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For more information about the fishing opportunities in these and other Missouri waters, consult Fishing Prospects at Selected Missouri Lakes and Streams.

PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.
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CENTRAL REGION 
(573) 882-8388

LAKES

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 79 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on worms and dark-colored soft plastics; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, stinkbaits and shrimp (Report made on 7/3/08)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 81 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on dark-colored soft plastics and buzzbaits; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics; crappie fair on crappie jigs and minnows; catfish fair on worms, stinkbaits and cut shad (Report made on 7/2/08)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 81 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair; white bass slow; crappie slow; catfish fair in the evening on shad sides (Report made on 7/2/08)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 81 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair at night on 10 inch black Power Worms; crappie good on minnows in 10 to 15 feet of water in brush; catfish good using cut shad and chicken livers (Report made on 7/2/08)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 81 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good at night using 10 inch black Power Worms; crappie good on minnows in 10 to 15 feet depth in brush; catfish good on cut shad and chicken livers (Report made on 7/3/08)
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KANSAS CITY REGION 
(816) 655-6254

LAKES

Montrose: 77 degrees, clear; catfish and black bass fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light (Report made on 7/3/08)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 78 degrees, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair (Report made on 7/2/08)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 78 degrees, high, dingy; catfish good; all other species fair (Report made on 7/2/08)

Truman: 78 degrees, high, muddy; black bass good using topwater lures off main points and secondary flats at three to five feet depths; crappie fair using minnows and jigs at 20 feet depth; white bass and hybrid bass fair using spoons and Sassy Shad; all other species slow (Report made on 7/3/08)

Truman Tailwaters: 78 degrees, dingy; releasing 31,000 cfs; catfish fair; all other species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)
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OZARK REGION 
(417) 255-9561

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East): 83 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)

Norfork: 83 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co): 75 degrees, falling, dingy; black bass and goggle-eye slow with some success on soft plastic lures and crankbaits (Report made on 7/3/08)

Big Piney (Upper): 73 degrees, normal, dingy; black bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastic lures in early morning and late evening (Report made on 7/2/08)

Bryant Creek: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)

Current: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on jigs; suckers fair on worms (Report made on 7/2/08)

Eleven Point: 63 degrees, high, clear; rainbow trout good on corn; all other species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co): 77 degrees, high, muddy; black bass and goggle-eye slow on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on chicken liver and nightcrawlers (Report made on 7/2/08)

Gasconade (upper): 77 degrees, high, dingy; black bass, goggle-eye and sunfish fair on live baits and soft plastic lures; all other species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)

Jack's Fork: 74 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on plastic flukes, goggle-eye good on Beetle Spins (Report made on 7/3/08)

North Fork: 67 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)
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SOUTHWEST REGION 
(417) 895-6881

LAKES

Bull Shoals (West): 69-71 degrees, high, dingy; all species slow (Report made on 7/2/08)

Lake Taneycomo: 51 degrees, high, dingy; upper lake: trout fair on chartreuse, white, black, and olive colored marabou jigs and chartreuse and silver Rooster Tails or orange glo balls; lower lake: trout fair on orange, bubble gum and chartreuse colored Power Baits or on nightcrawlers (Report made on 7/3/08)

Pomme de Terre: 79 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good on soft plastic baits in flooded cover; catfish and bluegill fair on cut bait and worms; crappie good on jigs and minnows over top of beds and cover 15 to 20 feet deep; walleye and white bass are slow (Report made on 7/3/08)

Stockton: 83 degrees, high, dingy; walleye good on crankbaits or on jigs tipped with nightcrawlers; catfish good on nightcrawlers or cut shad; bluegill good on crickets; crappie fair on minnows and small crankbaits; black bass fair on soft plastics and some topwater; white bass fair on crankbaits and spoons (Report made on 7/3/08)

Table Rock (James River arm): 80 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on deep diving crankbaits, cast around end of points or try watermelon colored Hula-Grubs with a 3/8 ounce jig head, casting into heavy cover along the banks (Report made on 7/3/08)

Table Rock (main lake): 79 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on jigs and soft plastics; bluegill fair on live baits (Report made on 7/3/08)

RIVERS

Big Niangua: 72 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth good on soft plastics; goggle-eye good on worms; trout good using bright colored lures (Report made on 7/2/08)

James River (lower): 75 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth good on soft plastics; google-eye good on soft plastics around large chunk rock in deeper water; all other species fair (Report made on 7/2/08)
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TROUT PARKS

Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, clear; 5 inches above normal; successful lures and baits include: dry flies (# 12 crackleback and renegade); jigs (ginger, black & yellow); mini-jigs (white floss and John Deere); glo balls (flame w/ cheese dot and peppermint); also successful are Rooster Tails, kapok flies and white Power Baits and white plastic worms; July fishing hours are: 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; for current streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR  (Report made on 7/3/08)

Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; fishing has been good; fish size has increased considerably; water is going down and clearing; white and yellow baits and lures are working well (Report made on 7/2/08)

Montauk State Park: 58 degrees, falling, clear; fishing has been good, use light line no heavier than 2 pound test for best results; fishing has been good on various wet flies, inline spinnerbaits and crayfish lures; try gray, white, brown, green/yellow, and black/yellow marabou jigs for best results; check at the lodge for up-to-date fishing information and for good fly choices; bait fishermen have been doing well using corn, worms and garlic scented doughbaits; try Power Baits fished beneath a bobber or drifted without a sinker For current streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR  (Report made on 7/3/08)

Roaring River State Park: 57 degrees, normal, dingy; water is clearing; 2-3 pound test line is recommended; plastic eggs, worms and marabou jigs are working well in zone 1; check local fly shops for flies that are working well; for current or detailed information, call (417) 847-2430; for current real time streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR (Report made on 7/3/08)