Fishing report for Sept. 24

Missouri

▪ NORFORK: 79 degrees, stained, 8.8 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: walleyes stripers, bass, crappies, catfish good on  1/2 ounce Bink’s Spoons in 30 feet of water or trolling Alabama rigs.

▪ SMITHVILLE: 74 degrees, clear,  1/2 -foot high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: bass fair on jigs, Brush Hogs square-bill crankbaits in shallows; crappies good on jigs, minnows in 10 feet of water in main-lake brush; white bass good on Rat-L-Traps, Rooster Tails off windy points; catfish good on a variety of baits in 6 to 8 feet of water in the back of coves.

▪ STOCKTON: 75 degrees, clear, 1.4 feet high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: crappies good on minnows, jigs in 20 feet of water in the brush; walleyes very good on bottom bouncers, night crawler harness in 10 feet of water on the flats; bass fair on crankbaits in shallows off secondary points; catfish fair on shad on the flats; white bass good where surfacing.

▪ TRUMAN: 74, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Steve Blake Guide Service reports: crappies fair on jigs in 8 to 14 feet of water in the brush; white bass good on jigging spoons on the humps and KK Island; largemouth bass fair on jig and pig, plastic baits. Cody’s Bait and Tackle reports: hybrids very good on fresh shad in 14 to 17 feet of water; catfish very good on fresh shad in 15 feet of water on the flats. Below the dam: crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs, minnows); catfish poor to fair (a few are being caught on fresh shad).

▪ JACOMO: Mid-70s, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: white bass very good on Roster Tails, jigs near the banks in early morning; channel catfish good on worms in the mouths of coves and off the boat docks; flathead catfish good at dusk on shad, cut bait in the coves and on the flats; crappies fair on minnows off the docks; in main-lake bluegills good on wax worms, crickets.

▪ BULL SHOALS: 78 degrees, clear, 15.9 feet high. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: smallmouth, largemouth bass good on  3/4 ounce jigging spoons in 20 feet of water and on topwater lures early and late; catfish good on trotlines with cut bait, stinkbait.

▪ TABLE ROCK: 78 degrees, stained, near normal. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: smallmouth bass excellent early on crankbaits in 5 feet of water and during the day on jigs with night crawlers in 15 feet of water along chunk-rock banks; Kentucky bass very good on drop-shot rigs with purple finesse worms or night crawlers in 22 to 30 feet of water on the main-lake flats.

▪ LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 77 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: crappies fair on minnows, jigs in 6 to 10 feet of water along bluff banks and laydowns; bass fair on large plastic worm jigs, minnows in main-lake brush.

▪ TANEYCOMO: Clear, two to four units running. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Trophy Area: trout good on scuds, egg flies. Below Fall Creek: trout good drifting night crawlers or on Trout Magnets. Fishermen are finding most success on 2-pound test line.

▪ BLUE SPRINGS: Mid-70s, clearing, near normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: channel catfish very good on dip bait, hot dogs off the docks and in the coves; bluegills good early on crickets, waxworms off docks and in rocky areas; flathead catfish fair on cut bait, night crawlers near the Blow Hole and on flats; hybrids good on shad guts near the Blow Hole and trolling crankbaits along the dam; largemouth bass good early on buzzbaits; crappies fair on small jigs off the docks.

▪ REED AREA: 70 degrees, clear, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: largemouth bass good on plastic worms in the brush; channel catfish fair on cut bait, liver; crappies fair on tube jigs in the brush; bluegills, redear sunfish good on red worms under a bobber in shady areas.

▪ LONGVIEW: 75 degrees, 41-inch clarity, normal. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: crappies good on minnows, jigs off the marina docks and in the timber; bass fair on crankbaits.

▪ POMME DE TERRE: 78 degrees, fairly clear,  1/2 foot high. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: bass fair to good on deep-running crankbaits, jigging spoons 15 feet down in 40 feet of water; white bass fair where fish are surfacing in evening; crappies fair on minnows in 15 to 20 feet in brush; muskies good on bucktails, big crankbaits in the shallows.

Kansas

▪ GLEN ELDER: Mid-70s, clear, normal. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: walleyes good on jigs with night crawlers along dropoffs; white bass, wipers good trolling crankbaits; catfish good on dip bait in chum holes.

▪ MELVERN: 74 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: smallmouth, largemouth good on crankbaits, spinners along face of the dam; white bass good on spinners off windy points; catfish fair to good on worms, jigs off the marina docks and on the main lake.

▪ WILSON: Mid-70s, clear, 10 feet low. Outlook: Knotheads reports: largemouth, smallmouth bass good on crankbaits in rocky areas and along dropoffs; stripers good on live bait, crankbaits trolled on the mainlake; catfish fair.

▪ PERRY: 72 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies fair to good (but mostly small) on minnows, jigs near Slough Creek bridge; white bass fair to good on Bubbas; catfish good drifting cut shad near Old Town area.

▪ MILFORD: 78 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: wipers very good on shad, jigging spoons and on large topwater lures on overcast days; catfish fair on lakewide.

▪ WYANDOTTE: 74 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: wipers good on shad imitations off main-lake points; bluegills good on crickets, worms; channel catfish good on liver, live bait off main-lake points; smallmouth bass good on plastic finesse baits, crankbaits in rocky areas; largemouth bass fair on finesse baits in shallows.

▪ POMONA: low 70s, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in the brush in 12 feet of water; walleyes fair to good on night crawlers on the flats; bass good on live bait, jigs off the docks; channel catfish fair to good on a variety of baits lakewide.

▪ KILL CREEK: 72 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: catfish good on night crawlers, liver near the marina; bass fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits on the south side; crappies fair in the evening on minnows near the flooded timber and off the dock.

▪ SHAWNEE MISSION: 74 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: catfish good early and late on liver, stinkbait along the banks; bass fair early on spinnerbaits, plastic baits; crappies fair on minnows off the docks.

▪ CLINTON: Mid-70s, clear, murky, 2  1/2 feet high. Outlook: Clinton Lake Marina reports: crappies fair (but small) on jigs, minnows off dock and on main lake.

▪ TUTTLE CREEK: Mid-70s, murky, near normal. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: white bass fair on Bubbas, Double W spoons in 10 to 15 feet of water off windy points and structure.

▪ COFFEY COUNTY: 90 degrees at the hot-water outlet, 78 degrees midlake, clear, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth bass good on plastic baits along the riprap.

▪ LA CYGNE: 80s on the main lake, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Park reports: catfish poor to fair.

▪ HILLSDALE: High 70s, murky, 1 1/2 feet high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 75 degrees, clear,  1/2 foot high. Outlook: GrandFishingReport.com reports: white bass good on Go-Go Minnows, Rooster Tails off windy points; crappies fair to good on Crappie Kickers in 10 to 15 feet of water in the brush; catfish good drifting cut shad near the river channel.

▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, variable power generation. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: fly fishing: trout good on San Juan worms, sculpin patterns, streamers, white or black jigs. Spin fishing: trout good on  1/8 -ounce white or gray-white jigs; stickbaits, PowerBait.

This story was originally published September 23, 2015 at 2:48 PM with the headline "Fishing report for Sept. 24."