Fishing report for Sept. 4

▪ STOCKTON: 78 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: white bass excellent on Rooster Tails early and late where fish are surfacing on points and flats; catfish very good on shad in 10 to 18 feet of water on flats; walleyes fair on night crawlers in 10 to 12 feet of water off points; crappies fair to good on minnows in 20 feet of water in brush piles; bass fair on large plastic worms in brush.

▪ SMITHVILLE: 76 degrees, clear, one-half-foot high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good on minnows 10 feet down in 20 feet of water in main-lake brush; black bass good on Brush Hogs, square-bill crankbaits along laydowns, stumps, brush in cuts; channel catfish good on dip baits in coves; white bass fair early and late where fish are surfacing.

▪ TRUMAN: 79 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Cody’s Bait and Tackle reports: white bass good on crankbaits, live shad along humps and points; catfish good on cut shad. Below the dam: crappies good early on jigs, minnows.

▪ NORFORK: 80 degrees, stained 12.8 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: walleyes excellent on one-half ounce Bink’s Spoons in deep water on main lake; bass good on white Bink’s Spoons in 35 feet of water.

▪ JACOMO: High 70s, clearing, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: flathead catfish good on rod and reel with goldfish; channel catfish fair on worms, liver, dip bait along rocky banks; bluegills very good on crickets, wax worms; crappies fair to good on minnows over dropoffs and fair early off the docks; bass fair on buzzbaits, topwater lures early near cover.

▪ BULL SHOALS: 86 degrees, clear, 25 feet high. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: bass excellent on topwater lures in the evening; catfish good on limb lines with stink bait.

▪ POMME DE TERRE: 80 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: muskies good on bucktails in less than 6 feet of water.

▪ TABLE ROCK: 78 degrees, stained, 1 foot high. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: bluegills good on crickets off main-lake points.

▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 83 degrees, fairly clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: crappies fair on minnows in 12 to 15 feet of water in brush; bass fair on 10-inch plastc worms, Brush Hogs in brush; catfish good on cut bait drifting in 30 feet of water on main-lake flats.

▪ TANEYCOMO: Clear, two to three units running. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Trophy Area: trout good on dry flies along the banks and under overhanging trees; also good drifting gray scuds. Below Fall Creek: trout good drifting night crawlers from the mouth of Fall Creek to Trout Hollow.

▪ BLUE SPRINGS: High 70s, clearing, near normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: bluegills very good on crickets, wax worms off the docks; channel catfish good on worms, dip bait along the dam and in the coves; crappies fair on minnows in the brush; hybrids fair on swimbaits near the bridge; bass fair early on white buzzbaits, spinnerbaits.

▪ REED AREA: 78 degrees, clear, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: largemouth bass fair early and late on a variety of baits; bluegills, redear sunfish good on red worms under a bobber in shady areas; catfish fair on cut bait, chicken liver 2 feet under a bobber; crappies fair on tube jigs near brush piles.

▪ LONGVIEW: 74 degrees, 37-inch clarity, normal. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows off the marina docks and in the timber; walleyes fair (but small) on jigs with night crawlers, crankbaits.

Kansas

▪ WYANDOTTE: 79 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Marina reports: wipers, white bass good trolling with crankbaits on the main lake; bass very good early and late on plastic baits in the weeds; bluegills good on crickets, red worms, wax worms.

▪ MELVERN: 78 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows off Turkey Point; walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers on flats.

▪ HILLSDALE: 79 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 10 to 14 feet of water in brush; channel catfish good lakewide.

▪ MILFORD: Low 80s, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: wipers good in evening when fish are chasing shad and during the day on Bubbas in 20 feet of water; catfish good lakewide.

▪ EL DORADO: 79 degrees, clear, one-half foot high. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: crappies fair in 10 to 12 feet of water in brush; white bass, wipers fair to good early and late where fish are chasing shad; catfish good on fresh shad off points and on flats.

▪ POMONA: 84 degrees, fairly clear, near normal. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows in 12 feet of water; channel catfish good on a variety of baits lakewide.

▪ WILSON: 78 degrees, clear, 9 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: stripers poor to fair on live shad, black salties in deep water on the main lake; catfish fair on goldfish, minnows.

▪ KILL CREEK: 78 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: catfish good on liver near the marina; bass fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits on the south side; crappies fair on jigs, minnows in the flooded timber.

▪ PERRY: 82 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: saugers fair on jigs live bait on the southeast corner of dam; white bass fair to good where fish are surfacing; crappies fair on jigs minnows in Rock Creek and Slough Creek; catfish good lakewide.

▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: 80 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: catfish fair on cut bait, stink bait in the south cove and along the north shore; bass, wipers fair on spinnerbaits, plastic baits early; crappies fair on jigs, minnows off the dock and along the dam.

▪ COFFEY COUNTY: 80s degrees mid-lake, clear, 11/2 feet low. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth bass fair on plastic baits, crankbaits; blue catfish good.

▪ CLINTON: 78 degrees, very clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: channel catfish good on night crawlers lakewide; bluegills very good on flies, night crawlers.

▪ GLEN ELDER: 78 degrees, clear, 1 feet high. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: white bass fair to good trolling crankbaits; walleyes fair drifting jigs with night crawlers drifting over dropoffs; channel catfish good on dip bait in chum holes.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: High 70s, clearing, near normal. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: white bass fair trolling crankbaits and on jigging spoons, Bubbas; catfish good on a variety of baits lakewide.

▪ LA CYGNE: 95 degrees in the hot-water outlet, high 80s on the main lake, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Park reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 77 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: GrandFishingReport.com reports: crappies good on jigs, minnows off docks; black bass good on purlpe plastic baits off main-lake points; catfish good on Sudden Impact fiber bait, frozen shad, night crawlers in 10 feet of water.

▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, variable power generation. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: brown trout good on suspending stickbaits, brown jigs, sculpins; rainbow trout good on one-eighth-ounce brown, white or black jigs, PowerBait, worms. Fly fishermen have been catching trout on pink or red San Juan worms.

This story was originally published September 2, 2015 at 1:56 PM with the headline "Fishing report for Sept. 4."