AREA FISHING REPORT FOR JULY 19
LAKES
BLUE SPRINGS LAKE: 79 degrees, clearing, normal; crappie fair on minnows, jigs; bluegill fair; channel catfish good on goldfish, large 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 and crappie fair.
LAKE JACOMO: 80 degrees, clear, normal; bass fair; channel catfish good on shad sides, chicken livers in coves, especially in evening; crappie good on minnows in brush on main part of lake; 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 with some success on minnows and crappie jigs; catfish good on cut shad, stinkbaits and worms; all other species slow; 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; all other species slow; Gravois: 82 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair; catfish fair in the evening on shad sides; all other species slow; Niangua: 82 degrees, high, dingy; night fishing is good for all species; black bass fair with jig & pig or 10 inch plastic worms behind docks or on secondary points; crappie fair under docks with lights using minnows; catfish fair on jug lines using cut shad or stinkbaits; Osage: 82 degrees, night fishing is good for all species; black bass fair with jig & pig or 10 inch plastic worms behind docks or on secondary points; crappie fair under docks with lights using minnows; catfish fair on jug lines using cut shad or stinkbaits.
LONGVIEW LAKE: 80 degrees, 36 inches of clarity; bass and crappie good on jigs, minnows off marina docks; channel catfish fair on worms (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 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 brush piles and next to bridge pillars; Smithville Lake Spillway: catfish and non-game fish good.
TRUMAN: 81 degrees, high, dingy; black bass good using plastic worms and spinnerbaits; white bass and hybrid bass good on main lake points using spoons and Sassy Shads; crappie good using minnows and jigs; catfish good using shad; Truman tailwaters: 81 degrees, high, dingy; releasing 49,000 cfs; catfish fair using shad; all other species slow.
RIVERS & STREAMS
MISSOURI: Kansas City area: high, muddy; all species slow; Middle: 76 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on livers and worms; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow; Below Iowa line: 75 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish, flathead catfish and carp good on worms; blue catfish good on cut baits.
GRAND: No report available.
TROUT AREAS: Bennett Spring: 54 degrees, clear; 3 inches above normal; successful lures and baits include: dry flies (# 12 Crackleback and #12 Renegade); jigs (ginger, black & yellow); mini-jigs (white floss and John Deere); glo balls (anything with red dot and baby pink); also successful are Rooster Tails, brassies any color, Power Baits and Zekes corn; 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; 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, falling, fishing has been good; the water is very clear; use light line no heavier than 2 pound test for best results; fishing has been good on various wet flies, inline spinnerbaits and crayfish and creature 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 worms, various doughbaits, corn and marshmallows; 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 30pound 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. Work is planned for removing some of the gravel that has limited the fishing area near the pier in the fly area for late morning on July 21 and possibly July 22. The river may become murky downstream during the operation. 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
