PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.

SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 80 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on artificial lures in early morning and late evening; channel catfish fair on jug lines and limb lines; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Council Bluff Lake: 76 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics during low light periods; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Cypress Lake: 82 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms, crickets and stinkbaits in 2 - 8' of water; bluegill and redear sunfish fair on jigs, crickets and worms in 1 - 3' of water; largemouth bass fair on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits in 1 - 3' of water; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in 1 - 3' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 78 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on spinners and plastic worms, bluegill good on jigs; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2012)

Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; bluegill good on crickets; largemouth bass and channel catfish good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Perry County Lake: 80 degrees, dingy; redear sunfish good on crickets; channel catfish good on liver; largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/12/2012)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish spawning and can be caught using bluegill fishing methods; bluegill good on crickets and Crappie Nibbles; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/12/2012)

Wappapello Lake: 79 degrees, low, black bass good on crankbaits early and late; bluegill good on crickets and worms near the brush; channel catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using live bait at night; all other species slow.

Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

RIVERS

Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 74 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake): 71 degrees, low, dingy; black bass fair on minnows and jigs (12" minimum length); channel catfish fair on live bait and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/12/2012)

Mississippi River (middle): rising, muddy; blue catfish good on cut bait; flathead catfish fair on cut bait and worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on livers and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/12/2012)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 82 degrees, low, dingy; bluegill good on earthworms and crickets; black bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on liver, stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and green sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/13/2012)

Anglers are invited to send pictures of their catch to the ShowMe Times - simply email a photo to SMT Sports Editor Andrew Cato, including your name, where the fish was caught, the species of the fish, and - if you care to share - what bait you were using!

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

With summer in full swing, high school athletes across the country are busy participating in camps and off-season drills to improve their skills for the upcoming school year.

Area basketball players have converged on the Bearcat Event Center for the past two weekends to compete in the third annual Rib City Shootout.

Tournament organizer and LBB head coach Chad Allen said the quick success of the tournament - which has become the premier summer tournament in the area - was surprising, but was pleased with the great turnout so far this year.

The tournament's success has also drawn positive reviews from the city administration - Alderman Jerry Corder praised the basketball extravaganza during a recent Dexter City Council Meeting. Corder, who is also the head of City Tourism Committee, said, “To me, this is really a boost to tourism.”

So far, the Shootout has hosted a round of Girls and Boys competition, with 23 and 45 respective teams at the tournament.

The Girls will be back in action again this Friday and Saturday (June 15 & 16) with their second round of action; this time, 35 teams from four states will be on the courts of the BEC, the DHS gym, and the DMS gym.

The Lady Bearcats are set to compete in both the JV and Varsity divisions, with the JV squad opening against Brookland, Ar., at 12:45 p.m., and the Varsity opening the Shootout against Paragould, Ar., at 10:30 a.m. on Friday.

The Boys are set to be back in action on July 13 and 14 - schedules for the weekend are not yet available.

Click here to download a copy of this weekend's Girls Round 2 schedule!

Photo Above: Austin Aldridge goes to the net for a layup against Sikeston during Friday's action in the first round of the Boys Rib City Shootout.

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A group of future Bearcats traveled to Columbia, Mo., last weekend to participate in a camp put on by the Missouri Tigers football team on the 'new' Farout Field.  Scott Chesser submitted these great photos of the weekend's action - thanks, Scott!

Photo Above: Nate Gargas (left) stops for a photo with his dad, Ed (right) after a long day of camp with the Missouri Tigers.

PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.

SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 84 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on artificial lures in the morning and evening; bluegill fair on nightcrawlers; channel catfish fair on jug lines; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Council Bluff Lake: 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish good on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics during low light periods; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Cypress Lake: 76 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on worms, crickets and stinkbaits in 2 - 6' of water; bluegill and redear sunfish fair on jigs, crickets and worms in 1 - 3' of water; largemouth bass fair on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits in 1 - 3' of water; crappie fair on minnows and jigs in 1 - 3' of water; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 78 degrees, falling, clear; black bass fair on plastic worms, bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; bluegill good on crickets; largemouth bass good on worms; channel catfish fair on chicken liver and worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Perry County Lake: 78 degrees, clear; redear sunfish good on crickets; largemouth bass good on soft plastics; channel catfish fair on chicken liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish spawning and good on crickets, minnows, stinkbaits and worms; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Wappapello Lake: 79 degrees, normal, black bass fair on plastic worms; bluegill fair on crickets and worms; channel catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using live bait at night; all other species slow.

Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

RIVERS

Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake): 72 degrees, dingy; black bass good on minnows and jigs (12" minimum length); channel catfish fair on live bait and worms; sunfish fair on worms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass good on minnows; longear and green sunfish good on curly tail jigs, best jig colors are black, white and pink; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Mississippi River (middle): rising, muddy; blue catfish good on worms and cut bait; channel catfish fair on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow (Report made on 6/7/2012)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 80 degrees, low, dingy; black bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbaits and nightcrawlers; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and green sunfish; crappie good on minnows; bluegill good on earthworms and crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2012)

Anglers are invited to send pictures of their catch to the ShowMe Times - simply email a photo to SMT Sports Editor Andrew Cato, including your name, where the fish was caught, the species of the fish, and - if you care to share - what bait you were using!

Area boys basketball teams converged on the campus of Dexter High School this morning to compete in the first boys Rib City Shootout of the summer.  Over 40 teams from three states are in the two-day tournament.  Make sure to check back with the ShowMe Times this weekend for more photos from the first round in the Boys and Girls divisions!
Photo above: DHS Sophomore Noah Kronk puts up a shot against two Bernie defenders in a JV contest (SMT Photo by Andrew Cato).