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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.
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:
9/2/2010 at 11:01:53
Attention Fishing Report Subscribers:
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 "2010 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: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and
spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on
stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; all other species slow. This area is closed from
10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Blind Pony Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers, all
other species slow; anglers need to be reminded that the lake is closed to
private boats and bait held or transported in containers with water is
prohibited. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 86 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow
on worms and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass slow using light
colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; crappie slow, try minnows and crappie
jigs; catfish fair on worms, cut baits, stinkbaits and chicken livers.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass good using worms on
secondary points, best at night;
crappie slow on minnows; catfish fair using cut bait.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 86 degrees, dingy; catfish fair; black bass fair;
all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass good using worms on
secondary points, best at night;
crappie slow on minnows; catfish fair using cut bait.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 86 degrees, dingy; black bass good using worms on
secondary points, best at night;
crappie slow on minnows; catfish fair using cut bait.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Little Dixie: 82 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits
and topwater lures; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish good on
chicken liver and stinkbaits; all other species slow. Area closed to all
activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
RIVERS
Lamine: 83 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on live bait and shad
sides at night; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Missouri (Middle): 82 degrees, high, muddy; all catfish fair on live bait and
cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 84 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on hotdogs
and cut shad; white bass fair using spinners;
black bass fair on plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and jigs.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
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KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254
LAKES
James A. Reed Area: 83 degrees, high, dingy; largemouth bass fair with better
success early and late in the day; all other species slow. (Report made on
9/2/2010)
Montrose: 85 degrees, low, dingy; catfish fair; crappie and black bass slow;
fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 78 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good; all other
species fair. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 78 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good; all other
species fair. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Smithville: 85 degrees, clear; catfish fair using shrimp on trotlines; walleye
slow using Rattle Traps off the points; largemouth bass slow with some success
using topwater lures in the early morning and late evening on the edge of the
flooded vegetation; crappie slow with some success using minnows in 10-15 feet
of water in the main lake brush piles; white bass fair using topwater lures in
the early morning and late evening and using crankbaits during the day off the
points; Smithville Lake Spillway: all species slow.
(Report made on 9/2/2010)
Truman: 85 degrees, dingy; catfish good using live baits; black bass fair using
spinnerbaits and crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; white bass fair
on jigs and spoons. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Truman Tailwaters: 85 degrees, dingy; catfish good; white bass fair mornings and
evenings; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
RIVERS
Missouri River: Catfish good using goldfish and chubs. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
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NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420
LAKES
Hunnewell: 79 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits;
bluegill fair on Twister Tails; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/2/2010)
Long Branch: 78 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on
9/2/2010)
Mark Twain: 86 degrees, high, clear; crappie good on minnows and jigs; channel
catfish fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Sever: 84 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair on jigs or minnows 10-15 feet
deep in the brush; black bass fair on mid-range crankbaits; channel catfish fair
on stinkbait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Thomas Hill: 79 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms; all other
species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
RIVERS
Mississippi (above St. Louis): 81 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on
stinkbait; blue catfish fair on live baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 74 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish good on cut
baits; drum good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
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NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100
LAKES
Bilby Ranch Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on
9/1/2010)
Mozingo: 76 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good; crappie, walleye and
black bass fair. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Paho: 77 degrees, falling, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Pony Express: 80 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on doughbait and
chicken liver; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
RIVERS
Grand: 79 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, flathead catfish and blue
catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Missouri (below Iowa line): 81 degrees, high, muddy; blue catfish good on live
bait and cut bait; channel catfish fair on worms and cut bait; flathead catfish
fair on live bait and worms; carp fair on worms. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
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OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561
LAKES
Bull Shoals (East): 85 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
9/2/2010)
Norfork: 83 degrees, normal, dingy; white bass fair on artificial lures; all
other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
RIVERS
Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 78 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and
goggle-eye fair on Beetle Spins and crankbaits. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Big Piney (Upper): 75 degrees, low, clear; black bass and goggle-eye fair on
soft plastics and live baits. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Bryant Creek: 80 degrees, normal, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on
soft plastics. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Current: 74 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass good on Rebels and worms, all
other species good on grubs and live baits. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Eleven Point: 62 degrees, low, clear; rainbow trout good on minnows, corn and
cheese; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 80 degrees, low, dingy; smallmouth bass and
goggle-eye fair on Beetle Spins and crankbaits; channel catfish fair on live
bait. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Gasconade (upper): 78 degrees, low, dingy; sunfish and black bass fair on live
bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Jack's Fork: 79 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on
yellow grubs. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
North Fork: 68 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on
soft plastics. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
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SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on jigs at deeper
depths; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/31/2010)
Council Bluff: 83 degrees, normal, channel catfish fair on liver and cut baits;
all other species slow. (Report made on 8/31/2010)
Cypress Lake: 82 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Duck Creek: 79 degrees, falling, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on
8/31/2010)
Lake Girardeau: normal, black bass good on topwater lures and jerkbaits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Perry County Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/31/2010)
Robert DeLaney Lake: All species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Wappapello: normal, black bass fair on plastic worms; bluegill fair on crickets
and worms; all other species slow.
Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie.
(Report made on 8/31/2010)
RIVERS
Black River (near Annapolis): 71 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report
made on 8/31/2010)
Castor River (above Zalma): normal, all species good. (Report made on 8/31/2010)
Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): normal, black bass fair on topwater lures;
walleye fair on crankbaits; channel catfish fair on live and cut baits; all
other species slow. (Report made on 8/31/2010)
Mississippi (below Charleston): Channel catfish fair on cut baits and worms; all
other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): high, muddy; all species fair. (Report made
on 9/1/2010)
St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, dingy; smallmouth bass fair on large
minnows drifted near the bottom of the deeper holes; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/31/2010)
St. Francis (below Wappapello): 87 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish good on
chicken liver, worms and stinkbaits; flathead catfish good on live goldfish and
small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/31/2010)
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SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881
LAKES
Bull Shoals (West): normal, clear; dam area: temperature 75; black bass
fair on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; striped bass fair on large
Rapalas and crankbaits; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and trolling; Beaver
Creek: temperature 84; bluegill good on crickets and worms; catfish good
on nightcrawlers; black bass fair on soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Lake Taneycomo: 50 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on
jigs, Rooster Tails, flies and crankbaits; lower lake: rainbow trout good on
Power Baits, nightcrawlers and corn. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Pomme de Terre: 82 degrees, rising, clear; crappie fair in 20' to 25' of water;
black bass fair on plastics in 10' to 15' of water, topwater lures best in early
morning and late evening; catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/2/2010)
Stockton: 81 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair on minnows in deeper water and
off steep dropoffs and bridge piers; black bass fair on Texas rigged worms and
jig and pig; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/1/2010)
Table Rock (James River arm): 82 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on
watermelon colored soft plastic crayfish and soft plastic worms; all other
species slow. (Report made on 8/31/2010)
Table Rock (main lake): 82 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on watermelon
colored soft plastic crayfish and soft plastic worms, fish around deep water
coves, boat docks and points; all other species slow. (Report made on 8/31/2010)
RIVERS
Big Niangua: 75 degrees, normal, clear; trout good on natural baits and Power
Baits below Bennett Spring; black bass fair on soft plastics and jigs;
goggle-eye fair on natural baits and soft plastics; all other species slow.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
James River (lower): 80 degrees, low, clear; black bass good on Texas rigged
plastic worms; catfish fair on stinkbait and cut bait in evenings and night,
best on trotlines; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species fair.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
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ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953
LAKES
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 81 degrees, low, clear; black bass
fair on soft plastic baits; catfish fair on chicken liver and stinkbaits; limit
4; please remove litter. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 81 degrees, low,
dingy; channel catfish fair, try chicken livers and stinkbait; limit 4; please
remove litter.
(Report made on 9/2/2010)
RIVERS
Big River: 78 degrees, low, dingy; catfish good on worms and liver; all other
species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 81 degrees, normal, dingy; channel
catfish slow on blood baits and cut bait; black bass slow on minnows and plastic
baits; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; all other species fair. (Report made
on 9/2/2010)
Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 74 degrees, normal, clear; channel
catfish good on bluegill and natural bait; black bass good on minnows and
plastic lures; bluegill good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on
9/2/2010)
Meramec (below Eureka): 74 degrees, falling, dingy; channel catfish good on
worms and natural baits; crappie fair on jugs; black bass slow on crankbaits;
bluegill good on worms; carp good on doughbait; all other species fair. (Report
made on 9/2/2010)
Missouri (below New Haven): 80 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on
natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
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TROUT PARKS
Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is about normal and
clear; best lures: pink and white colored and white colored marabou jigs,
bedspread colored and John Deere colored mini jigs; moss colored and brown
colored roaches, white colored and brown trout colored Rooster Tails, grey
scuds, yellow colored and white colored Power Baits and Trout Nip, orange
plastic worms and white colored and easter egg colored glo balls.
September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
(Report made on 9/2/2010)
Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, rising, the water is clear with good flow;
fishing early in the morning is producing the best fishing; pink, white, and
orange doughbait is working well; green and white rubber leg jigs have been
effective. Whistle hours for Sept. are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Montauk State Park: 60 degrees, the river level is currently normal for this
time of year and steady as of 1:30 p.m. on September 1st. The water is clear.
Fishing is good on all baits with the best fishing in the morning and evening
hours.
For up-to-date stream conditions check http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440
(Report made on 9/1/2010)
Roaring River State Park: 59 degrees, the water is low and clear; use two lb
test or lighter; yellow, white, and pink worms have been working very well;
brown, white or fluorescent orange power eggs are doing well; use jigs in olive,
brown, white, and black; in zone 3, minnows, nightcrawlers and Power Bait paste
baits continue to work well. (Report made on 9/2/2010)
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There are many "Common Harmless Snakes" as well as "Venomous"
varieties. Be sure to know the difference.
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