Fishing report for June 4

Missouri

▪ BULL SHOALS: Low 70s, clear, 13 feet high. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: bass very good on jigs in 15 feet of water off main lake points; catfish good on jug lines, trotlines with cut bait, minnows. Bink’s Guide Service reports: walleyes very good on spoons in 20 feet of water along the old brush line.

▪ BLUE SPRINGS: High 60s, stained, 1 foot high. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: channel catfish good on live bait in rocky areas and along the dam; bluegills fair on crickets, wax worms on rocky areas; white bass fair on jigs, minnows near the spillway; bass fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits in the shallows.

▪ SMITHVILLE: 72 degrees, muddy in the river arms, stained on the main lake, 6 feet high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: black bass fair on Senkos, spinnerbaits in the newly flooded brush and vegetation; channel catfish good on night crawlers in the back of coves where there is inflow; white bass good on jigging spoons on humps; walleyes fair on night crawlers, small crankbaits in the flooded grass; crappies poor.

▪ REED AREA: 68 degrees, dingy, slightly high. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: channel catfish good on worms where runoff is entering lakes; bluegills, redear sunfish good on worms under a bobber; bass fair on spinnerbaits, plastic baits; crappies poor to fair.

▪ TANEYCOMO: Clear, heavy water releases. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Trophy Area: trout good on white shad flies or marabou jigs. Below Fall Creek: trout good drifting PowerBait, Gulp Eggs, inflated night crawlers.

▪ TABLE ROCK: 70 degrees, muddy in the rivers, slightly off-color on the main lake, 2 feet high. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: bass good on chugger topwater baits early and on crawdad-colored jigs off main lake points during the day; white bass good early and late on Dixie Jet or flutter spoons where fish are surfacing.

▪ NORFORK: 76 degrees, clear, 5 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: stripers good on swimbaits in 30 feet of water; bass fair to good on topwater lures off main-lake points early; walleyes poor to fair.

▪ JACOMO: Low 70s, clear, high. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: catfish good at night on cut bait off the docks; bluegills good on crickets, wax worms; crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows off the marina docks and in main lake brush; black bass fair on a variety of baits in the shallows.

▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 75 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: crappies fair on minnows in 15 feet of water in main lake brush; bass good on topwater lures, jigs, plastic worms, plastic lizards off main lake points; catfish fair to good on rod and reel or jug lines with cut bait in 18 to 20 feet of water.

▪ STOCKTON: 72 degrees, muddy in river arms, murky on main lake; 4 feet high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: crappies fair on crankbaits 12 to 15 feet down in 30 feet of water; bass good on spinnerbaits in 6 to 12 feet of water off secondary points; walleyes fair on jig and crawlers in 18 to 20 feet of water; catfish very good on night crawlers.

▪ TRUMAN: 70 degrees, muddy, 101/2 feet high. Outlook: Osage Bluff Marina reports: bass fair on spinnerbaits, Flukes, buzzbaits on the flooded grass and brush; catfish good on trotlines with green sunfish, goldfish; crappies fair on minnows 10 to 12 feet down in 20 feet of water. Below the dam: Cody’s Bait and Tackle reports: all species poor. Below the dam: crappies, white bass, hybrids fair on jigs.

▪ POMME DE TERRE: 70 degrees, murky on upper end, clear on lower end, 8 feet high. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: bass fair to good on topwater lures early and late on plastic worms, jigs during the day along the flooded buck brush; walleyes poor to fair trolling crankbaits; crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 10 to 20 feet of water in the brush; muskies fair trolling crankbaits.

▪ LONGVIEW: 69 degrees, murky 2 feet high. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: bass fair on spinnerbaits in the shallows.

Kansas

▪ COFFEY COUNTY: 72 degrees at midlake, 85 degrees at hot-water outlet, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth bass excellent on Ned Rigs; channel catfish, wipers, white bass and largemouth bass fair.

▪ WILSON: 65 degrees, clear, 8 feet low. Outlook: Knotheads reports: stripers, walleyes very good on jigs with night crawlers or trolling crankbaits; bass good on plastic baits, small jig and pig in rocky shallows; catfish good on prepared baits.

▪ WYANDOTTE: 69 degrees, murky, 1 foot high. Outlook: Wyandotte Marina reports: channel catfish good on night crawlers, chicken liver in Marshall Creek and other places where runoff is entering lake; bluegills good on wax worms in 8 to 15 feet of water near spawning beds.

▪ MELVERN: Low 70s, murky, 9 feet high. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers on the flats; catfish fair on a variety of baits.

▪ GLEN ELDER: 66 degrees, muddy, near normal. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: walleyes fair to good on jigs with night crawlers, crankbaits on the flats; wipers fair to good.

▪ MILFORD: High 60s, fairly clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: walleyes fair on crankbaits trolled along breaklines; wipers fair to good on live bait along dropoffs; catfish good on live bait.

▪ POMONA: High 60s, muddy, 14 feet high. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: catfish fair to good.

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

▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: 68 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows off the handicap pier and along the dam; catfish good on worms, cut bait near the marina and along the dam; bass fair on jigs, spinnerbaits, plastic baits.

▪ LA CYGNE: 70 degrees, muddy, 2 feet high. Outlook: Linn County Park reports: flathead catfish fair on trotlines with green sunfish.

▪ EL DORADO: 67 degrees, muddy, 5 feet high. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: catfish fair in the creeks.

▪ HILLSDALE: 67 degrees, muddy with lots of debris, 61/2 feet high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers on the flats and along dropoffs.

▪ PERRY: High 60s, murky, 7 feet high. Outlook: Tightlines Bait and Tackle reports: catfish good on rod and reel with night crawlers; walleyes poor to fair on jigs with night crawlers or minnows.

▪ CLINTON: High 60s, murky with lots of debris, 6 feet high. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: crappies poor to fair.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: High 60s, muddy, 2 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 71 degrees, murky, 9 1/2feet high. Outlook: GrandFishingReport.Com reports: black bass good on football-head jigs, 10-inch plastic worms in 15 to 25 feet of water on rock piles; white bass, crappies fair.

▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, three units running around the clock. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: rainbow trout good to excellent on pink Berkley Power Worms, yellow PowerBait, Thomas Buoyant Spoons; Rooster Tails. Fly fishing: trout good to excellent on No. 10 olive woolly buggers, No. 14 pearl midges and 1/64th-ounce pink marabou jigs.

▪ BEAVER (ARK.): 74 degrees, clear, 7 1/2 feet high. Outlook: Joe Farkas Guide Service reports: stripers good trolling live shad under balloons or on free lines or casting topwater lure early and late from Point 8 to the dam.

This story was originally published June 3, 2015 at 6:35 PM with the headline "Fishing report for June 4."