FISHING REPORT

RIVERS:

Black (upper): Muddy, 7 1/2' above normal; all fishing slow.

Castor (upper): Murky, high; all fishing fair to slow.

Current: Muddy, 3' above normal; all fishing slow.

Jack's Fork: Dingy, 2' above normal; all fishing slow.

Meramec (lower): Muddy, high; drum fair on worms, crappie fair on jigs and minnows in backwaters, white base fair on spinnerbait type lures in chartreuse colors.

Meramec (upper): Dingy, high; goggle eye good on worms and minnows.

Mississippi (lower): Muddy, high, crappie good on minnows in backwater and bayous; catfish good on worms on pole and line.

Mississippi (upper): Muddy, 8' high, fishing slow for all species.

St. Francis (lower): Muddy, falling, crappie fair on minnows.

St. Francis (upper): Muddy, high, all fishing slow.

LAKES:

Bull Shoals (East): Dingy, 2' above normal; black bass good on soft plastics and crankbaits; crappie fair on jigs and minnows.

Bull Shoals: Clear, 10' above power pool; all fishing fair.

Clearwater: Dingy, 14' above normal; crappie fair on minnows and jigs.

Duck Creek: Clear, full, bass good on crankbaits; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; catfish slow; 50 percent vegetation.

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwaters): Normal, dingy; fairly successful fishing; catfish good on cut shad and worms; white bass good on silverspoon and shad lures.

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): No report given.

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): No report given.

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): Murky, normal, black bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits; white bass fair to good on jigs, rooster tails and natural baits; crappie good to excellent on minnows and jigs; walleye fair to good; catfish fair on shad sides and chicken liver.

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): No report given.

Pomme de Terre: Clear, 8' high; catfish good using cut shad; black bass fair around tree lines using plastic worms; crappie fair at 10-12' depths around docks and stumps using jigs and minnows; muskie fair on points using plastic worms and spinnerbaits.

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): Murky, full pool, all fishing slow.

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): Murky, full pool, all fishing slow.

Table Rock (Main Lake, Shell Knob): Murky, 3' above normal; all fishing fair.

Table Rock (upper, James River Arm): Muddy, 3' high; all fishing slow.

Taneycomo: Murky, high, trout fair on salmon eggs, cleos, Power Baits and worms.

Wappapello: Murky, high, crappie good on jigs and minnows; catfish fair on jugs using cut bait; bluegill fair on crickets and worms. NOTE: Anglers are encouraged to harvest bass under 11 inches to reduce the numbers of small bass in Wappapello Lake.

TROUT AREAS:

Bennett Spring: Clear, normal; fishing good.

Maramec Spring: Slightly off color, high, fishing good.

Montauk: Clear, normal, fishing good in early a.m.

Roaring River: 1' above normal, murky, fishing fair.