Fishing report for June 24

Missouri

▪ LONGVIEW: 78 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: crappies good on jigs, minnows at the marina and in the standing timber on the lake; walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers on sandy areas near swim beach; channel catfish good on minnows, night crawlers; bass good on Senkos, crankbaits in the grassy areas.

SMITHVILLE: 76 degrees, murky, 9 feet high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: black bass good on spinnerbaits, topwater frogs, creature baits in newly flooded cover; crappies fair on minnows, jigs along bridge pillars; white bass good on Rooster Tails, Road Runners, jigs off main-lake points and jetties; channel catfish fair on a variety of baits in rocky areas; walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers, crankbaits off main-lake points.

▪ JACOMO: Mid 70s, stained, slightly high. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: channel catfish fair to good at night on cut bait, liver; bluegills good on crickets, wax worms; crappies fair early on jigs, minnows.

▪ BULL SHOALS: 80 degrees, clear, 20 feet high. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: smallmouth bass good on Gitzits, Brush Hogs in 20 feet of water off main-lake points; walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers or crankbaits in 20 feet of water on the flats; catfish fair on limb lines with cut bait, blood bait.

▪ BLUE SPRINGS: Mid 70s, stained, one-half foot high. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: channel catfish good early on large minnows, goldfish under bobbers along the dam; crappies fair early.

▪ REED AREA: 80 degrees, dingy, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: largermouth bass good early and late on a variety of baits; bluegills, redear sunfish fair on red worms under a bobber.

▪ TANEYCOMO: Clear, heavy releases. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: trout fair on San Juan worms, white Woolly Buggers, small stickbaits from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. from the cable to the trophy run.

▪ NORFORK: 82 degrees, clear, 7 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: bass good on Zara Spooks early; stripers good on Bink’s Spoons in 40 feet of water.

▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 78 degrees, stained, 1 foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: bass fair on plastic worms, jigs in main-lake points with brush; crappies poor to fair on minnows in 15 to 20 feet of water in main-lake brush; catfish poor to fair on cut bait 30 feet.

▪ STOCKTON: 79 degrees, clear, 7 feet high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: walleyes fair to good on jigs with night crawlers off points; crappies fair on crankbaits 12 feet down in 30 feet of water; bass fair on plastic worms off main-lake and secondary points; catfish very good on a variety of baits along spawning banks.

▪ TABLE ROCK: 78 degrees, stained, 5.5 feet high. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: bass fair on Dixie Jet flutter spoons on the main lake.

▪ TRUMAN: 75 degrees, fairly clear, 12 feet high. Outlook: Guide Steve Blake reports: crappies good on minnows in 8 to 10 feet of water in brush and tree tops; white bass good early and late on jigging spoons in 14 to 20 feet of water over humps; largemouth bass fair to good on red-shad plastic worms in the flooded bushes on the points and flats. Below the dam: Cody’s reports: crappies, catfish fair.

▪ POMME DE TERRE: 81 degrees, murky, 13 feet high. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: bass poor to fair (a few are being caught in the flooded trees); crappies fair on jigs in 20 to 30 feet of water in brush; muskies good on crankbaits 14 feet of water.

Kansas

▪ WILSON: 77 degrees, stained, 8 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: channel catfish very good on a variety of baits lakewide; stripers good on live bait in Elm Creek, Hell Creek and Lucas Point; smallmouth bass fair to good on live bait, crankbaits in the rocky shallows.

▪ COFFEY COUNTY: 90 degrees at the hot-water outlet, 75 degrees midlake, muddy, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth bass fair; channel catfish poor to fair.

▪ WYANDOTTE: 79 degrees, stained, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 18 to 25 feet of water in the main-lake weeds; wipers fair to good trolling crankbaits on the main lake; bass fair on a variety of lures in the shallows.

▪ MELVERN: 77 degrees, clearing, 1 foot high. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: crappies good on minnows, jigs in the outlet; bluegills and catfish good on worms, minnows in the outlet.

▪ PERRY: Mid 70s, murky, 13 feet high. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: channel catfish good on worms, cut bait where water is flowing in; saugers fair on crankbaits, jigs with night crawlers from the west side to the dam; bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits in rocky areas.

▪ KILL CREEK: 84 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: catfish good on worms, liver, shrimp on the north side; bass fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits early; crappies fair on jigs, minnows near flooded timber.

▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: 84 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: catfish good on worms, cut bait near the marina and along the dam; bass fair on jigs, spinnerbaits; crappies fair on jigs, minnows along the dam and near the handicap pier.

▪ GLEN ELDER: 78 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: walleyes fair; stripers fair.

▪ MILFORD: mid 70s, murky on upper end, stained on the lower end, 8 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: smallmouth bass fair on topwater lures; wipers good on worms, shad; catfish good on cut shad.

▪ LA CYGNE: 95 degrees in the hot-water outlet, 80 degrees at the dam, clearing, normal. Outlook: Linn County Park reports: bass fair on jig and pig, plastic baits; catfish poor to fair.

▪ POMONA: Mid 70s, muddy, 6 feet high. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: white bass poor to fair on Flutter Spoons; catfish good on a variety of baits.

▪ HILLSDALE: 79 degrees, murky, 1 foot high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: walleyes poor to fair on night crawlers in 10 to 12 feet of water in flooded timber off points.

▪ CLINTON: 77 degrees, muddy, 6 feet high. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: all species poor.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: 79 degrees, muddy, 32 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 80 degrees, murky, high. Outlook: GrandFishingReport.com reports: bass fair to good in clear water on jig and pig, swimbaits off chunk-rock points; crappies fair to good on minnows, Go-Go Minnows along docks and bridge pillars; white bass good on spinners, Go-Go Minnows in the evening; catfish fair to good on limb lines.

▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, 2 units running. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: Fly fishing: rainbow trout very good on bead-headed midges, olive Woolly Buggers. Spin fishing: trout very good on Thomas Buoyant Spoons, jigs, small Rapalas, pink glow worms, suspending stickbaits.

This story was originally published June 24, 2015 at 12:42 PM with the headline "Fishing report for June 24."