FISHING REPORT

LAKES

Bull Shoals: Clear, high; all species slow.

Bull Shoals (East): 6' above normal, dingy; black bass fair on spinnerbaits and suspended rogues; white bass fair on spinnerbaits and jigs; crappie fair on minnows and small jigs; all other species slow.

Clearwater: Normal, murky; black bass, white bass and crappie fair on minnows and jigs; catfish fair on worms; all other species slow.

Council Bluff: High, clear; all species slow.

Duck Creek: Normal, clear; vegetation 25%; crappie, bluegill, bass and pickerel slow.

Lake Girardaeu: Clearing, high; all species slow.

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell tailwater): Normal, muddy; white bass fair; all other species slow.

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): Murky; white bass and catfish fair; crappie and black bass good; all other species slow.

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): Clear; crappie good; black bass fair; catfish and white bass slow.

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): Stained; black bass fair using flipping baits; white bass and hybrids slow; crappie good in shallow water next to banks using minnows and jigs; walleye fair on minnows fishing deep; catfish excellent to good on live bait on trotlines at 15 feet.

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): Murky; crappie and black bass good; catfish and white bass fair; all other species slow.

Norfork: 8' above normal, slightly dingy; black bass good on lizards, suspended rogues and spinnerbaits; crappie and white bass fair on minnows and jigs; all other species slow.

Table Rock: No report available.

Taneycomo: Creeks and coves, high, clear, overall fair to good fishing; most catches ranged from 10-13" on rainbows, with brown trout slow; most anglers using powerbait, worms, flies, jigs and crankbaits.

Wappapello: Lake level 364.3', discharge 2980 CFS, tailwater 333.7' above sea level; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bass fair; all other species slow. NOTE: On the waters of Wappapello Lake and its tributaries, all walleye and sauger must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught. Anglers are encouraged to harvest bass under 11" (daily limit 6) to reduce the numbers of small bass in Wappapello Lake.

RIVERS

Big Piney (upper): 6" above normal, clear; all species slow.

Black (upper): 2' above normal, clearing; black bass and white bass fair on worms, minnows and jigs; all other species slow.

Bryant Creek: 2' above normal, dingy; all species slow.

Castor (above Zalma): Slightly high, clear; all species fair to slow.

Current: 2' above normal, dingy; all species slow.

Eleven Point: 1' above normal, dingy; all species slow.

Gasconade: normal, clear; non-game fish fair using grabbing method; all other species slow.

Jack's Fork: 1' above normal, clearing; all species slow.

Mississippi (above St. Louis): 3.5' above flood stage and rising, muddy; all species slow.

Mississippi (below Charleston): Rising, muddy; catfish good on crayfish; crappie good in shallow oxbows on minnows and purple and white jigs; all other species slow.

North Fork: 1.5' above normal, slightly dingy; trout fair on nightcrawlers and sculpins; all other species slow.

St. Francis (below Wappapello): High, murky; all species slow.

St. Francis (above Wappapello): Clear, normal; bass good on jigs; goggle-eye fair on beetle spins; all other species slow. On the waters of the St. Francis River and its tributaries above Wappapello Dam, all walleye and sauger must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught.

TROUT AREAS

Bennett Springs: Clear, normal, trout good.

Maramec Spring: Normal, clear; trout great, especially on prepared bait.

Montauk: Clear, normal; rainbow trout good in early a.m.

Roaring River: Clear, normal; trout good.