Fishing and hunting report for Nov. 6

Fishing

Missouri

▪ STOCKTON: 62 degrees, clear, 3 feet high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: crappies very good on jigs in 20 feet of water along bluffs and channel dropoffs; walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers, Rat-L-Traps in 6 to 13 feet of water off main-lake points; bass good on squarebill crankbaits, spinnerbaits in 3 to 5 feet of water along laydowns and banks in coves.

▪ NORFORK: 65 degrees, off-color, 3 feet low. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: stripers, hybrids fair trolling umbrella rigs; bass good on spoons, grubs in 45 feet of water; crappies good on jigs, jigging spoons in 30 feet of water in brush.

▪ BULL SHOALS: 60 degrees, clear, 5 feet low. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: Kentucky bass good on topwater lures in 15 to 20 feet of water; and on shallow-running crankbaits 4 to 5 feet down; catfish fair on jug lines with cut bait in 10 to 12 feet of water.

▪ TABLE ROCK: 67 degrees, clear, 3 feet low. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: bass good on 3/8-ounce pumpkin-colored football jigs with twin tail trailers in 15 to 25 feet of water off long points and on flats.

▪ SMITHVILLE: 55 degrees, stained, slightly high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good on jigs, minnows in 10 feet down in 15 to 20 feet of water in Sailboat Cove and both marina coves; white bass good, walleyes fair on Rat-L-Traps, small crankbaits, Road Runners off windy points.

▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 61 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: crappies fair on minnows in 7 to 12 feet of water along condo docks (some also are being caught trolling crankbaits); bass fair on magnum finesse worms in 12 to 15 feet of water; catfish fair on cut bait in 25 feet of water on humps and points.

▪ BLUE SPRINGS: 54 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: channel catfish fair on cut shad along the dam; crappies fair on minnows in rocky or brushy areas.

▪ TRUMAN: 56 degrees, muddy, 1 foot high. Outlook: Bucksaw Marina reports: catfish fair on cut shad in 11 to 13 feet of water on the flats; white bass fair to good on small crankbaits, jigging spoons, Road Runners off windy points near dam; crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs, minnows 10 to 12 feet down in 15 feet of water in the creeks).

▪ JACOMO: 55 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair on minnows, bright-colored jigs in main-lake brush; channel catfish good on shad, bluegill heads on the flats at night.

▪ TANEYCOMO: 49 degrees, clear, low power generation. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Trophy Area: trout good on No. 12-14 scuds along gravel banks. Below Fall Creek: trout good on microjigs under floats, PowerBait, air-injected night crawlers.

▪ LONGVIEW: 55 degrees, 53-inch clarity, normal. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows off the marina docks; catfish good on liver on the main lake and off the marina docks; bass fair on spinnerbaits, crankbaits in the shallows.

▪ REED AREA: 55 degrees, clear, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: crappies fair to good on jigs under bobbers over the shallow brush piles; black bass fair on crankbaits; channel catfish fair on a variety of baits.

▪ POMME DE TERRE: 63 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: bass poor to fair (a few are being caught on Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits); muskies poor to fair (a few are being caught on crankbaits, glide baits less than 5 feet deep).

Kansas

▪ WILSON: 60 degrees, clear, 8 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: white perch good to excellent on worms along banks; stripers very good on black salties, jigging spoons in Nelson’s Cove and off Pelican Point; smallmouth bass good on live bait, crankbaits in rocky coves; catfish good lakewide.

▪ MILFORD: 62 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: white bass, wipers good on spoons, Bubbas in 5 to 20 feet of water along scattered rocks on the flats above Farnum Creek (best fishing is 90 minutes before sundown until dark).

▪ WYANDOTTE: 60 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Marina reports: bass good on plastic baits in the shallows; crappies good at night on jigs in the main-lake brush.

▪ MELVERN: 61 degrees, murky, 1 foot low. Outlook: Melvern Marina reports: crappies fair on ice jigs, minnows in 16 feet of water in brush.

▪ CLINTON: low 60s, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: crappies poor to fair in 15 to 18 feet of water in the brush; white bass fair trolling crankbaits in coves.

▪ HILLSDALE: 60 degrees, fairly clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows in 6 to 10 feet of water in brush and off docks; catfish poor to fair on a variety of baits lakewide.

▪ GLEN ELDER: 60 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: white bass poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigging spoons in the Granite Creek and Rock creek arms and along the causeway).

▪ COFFEY COUNTY: 65 degrees on the main lake, clear, 2 feet low. Outlook: Coffey County reports: channel catfish, wipers poor to fair.

▪ POMONA: Mid-60s, murky, 1 foot low. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows off docks; catfish good on shad, cut bait lakewide.

▪ PERRY: 60 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Bait Hut reports: white bass poor to fair, crappies poor to fair on minnows.

▪ LA CYGNE: 70s midlake, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parks: all species poor.

▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: 60 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: all species poor.

▪ KILL CREEK: Low 60s, 1- to 2-foot clarity, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: all species poor.

▪ HERITAGE: low 60s, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: all species poor.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: 63 degrees, muddy, 4 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (Okla.): 59 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Guide Rusty Pritchard reports: blue catfish very good on cut shad drifted in deep water in the Honey Creek area; crappies good on 1-inch Go-Go Minnows in brush in 10 to 15 feet of water; white bass good on 2-inch Go-Go Minnows in Spring River and off windy points.

▪ WHITE RIVER (Ark.): Clear, sporadic power generation. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: Fly fishing: trout good on pearl or ruby midges, sow bugs in low water and on marabou jigs and egg patterns when there is current. Spin fishing: trout good on Berkley Power Worms with one yellow PowerBait egg, redworms, night crawlers, spoons.

▪ BEAVER LAKE (Ark.): 61 degrees, clear, low. Outlook: Bailey’s Guide Service reports: stripers fair trolling live shad up to 30 feet deep; walleyes, stripers fair on 1-ounce Bink’s spoons worked through shad schools.

Hunting

Missouri

▪ FOUNTAIN GROVE: 5,000 ducks (mostly pintails, gadwalls and shovelers); no geese. Hunting has been poor. On Saturday and Sunday, 196 hunters shot 189 ducks.

▪ SQUAW CREEK: 37,815 ducks (18,660 pintails, 9,075 green-winged teal, 4,265 mallards, the rest a mix); 1,570 geese. Water and habitat conditions good.

▪ SWAN LAKE: No updated waterfowl count available. Good water, habitat conditions.

▪ BOB BROWN: 8,960 ducks (mix of early migrants). Heavy hunting pressure. Hunting has been fair. On Saturday and Sunday, 81 hunters shot 236 ducks. Good water and habitat.

▪ NODAWAY VALLEY: 2,350 ducks (a mix of early migrants). Moderate hunting pressure. On Saturday and Sunday, 62 hunters shot 59 ducks.

▪ GRAND PASS: 10,000 ducks (early migrants). Eighteen positions are being hunted. Hunting has been fair. On Saturday and Sunday, 120 hunters shot 278 ducks.

▪ FOUR RIVERS: 4,950 ducks (mix of early migrants ). Twenty-one positions are being hunted. Hunting has been fair. On Saturday and Sunday, 108 hunters shot 299 ducks.

▪ SCHELL-OSAGE: 2,500 ducks; 60 Canada geese. Thirty-four positions are being hunted. Hunting has been poor. On Saturday and Sunday, 150 hunters shot 157 ducks.

▪ SMITHVILLE: 10,000 ducks (mix of species); 2,000 geese. Hunting has been good. Marshes have good water.

▪ MONTROSE: 870 ducks (mixed early migrants). Hunting has been poor. On Saturday and Sunday, 61 hunters shot 43 ducks.

▪ DUCK CREEK: 4,900 ducks; 125 Canada geese. On Saturday and Sunday, 118 hunters shot 282 ducks.

▪ OTTER SLOUGH: 9,410 ducks (mostly early migrants); 220 dark geese. Hunting has been very good. On Saturday and Sunday, 220 hunter shot 711 ducks.

Kansas

▪ CHEYENNE BOTTOMS: 80,000 ducks (mostly teal); 5,000 white-fronted geese. Hunting has been good. From Oct. 26-30, hunters averaged 3.8 ducks per person daily.

▪ MARAIS DES CYGNES: 2,500 ducks (mostly teal and other early migrants). Habitat conditions are good to very good.

▪ QUIVIRA: 45,000 ducks (mostly pintails, redheads, widgeons); 40,000 geese (98 percent whitefronts); 5,000 sandhill cranes.

▪ MILFORD: 1,000 ducks (mostly early migrants). Water, habitat conditions are very good.

▪ PERRY: 350 ducks (mostly teal). Hunting has been poor to fair on wildlife area.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: 3,000 ducks (mix of early migrants). Hunting has been fair. Marshes have good water, excellent habitat.

▪ HILLSDALE: Low waterfowl numbers. Marshes are in poor to fair condition. Hunting outlook is poor.

▪ GLEN ELDER: 1,000 big ducks, 800 divers; 1,200 geese (90 percent Canadas). Hunting poor to fair.

▪ NEOSHO: 5,000 ducks; 100 Canada geese. Shallow water and tall vegetation.

▪ CLINTON: Low waterfowl numbers. Limited water in the wildlife area.

▪ McPHERSON VALLEY WETLANDS: 2,500 ducks (mostly teal, pintails). All pools have huntable water. Habitat conditions very good. Hunting has been good.

▪ JAMESTOWN: 4,000 ducks (mix of early migrants). Hunting has been fair.

This story was originally published November 5, 2014 at 6:29 PM with the headline "Fishing and hunting report for Nov. 6."