FISHING REPORT

RIVERS

Black (above Clearwater): Clear, 4 1/2' above normal and falling; bass and goggle-eye good on worms; all other species slow.

Castor (above Zalmar): Clear, normal; bass fair on live bait and topwater lures; sunfish good on small minnows, crickets and worms; all other fishing slow.

Current: Dingy but clearing, 1' above normal; all species fair to good.

Jack's Fork: Slightly dingy but clearing, 1' above normal; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on small plastic worms and crayfish; bluegill fair on Beetle Spins; all other species slow.

Mississippi (below Charleston): Murky, falling slowly; catfish good on cut bait and worms; all other fishing slow. Closed to recreational boating 200 to 166, 130 to 110, 55 to 0.

Mississippi (above St. Louis): Muddy, 4' high; fishing slow for all species. Closed to recreational boating 200 to 166, 130 to 110, 55 to 0.

St. Francis (below Wappapello): Falling slowly; black bass fair on plastic worms; all other fishing slow.

St. Francis (above Wappapello): Muddy, high; all fishing slow.

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East): Dingy, 17 1/2' above normal; black bass fair on topwater lures, plastic worms and some spinnerbaits; catfish fair on live bait; all other fishing slow.

Bull Shoals (K-Dock): No report given.

Clearwater: Clear, 17' above normal; black crappie fair on minnows and crankbaits using trolling method; black bass fair on topwater lures; bluegill good on crickets and minnows; catfish fair on small bluegill using juglines and trotlines; all other fishing slow.

Duck Creek: Clear to dingy, full pool; crappie fair on jigs; bass good on live and artificial bait; bluegill fair to poor; vegetation 65 percent.

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell tailwaters): Normal, muddy; all fishing slow.

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): Murky to muddy; catfish and white bass good; crappie and bluegill fair; all other fishing slow.

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

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): Murky; black bass good on crankbaits and buzzbaits; white bass good off rocky points early and late on Rooster Tails and live minnows; crappie good over brush in 4'-8' of water; walleye fair on nightcrawlers fished deep, bluegill excellent using worms and jigs.

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): Murky to muddy; catfish and white bass good; crappie and bluegill fair; all other fishing slow.

Table Rock (James River Arm): 8' above power pool; bass fair on french fries and jig and pork; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, minnows and live bait; bluegill fair; all other fishing slow.

Taneycomo: Muddy, high; trout good on worms and minnows, Power Baits and corn while drifting.

Wappapello: 5' above normal; discharge 2990 cfs, 333.95 tailwater; catfish good on worms; bluegill good on crickets and worms; crappie and bass fair. NOTE: Anglers are encouraged to harvest bass under 11 inches (daily limit 6) to reduce the numbers of small bass in Wappapello Lake.

TROUT AREAS

Bennett Spring: Off color, slightly up; trout good.

Maramec Spring: Clear, normal; fishing good.

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

Roaring River: Dingy, high; trout good.