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The weekly fishing report updates every Thursday between April and September.
View a searchable version of the weekly fishing report and the annual fishing prospects at https://fishing.mdc.mo.gov.
In most streams south of the Missouri River, black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky bass) may not be possessed from March 1 through the Friday before the fourth Saturday in May. During those dates all black bass in those streams must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught. For details see Chapter 6 of the "Wildlife Code of Missouri", or website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Zkz.
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.
Central
Lakes
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 45º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 45º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow; reminder, the lake is closed to private boats; bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited; please return boats available for use (at no charge) to the shoreline storage area when done; boats left elsewhere on the lake are unavailable for others to use.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass
White Bass: Slow
catfish slow, try using cut shad and stink baits; crappie slow, try using crappie jigs and minnows; black bass season closed; white bass slow, try using light colored soft plastics, Rooster Tails and crappie jigs.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish slow, try using worms and cut bait; crappie fair using crappie jigs and minnows; black bass slow, try using dark colored soft plastics and spinnerbaits; white bass slow, try using soft plastics, Rooster Tails and spoons.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish slow; crappie slow; black bass slow; white bass slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish slow, try using cut shad; crappie fair using dark colored jigs; black bass slow, try using spinners; white bass slow, try using spinners.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
White Bass: Slow
catfish slow, try using cut shad or livers; crappie fair using dark colored jigs or minnows around docks; black bass slow, try using dark plastics or spinners; white bass slow, try using dark plastics or spinners. .
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Surface Temp: 45º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Largemouth Bass: Fair
Crappie: Fair
channel catfish fair on prepared baits; largemouth bass fair on minnows or dark colored jig and pig; crappie fair on minnows and black/chartreuse jigs suspended in deeper water near brush piles; all other species slow; reminder that Little Dixie Lake is pole and line method only; all use, including fishing, is prohibited from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Rivers
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Paddlefish: Good
snagging activity for paddlefish has been good before the high water; several fish in the 30'' inch range were being taken down stream from DeBourgmont Access; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-815-7900
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Blue Catfish: Fair
channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers; blue catfish fair on cut bait; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-346-2210
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Black Bass
White Bass: Slow
catfish slow, try using cut shad and stinkbaits; crappie slow, try using crappie jigs and minnows; black bass season closed; white bass slow, try using light colored soft plastics, Rooster Tails and crappie jigs.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Kansas City
Lakes
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 43º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Largemouth Bass: Good
Bluegill: Slow
Redear Sunfish: Slow
Channel Catfish: Good
Crappie: Good
crappie good before the snow on sunny days with tube jigs and minnows near brush piles; trout fair on Power Baits, inline spinners and small jigs on windy banks; channel catfish good on worms; largemouth bass good before the snow on slow moving baits; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 44º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Fair
White Bass: Fair
Hybrid Striped Bass (Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Fair
Catfish: Fair
44 degrees, high, dingy; all species fair; very light pressure.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 46º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Fair
Hybrid Striped Bass (Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Fair
Crappie: Fair
Catfish: Good
46 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair on crankbaits; white and hybrid bass fair on jigs and spoons; crappie fair on jigs; blue cats good on cut bait; fishing pressure light.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 660-885-6981
Water Surface Temp: 46º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
White Bass: Fair
Hybrid Striped Bass (Wiper; Whiterock Bass): Fair
Crappie: Good
Catfish: Fair
46 degrees, low, dingy; black bass fair on crankbaits; whites and hybrids fair on jigs and spoons; crappie good on jigs; catfish fair on fresh cut shad; pressure light.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Rivers
Information: 816-622-0900
Water Surface Temp: 41º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Blue Catfish: Good
Flathead Catfish: Slow
Channel Catfish: Slow
blue catfish good on shad and shad sides; channel catfish slow, try using worms, shad sides and dip baits; all other species slow, try using worms.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Northeast
Lakes
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow; reminder - electric trolling motor only.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 660-785-2420
Information: 660-785-2420
Water Surface Temp: 44º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow; the lake is closed to private boats, and bait held or transported in containers with water is prohibited.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 660-785-2420
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 660-785-2420
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 660-785-2420
Rivers
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-248-2530
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-248-2530
Northwest
Lakes
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 45º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Good
Black Bass: Fair
bass fair; channel catfish good on cut bait; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported:
all species slow due to weather conditions.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 45º
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported:
Channel Catfish: Fair
Smallmouth Bass: Fair
Crappie: Fair
Walleye: Slow
bass fair in the back of coves; crappie fair on deep brush; channel catfish fair on cut bait; walleye slow, with the spawn just starting.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 50º
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Fair
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Fair
crappie fair; bass fair; catfish are slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): low
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Walleye: Slow
Crappie: Slow
White Bass: Slow
Largemouth Bass: Slow
crappie are slow; catfish are fairon cut shad in the upper arms or lower Platte; white and largemouth bass are slow; walleye are slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Rivers
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Surface Temp: 46º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 816-271-3100
Water Level (Range): -none-
Water Type: -none-
Fish Reported:
all species slow due to weather conditions.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Ozark
Lakes
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 55º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Crappie: Good
White Bass: Good
crappie and white bass good on jigs and minnows.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 55º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
White Bass: Good
Crappie: Good
Walleye: Good
white bass, crappie, and walleye good on a variety of artificial baits and jigs.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Rivers
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 56º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 49º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 53º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 56º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 55º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 56º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
all species good.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 50º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 54º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: clear
all species fair on soft plastics and jigs.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-256-7161
Water Surface Temp: 53º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Southeast
Lakes
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
Information: 573-290-5730
Water Surface Temp: 50º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
Channel Catfish: Slow
Crappie: Slow
all species slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
Rivers
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
No report submitted. Please contact the appropriate regional office for additional information.
Information: 573-290-5730
Southwest
Lakes
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 50º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
White Bass: Fair
Black Bass: Fair
Walleye: Fair
Crappie: Fair
white bass fair on live minnows and jigs in the morning; walleye fair on Rogues below Powersite dam; crappie fair on live minnows and jigs around submerged timber; black bass fair on soft plastics and jigs.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 52º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Good
trout good in upper portion of lake on 1/16 oz. white, black, olive colored marabou jigs, 1/8 oz Rooster Tails, black/chrome or blue/chrome Rogues or orange glo balls drifted with the current; trout good in lower portion of lake on pink, white, orange, or chartreuse Berkley Gulp Eggs, attach 2 to 3 eggs on a hook and place weight approximately 18" from hook to ensure hook floats off the bottom.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
crappie slow, best on chartreuse jigs suspended 10'-15' in 20'-25' of water over brush piles and main lake points; black bass slow, best on soft plastics on creek channel bends in 10' to 15' of water; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 44º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
White Bass: Fair
Walleye: Good
Crappie: Fair
Black Bass: Fair
walleye good on points with jerkbaits and swimming baits; white bass fair on swimming minnows and Rooster Tails; crappie fair on jigs and minnows in 16' of water; black bass fair on crankbaits and soft plastics.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 52º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Black Bass: Fair
black bass fair on Ned Rig in peanut butter and jelly colors or jerkbaits in the early morning; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 54º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
White Bass: Good
Paddlefish: Good
Crappie: Good
Walleye: Good
crappie good on live minnows and chartreuse jigs in 3' to 20' of water; white bass good on medium diving crankbaits, white Vibric spinners, and shad colored soft plastic swimbaits; paddlefish good in the Galena area and upriver; walleye good on stickbaits and large spin baits, use darker colors; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Rivers
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 53º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Largemouth Bass: Good
Crappie: Good
Catfish: Fair
Bluegill: Good
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Good
largemouth bass good on nightcrawlers, red crankbaits like Wiggle Wart, and white 1/2 oz spinner baits; crappie good on live baits and white/red colored jigs in 5' to 10' of water; white bass good on white Rooster Tails, swimbaits, and minnows; bluegill good on worms, crickets, and small jigs of all colors; goggle-eye good on live bait and spinners of all colors; catfish fair on nightcrawlers, and live bait on trout and limb lines.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 417-895-6880
Water Surface Temp: 51º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Good
Black Bass: Fair
Northern Rock Bass (Goggle-Eye): Fair
trout good on chartreuse mop worms and bright colored Rooster Tails; black bass fair on soft plastics; google-eye fair on nightcrawlers and minnows.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
St. Louis
Lakes
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
catfish slow, try using bloodbaits, doughbaits or livers; black bass slow, try using plastic worms or crankbait; crappie slow, try using minnows or jigs; bluegill slow, try using worms; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Surface Temp: 48º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
catfish slow, try using blood baits, doughbaits, or livers; black bass slow, try using plastic worms, or crankbait; crappie slow, try using minnows or jigs; bluegill slow, try using worms; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Rivers
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Slow
Black Bass: Slow
Crappie: Slow
Bluegill: Slow
all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
Black Bass: Slow
Bluegill: Fair
Crappie: Fair
catfish fair using cut baits, blood bait and livers; black bass slow try using plastic worms; bluegill fair using crickets; crappie fair using minnows; all other species slow.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
catfish fair on cut baits; all other species poor.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Information: 636-441-4554
Water Level (Range): rising
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Catfish: Fair
catfish fair on cut baits; all other species are poor.
(Reported on: 4/3/18)
Trout Parks
Trout Parks
Information: Park 417-532-4418
Water Surface Temp: 55º
Water Level (Range): normal
Water Type: clear
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Slow
zone 1 and 2 popular lures; chartreuse mop worm, olive, brown, or copper hot shot, bennett blue or original Cracklebacks, black or olive zebra midge, black and yellow, tequila sunrise, or orange marabous; zone 3 popular baits: minnows or worms; April fishing hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; April weed cutting is scheduled for April 11-12; cutting will begin in Zone 3 and move upstream; remember that all brown trout less than 15" in length must be returned to the water immediately; for up-to-date stream conditions check USGS water data website at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?06923500; trout cam - https://mostateparks.com/content/trout-cam; Veterans Fishing Day is Saturday April 21; Veterans fish for free, no tag or license required; Veterans may fish in any zone, a special area of zone 2 will be reserved for Veterans only; for more information, please contact Bennett Spring Hatchery at 417-532-4418.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
Information: 573-265-7801
Water Surface Temp: 57º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: muddy
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Fair
greenish-brown water color with 2 inch visibility; rainbow trout good on orange/white artificial worms and doughbait or Power Baits; brown trout fair on gold spoons such as a Little Cleos; some success with crankbait and Rooster Tails; orange and salmon peach are hot colors right now with the greenish water; best flies to try are wooly buggers, scuds, rainbow warriors, soft hackles fished on the swing; remember that all brown trout less than 15" in length must be returned to the water immediately; fishing times for the month of April are 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m..
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 573-548-2585
Water Surface Temp: 54º
Water Level (Range): falling
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
Brown Trout: Good
the river level is currently 6 inches above normal and falling slowly; fishing is good on all baits with single hook Rooster Tails and flies working well in the fly area; artificial worms and eggs are working well in the bait area; due to the water clarity, brighter colors may provide more success; for more up-to-date stream conditions go to the USGS gauging station for the Current River at Montauk State Park.
(Reported on: 4/4/18)
Information: 417-847-2430
Water Surface Temp: 58º
Water Level (Range): high
Water Type: dingy
Fish Reported:
Rainbow Trout: Good
the river is coming back to normal and is about 1’ above normal; the water has become more clear in the last week but still has a dingy color; the dry fly fishing will slowly come back; right now we are fishing dark wooly buggers, prince nymphs, copper johns, lightning bugs, small gold jigs, small thread jigs, and brassies, with large dry flies taking a few here and there; the fish are still reacting to a hopper or beetle, in some areas, where there is a bit of slow water, glo balls, and the San Juan worms in bright orange and red are also working; buggers with extra mylar in the tails are working good, use 5x and 6x; the water is still up a bit and the use of Power Bait is recommended if you just want to catch a fast limit of trout, the orange, fluorescent yellow and white are all good in the eggs; if you are using the worms, the orange peel, orange, cheese yellow, and chartreuse are all working; small gold spoons are good if you fish them deep and slow; small spinnerbaits still work fine, you may need to add a bit of lead to get them down deep enough; jigs are catching fish, 1/32 and larger are best, but a few people have been catching trout on the white and olive micro jig; larger jigs are working best, in the darker colors, olive, black, black/yellow, and dark brown have all been working well; in this type of water the use of 4 lb. and 3 lb. line is recommended; as the water clears, we will go back to the 2 lb. line; if you go into Zone 3, nightcrawlers and minnows would be good choices or any of the bright-colored Power Baits should work.
(Reported on: 4/2/18)
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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