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: 92 degrees, normal, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2012)

Council Bluff Lake: 88 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on liver; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Cypress Lake: 88 degrees, normal, dingy; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1 - 3' depths on jigs, worms and crickets; channel catfish good in 2 - 8' depths on worms, crickets and stinkbaits; crappie slow in 1 - 3' depths on minnows and jigs; largemouth bass slow in 1 - 3' depths on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 90 degrees, low, clear; bluegill good on crickets and jigs; largemouth bass fair on topwater lures; channel catfish fair on chicken livers; all other species slow.

Note: boaters be aware of tree stumps due to low water levels. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; channel catfish fair on worms and chicken livers; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Perry County Lake: 89 degrees, clear; channel catfish fair on stinkbait; sunfish fair on worms, largemouth bass fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 94 degrees, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2012)

Wappapello Lake: 85 degrees, normal, black bass fair on plastic worms early and late; channel catfish fair 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 7/26/2012)

RIVERS

Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 83 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2012)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake): 75 degrees, low, dingy; black bass fair on topwater lures in early morning; walleye fair on crankbaits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2012)

Mississippi River (middle): falling, muddy; blue catfish and channel catfish good on worms, stinkbaits and cut baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms, liver and cut bait; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, dingy; all species slow. (Report made on 7/25/2012)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 89 degrees, low, dingy; channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbaits and worms; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and small sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2012)

Photo Above: Eric Hahn proudly displays his nine-pound rainbow trout he caught during a fishing trip to Lake Michigan with his father, Brad. (Photo submitted by Melissa Hahn)

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!