Fishing report for July 24

Missouri

TABLE ROCK: 82 degrees, very clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: bass very good on Zara Spooks, Chuggers early; white bass very good on jigging spoons in 30 feet of water off main-lake points, also trolling Flicker Shad crankbaits off points; catfish good on yo-yos with live panfish in timbered pockets.

TANEYCOMO: Very clear, generation in the afternoons and evenings. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Trophy Area: trout good on No. 10 scuds (orange or gray). Below Fall Creek: trout good on olive marabou jigs or pink and white Trout Magnets under floats, Gulp Power eggs or air-injected night crawlers (2-pound test line is best).

TRUMAN: 80 degrees, muddy, 11/2 feet high. Outlook: Bucksaw Marina reports: catfish very good on fresh cut shad on main-lake humps; crappies fair on minnows 8 to 10 feet down in 12 to 14 feet of water (fish are scattered); bass poor to fair (a few are being caught on topwater lures early and crankbaits later). Cody’s Bait and Tackle reports: white bass fair to good on spoons, topwater lures where fish are surfacing early and late. Below the dam: all species poor.

STOCKTON: 80 degrees, clear, 1.6 feet high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: walleyes fair to good on bottom-bouncer rigs with night crawlers in 20 feet of water; crappies fair to good on minnows in 20 feet of water in the brush; bass fair on jigs, 10-inch plastic worms in 20 to 25 feet of water in the brush; catfish good on shad in 10 to 25 feet of water.

SMITHVILLE: 83 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies good on minnows 8 feet down in 15 to 20 feet of water in main-lake brush; black bass poor to fair (a few are being caught on Senkos, buzzbaits in main-lake grass); channel catfish good on dip baits in the shallows; white bass fair to good early and late on buzzbaits, small jigging spoons where fish are chasing shad.

JACOMO: 82 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: channel catfish fair on liver, prepared bait at night; crappies good on minnows in deep brush on the main lake; bluegills good on crickets, redworms, wax worms; bass fair on plastic baits in brush.

LONGVIEW: 78 degrees, 53-inch clarity, one-half foot high. Outlook: Longview Lake Marina reports: channel catfish good on prepared bait in the coves and on the flats; crappies fair to good on jigs, minnows off the marina docks; walleyes fair trolling night crawlers.

BLUE SPRINGS: 80 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: bass fair on plastic worms in the coves; catfish fair to good on liver, prepared bait along the dam; crappies fair.

BULL SHOALS: 85 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: 125 Marina reports: bass fair on topwater lures from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. where fish are chasing shad; walleyes fair to good trolling night crawler harnesses in 30 feet of water early and at night; catfish fair on juglines with cut bait.

POMME DE TERRE: 82 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: bass good on jig-and-pigs, deep-diving crankbaits in 20 feet of water; crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 20 feet of water in brush; catfish fair to good on cut shad on flats 10 feet down in 20 feet of water.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 85 degrees, clear, one-half foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: bass fair on Brush Hogs, 10-inch plastic worms in 30 feet of water in main-lake brush; crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 18 to 20 feet of water in brush; catfish fair on juglines with cut bait in 18 to 20 feet of water.

REED AREA: 74 degrees, clear, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: black bass good on plastic worms near brush and weeds early and late; channel catfish good on worms, cut bait along weed edges; crappies fair on tube jigs, minnows near deep brush; bluegills good on worms, small jigs under bobbers.

NORFORK: 81 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Guide Tom Reynolds reports: all species poor.

Kansas

WILSON: 79 degrees, clear, 5 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s reports: bass good on minnows, jigs in rocky areas; stripers good on topwater lures in the evening from the dam to Lucas Point; catfish very good on a variety of baits in the coves; walleyes fair on night crawlers in 30 to 40 feet of water.

MELVERN: 78 degrees, clear, one-half foot high. Outlook: Melvern Marina reports: crappies fair on jigs in main-lake brush and around marina; catfish good on night crawlers, stink bait lakewide.

GLEN ELDER: Low 80s, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: walleyes good on jigs with night crawlers on drop-offs and road beds on flats on the south end; catfish fair on a variety of baits lakewide.

MILFORD: 79 degrees, stained on north end, clear on south end, 2 feet high. Outlook: Rick Dykstra reports: wipers fair to good on shad in 6 to 20 feet of water off points near dam; smallmouth bass fair to good on tube baits near deep-water drop-offs; catfish fair to good on cut bait. Guide Vic Oertle reports: wipers fair to good early and late where fish are surfacing.

TUTTLE CREEK: 80 degrees, slightly murky, 1 foot high. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: catfish good on a variety of baits lakewide.

SHAWNEE MISSION: 84 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: catfish good early on stink bait, sunfish along north shore and near the fish feeder in the south cove; bass, wipers fair on jigs, spinners near Shelters 5 and 6 and along the south shore.

PERRY: 81 degrees, clear, 3 feet high. Outlook: Bait Hut reports: crappies fair on jigs, minnows in 12 to 14 feet of water at bridges; white bass fair off on jigging spoons off points; catfish good on shrimp, prepared baits in areas that have been chummed and around fish feeders.

POMONA: 80 degrees, slightly stained, normal. Outlook: Lighthouse Bay Marina reports: crappies poor to fair on jigs in 10 feet of water in brush; catfish very good on a variety of baits lakewide.

KILL CREEK: 83 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: crappies fair on minnows at the marina and in deeper water near the flooded timber; bass fair early on spinnerbaits along the banks; catfish good on stink bait, worms off the docks and near the island.

HERITAGE: 84 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Rec reports: catfish fair on worms, stink bait along west side of dam; crappies fair on spinners along dam; bass fair on spinnerbaits, jigs along the banks in the evening.

COFFEY COUNTY: 97 degrees at the hot-water outlet, 85 degrees midlake, clear, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: smallmouth bass good; white bass, crappies fair.

CLINTON: 80 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Clinton Marina reports: crappies fair on minnows in 15 to 20 feet of water in brush; catfish fair on a variety of baits along banks.

WYANDOTTE: 83 degrees, very clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Boats reports: largemouth bass good (but mostly small) on plastic baits in the shallows; channel catfish fair on night crawlers, chicken liver at night; crappies fair to good on jigs in deep brush or trolling small crankbaits on the main lake.

LA CYGNE: 92 degrees at the hot-water outlet, low 80s midlake, clear, normal. Outlook: Linn County Parks reports: all species poor.

HILLSDALE: 79, clear, slightly high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: all species poor.

Other area waters

GRAND (Okla.): 83 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Guide Rusty Pritchard reports: bow fishing excellent at night in the backwater areas and on big flats; white bass excellent on Go-Go Minnows cast into surfacing schools in the evening; crappies very good on Go-Go Minnows under dock lights at night; catfish very good on cut shad drifted in 20 to 30 feet of water.

WHITE RIVER (Ark.): Clear, low water in the morning, power generation in the afternoon. Outlook: Gaston’s White River Resort reports: Fly fishing: trout good on midges, emergers while wade fishing in the morning and on black or pink jigs when water is rising. Spin fishing: trout very good drifting live red worms when there is current or anchored near holes when there is low water. Trout also are being caught on Rapalas, Blue Fox spinners, Rooster Tails in low water.

BEAVER LAKE (Ark.): 83 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Bailey’s Guide Service reports: stripers good early and late trolling live shad or umbrella rigs with white grubs or downriggers with crankbaits in 30 to 60 feet of water on the main lake.

This story was originally published July 23, 2014 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Fishing report for July 24."