AREA FISHING REPORT FOR JULY 12-13
LAKES
BLUE SPRINGS LAKE: 77 degrees, clearing, normal; crappie fair on minnows, jigs; bluegill fair on crickets; channel catfish good on goldfish, minnows near dam; bass fair on plastic worms (report provided by Blue Springs Lake Marina, 795-1112).
JAMES A. REED AREA: 83 degrees, clear; largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish good; channel catfish fair; all other species slow.
LAKE JACOMO: 79 degrees, clear, normal; bass fair; channel catfish good on chicken livers, worms 10 feet deep; crappie fair on minnows in brush; bluegill good on crickets, wax worms (report provided by Lake Jacomo Marina, 795-8888).
LAKE OF THE OZARKS: Bagnell Tailwater: 80 degrees, high, dingy; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good on cut shad, stinkbaits and worms; black bass slow on worms; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics; Glaize: 82 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish fair on cut shad, worms and shrimp; black bass fair on dark-colored soft plastic worms and buzzbaits; white bass slow on light-colored soft plastics and Rooster Tails; Gravois: 82 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair; white bass slow; crappie slow; catfish fair in the evening on shad sides; Niangua: 82 degrees, high, dingy; night fishing is good for all species; black bass fair with jig & pig or 10 inch plastic worms, try to get behind docks or on secondary points; crappie fair under docks with lights using minnows; catfish fair, drift with jugs using cut shad or stinkbaits; Osage: night fishing is good for all species; black bass fair with jig & pig or 10 inch plastic worms, try to get behind docks or on secondary points; crappie fair under docks with lights using minnows; catfish fair, drift with jugs using cut shad or stinkbaits.
LONGVIEW LAKE: 80 degrees, 36 inches of clarity, near normal; all species poor (report provided by Longview Lake Marina, 966-0131).
SMITHVILLE: 75 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass fair using Carolina-rigged Brush Hogs, plastic lizards and plastic worms in the flooded vegetation; walleye fair using minnows, worms, leeches and crankbaits along the points and flats; white bass fair using Pepper spoons, jigs and minnows along main lake humps, along dam and Trimble Dam; catfish good using nightcrawlers in shallows; crappie slow with some success using minnows and jigs in the brush piles and bridge pillars; Smithville Lake Spillway: catfish and nongame fish.
TRUMAN: 79 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good using topwater lures; white bass and hybrid bass good with some surface activity using spoons and Sassy Shads; crappie fair using minnows and jigs; catfish slow; Truman tailwaters: 79 degrees, dingy; releasing 50,000 cfs; all species slow.
RIVERS & STREAMS
MISSOURI: Kansas City area: high, muddy; all species slow; Middle: 72 degrees, falling, muddy; river at flood stage but falling; substantial debris floating in water; all species slow; Below Iowa line: 74 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow.
GRAND: 69 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good; flathead catfish fair; all other species good.
TROUT AREAS: Bennett Spring: 54 degrees, clear; 5 inches above normal; successful lures and baits include: dry flies (No. 12 Crackleback and Renegade); jigs (ginger, black and yellow); mini-jigs (white floss and John Deere); glo balls (flame with 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. to 8:30 p.m.; Maramec Spring: 58 degrees, falling, clear; fishing has been good; fish early in the day for best results; late evening has been good as well; fish size has increased considerably; water down and mostly clear; white and yellow baits and lures are working well; green rubber legged jigs are working well; July fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Montauk: 58 degrees, normal, 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; July fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Roaring River: 57 degrees, normal, clear; 2- to 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
NOTE: Fishing report is from the Missouri Department of Conservation unless otherwise noted. Fishing report does not necessarily reflect current floating conditions. Please check regulations carefully. Special regulations apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions. For more information about the fishing opportunities in these and other Missouri waters, visit the Missouri Department of Conservation Web site at: www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/. For current Missouri reservoir or river levels, see the Web sites 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
