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Southeast Missouri Fishing Report

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Council Bluff: 72 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics throughout the day and topwater lures in the evenings; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Cypress Lake: black bass fair on spinnerbaits in the late evening; all other species slow. Lake closed to fishing until 1 p.m. during teal season Sept. 9-24. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Duck Creek: 74 degrees, clear; black bass good on topwater lures and plastic worms; bluegill fair on beetles and crickets. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Lake Girardeau: 86 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on topwater lures; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Perry County Lake: 81 degrees, normal, channel catfish good on liver; black bass fair on topwater lures; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 70 degrees, normal, all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Wappapello: normal, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic lures; crappie fair on minnows and jigs; bluegill slow; channel catfish good on jug lines and trotlines at night using live bait; white bass slow; anglers should note the new 9” minimum length limit regulation for crappie. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

RIVERS

Black River (near Annapolis): 70 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

Mississippi (below Charleston): normal, clear; channel catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

St. Francis (above Wappapello): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)

St. Francis (below Wappapello): No report available.