Fishing report for July 7

Missouri

SMITHVILLE: 82 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: Bass good on Brush Hogs, jigs, square-bill crankbaits, topwater lures in shallows off main-lake points and in river arms; crappies good on minnows 8 to 10 feet down in 20 feet of water in main-lake brush; channel catfish good on dip baits in the back of coves; flathead catfish fair to good on trotlines with panfish, goldfish; white bass good on small crankbaits, jigging spoons along the face of the dam; walleyes good on crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps off main-lake points.

TRUMAN: 83 degrees, clear, 2 1/2 feet high. Outlook: Steve Blake Guide Service reports: Crappies excellent 8 to 12 feet down in 10 to 15 feet of water in the brush or 12 to 14 feet down in 20 feet of water; white bass fair on early and late on jigging spoons retrieved quickly through surfacing schools; hybrids fair on 4-inch Sassy Shad; largemouth bass fair on 10-inch red-shad plastic worms in the brush; catfish excellent on juglines, rod and reel with cut shad in 10 to 20 feet of water. Below the dam: Walleyes fair to good on crankbaits from boats if two turbines or more are running.

STOCKTON: 86 degrees, clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Stockton Lake Guide Service reports: Walleyes fair to good on bottom bouncers in 16 to 18 feet of water on the flats; crappies very good on jigs, minnows in 18 feet of water in brush; bass fair on plastic baits, jigs in 15 to 20 feet of water in brush; catfish very good drifting fresh shad in 12 to 18 feet of water on flats.

TABLE ROCK: 88 degrees, very clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: White River Lodge reports: Black bass fair on topwater lures early along bluff ends.

BLUE SPRINGS: Low 80s, fairly clear, near normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: Channel catfish fair to good on blood bait in the coves; bluegills very good on crickets; crappies fair on minnows; bass fair to good on spinnerbaits, swimbaits.

JACOMO: 84 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Forty Woods Bait and Tackle reports: Flathead, channel catfish good on rod and reel with live bait in coves; bluegills very good on crickets.

NORFORK: 86 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: Stripers good on white Bink’s Spoons in 50 to 60 feet of water; bass good on Zara Spooks early; walleyes good on one-half ounce Bink’s Spoons in 30 feet of water on the bottom.

LONGVIEW: 84 degrees, 36-inch clarity, normal. Outlook: Longview Marina reports: Bluegills excellent on crickets, redworms in the shallows; crappies fair on minnows; walleyes fair on crankbaits, jigs with nightcrawlers; white bass good where fish are surfacing; catfish fair on liver lakewide.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS: 86 degrees, murky, one-half foot low. Outlook: Gier’s Bass Pro reports: Crappies fair trolling crankbaits or vertically jigging in brush; bass fair on large crankbaits off points when there is current and on 10-inch plastic worms in the brush.

REED AREA: 80 degrees, clear, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: Bass good early and late on soft-plastic baits near cover; channel catfish fair on cut bait, chicken liver; bluegills, redear sunfish good on worms and small jigs.

BULL SHOALS: Mid 80s, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Buck Creek Marina reports: Bass fair on Zara Spooks early; walleyes fair trolling Flicker Shad in rocky areas in 25 feet of water.

POMME DE TERRE: 84 degrees, fairly clear, 4 feet high. Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: Walleyes, crappies, white bass, catfish good on crankbaits trolled in 12 to 14 feet of water.

TANEYCOMO: Clear, variable power generation. Outlook: Lilleys’ Landing reports: Below Fall Creek: Trout poor to fair when water is running on Trout Magnets under strike indicators in 4 to 6 feet of water, also on jigs, Gulp Eggs. Trophy Area: Trout poor to fair on scuds, midges under strike indicators.

Kansas

MILFORD: Low 80s, clear, near normal. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: Wipers good on topwater lures until noon; white bass poor to fair; smallmouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits in the shallows; catfish good drifting cut shad.

PERRY: Low 80s, murky, 1 foot high. Outlook: Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: Crappies poor to fair on minnows in 15 to 19 feet of water off points and breaks; catfish excellent on Sonny’s dip bait in Devil’s Gap area.

POMONA: Low 80s, murky, 3 feet high. Outlook: Lighthouse Marina reports: Wipers fair trolling crankbaits over humps and channel edges; crappies fair on minnows in main-lake brush; catfish fair in brush near fish feeders.

CLINTON: Low 80s, fairly clear, 1 foot high. Outlook: Don and Tom’s Bait and Tackle reports: Catfish very good on shad; wipers fair where fish are surfacing early and late.

WILSON: 80 degrees, clear, 5  1/2 feet low. Outlook: Knothead’s Bait and Tackle reports: Stripers good on spoons, minnows in 18 to 25 feet of water along dam; walleyes fair on nightcrawer harnesses, crankbaits in 20 to 36 feet of water; channel catfish fair to good.

EL DORADO: Low 80s, muddy 1  1/2 feet high. Outlook: Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: White bass, wipers fair on Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, jigs along windy points; walleyes and crappies poor to fair on jigs, minnows around brush and timber.

WYANDOTTE: 82 degrees, clear, normal. Outlook: Wyandotte Boats reports: Catfish fair at night on a variety of baits along the banks; bass good early and late on plastic baits; bluegills good on crickets, redworms.

GLEN ELDER: Low 80s, clear, near normal. Outlook: Wayne’s Sporting Goods reports: White bass good trolling crankbaits, jigs; walleyes fair trolling crankbaits in 12 to 18 feet of water; catfish good on dip baits at the chum holes.

COFFEY COUNTY: 89 to 93 degrees midlake, 103 degrees at hot-water outlet, clear, normal. Outlook: Coffey County reports: Smallmouth bass fair to good.

KILL CREEK: 82 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: Bass fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits early; catfish fair on dough baits, liver along the banks on the north side of the lake; crappies fair on minnows in deeper water along tree lines; panfish fair on worms.

SHAWNEE MISSION: 82 degrees, murky, normal. Outlook: Johnson County Park and Recreation District reports: Bass fair early on spinnerbaits, plastic baits; wipers fair on sunfish along the dam; crappies poor to fair (a few are being caught early on minnows, jigs); panish fair on worms along the banks.

TUTTLE CREEK: Low 80s, muddy, normal. Outlook: Guide Vic Oertle reports: all species poor.

HILLSDALE: 80 degrees, clearing, 2 feet high. Outlook: Jayhawk Marina reports: All species poor.

MELVERN: 81 degrees, clearing, 1 foot high. Outlook: Melvern Lake Marina reports: all species poor.

LaCYGNE: 90 degrees, clear, 1 foot low. Outlook: Linn County Parks reports: All species poor.