------------- TROUT PARKS Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, high, dingy; water level is 4 inches above normal; and beginning to clear; successful lures and baits include: jigs (red & white, black & yellow), mini-jigs (bedspread and John Deere), glo-balls (Easter egg 3-color, anything with pink), other lures; 1/8 ounce Rooster Tails in bright colors and Power Baits (pink, and white colors) all fished deep; May Fishing hours are 6:30am to 8:15pm; Annual Kid's Free Fishing Day is on May 3 for kids 15 years and younger. For current streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=06923500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 5/1/2008) Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, dingy; with a slightly greenish cast; fishing has been good; try using scented baits and bright colors; May fishing hours: 6:30am to 8:15pm. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Montauk State Park: 57 degrees, normal, clear; fishing has been good; bait fishermen have been doing well with Power Baits and homemade doughbaits, try corn or worms beneath a bobber or doughbaits fished on the bottom; fly and lure fishermen have been catching fish on various wet flies, spinners and lures; fish deep with dark colors for best results; May fishing hours are 6:30am to 8:15pm; Annual Kid's Free Fishing Day is on Saturday, May 3 for kids 15 years and younger. The event runs from 6:30am to 8:15pm. (Report made on 5/1/2008) Roaring River State Park: 56 degrees, falling, dingy; river is down to near normal levels; much less dingy than last week; fishing should still be good 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 check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07050152&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 (Report made on 5/1/2008) ---------------------- "Quality Fishing…………..Our Mission, Our Passion" www.missouriconservation.org
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