RIVERS
Black (upper): Clear, 4' above normal; all fishing fair.
Castor (upper): Muddy, high; all fishing slow.
Current: Dingy, 1 1/2' above normal; goggle-eye good on live bait; all other fishing slow.
Eleven Point: Dingy, 3' above normal; all fishing slow.
Jack's Fork: Clear, normal; goggle-eye and bluegill good on jigs; all other fishing slow.
Mississippi (lower): Muddy, water rising; catfish and non-game fish fair on worms on pole and line; all other fishing slow.
Mississippi (upper): Muddy, 9' high; fishing slow for all species.
Missouri (lower): Muddy, high; catfish fair on natural bait. River closed to boats.
St. Francis (lower): Muddy, high; all fishing slow.
St. Francis (upper): Muddy, high; all fishing slow.
LAKES
Clearwater: Dingy, 14' above normal; crappie fair on crankbaits using trolling methods; all other fishing slow.
Duck Creek: Clear, full; bluegill good on crickets; all other fishing fair to slow; vegetation heavy.
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell tailwaters): Rising, dingy; catfish fair on cut bait and worms; other fishing slow.
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): Clear; catfish and black bass good; crappie and white bass fair; all other fishing slow.
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): Slightly dingy; crappie fair to good; black bass, catfish and white bass good.
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): Murky; black bass fair on spinnerbaits, plastic worms and lizards around structures; crappie fair using minnows over brush; white bass fair trolling off points with Rooster Tails; walleye fair on minnows and nightcrawlers fished deep; bluegill good using worms and jigs.
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): Clear, catfish and black bass good; crappie and white bass fair; all other fishing slow.
Table Rock (Main Lake, Shell Knob): Clear, 3 1/2' high; bass fair to good on French Fries, along the back in the coves on top water; crappie fair on minnows and catfish fair.
Table Rock (James River Arm): Clear, 3' above power pool; channel catfish good on trotlines and limblines with live bait, on rod and reel with live minnows; bluegill fair; black bass fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs; all other fishing slow.
Table Rock (lower): Clear, 4' above power pool; black bass fair on plastic bait, live bait and nightcrawlers; goggle-eye fair to good on nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other fishing slow.
Wappapello: Murky, high; catfish good on cut bait; bluegill good on crickets and worms; crappie slow on jigs and minnows; all other fishing slow. 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: Murky, high; fishing fair.
Montauk: Clear, normal; rainbow trout good in early a.m.
Roaring River: Slightly dingy, above normal; trout good.
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