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Vernon County Fishing
There are many, not necessarily well known places to fish in Vernon
County. If you only have a few hours to get away, try looking at these Vernon County
options. Browse the area and see what species of fish are available, hiking trails,
handicap accessible and so on. Have a fun outing and let us know how it was.
Balltown Access: 1 River-194.0 acres
Big Drywood Creek Conservation Area: 1 Stream-12.5 acres
Bushwhacker Lake Conservation Area: 1 Stream, 2 Lakes and 8 Ponds-4417.0 acres
Cephas Ford Access: 1 River-106.96 acres
Clear Creek Conservation Area: 1 Stream and 5 Ponds-762.0 acres
Douglass Branch Conservation Area: 1 Stream, 3 Ponds-511 acres
Four Rivers Conservation Area: 1 Stream, 2 Lakes and 10 Ponds-6696.35 acres
Osage Prairie Conservation Area: 3 Streams and 9 Ponds-1506.01 acres
Schell-Osage Conservation Area: 1 River, 3 Lakes and 35 Ponds-8633.09 acres
Missouri Fishing
1999 Detailed Fishing Prospects for Streams, Lakes and Trout Parks in Missouri.
Missouri has some of the best fishing anywhere. Please follow the links to learn about such things as:
Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits
The Weekly Fishing Report is posted every Thursday
9/24/2009 at 10:52:00
Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
This will be the last report published until April 1, 2010; good fishing is
found in Missouri all year long, so don't let cold weather keep you indoors!
The fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions. For
current Missouri reservoir or river levels see the websites listed below.
Rivers: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=huc_cd
Reservoirs: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=lake&group_key=basin_cd
For more information about the fishing opportunities in these and other Missouri
waters, consult the "2009 Fishing Prospects at Selected Missouri Lakes and
Streams" available at: www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/prospects/
Want to fish new waters? To learn about other fishing opportunities on
waters owned, leased or managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation,
visit:
http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/moatlas/AreaList.aspx?txtUserID=guest&txtAreaNm=s
PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may 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
Binder: 77 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits; bluegill
fair on worms; channel catfish fair on liver and stinkbaits; all other species
slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 73 degrees, dingy; black bass and
crappie slow; white bass and catfish fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass, crappie and catfish
fair; white bass slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass, crappie and white
bass slow; catfish fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs around
docks with some success swimming a Gitzits; crappie good in the coves; catfish
good on cut shad, on jugs at 8 to 12 feet deep at the 60MM. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass fair on jigs around
docks with some success swimming a Gitzits; crappie good in the coves; catfish
good on cut shad, on jugs at 8 to 12 feet deep at the 60MM. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
Little Dixie: 77 degrees, low, clear; largemouth bass good on topwater
lures and buzzbaits; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow; area is
closed to all activity including fishing from 10:00pm to 4:00am. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Lamine: 78 degrees, high, muddy; blue catfish good on cut bait; flathead catfish
fair on bluegill and goldfish; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
Missouri (Middle): 78 degrees, high, muddy; blue catfish fair on cut
baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 73 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made
on 9/23/2009)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 67 degrees, high, clear; largemouth bass good; channel
catfish, crappie, bluegill and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/23/2009)
Montrose: 74 degrees, high, muddy; black bass and crappie slow; catfish good;
fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 68 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report
made on 9/24/2009)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 66 degrees, low, dingy; all species fair. (Report
made on 9/24/2009)
Smithville: 70 degrees, high, clear; crappie slow on minnows and jigs in the
main lake brush and along the tree lines in the Camp Branch arm; largemouth bass
fair on Brush Hogs and jigs on main lake points; catfish good using
nightcrawlers in the shallows; walleye fair using pepper spoons and Rattle
Traps; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
Truman: 73 degrees, high, dingy; white bass and hybrid striped bass good off the
banks with wind; catfish good on cut baits; black bass good back in the
coves on spinner baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Truman Tailwaters: 75 degrees, dingy; black bass and crappie good; crappie and
all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Missouri River: high, catfish fair using shad sides on trotlines and jug lines.
(Report made on 9/23/2009)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 70 degrees, low, clear; crappie fair on Twister Tails; largemouth
bass fair on Rapalas; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; all other species
slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Long Branch: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on leeches, worms
and prepared baits; bass fair on lures; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
Mark Twain: 70 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel
catfish fair on trotlines using cut shad; largemouth bass fair on soft plastic
lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Sever: 74 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on small spinners and small
crankbaits; largemouth bass good on topwater plugs and spoons; bluegill and
redear sunfish good on mealworms and jigs; all other species slow. (Report made
on 9/24/2009)
Thomas Hill: 73 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and
prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on nightcrawlers and lures; crappie fair on
jigs and minnows along the rip-rap on Hwy T; all other species slow. (Report
made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 70 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish good on
stinkbaits; drum good on nightcrawlers; carp good on doughbait; all other
species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 68 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on
prepared baits; drum and carp good on nightcrawlers; largemouth bass fair on
crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
Mozingo: 74 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie and channel catfish good; all other
species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Paho: 70 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Pony Express: 71 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on chicken liver;
crappie good on jigs; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Grand: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good; all
other species fair. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 74 degrees, high, clear; channel catfish good on
worms; flathead catfish good on live baits; blue catfish good on cut baits; carp
good on worms. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 78 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
Norfork: 77 degrees, normal, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 73 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow.
(Report made on 9/23/2009)
Big Piney (Upper): 69 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
Bryant Creek: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
Current: 76 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass fair on plastic lures; all
other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Eleven Point: 62 degrees, normal, dingy; all species fair. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 74 degrees, high, dingy; smallmouth bass and
goggle-eye fair on crankbaits and jigs. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Gasconade (upper): 68 degrees, low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
Jack's Fork: 67 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on
soft plastic lures. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
North Fork: 73 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on red tailed jigs at
15 foot depths while trolling; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
Council Bluff: No report available.
Cypress Lake: No report available.
Duck Creek: 76 degrees, clear; bluegill fair; largemouth bass fair on topwater
lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Lake Girardeau: normal, catfish fair on cut baits; bluegill and green sunfish
fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
Perry County Lake: No report available.
Robert DeLaney Lake: normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Wappapello: low, channel catfish fair on live bait using trotlines and jug lines
at night; black bass fair early and late on crankbaits and plastic worms; all
other species slow. (Report made on 9/23/2009)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 71 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow.
(Report made on 9/23/2009)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, clear; black bass and goggle-eye good on
worms and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Mississippi (below Charleston): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): high, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/23/2009)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): No report available.
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): 72-75 degrees, high, clear; black bass fair on jigs, soft
plastic lures and crankbaits; walleye fair on jerkbait and nightcrawlers; all
other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: trout good on flies and
Rooster Tails; lower lake: trout good on Power Bait, nightcrawlers and
minnows. (Report made on 9/22/2009)
Pomme de Terre: 71 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good in 15 feet of water
around structures; black bass good in 10 to 15 feet of water, best on topwater
lures early in morning; white bass good while trolling; walleye good while
trolling flats; catfish good on live baits; muskie good in early morning and
late evening. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Stockton: 72 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on white and yellow tube jigs
on the upper ends of the Big and Little Sac arms of the lake; walleye good on
bottom bouncers with minnow or worm combinations while fishing off points.
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
Table Rock (James River arm): 72 degrees, normal, clear; white bass good in
early morning or late evening on shallow diving crankbaits, topwater lures and
white or shad colored Rooster Tails. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Table Rock (main lake): 72 degrees, high, clear; white bass good in early
morning or late evening on shallow diving crankbaits, topwater lures and white
or shad colored Rooster Tails, watch for surfacing fish near Virgin Bluff, Point
12, Loftin Hole or Point 9. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 71 degrees, rising, clear; black bass good on soft plastic lures
and minnows; trout good on bright colored Power Baits below Bennett Spring;
goggle-eye fair on nightcrawlers and other live baits. (Report made on
9/24/2009)
James River (lower): 72 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass fair on brown
and green soft plastic lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 74 degrees, normal, clear; black bass
and crappie good on all lakes in 3-6 feet of water; catfish limit: 4; please
remove litter. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 74 degrees, normal,
clear; channel catfish fair on commercial baits; all other species fair on
worms; catfish limit 4; please remove litter.
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
RIVERS
Big River: 69 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits, worms
and liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 72 degrees, falling, muddy; all species
slow with some success on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, rising, dingy; all species
slow. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, rising, dingy; all species slow with
some success on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Missouri (below New Haven): 76 degrees, low, muddy; channel catfish good on
worms; all other species good on natural baits. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 54 degrees, high, dingy; due to recent rains the
spring level is up about 5 inches; successful lures and baits include: jigs
(black/yellow, ginger); mini-jigs (white floss and John Deere; dry flies (#12
Cracklebacks and #18 renegade); glo balls (any 3 color combo and white); also
successful are kapok, assorted colored Rooster Tails, wooly spinners,
yellow Power Baits and trout nip.
For more info call 417-532-4418.
For current streamflow information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS
and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=06923500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
(Report made on 9/24/2009)
Maramec Spring Park: 58 degrees, spring branch is at normal flow; water is
clear; use bright colored baits in white, rainbow, orange and chartreuse;
nightcrawlers and jigs also working well. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Montauk State Park: 59 degrees, normal, clear; for best results use light line,
2 to 3 lb test; in the fly area: very small dry flies are producing good numbers
of fish, scuds and mini marabou jigs suspended under a float and Rooster Tails
are also doing well; check at the lodge for other good fly choices. In the bait
area: Power Bait in white, yellow, green and blue is working well; corn and
prepared doughbaits are also producing good numbers of fish. Whistle times for
September are 7:30 am to 7:15 pm. (Report made on 9/24/2009)
Roaring River State Park: 58 degrees, rising, recent rains have increased flows;
water is still clear, 2-3 lb. test line is recommended; check at park store or
local fly shops for best flies and baits; for current or detailed information on
stream conditions call 417-847-2430. Go to the new park store near the bridge on
Hwy 112 to purchase tags and permits. For current real time streamflow
information check the streamflow gauge provided by USGS and DNR: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=07050152&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
(Report made on 9/23/2009)
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