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CENTRAL
REGION
Binder: 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on worms & stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Blind Pony: 70 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on prepared baits & liver; sunfish good on worms; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 74 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on shad & worms; black bass slow on worms, plastic worms & buzzbaits; white bass slow on worms, soft light-colored plastics & Rooster Tails; crappie slow on minnows, jigs & worms. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 76 degrees, clear; black bass fair on plastic worms & buzzbaits; white bass slow on worms, soft white plastics & spinnerbaits; crappie fair on minnows & jigs; catfish fair on stinkbaits, cut bait & worms. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 77 degrees, normal, clear; catfish & bluegill good; black bass, crappie & white bass fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 76 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on nightcrawler pieces & crickets 2 to 4' deep; catfish good on nightcrawlers & shad; black bass fair on spinnerbaits 12-15' deep around brush early & late; crappie good on minnows 10-20' deep; walleye slow on Shad Raps in spring fed areas. (Report made on 9/25/2003) Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 76 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on nightcrawler pieces & crickets 2 to 4' deep; catfish good on nightcrawlers & shad; black bass fair on spinnerbaits 12-15' deep around brush early & late; white bass slow on Rooster Tails; crappie good on minnows 10 to 20' deep; walleye slow on Shad Raps in spring fed areas. (Report made on 9/25/2003) Little Dixie: 70 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good on artificial baits; redear sunfish, bluegill and channel catfish good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Lamine: low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Missouri (Middle): low, muddy; flathead catfish fair on setlines; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 71 degrees, normal, muddy; all species
slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003
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KANSAS
CITY REGION
LAKES James A. Reed Area: 72 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish & largemouth bass good; bluegill & crappie fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Montrose: 69 degrees, clear; full pool; black bass & catfish good; crappie slow; pressure light. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 75 degrees, dingy; 1' low; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 74 degrees, dingy; full pool; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Smithville: 75 degrees, low, clear; crappie good in 15 to 20' of water along bridge pillars & drop offs using jigs & minnows; largemouth bass fair in the shallows along laydowns using jig & pig, tube baits, plastic worms & topwater lures; catfish good in the back of coves & creek channels using live baits on trotlines; walleye good along the flats using deep diving crankbaits, minnows, leeches & worms; white bass fair along the flats using small Rattle Traps in the evening or early morning; Smithville Lake Spillway is slow for all species. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Truman: 73 degrees, clear; 1/2' high; crappie fair at 10-25' depths on jigs & minnows; white bass & hybrid bass fair on main points & humps on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Truman Tail Waters: 73 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair using live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Missouri River: 75 degrees, muddy; channel, blue & flathead catfish good using live baits on trotlines. (Report made on 9/24/2003)
NORTHEAST REGION
LAKES
Long Branch: 68 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Mark Twain: 78 degrees, rising, muddy; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; crappie good; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Sever: 66 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows; largemouth bass fair on jig & pig on the bottom; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Thomas Hill: 75 degrees, low, dingy; crappie good on jigs & minnows; channel catfish fair on liver & prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Mississippi (above St. Louis): 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on crickets, grasshoppers & stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Salt (below Mark Twain): 70 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish &
flathead catfish good on nightcrawlers, stinkbaits & sunfish; drum
good on nightcrawlers; carp excellent on nightcrawlers; all other species
slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003)
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NORTHWEST REGION
LAKES
Paho: 73 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Pony Express: 71 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair on grasshoppers; channel catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Chariton: No report available. Grand: No report available. Missouri (below Iowa line): 68 degrees, low, muddy; channel catfish
fair on worms & stinkbaits; flathead catfish fair on goldfish, bluegill
& creek chubs; carp fair on worms & corn soaked in strawberry or
banana extract; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003)
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OZARK REGION
LAKES Bull Shoals (East): 78 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on topwater lures; walleye fair on worms. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Norfork: 78 degrees, low, dingy; walleye fair on crankbaits; black bass fair on spinnerbaits. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 71 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastic lures & live baits; goggle-eye fair on jigs & nightcrawlers. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Big Piney (Upper): 70 degrees, normal, clear; goggle-eye & smallmouth bass fair on live baits & soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Bryant Creek: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass fair on soft plastics. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Current: 60 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass good on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Eleven Point: 60 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Gasconade: 59 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on soft plastics & live baits; goggle-eye fair on jigs & nightcrawlers; channel catfish fair on live baits. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Jack's Fork: 71 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass & goggle-eye good. (Report made on 9/24/2003) North Fork: 64 degrees, normal, clear; brown trout fair on live baits
& artificials. (Report made on 9/25/2003)
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LAKES
Council Bluff: 69 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Cypress Lake: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on worms; black bass good on spinnerbaits & plastic worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Duck Creek: 75 degrees, normal, clear; bluegill good on worms; black bass fair on buzzbaits; crappie fair on small minnows & jigs. (Report made on 9/25/2003) Lake Girardeau: 75 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Wappapello: black bass fair on spinnerbaits & buzzbaits; crappie fair on minnows in the channel; bluegill good on crickets & worms; channel catfish good on juglines using live baits. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Black River (near Annapolis): 70 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on minnows & worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Castor River (above Zalma): 75 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Mississippi (below Charleston): rising, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2003) St. Francis (below Wappapello): normal, dingy; all species fair. (Report
made on 9/24/2003)
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SOUTHWEST REGION
LAKES
Lake Taneycomo: 49 degrees, normal, clear; rainbow trout fair in the upper lake with flies imitating scuds and egg patterns; lower lake fair for rainbow trout in the morning on natural and live baits; brown trout fair in the evenings on Rapalas and crankbaits. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Pomme de Terre: 72 degrees, normal, clear; black bass, catfish, bluegill and crappie fair; white bass slow. (Report made on 9/25/2003) Stockton: 73 degrees, black bass fair on spinnerbaits early and crankbaits later in the day; white bass fair on small crankbaits and Rooster Tails early and late; walleye fair trolling crankbaits; catfish fair on trotlines using shad and bluegill; crappie fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles and tree lines. (Report made on 9/25/2003) Table Rock (James River arm): 80 degrees, dingy; black bass fair jigging soft plastic baits; catfish fair using nightcrawlers on mud flats or at mouths of creeks and rivers; bluegill fair near docks and bridge piers using crickets 35 to 40' deep; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/25/2003) Table Rock (main lake): 76 degrees, clear; all species fair on live baits and trolling. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Big Niangua: 68 degrees, muddy; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) James River (lower): 81 degrees, clear; sucker gigging good; black bass fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/25/2003) TROUT AREAS Bennett Spring: 60 degrees, normal, fishing is good during morning and evening hours. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Maramec Spring: 57 degrees, normal, clear; fishing is good. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Montauk: 63 degrees, low, clear; fishing is good in the mornings on all baits. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Roaring River: 58 degrees, low, clear; fishing is good. (Report made
on 9/25/2003)
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| ST. LOUIS REGION
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 74 degrees, normal, clear; small catfish good on worms; catfish limit is 4; please remove your litter. (Report made on 9/24/2003) RIVERS Big River: 72 degrees, low, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 71 degrees, normal, muddy; black bass fair on minnows and plastic worms; catfish fair on worms. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): No report available. Meramec (below Eureka): 74 degrees, low, dingy; catfish and bluegill fair on live bait such as worms; black bass fair on jigs and spinnerbaits; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003) Missouri (below New Haven): 69 degrees, rising, clear; catfish good
on natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2003)
2003 General Prospects
for Fishing at Missouri Lakes Most
of these fishing prospect reports from the Missouri Dept. of Conservation
are very simular in content to last years reports. We are going
to try to add our own commentary about the individual lakes from our
staff and we would be glad to publish your opinions to if you send them
to us. No annonomous submisions please.
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