***LAST REPORT OF THE SEASON***

LAKES

Binder: 72 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; crappie fair on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Blind Pony Lake: 71 degrees, normal, dingy; all 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 9/28/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 73 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on shad, cut baits and stinkbaits; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; black bass slow on worms and soft plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs.(Report made on 9/29/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Glaize): 75 degrees, dingy; catfish slow on worms, hotdogs, stinkbaits, cut baits, chicken livers, shad and bluegill; white bass slow using light colored soft plastics; black bass slow on dark colored soft plastics and crankbaits; crappie fair on crappie jigs and minnows. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Gravois): 75 degrees, dingy; crappie good; black bass fair; catfish fair; white bass slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Niangua): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass good on crankbaits in the main channel or in back of coves with spinnerbaits; crappie fair on jigs early morning on dock; catfish slow on fresh cut shad. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Lake of the Ozarks (Osage): 75 degrees, dingy; black bass good on crankbaits in the main channel or back of coves with spinnerbaits; crappie fair on jigs early morning on dock; catfish slow on fresh cut shad. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Little Dixie: 79 degrees, normal, dingy; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; crappie fair on minnows; 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 9/29/2010)

RIVERS

Lamine: 78 degrees, falling, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Missouri (Middle): 79 degrees, high, muddy; all catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/28/2010)

Osage (lower, at Tuscumbia): 73 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair on shad, cut baits and stinkbaits; white bass slow on light colored soft plastics and crappie jigs; black bass slow on worms and soft plastic worms; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

---------------------- KANSAS CITY REGION (816) 655-6254

LAKES

James A. Reed Area: 72 degrees, high, clear; largemouth bass good; channel catfish, crappie, bluegill and redear sunfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Montrose: 73 degrees, clear; black bass good; catfish fair; crappie slow; fishing pressure light. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Schell-Osage (Atkinson Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Schell-Osage (Schell Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; catfish and crappie good; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Smithville: 68 degrees, clear; catfish fair using shrimp on trotlines; walleye slow using Rattle Traps off the points; largemouth bass slow with some success using large plastic worms and plastic frogs in the grass; crappie fair using jigs and minnows in 10-15 feet of water in the main lake brush piles and along deeper trees in river arms; white bass fair using jigging spoons off the main lake points and the old Trimble Dam; Smithville Lake Spillway: all species slow.(Report made on 9/29/2010)

Truman: 74 degrees, high, dingy; catfish fair using live baits; black bass fair using jigs and spinnerbaits; crappie fair using minnows and jigs over brush piles; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Truman Tailwaters: 74 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

RIVERS

Missouri River: Catfish slow using goldfish and chubs. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

---------------------- NORTHEAST REGION (660) 785-2420

LAKES

Hunnewell: 69 degrees, high, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver; bluegill fair on red wigglers; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Long Branch: 68 degrees, high, muddy; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut bait; crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Mark Twain: 70 degrees, high, muddy; crappie and channel catfish fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Sever: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie fair near brush piles; channel catfish fair on stinkbait and live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Thomas Hill: 72 degrees, high, muddy; crappie fair; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

RIVERS

Mississippi (above St. Louis): 63 degrees, high, muddy; flathead catfish and blue catfish fair on live bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Salt (below Mark Twain): 68 degrees, high, muddy; drum good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

---------------------- NORTHWEST REGION (816) 271-3100

LAKES

Bilby Ranch Lake: 70 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass good along dam and in brush piles; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Mozingo: 69 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish, crappie and black bass good; walleye fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Paho: 67 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Pony Express: 68 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

RIVERS

Grand: 75 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish, flathead catfish and blue catfish good; all other species good. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Missouri (below Iowa line): 67 degrees, high, dingy; blue catfish fair on live bait and cut bait; channel catfish good on worms and fair on dip bait; flathead catfish good on live bait and fair on worms; carp fair on worms. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

---------------------- OZARK REGION (417) 255-9561

LAKES

Bull Shoals (East): 73 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Norfork: 72 degrees, high, dingy; crappie fair on jigs and minnows; walleye fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

RIVERS

Big Piney (lower, Pulaski Co.): 69 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on jigs and crankbaits; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Big Piney (Upper): 68 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Bryant Creek: 65 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Current: 65 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Eleven Point: 60 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Gasconade (middle, Pulaski Co.): 70 degrees, falling, dingy; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on jigs and crankbaits; channel catfish fair on live bait. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Gasconade (upper): 74 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Jack's Fork: 67 degrees, normal, clear; smallmouth bass good on natural colored plastic lures. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

North Fork: 60 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass and goggle-eye fair on soft plastics; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

---------------------- SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 77 degrees, normal, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Council Bluff: 73 degrees, normal, clear; all species fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Cypress Lake: 77 degrees, dingy; bluegill, black bass and catfish fair; crappie fair though mostly smaller fish are being caught. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Duck Creek: 69 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Lake Girardeau: normal, all species fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Perry County Lake: 75 degrees, clear; crappie fair on jigs; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Robert DeLaney Lake: Channel catfish fair on worms and stinkbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Wappapello: Black bass fair on plastic worms and crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers in the upper portion of the lake; all other species slow. Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis): 70 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species good. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Lower Black River (Clearwater Dam): 66 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow on live bait; crappie slow on tube jigs and minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Mississippi (below Charleston): Channel catfish good on cut baits and worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Mississippi River (Cape Girardeau): 76 degrees, rising, muddy; channel catfish good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

St. Francis (below Wappapello): No report available.

---------------------- SOUTHWEST REGION (417) 895-6881

LAKES

Bull Shoals (West): 62-66 degrees, normal, clear; dam/Swan Creek area; black bass good on jigs, soft plastics and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on nightcrawlers; crappie fair on minnows; Beaver Creek: temperature 70-75; black bass good on soft plastics, jigs and nightcrawlers; walleye fair on nightcrawlers and trolling; crappie fair on minnows. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Lake Taneycomo: 49 degrees, normal, clear; upper lake: rainbow trout good on flies; brown trout fair on wooly buggers and black/chrome and blue/chrome Rogues at night. Lower lake: rainbow trout good on pink/white, orange/chartreuse and bubblegum Power Baits, nightcrawlers and corn. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Pomme de Terre: 70 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on minnows; black bass good on crankbaits in 10' to 12' of water; walleye good trolling with crankbaits; catfish good on shad; muskie slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Stockton: 74 degrees, normal, clear; crappie good on tube jigs or minnows over structure; black bass good on spinnerbaits, tube baits, and Texas rigs; walleye fair on bottom bouncers off of points; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Table Rock (James River arm): 72 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on watermelon colored soft plastic worms or soft plastic crayfish off main points in 20' of water; crappie good on small jigs, try red/white or white/yellow around structure; white bass good in late evening, watch for feeding activity and cast into fish using shallow diving bait that mimics bait fish. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Table Rock (main lake): 72 degrees, high, clear; black bass good on watermelon colored soft plastic worms or soft plastic crayfish off main points in 20' of water; crappie good on small jigs, try red/white or white/yellow around structure; white bass good in late evening, watch for feeding activity and cast into fish using shallow diving bait that mimics bait fish. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

RIVERS

Big Niangua: 70 degrees, high, dingy; black bass slow, best on soft plastics and jigs; goggle-eye slow, best on natural baits and soft plastics; trout slow, best on natural baits and Power Baits below Bennett Spring; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/29/2010)

James River (lower): 74 degrees, normal, muddy; catfish good on nightcrawlers and cut bait; black bass good on live bait, spinners, crankbaits and plastic worms; bluegill good on crickets and worms. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

---------------------- ST. LOUIS REGION (636) 300-1953

LAKES

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lake 33: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill good on worms; black bass good on soft plastic baits; catfish slow; limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Busch Memorial Conservation Area Lakes 3, 4, 5, 7, and 24: 72 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish slow; limit 4; please remove litter. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

RIVERS

Big River: 70 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair with stinkbait; flathead catfish fair with bluegill; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Bourbeuse (middle, lower, Franklin Co.): 73 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on blood baits and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Meramec (above Sullivan, Crawford Co.): 70 degrees, normal, dingy; catfish fair on bluegill and prepared bait; black bass fair on plastic worms. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Meramec (below Eureka): 70 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on natural baits; carp fair on doughbait; black bass fair on crankbaits; all other species fair on natural baits. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

Missouri (below New Haven): 80 degrees, falling, muddy; channel catfish fair on cut baits and blood baits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/30/2010)

---------------------- TROUT PARKS

Bennett Spring State Park: 57 degrees, the spring level is just above normal and off color; 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; easter egg colored and orange colored glo balls; fluorescent orange colored and white colored Power Baits; red colored Trout Nip and fluorescent orange Lucky Lady worms. September fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. October fishing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m (Report made on 9/29/2010)

Maramec Spring Park: 57 degrees, the water level is normal and clear; blue-green color, pink, white, and orange doughbait is working well; bubblegum Power Bait and 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 9/30/2010)

Montauk State Park: 58 degrees, the river level is normal for this time of year and steady as of 11:30 a.m. on September 29th. 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 9/29/2010)

Roaring River State Park: 59 degrees, the spring is clear and low; orange and cheese colored plastic worms are working well; yellow, white, and pink worms have been working 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 9/30/2010)

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