Fishing and hunting report for Nov. 5

Fishing

Missouri

NORFORK: 67 degrees, clear on main lake, off-color in creeks, normal. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: crappies, walleyes, bass good on white or pink one-quarter-ounce Bink’s spoons in 30 feet of water in Corps of Engineers brush piles.

POMME DE TERRE: 63 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows in 15 feet of water in brush; white bass very good on Rooster Tails in shallows; bass poor to fair ( a few are being caught on spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, shallow-running crankbaits); muskies good on crankbaits, glide baits in shallows.

TRUMAN: 62 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Sterett Creek Marina reports: crappies good on minnows, jigs in 2 to 8 feet of water in the brush in the Grand arm and in 15 to 22 feet of water on the deep flats in the Bucksaw area; white bass, hybrids good on Rooster Tails, Rat-L-Traps off windy points.

BULL SHOALS: 65 degrees, clear,  3/4 foot low. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: smallmouth bass good early on topwater lures and spinnerbaits, and during the day on jigging spoons in 20 feet of water off main-lake points and along windy banks; catfish fair on trotlines with live bait.

SMITHVILLE: 59 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good (but most of the fish are small) on jigs, minnows off the docks; bass fair to good on spinnerbaits, square-bill crankbaits, soft-plastic baits in coves and along laydowns, stumps, brush in shallows; crappies good on minnows 8 to 10 feet down in 20 feet of water in main-lake brush; channel catfish good on cut bait, night crawlers in the back of coves and in the shallows on flats.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 66 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on minnows, jigs along windy banks); bass fair on jigs crankbaits in 12 to 15 feet of water off main-lake points.

LONGVIEW: 62 degrees, 38-inch clarity, 1 foot low. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: crappies good on jigs, minnows in the main-lake brush and off the marina docks.

JACOMO: Low 60s, slightly stained, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good on minnows in main-lake brush and on jigs and minnows off the docks; bluegills good on crickets; channel catfish fair on minnows, worms suspended on the main lake; white bass fair trolling with crankbaits.

TABLE ROCK: High 60s, clearing, stained, 1.8 feet low. Outlook: Pete’s Pro Guide Service reports: bass poor to fair (a few are being caught on topwater lures early and on cloudy days, and shaky-head jigs in cedars).

BLUE SPRINGS: Low 60s, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good on small minnows, small jigs near the docks; hybrids fair to good on swimbaits near the Blow Hole and in deep water along the dam; channel catfish good on worms near boat dock and on the main lake.

REED AREA: 57 degrees, clear, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: black bass fair on plastic baits near brush; channel catfish fair on cut bait, chicken livers; crappies fair on tube jigs near brush.

STOCKTON: 62 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers in 13 to 18 feet of water; crappies good on jigs in 18 feet of water along channel drops and bluffs; bass fair on square-bill crankbaits off secondary points and the back of creeks.

TANEYCOMO: Clear, very little current. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: trout fair on scud flies.

Kansas

WILSON: 58 degrees, clear, 10 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: stripers good on slab spoons, live bait in 20 feet of water or topwater lures where fish are surfacing; smallmouth bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits in the coves; largemouth bass good on shad, minnows along dropoffs; walleyes fair on jigs with night crawlers along rocky banks.

PERRY: 60 degrees, murky, 1 foot high. Outlook: Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: white bass good on minnows, jigs on the north end or off docks at Rock Creek Marina; crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught in main-lake brush); blue catfish good on shad drifted in 30 feet of water on main lake.

CLINTON: 63 degrees, clear, normal. 1 foot high. Outlook: Clinton Lake Marina reports: crappies poor to fair white or chartreuse grubs off docks and on main lake; white bass, channel catfish fair.

WYANDOTTE: 62 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Boats reports: wipers good trolling crankbaits on the main lake; crappies fair on minnows in 12 to 15 feet of water on the main lake; channel catfish good on minnows in the shallows.

POMONA: 63 degrees, clear,  1/2 -foot low. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs in 6 to 8 feet of water in the brush and off docks; white bass fair on jigging spoons off main-lake points.

MELVERN: 60 degrees, fairly clear,  1/2 -foot low. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows 15 feet of water; white bass, black bass fair to good along dam and rocky shorelines.

MILFORD: mid 60s, clear, normal. 1 foot high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: wipers fair to good early and late on topwater lures, Wiper Pro spoons,;crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught on jigs, minnows in the brush).

LA CYGNE: 70s on the main lake, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Linn County Park reports: bass fair to good on spinnerbaits, plastic baits in the shallows.

KILL CREEK: 61 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: trout fair on a variety of baits.

SHAWNEE MISSION: Low 60s degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: trout good on yellow PowerBait, Little Cleos on east end of lake.

COFFEY COUNTY: 70 degrees mid-lake, clear, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth bass fair to good on on plastic baits along the riprap.

EL DORADO: 61 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: walleyes fair on jigging spoons, crankbaits on main-lake structure; white bass, wipers fair on jigging spoons; crappies poor to fair in rocky areas.

TUTTLE CREEK: Mid 60s, clear, normal. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: crappies fair on jigs in brush.

GLEN ELDER: Low 60s degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: all species poor.

HILLSDALE: 62 degrees, fairly clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

▪ GRAND (OKLA.): 60 degrees, clear, near normal. Outlook: GrandFishingReport.com reports: white bass good on Go-Go Minnows, Rooster Tails off windy points; blue catfish good drifting cut shad.

▪ WHITE RIVER (ARK.): Clear, heavy power generation.. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: Fly fishing: trout good on red or pink San Juan worms, pink or white jigs under strike indicators. Spin fishing: trout good on jigs, stickbaits, shad, river slicks.

Hunting

Missouri

FOUNTAIN GROVE: 8,000 (mostly pintails); 150 Canada geese. Seventeen water blinds, 16 walk-ins are in use. Hunting has been poor. On opening weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 1), 193 hunters shot 265 ducks.

SWAN LAKE: 48,837 ducks (mostly pintails, mallards, and gadwalls); 235 geese (mostly Canadas).

SQUAW CREEK: 71,964 ducks (47,950 pintails, the rest a mix); 900 geese. 3,100 acres of wetlands have water; habitat conditions are good.

NODAWAY VALLEY: 8,775 ducks (mostly gadwalls, pintails). Hunting has been poor to fair. On opening weekend, 78 hunters shot 182 ducks.

BOB BROWN: 7,230 ducks (mostly gadwalls and pintails). Hunting has been fair to good. On opening weekend, 84 hunter shots 259 ducks.

GRAND PASS: 22,000 ducks (mostly pintails, some big ducks). Hunting 16 parties. Hunting has been fair. On opening weekend, 115 hunters took 416 ducks.

FOUR RIVERS: 7,600 ducks (half green-winged and blue-winged teal, 20 percent mallards). Fair habitat conditions, variable food conditions due to earlier flooding.

SCHELL-OSAGE: 34,080 ducks (half teal, rest a mix); 180 Canada geese. All pools have good water, but poor food conditions due to earlier flooding.

MONTROSE: 350 ducks (a mix of species).

SMITHVILLE: Less than 1,000 ducks; geese in the area.

OTTER SLOUGH: 40,000 ducks (half pintails, the rest a mix); 30 Canada geese.

DUCK CREEK: 7,500 ducks (20 percent divers, the rest gadwalls, pintails).

Kansas

CHEYENNE BOTTOMS: 35,000 ducks (mostly teal, gadwalls, shovelers); 30,000 geese (mostly whitefronts). From Oct. 24-30, hunters averaged 2.4 ducks daily.

MARAIS DES CYGNES: Very few waterfowl. Water conditions are improving. Some pumping under way.

NEOSHO: 5,000 ducks . Good water in Pools 1, 2 and 4. Outlook is improving.

FLINT HILLS: Low waterfowl numbers. Habitat is poor due to flooding earlier in year.

PERRY: 1,200 ducks (mostly big ducks); 300 Canada geese. Water in marshes poor to fair. Outlook is poor to fair.

TUTTLE CREEK: 2,500 ducks (85 percent pintails). Habitat is poor due to earlier flooding.

MILFORD: 500 ducks (mostly pintails, teal, shovelers). Habitat conditions poor.

QUIVIRA: 12,500 ducks (mix of species); 1,000 dark geese; 1,000 sandhiil cranes.

MELVERN: 250 teal and pintails. Water is being pumped into marshes.

CLINTON: 1,500 ducks (mostly teal ,wood ducks, gadwalls); 200-300 geese. Water is being pumped into marshes. Good water conditions in marshes.

HILLSDALE: Few waterfowl in the wildlife area.Water conditions fair to good, habitat very good except Brown’s Marsh, which has been drained for maintenance.

KIRWIN: 3,00 ducks (half divers, half dabblers). 3,200 Canada geese; 4,000 sandhill cranes. Hunting has been fair.

GLEN ELDER: 7,000 ducks (3,00 divers, 4,000 big ducks); 6,500 geese (half Canadas, half whitefronts).

McPHERSON WETLANDS: 1,140 ducks (mostly green-winged teal and mallards). Water and habitat conditions fair. Hunting has been fair. For past week, 76 hunters 162 ducks.

JAMESTOWN: 2,500 (mostly green-winged teal, gadwalls); 150 Canada geese. Water conditions good, habitat fair. Hunting has been fair.

This story was originally published November 4, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Fishing and hunting report for Nov. 5."