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June 13, 2013

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.
If an area is missing, please contact the appropriate regional MDC office or
trout location for details: Central 573-815-7900, Kansas City 816-622-0900,
Northeast 660-785-2420, Northwest 816-271-3100, Ozark 417-256-7161, Saint
Louis 636-441-4554, Southeast 573-290-5730, Southwest 417-895-6880, Bennett
Spring State Park 417-532-4418, Maramec Spring Park 573-265-7801, Montauk
State Park 573-548-2585, Roaring River State Park 417-847-2430.
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Central

Binder Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Bluegill: Good Redear Sunfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Fair
Channel Catfish: Fair Crappie: Fair
Temperature: 77º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
bluegill and redear sunfish good on worms and crickets; largemouth bass fair;
channel catfish fair; crappie fair; all other species slow.

Blind Pony Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Fair Bluegill: Good Channel
Catfish: Good
Temperature: 67º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
largemouth bass fair on soft plastics; bluegill and channel catfish good on
worms; all other species slow; the lake is closed to private boats and bait
held or transported in containers with water is prohibited.

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Black Bass: Slow White Bass: Slow
Catfish: Fair
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms and
crappie jigs; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster
Tails; catfish fair on cut shad and worms.

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Black Bass: Fair White Bass: Slow
Catfish: Fair
Temperature: 73º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass fair using dark
colored soft plastics and crankbaits; white bass slow, try light colored
soft plastics and spoons; catfish fair on worms and cut baits.

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Crappie: Fair Catfish: Good White
Bass: Slow
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on plastic worms; crappie fair on minnows; catfish good on
cut bait; white bass slow.

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Crappie: Slow Catfish: Good White
Bass: Fair
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass good using crayfish; crappie slow, try using minnows or Crappie
Nibbles; catfish good on cut shad and stinkbaits; white bass fair, try using
natural baits.

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Crappie: Slow Catfish: Good White
Bass: Fair
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass good using spinnerbaits; crappie slow, try using minnows; catfish
good on cut shad and stinkbaits; white bass fair, try using light colored
soft plastics.

Lamine River Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Fair Flathead Catfish: Fair
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish and flathead catfish fair on setlines; all other species
slow.

Little Dixie Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Good Channel Catfish: Good Bluegill: Good
Temperature: 69º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie good on live minnows and jigs; channel catfish good on chicken
liver; bluegill good on earthworms; all other species slow; all use
including fishing is prohibited from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Missouri River (Middle) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Blue Catfish: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
blue catfish fair on cut shad and carp; channel catfish fair on worms; all
other species slow.

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Black Bass: Slow White Bass: Slow
Catfish: Fair
crappie slow, try minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow, try worms and
crappie jigs; white bass slow, try light colored soft plastics and Rooster
Tails; catfish fair on cut shad and worms.
===============
Kansas City

Atkinson Lake (Schell-Osage CA) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good Black Crappie: Fair Smallmouth Bass: Fair
Temperature: 74º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
All other species fair.

James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area Reported on: 6/12/13
Temperature: 74º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
full pool; channel catfish fair on chicken liver and cut baits; largemouth
bass good on crankbaits; bluegill good on worms around brush piles and
spawning beds; redear sunfish good on small jigs on spawning beds; crappie
slow with some success on jigs 2' under a bobber near deep water brush.

Missouri River (Kansas City area) Reported on: 6/12/13
Temperature: 67º
Water Level: rising
Water Type: muddy
blue catfish and bluegill good on worms; all other species slow.

Montrose Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Black Crappie: Slow Smallmouth Bass: Slow
Temperature: 77º
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
all other species slow; fishing pressure light.

Schell Lake (Schell-Osage CA) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good Black Crappie: Fair Smallmouth Bass: Fair
Temperature: 75º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
All other species fair.

Truman Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Crappie: Slow Smallmouth Bass: Fair Catfish: Slow
Temperature: 71º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
The lake level is 718.33.

Truman Lake Tailwaters Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
all other species fair.
===============
Northeast

Henry Sever Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Temperature: 74º
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
all species slow.

Hunnewell Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Good
Bluegill: Good
Temperature: 75º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish good using earthworms; largemouth bass good using crankbaits;
bluegill good using earthworms; crappie fair using marabou jigs; all other
species slow; the lake is closed to private boats and bait held or
transported in containers is prohibited.

Long Branch Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Crappie: Fair Hybrid Striped Bass
(Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Good Black Bass: Fair
Temperature: 68º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers,
leeches and bluegill; hybrid striped bass good on shad lures; black bass fair
off points; all other species slow.

Mark Twain Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Channel Catfish: Good Blue Catfish: Good
Flathead Catfish: Fair
Temperature: 64º
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
small crappie fair using jigs and minnows; channel catfish and blue catfish
good on cut baits, stinkbaits and sunfish; flathead catfish fair on cut
baits, stinkbaits and sunfish; all other species slow.

Mississippi River (upper) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Sunfish: Fair Bluegill: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
Temperature: 64º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
the river is inaccessible at boat ramps due to being at flood stage; channel
catfish fair on live baits and nightcrawlers; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers;
sunfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.

Salt (below Mark Twain) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Blue Catfish: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair Flathead
Catfish: Fair Freshwater Drum: Good
Temperature: 64º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: muddy
blue catfish, channel catfish and flathead catfish fair on cut shad, green
sunfish and goldfish; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.

Thomas Hill Reservoir Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair along Hwy T rocks using minnows and jigs; all other species
slow.
===============
Northwest

Bilby Ranch Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Smallmouth Bass: Good Crappie: Slow
Mid 70's, dingy; channel catfish good on liver and cut bait; black bass good
on the dam and in shallow water; bluegill good on worms, but are small.

Grand River Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Flathead Catfish: Good Blue Catfish: Good Channel
Catfish: Good Common Carp: Fair
74 degrees, normal, muddy; flathead and blue catfish good on live baits;
channel catfish good on dip baits; carp fair on worms.

Lake Paho Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Fair Crappie: Fair
68 degrees; channel catfish continue to hit on nightcrawlers, and to a lesser
extent on commercial stinkbaits; most catfish are in the 1 1/2 to 2 lb.
range; largemouth bass continue to be caught in the shallow water adjacent to
cover on spinnerbaits and soft plastics, with the occasional hybrid striped
bass being caught as well; crappie are being taken in the very early morning
and late evening during low light conditions and have been in the 7" - 10"
range with an occasional 13" - 15" fish taken.

Missouri River (upper) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Fair Flathead Catfish: Fair Blue
Catfish: Fair
69 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on worms and dip baits;
flathead catfish fair on worms and live bait; blue catfish fair on cut bait;
all other species slow.

Mozingo Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Good Crappie: Good
Black Bass: Good Bluegill: Good
69 degrees, high and dingy on the north end, clear on the south end; channel
catfish good; black bass good; crappie fair; walleye fair; bluegill good.

Pony Express Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Good Bluegill: Good Largemouth Bass: Good
70 degrees, high water levels, dingy; crappie good on minnows; bluegill good
on worms in shallow areas; black bass good on spinnerbaits; all other
species slow.

Smithville Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Catfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Fair
Walleye: Fair
68 degrees, 14" high and falling; crappie fair with fish being caught in 10'
plus water on minnows and jigs; catfish good on cut shad and nightcrawlers;
recent rains have raised water levels of incoming tributaries which seems to
have increased the channel and blue catfish bite; largemouth bass fair on a
variety of plastic baits; white bass fair on lake points with shad
imitations; walleye fair with some fish being taken on larger points with
nightcrawlers or Rattle Traps.
===============
Ozark

Big Piney River (lower, Pulaski Co.) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass: Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye): Good
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and crankbaits.

Big Piney River (upper, Texas Co.) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair
Temperature: 68º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on soft plastic baits and spinnerbaits; goggle-eye fair on
spinnerbaits and nightcrawlers; all other species slow.

Bryant Creek Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass: Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye): Good
Temperature: 74º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits.

Bull Shoals Lake (East) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair
Temperature: 80º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on soft plastic baits.

Current River Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass: Good
Temperature: 72º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass good on swimbaits.

Eleven Point River Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good
Temperature: 59º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
rainbow trout good on corn and minnows; all other species good.

Gasconade River (middle) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass: Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye): Good
Temperature: 71º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on soft plastic baits and crankbaits.

Gasconade River (upper) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Good
Sunfish: Good
Temperature: 71º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass, goggle-eye and sunfish good on soft plastics and live bait.

Jacks Fork River Reported on: 6/12/13
Temperature: 68º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
all species good.

Norfork Lake Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair
Temperature: 79º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass fair on soft plastic baits.

North Fork of the White River Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Smallmouth Bass: Good Northern Rock Bass
(Goggle-Eye): Good
Temperature: 68º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass and google-eye good on soft plastic baits.
===============
Southeast

Black River (above Clearwater Lake) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Fair Bluegill: Fair White Bass: Slow
Smallmouth Bass: Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Good
Temperature: 72º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
smallmouth bass and goggle-eye good on plastic baits; channel catfish and
bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.

Black River (below Clearwater Lake) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair White Bass: Slow Channel Catfish: Good
Temperature: 72º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut baits; crappie fair on minnows
and assorted jigs; all other species slow.

Castor River (above Zalma) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Slow Bluegill: Slow Black Bass: Good
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
black bass good on live baits and spinnerbaits; all other species slow.

Clearwater Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Black Bass: Slow White Bass: Slow
Largemouth Bass: Slow Channel Catfish: Slow
Temperature: 82º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: clear
crappie slow on assorted jigs in willow thickets and off of points; channel
catfish slow on nightcrawlers; largemough bass slow on topwater plugs; all
other species slow.

Council Bluff Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow Largemouth Bass: Good
Redear Sunfish: Fair Bluegill: Fair
Temperature: 76º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
largemouth bass good on dark colored soft plastics; redear sunfish fair on
worms; bluegill fair on worms; all other species slow.

Cypress Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Largemouth Bass: Fair Bluegill: Fair Redear
Sunfish: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
Temperature: 76º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
crappie fair on minnows, goldfish and jigs in 1' - 3' of water; bluegill and
redear sunfish fair in 1' - 3' of water on jigs, crickets and worms close to
the shore; largemouth bass fair in 1' - 3' of water on minnows, jigs, plastic
worms and crankbaits; channel catfish fair in 2' - 8' of water on worms,
crickets and stinkbait; all other species slow. NEW CRAPPIE REGULATION: no
length limit on crappie on Cypress Lake, the daily limit of 15 remains in
effect.

Duck Creek C.A. Pool #1 Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow Channel Catfish: Slow
Bluegill: Slow Redear Sunfish
Temperature: 77º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
all species slow.

Lake Girardeau Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Fair Bluegill: Good Crappie: Slow Redear
Sunfish Channel Catfish: Slow
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
bluegill good on worms and crickets; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and
plastic worms; all other species slow.

Mississippi River (Middle) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Fair Blue Catfish: Fair Flathead
Catfish: Fair
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish and blue catfish fair on worms, cut baits and stinkbaits;
flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species fair.

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Largemouth Bass: Slow Channel Catfish: Fair Flathead
Catfish: Slow Blue Catfish: Slow
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
channel catfish fair on cut baits and worms; all other species slow.

Perry County Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Slow Sunfish: Good Largemouth Bass: Fair Channel
Catfish: Good
Temperature: 74º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
sunfish good on crickets; channel catfish good on liver; largemouth bass
fair on crankbaits; all other species slow.

Robert DeLaney Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Crappie: Fair Bluegill: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair Black
Bass: Slow
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
bluegill fair on crickets and waxworms; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits
and cut baits; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; all other species slow. NEW
CRAPPIE REGULATION: no length limit on crappie on DeLaney Lake, the daily
limit of 15 remains in effect.

St. Francis River (above Wappapello Lake) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Green Sunfish: Slow Longear Sunfish: Slow Black
Bass: Fair Crappie: Fair Channel Catfish: Fair
Temperature: 75º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers; black bass fair on hard
and soft plastic lures; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; all other species
slow.

St. Francis River (below Wappapello Lake) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Channel Catfish: Fair Flathead Catfish: Fair Black
Bass: Slow Crappie: Slow
Temperature: 74º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
channel catfish fair on pole and line and trotlines with stinkbaits,
chicken liver and worms; flathead catfish fair on trotlines with live small
goldfish or sunfish; all other species slow.

Wappapello Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Fair Crappie: Slow Channel Catfish: Good
Bluegill: Good
Temperature: 76º
Water Level: falling
channel catfish good using nightcrawlers and live bait on jug lines and
trotlines at night and near rocky areas; bluegill good using crickets and
worms in the brush; black bass fair using crankbaits and plastic worms early
and late in the day; all other species slow. Anglers should note the 9"
minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Recorded lake
level and other infomation can be received by calling the Wappapello Lake
Information Hotline at 573-222-8139 or 1-877-lake-info.
===============
Southwest

Bull Shoals Lake (West) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good White Bass: Fair Crappie: Fair
Walleye: Fair
Temperature: 75º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on topwater lures, spinnerbaits, soft plastics and jigs;
crappie fair on minnows near brush piles; white bass fair on Alabama Rig (3
hooks only) with white plastic grubs, small Rapalas, and while trolling;
walleye fair on jerkbaits and crankbaits; all other species slow.

James River Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Catfish: Good White Bass: Good
Crappie: Fair
Temperature: 72º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
black bass good on topwater lures in low light, also try buzzbaits and Zara
Spooks, fish gravel points in 8' - 15' of water in early morning using
Carolina rig with soft plastics and nightcrawlers or football jigs; white
bass good on Rattle Traps or while trolling in 5' of water; catfish good on
live minnows and nightcrawlers, try drifting and trotlines; bluegill good on
worms and crickets in 4' - 5' of water along the banks; crappie fair on jigs
and minnows on brush piles and lay downs in about 8' of water and on the
banks.

Lake Taneycomo Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good
Temperature: 52º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
trout good in the upper portion of the lake on black, olive/white and gray
marabou jigs when drifting with the current, black/chrome and white/chrome
Rooster Tails and Rapalas also working well; trout good in the lower portion
of the lake on fluorescent orange, chartreuse, white and pink Power Bait
nuggets; all other species slow.

Niangua River Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Good
Rainbow Trout: Good
Temperature: 60º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on minnows and soft plastics; goggle-eye good on minnows
and soft plastics; trout good on bright colored Power Baits.

Pomme de Terre Reservoir Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Crappie: Fair Walleye: Good
Catfish: Good
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on main lake points; catfish good; walleye good on flats;
crappie fair, best while fishing over brush.

Stockton Lake Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Walleye: Good Crappie: Fair
Catfish: Fair
Temperature: 74º
Water Level: high
Water Type: clear
walleye good on jigs tipped with minnows or nightcrawlers; black bass good on
topwater lures and flukes; crappie fair while trolling with crankbaits;
catfish fair on nightcrawlers and small bluegill.

Table Rock Lake (James River arm) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Flathead Catfish: Good Crappie: Fair
Channel Catfish: Good
Temperature: 70º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
black bass good on crankbaits that dive 10' - 12', soft plastic crayfish
or salamanders, Shakey Head soft plastic worms in watermelon colors in 10' -
14' of water and white spinnerbaits with a gold blade thrown against rocky
bluffs are also working well, also try topwater baits with a Zara Spook type
lure; catfish good on trotlines, limb lines or pole and line, flathead
catfish good on live bait, channel catfish good on chicken liver,
nightcrawlers, stinkbaits, shrimp and cut shad; crappie fair on live
minnows, also try soft plastic minnows and jigs in 20' - 22' of water; all
other species slow.

Table Rock Lake (main lake) Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good White Bass: Fair Walleye: Fair
Bluegill: Good
Temperature: 72º
Water Level: high
Water Type: muddy
black bass good on topwater lures, flukes and poppers; bluegill good on live
worms around docks; white bass fair on spoons; walleye fair on topwater lures
early in the morning.
===============
St. Louis

Big River Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Catfish: Fair Bluegill: Good
Crappie: Slow
Temperature: 72º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on doughbait and livers; black bass good on plastic
worms; bluegill good on worms; all other species slow on natural bait.

Bourbeuse River Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Black Bass: Good Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Good
Temperature: 72º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish fair on worms and livers; black bass good on topwater lures
and plastic worms; bluegill good on worms; all other species slow.

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33 Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Black Bass: Good Catfish: Good Bluegill: Good
Crappie: Fair
Channel catfish good on doughbait and livers; black bass good on plastic
worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on worms.

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 23 Reported on:
6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Good Bluegill: Good Black Bass: Good
Crappie: Fair
Temperature: 78º
Water Level: high
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish good on doughbait and livers; black bass good on plastic
worms; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill good on worms. Please
remove your trash.

Meramec River (Crawford Co.) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Black Bass: Good Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Good
Temperature: 71º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish fair on cut bait and worms; black bass good on plastic
worms; bluegill good on worms and crickets; all other species slow.

Meramec River (St. Louis Co.) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Fair Black Bass: Good Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Good
Temperature: 71º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: dingy
Channel catfish fair on worms and livers; black bass good on topwater lures
and plastic worms; bluegill good on worms; all other species slow.

Mississippi River (St. Louis Region) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Slow Black Bass: Slow Bluegill: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Temperature: 71º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
The river is still over flood stage; most of the ramps are inaccessible; all
species slow.

Missouri River (Lower) Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Catfish: Slow Bluegill: Slow Black Bass: Slow
Temperature: 71º
Water Level: falling
Water Type: muddy
All species slow due to flooding conditions; most fishing ramps remain
closed.
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Trout Parks

Bennett Spring State Park Reported on: 6/10/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good Brown Trout: Fair
Temperature: 54º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
Zone 1 and 2 lures that are working well are: gold plated black and
yellow colored and orange colored marabou jigs; white colored, and easter
egg colored glo balls; brown with orange tail colored, brown with brown tail
colored, and Jimi Hendrix colored Rooster Tails; chartreuse brassie;
white floss; blue, red and gold colored Cracklebacks; brown midge; Zone 3
baits that are popular are Gulp minnow grubs, Berkley Power Bait white extra
scent, trout nuggets. June fishing Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Moss
cutting is scheduled for June 25th and 26th. We will begin around 8:00 a.m.
and finish by 3:00 p.m. Thank you for your patience.

Maramec Spring Park Reported on: 6/13/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Fair Brown Trout: Slow
Temperature: 56º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: dingy
fishing is slow; the spring branch is green in color and has good
flow; remember to use light weight line and tackle; fish are holding deep in
areas of swift water and near submerged habitat, target these areas for best
success; feather jigs in black and white, brown and yellow colors are
producing good numbers of fish; trout worms in orange/white, green/white and
yellow are good choices; tightlining doughbait in swift water is producing
fish in the late afternoon; fishing hours for the month of June are 6:30
a.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information call 573-265-7801.

Montauk State Park Reported on: 6/11/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good
Temperature: 58º
Water Level: normal
Water Type: clear
the river level is slightly above normal, the water is clear; 2 lb. test
fishing line or lighter is recommended; fishing is good on most baits; white,
brown and yellow scented dough and putty baits are working well in the bait
zones; most flies, Rooster Tails and jigs in black and yellow, olive colors
and other dark colors are working well, some colors work better at different
times of the day; the best fishing is in the mornings and evenings,
especially on warmer days. June fishing hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For up-to-date stream conditions check
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?07064440

Roaring River State Park Reported on: 6/12/13
Fish Reported: Rainbow Trout: Good
Temperature: 58º
Water Type: clear
the stream level is staying high and most of the holes are very deep this
spring; more weight is needed in a lot of these holes and you will need at
least one 3/0 and maybe 2 of them to get to the bottom; best colors on the
soft plastics have been, pink, orange peel, orange, white and chartreuse;
when the water is high, black, brown and skunk colored Rooster Tails will
always catch a few trout; fluorescent orange and fluorescent pink are doing
well; orange, white, cheese, fluorescent yellow power eggs and power worms
are working well; hatch brown works very well in the hatchery area; jig
fishing with tan, black/yellow, white, olive green and dark brown is working
well; flies working well are black wooly buggers, dark brown, and olive wooly
buggers are also working well; nymphs to use would be copper johns, pheasant
tails, sow bugs, prince nymphs, and burlaps; in Zone 3 use nightcrawlers,
corn, Power Bait paste and nuggets with heavy weight.

Fish Management Notice
Trout Stocking

The Conservation Department stocks trout in each of the trout parks every
evening from the day before the March 1 opener through Oct. 30. Tag sale
estimates determine a daily stocking rate average of 2.25 fish per expected
angler. Except on opening day, three fish are stocked for every expected
angler. From March 1 to Oct. 31, the parks will collectively sell more than
400,000 tags and stock more than 900,000 fish. These fish will average about
12 inches long over the season, but some variation occurs. Dozens of lunkers
weighing upwards of 3 pounds are stocked each year. A few tip the scales at
more than 10 pounds.

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