Fishing report for May 21

Missouri

▪ SMITHVILLE: 69 degrees, muddy in the river arms, stained on the main lake, 4 feet high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair on minnows, jigs along banks on the main lake; black bass good on spinnerbaits, creature baits, Senkos in the newly flooded vegetation; white bass good on Road Runners, jigs off main-lake points and near the Highway W bridge; channel catfish excellent on night crawlers in the back of coves where runoff is coming in; walleyes fair on crankbaits, jigs off main-lake points.

▪ REED AREA: 72 degrees, dingy, slightly high. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: channel catfish good on worms where runoff is enter lakes; bluegills, redear sunfish good on worms under a bobber; black bass fair on spinnerbaits, plastic baits; crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs under a bobber).

▪ TANEYCOMO: Clear, heavy power generation. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Trophy area: trout excellent on white jigs and drifting shad flies. Below Fall Creek: trout excellent on ginger or sculpin-colored jigs, air-inflated night crawlers.

▪ TABLE ROCK: 70 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: bass fair to good on Ned Rigs, swimbaits in 8 to 15 feet of water on gravel points.

▪ NORFORK: 71 degrees, clear, 7 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: bass, hybrids and stripers good on topwater lures along the banks for the first three hours of daylight.

▪ BULL SHOALS: Low 70s, clear, 7 feet high. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: smallmouth bass excellent on green-pumpkin Gitzits, white trick worms off points; crappies fair on minnows, worms; catfish good on jug lines, limb lines, trot lines on worms, cut bait.

▪ JACOMO: 68 degrees, stained, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 12 to 15 feet of water; bluegills very good on crickets, wax worms, red wigglers; channel catfish good on night crawlers, cut bait where runoff is entering the lake; largemouth bass fair to good on jigs, grubs in the shallows.

▪ BLUE SPRINGS: High 60s, stained, one-half foot high. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: channel catfish very good on night crawlers, cut bait where runoff is entering lake; crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 12 to 15 feet of water; largemouth bass fair.

▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 70 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: crappies fair on minnows, jigs in 12 to 15 feet of water (spawn is over); bass fair on wacky worms, jigs in 10 to 15 feet of water; catfish fair on jug lines with cut shad 20 to 25 feet down in 3o to 35 feet of water.

▪ STOCKTON: 72 degrees, clear, 4 feet high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: walleyes fair to good on jigs with night crawlers in 18 to 22 feet of water; crappies fair to good on chrome-colored crankbaits 18 to 20 feet down in 30 feet of water; bass fair on jigs, plastic along pea-gravel banks; catfish good on trot lines with night crawlers in the back of creeks.

▪ TRUMAN: 70 degrees, clear, 4 feet high. Outlook: Cody’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies,wipers fair on jigs in 15 to 20 feet of water. Below the dam: crappies good in the evening; catfish fair.

▪ POMME DE TERRE: 72 degrees, clear by dam, stained on upper end, 3 feet high. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: bass good on a variety of lures in the shallows; walleyes poor to fair.

▪ LONGVIEW: 66 degrees, murky 2 feet high. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: all species poor.

Kansas

▪ COFFEY COUNTY: 70 degrees at dam, 80s at the hot-water outlet, clear, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth excellent on finesse rigs in rocky areas, white bass excellent, wipers fair on Rooster Tails, Road Runners.

▪ GLEN ELDER: High 60s, muddy on upper end, fairly clear on lower end, normal. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: : walleyes good on jigs with night crawlers, big shiners on dropoffs; white bass good on jigs, Road Runners; crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 10 feet of water; catfish good along the banks.

▪ CLINTON: High 60s, muddy, 3 feet high. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: catfish fair on a variety of baits in the shallows.

▪ WILSON: 65, clear, clear, 8 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: walleye god on jigs with night crawlers off Lucas Point; stripers good on live bait on the main lake.

▪ KILL CREEK: 67 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in the flooded timber; bass fair early on plastic baits, spinnerbaits; catfish fair on worms, stinkbaits on the north side.

▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: 65 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows off the handicap pier and along the dam; catfish fair on wotrms, cut bait near the marina and along the dam; bass fair on jigs, spinnerbaits, plastic baits.

▪ LA CYGNE: 70, muddy, high. Outlook: Linn County Parks reports: flathead catfish poor to fair on trotllnes.

▪ MILFORD: High 60s, fairly clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: bass fair to good on jigs in the rocky shallows; walleyes fair to good on jigs with night crawlers in 6 to 15 feet of water on flats; catfish good on cut bait, shad.

▪ EL DORADO: 67 degrees, murky, one-half foot high. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: catfish poor to fair on shad.

▪ PERRY: High 60s, muddy, 7 feet high. Outlook: Tightlines Bait and Tackle reports: all species poor due to heavy inflow.

▪ MELVERN: 63 degrees, muddy, 3 feet high. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: all species poor.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: High 60s, muddy, high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: all species poor.

▪ WYANDOTTE: 67 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Marina reports: channel catfish good on night crawlers, liver where Marshall Creek is entering lake.

▪ MELVERN: 63 degrees, muddy, 3 feet high. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: all species poor.

▪ HILLSDALE: 67 degrees, muddy, 3.6 feet high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: all species poor.

▪ POMONA: High 60s, muddy, 6 feet high. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 71 degrees, fairly clear, 4 feet high. Outlook: Grand Fishing Report.Com reports: black bass very good on Spro Frogs, Fishtek jigs in 1 to 4 feet of water in the flooded willows and bushes; white bass very good on Road Runners, Go-Go Minnows, crankbaits in 8 to 10 feet of water along windy banks; catfish good on Sudden Impact prepared bait, shad, night crawlers in 4 to 6 feet of water.

▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, heavy power generation. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: rainbow trout excellent on pink Berkley Power Worms, yellow PowerBait, Thomas Buoyant Spoons; brown trout good on countdown Rapalas, Rogies, and brown or black marabou jigs.

▪ BEAVER (ARK.): 70 degrees, clear, 5 feet high. Outlook: Joe Farkas Guide Service reports: stripers good on topwater lures early and on live shad trolled under balloons or planer boards off main-lake points.

This story was originally published May 20, 2015 at 1:43 PM with the headline "Fishing report for May 21."